RTÉ

Probe into RTÉ exit packages delayed until new year

McCann Fitzgerald was appointed in August to carry out review that broadcaster had asked to be completed by the end of September

Kevin Bakhurst, RTÉ’s director general, with Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the chair of the RTÉ board in September. Picture: PA

The findings of an external probe into voluntary exit packages for RTÉ staff between 2017 and 2021 won’t be published until the new year, the broadcaster has confirmed, potentially delaying plans to press ahead with redundancies announced as part of its sweeping cost-cutting plans.

McCann Fitzgerald, the legal firm, was appointed by Kevin Bakhurst, the RTÉ director general, in August to carry out the review to be completed by the end of September.

Following a ...