Irish Examiner view: An Bord Pleanála's credibility clouded by court case

Paul Hyde has pleaded guilty to two breaches of planning laws, in what the court heard was a “very serious” case. 

If RTÉ is in crisis, what description fits An Bord Pleanála? Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

The week does not look like it is improving at all for RTÉ: Some of its most senior executives faced hard questions at the Oireachtas arts and media committee yesterday, the same day we learned that contract negotiations with Ryan Tubridy have paused. 

After the tumultuous events of Tuesday, the weekend can’t come fast enough for the national broadcaster.