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Elaine Loughlin: Air of inevitability about minister’s intervention at RTÉ

Catherine Martin will be dragged into the RTÉ debacle whether she likes it or not, writes Elaine Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: Air of inevitability about minister’s intervention at RTÉ

Media Minister Catherine Martin has decided on a more hands-off approach, issuing half-hearted threats of withholding funding from RTÉ that lack any real conviction. Picture: Nick Bradshaw/PA

As RTÉ continues to implode with spiralling issues around staffing, funding, and morale, Media Minister Catherine Martin is adamant that she does not want to get involved.

Unfortunately, she is going to be dragged into the debacle whether she likes it or not.

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