The media minder: Profile of BAI CEO Michael O’Keeffe

The career regulator has proposed that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland be part of a new body to police the internet

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Name: Michael O’Keeffe

Age:61

Appearance: moustachioed, cheery

Newsworthiness: the career regulator has proposed that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland be part of a new body to police the internet

In January 2017, Denis O’Brien got a text from his close associate and friend Leslie Buckley: “I think O’Keeffe is the type of guy that won’t be pushed around.”

That description of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) chief executive Michael O’Keeffe followed ...