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‘Serious blunder’: Opposition TDs round on Catherine Martin over RTÉ exit package saga

Opposition leaders criticise the media minister as she prepares to answer questions from an Oireachtas committee

Catherine Martin, the media minister will appear before an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday evening. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Catherine Martin has been widely criticised by opposition parties over her handling of the latest RTÉ fallout.

The media minister was accused of making a “serious blunder” after she went on live TV and refused to express confidence in Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the chairwoman of the RTÉ board.

Martin is under pressure after Ní Raghallaigh resigned from her position, and will face questions when she appears before the media committee on Tuesday evening.

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