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Mullen also moves from his position on the leadership team in favour of the newly appoint Commercial Director Gavin Deans, while Director of Legal Daniel Coady joints the Leadership Team. With the departure of Jim Jennings the role of Director of Content was split between two new roles Director of Video and Director of Audio both roles were advertised in April 2024. On 1 July 2024 the final members RTÉ leadership team were announced, Patricia Monahan,
128:, Geraldine O'Leary replaced him as commercial director; she initially did not sit on the executive board. In 2019 Rory Coveney became Director of Strategy and was appointed to the board, O'Leary was also appointed to the board at this time. Paula Mullooly then joined the Executive board as Legal Director. In 2020 Breda O'Keeffe left RTÉ "under a voluntary restructuring programme" and left her position as CFO and she was replaced by Richard Collins. 1376: 154:, Director of Strategy Rory Coveney resigned from his position with immediate effect following a meeting with the incoming Director General Kevin Bakhurst. On 10 July 2023, continuing from the fall our of the RTÉ secret payment scandal, Geraldine O'Leary announced her decision to retire early from RTÉ, she was due to retire later that year. 316:
Paula Mullooly exited RTÉ at the end of 2023. She had been a former member of the executive board under Dee Forbes and was placed on the interim leadership board by Kevin Bakhurst. Mike Fives remains as Group Financial Director but makes way for Mari Hurley who was appointed CFO in March 2024, Conor
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A new executive board was put in place in October 2017. The new board dropped the Director of TV and the Director of Radio, replacing them with the Director of Content and the Director of Audience, Channels and Marketing. Frances Abeton left the role of Director of Operations and Production Services
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was suspended as Director General a day prior to the controversy, and ultimately resigned with immediate effect on 26 June. A statement from the interim Director General claimed that only Forbes had a complete picture, although someone prepared all the materials, advised her and enacted the actions
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On 21 June 2022, Jon Williams announced his resignation as Managing Director of RTÉ News and Current Affairs and stepped down at the end of July. He left RTÉ with an exit payment even though he left the broadcaster of his own accord. He was replaced by Deirdre McCarthy on an interim basis, before
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It was announced that former Director of Content Jim Jennings would not take up a position on the leadership board on his return to work, however on 21 August 2024 it was announce that Jim Jennings would leave RTÉ as of 31 August 2024 following an agreement made at
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Adrian Lynch, Director of Channels & Marketing, was appointed to the position of Deputy Director General in June 2023; he also assumed the role of interim Director General following the suspension and later resignation of
139:, former Deputy Director General and Managing Director of News and Current Affairs was appointed Director General and took the position in July 2023, returning to the broadcaster after a period of 7 years. 102: 578: 1072: 1446: 665: 690: 898: 608: 944: 586: 824: 639: 90:, and heads of content, channels and marketing, corporate development, commercial, legal and other functions, the chief digital officer, the 1125: 790: 1046: 765: 1300: 1099: 45: 1347: 487: 401: 245: 87: 222: 166: 1390: 1340: 500: 151: 109: 60: 532: 1565: 1431: 342: 189: 72: 41: 322: 91: 1539: 1464: 1456: 1357: 1328: 847: 616: 478: 95: 1202: 742: 1150: 1020: 816: 1401: 1365: 1256: 743:"RTE Exec Flew To UK For Personal Reasons During Covid Restrictions But Still Charged To Company Card" 1293: 1544: 38: 873: 925: 124:
In November 2018 Willie O'Reilly left the executive board to take up the position of chairman of
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The director general is appointed by the RTÉ Board, with the consent of the government and the
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and replaced by a "temporary interim leadership team to continue running the organisation".
791:"Deirdre McCarthy Appointed Managing Director, RTÉ News & Current Affairs – About RTÉ" 769: 669: 643: 482: 1286: 1177: 969: 1073:"RTÉ advertises two new senior roles despite hiring freeze at cash-strapped broadcaster" 321:'s Managing Editor, was appointed as Director of Audio, while Steve Carson, Director of 1435: 136: 56: 55:
through the director general. It was disbanded by the newly appointed Director General
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Part of Kevin Bakhurst's interm Leadership team, exited RTÉ at the end of 2023
510: 194: 144: 34: 30: 1501: 1234: 1480: 945:"RTÉ commercial director will not appear before committee as she retires" 899:"RTÉ director of commercial Geraldine O'Leary announces early retirement" 491:, RTÉ announced that Ed Mulhall, MD News, had "retired" on 3 April 2012. 318: 221:
On Sick Leave, exited on 31 August 2024, following an agreement made at
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Took early retirement from 10 July 2023, due to retire later in 2023
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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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The remainder of the committee included managing directors of
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In June 2023, RTÉ admitted that it paid its top presenter
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taking up the position permanently on 19 December 2022.
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Management committee of Irish public service broadcaster
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Richard Collins had resigned from the organisation.
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Index

board of directors
committee
management
Irish
public service broadcaster
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ Board
Kevin Bakhurst
RTÉ secret payment scandal
Director General of RTÉ
television
radio
news and current affairs
chief technology officer
chief financial officer
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
RTÉ secret payment scandal
iRadio
Kevin Bakhurst
Dee Forbes
RTÉ secret payment scandal
CFO
Workplace Relations Commission
Director general
Dee Forbes
WRC
RTÉ News and Current Affairs
Newstalk
BBC Scotland (TV channel)
Director general

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