Cianan Brennan: Media Minister Catherine Martin is very lucky to still be in her job

We've yet to have a minister fall on their sword over the madness at RTÉ

Media Minister Catherine Martin managed to pull a new controversy out of thin air by throwing former RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh under the bus during an interview with Miriam O’Callaghan on Prime Time last Thursday. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

The main takeaway from a sullen, exhausting Oireachtas committee meeting with Media Minister Catherine Martin is that the minister is very lucky to still be in her job.

The general view ahead of the hearing in Committee Room 2 was that Ms Martin had managed to pull a new controversy out of thin air by throwing former RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh under the bus during an interview with Miriam O’Callaghan on Prime Time last Thursday.