Another big name departs from the national broadcaster.
Rory Coveney has announced that he is to step down from his role asIn a statement, Mr. Coveney said:"I met with [RTÉ Director General Kevin Backhurst] over the past few days and told him I believed the tough job ahead of him would be made somewhat easier if he had a fresh lead team."I’ve tendered my resignation immediately to give him the space to do that. Having worked with Kevin before, I’ve absolute faith in him. He’s the right person to rebuild the national broadcaster.
. The former Director of Strategy was adamant that those who attended the show"loved it" and that the loss was not down to a lack of effort on the broadcaster's behalf. "We took a unique commercial risk", Coveney stated, before adding that the organisation had received"a lot of advice from theatre and musical theatre" before launching the show.
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