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Paul Hosford: More explosive episodes to come as RTÉ drama continues to unfold

The daily revelations have put the spotlight on the national broadcaster — and this series is not likely to end any time soon
Paul Hosford: More explosive episodes to come as RTÉ drama continues to unfold

Governance issues and undisclosed payments have made RTÉ the subject of the latest drama unfolding both inside and outside two Oireachtas committees. Stock picture

If you're in the business of long-running drama, RTÉ is the place to be. Unfortunately for the national broadcaster, it has been the subject and not the vehicle for that drama for another week and, boy, did it have everything.

RTÉ staff awoke on Sunday morning to a newspaper front page warning of 400 layoffs, a complete division between commercial and public broadcasting, and 2FM being sold off to the highest bidder. Senator Rónán Mullen wanted pay caps at the top and RTÉ bosses faced another grilling at the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday.

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