Mr Bakhurst, who met Minister for Media Catherine Martin on Thursday, said trust in RTÉ has been 'severely diminished'
RTE’s new Director General Kevin Bakhurst will have a “big job” when he begins his new role at the broadcaster after he met with the station’s union representatives on Friday.
READ MORE: Incoming RTE boss Kevin Bakhurst says pay controversy is 'painful to watch' and admits 'huge challenge' ahead SIPTU representative Teresa Hannick said at first they did not know whether to "congratulate or commiserate" with Mr Bakhurst, who is due to officially begin in his role on Monday. An insider told us that Mr Bakhurst has a “big job” ahead of him, claiming there was “clearly a culture of lack of good management” within the organisation.“There is clearly a culture of lack of good management and that is a real problem, and the real thing is transparency.”“What we have now is a really damaged, really weakened RTE. Kevin Bakhurst has a big job to do when he gets in as DG. Kevin is a really good guy, he actually probably is good in this state.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of Coimisiún na Meán , Jeremy Godfrey has expressed deep concern about the pay controversy in RTÉ because of the importance of public service broadcasting
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