Dee Forbes will not attend Oireachtas Committee hearings on the payments controversy at RTÉ.
Former RTÉ Director-General Dee Forbes will not attend the Oireachtas hearings on the Ryan Tubridy payments controversy.It comes as the Media Minister Catherine Martin has said details of an independent review into the culture and management at RTÉ will be ready by the end of the week.
Media Minister Catherine Martin talking to reporters outside the Department of Arts and Culture, after her meeting with Chairperson of the RTE Board, Siun Ni Raghallaigh. Picture by: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie"The revelations from RTÉ this past week are unacceptable and damaging to both RTÉ and to public service broadcasting in general," she said.
"I am deeply sorry for what has happened and my part in this episode and for that I apologise unreservedly to everyone," she added.Share this article
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