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Catherine Martin to seek cabinet approval for new RTÉ board chair

Leo Varadkar was speaking following former chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s resignation last month

The taoiseach said it would be ‘difficult but not impossible’ to restore the RTÉ board to its full membership. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Catherine Martin, the media minister, is to seek cabinet approval on Tuesday for the appointment of a new chair of the RTÉ board, the taoiseach has said.

Speaking on Monday, Leo Varadkar also confirmed that Martin would seek approval for the appointment of two new board members.

His comments come after the resignation of Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the former board chair, last month as well as the departure of PJ Mathews on Friday. The board ...