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David McRedmond ‘out of running’ to replace Dee Forbes at RTÉ

The An Post chief executive had been tipped to become the next managing director at national broadcaster

An Post chief executive David McRedmond had been tipped as the likely successor to Dee Forbes in RTÉ. Picture: Maxwell

David McRedmond is out of the running to be the next Director General of the State broadcaster RTÉ, the Business Post can reveal.

McRedmond, the current boss of An Post and a former chief executive of TV3, has long been seen as the frontrunner to get the job, succeeded Dee Forbes.

Sources familiar with the process have confirmed that McRedmond “has not been shortlisted” for the role at a time of considerable turbulence at Montrose.