Incoming RTE boss admits huge challenge ahead
RTE's incoming director general has said he faces a huge challenge to restore trust in Ireland's national broadcaster.RTE has been reeling since revelations last month that it under-reported the salary paid to star presenter Ryan Tubridy and failed to disclose 345,000 euro of additional payments to him between 2017 and 2022.
"Again, I apologise for that. But that's my job, to restore trust in this organisation. That's what I'll try to do. And I'll be setting out a lot more detail on Monday about how we intend to do that." "There are individuals involved here, I need to talk to them and also want to talk to staff before I come out and say something publicly and, for me, restoring the trust of the audience and of staff and of politicians in RTE is absolutely key to what we're trying to do here," he said.
He also praised how the news and current affairs arm of RTE had covered the story about its own organisation. Chairwoman of RTE's oversight board Siun Ni Raghallaigh also attended Thursday's meeting with Ms Martin, as did interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch. He declined to comment on the revelation that a staff member at RTE had a car loaned to them for five years without approval - and only returned it this week.
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