RTÉ Payments Scandal

‘There is no divilment left’ – Pat Kenny swipes at RTÉ as broadcasting veterans fret over future

Killian Woods had a front-row seat for a media event where the national broadcaster’s dirty laundry was aired

Moya Doherty, keynote speaker, at the inaugural Gay Byrne Memorial Lecture: ‘quite a few people think I'm very brave to be here this evening’. Picture: Michael Chester

Imagine the RTÉ canteen meets The People’s Debate with Vincent Browne. That was the scene as Irish broadcasting’s high society gathered in the Light House Cinema in Smithfield on Thursday evening to discuss the future of public broadcasting.

Moya Doherty, former chair of the RTÉ board, was the main attraction. Pat Kenny was compère.

It was largely a civil affair, though testy at times. Kenny rose to his feet to dispatch hecklers indiscriminately – even ...