Minister Simon Harris said it is up to incoming DG Bakhurst to 'step up to the plate' as the Government's patience with RTÉ is wearing 'thin' .
THE SECRETARY OF the National Union of Journalists has said that the incoming Director General of RTÉ has agreed to meet with staff “not just in Dublin but around the country” in an effort to rebuild trust.
Dooley added that the union let Bakhurst know the depth of hurt feeling amongst staff in RTÉ, and that trust takes longer to rebuild than to break. Incoming DG Kevin Bakhurst said that trust in RTE has been severely diminished, and that the reconstitution of the executive board will begin on Monday, as soon as he starts. pic.twitter.
Earlier today Minister Simon Harris said that the Government has shown “huge patience” with RTÉ because it understands the “good” that the public broadcaster does, but that following the “drip feed” of information from the Executive Board amidst hours of Oireachtas Committee meetings, that patience is now “wearing thin”.
Harris also said he has confidence in how Arts Minister Catherine Martin is handling the ongoing debacle.
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