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McCann Fitzgerald to head up probe into RTÉ exit packages for staff

Review will analyse context in which 2017 and 2021 schemes commenced and operated

McCann Fitzgerald: law firm has been has been appointed by RTÉ to carry out the review, which Bakhurst has asked to be completed by the end of September. Picture: Getty

An external review into voluntary exit packages for RTÉ staff between 2017 and 2021 has commenced, Kevin Bakhurst, the broadcaster’s director general, has said.

McCann Fitzgerald, the legal firm, has been appointed by RTÉ to carry out the review which Bakhurst has asked to be completed by the end of September.

“I am committing that, minus any exclusions necessary under data protection legislation, the conclusions of the report will be made available to you, to ...