RTÉ director general has failed to make payout debacle exit stage left

Confusion remains about a package offered by RTÉ to its former director of strategy Rory Coveney

Questions have emerged around what RTÉ’s director general Kevin Bakhurst initially said about the package for Rory Coveney, what we know now following fresh revelations, and what needs to happen next. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

After an Oireachtas committee grilling, a meeting with the media minister, and multiple interviews, confusion remains about an exit package offered by RTÉ to its former director of strategy Rory Coveney.

Questions have emerged around what RTÉ’s director general Kevin Bakhurst initially said about the package for Mr Coveney, what we know now following fresh revelations, and what needs to happen next.