RTE in Crisis

Catherine Martin moves to quash allegations of ‘hands-off’ RTÉ approach with slew of new documents

New papers released by the media department detail the 15 meetings Martin held with the former RTÉ chair over 15 months

Catherine Martin and Siún Ní Raghallaigh. The documents included the letter Martin sent to Ní Raghallaigh hours before her resignation

Catherine Martin, the media minister, has said she met with the former chair of RTÉ on 15 occasions over a 15-month period following claims of a “hands-off” ministerial approach to the broadcaster.

New documents released by the Department of Media have also shown Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the former chair of RTÉ, threatened to resign on three occasions if Martin didn’t express full confidence in her, and unsuccessfully sought a phone call with the minister ...