Mick Clifford: Bakhurst is a safe pair of hands who's shown he's willing to get down and dirty

There is understandable sympathy for Tubridy, but if he wants to apportion blame he need look no further than a mirror
Mick Clifford: Bakhurst is a safe pair of hands who's shown he's willing to get down and dirty

Kevin Bakhurst's actions speak of somebody who intends to lead by example rather than platitudes.

Last April in this newspaper a piece was published about the new director general of RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst. His appointment came with a coating of controversy. 

Some members of the RTÉ Authority were in favour of appointing another candidate, David McRedmond, who had a track record in the commercial world. Bakhurst was a journalist by training, having previously served in the station as a director of news.

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