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RTÉ to splash €200,000 hiring 14 interns during recruitment freeze

RTÉ also confirmed Daniel Coady as new legal director as it advertises 16 vacancies

RTÉ announced a hiring freeze in September and plans to cut 400 jobs two months later. Picture: Leah Farrell

RTÉ is hiring 14 interns at a combined cost of almost €200,000 despite an ongoing recruitment freeze designed to cut costs at the embattled broadcaster, the Business Post can reveal.

The semi-state company is also advertising for two further roles in its marketing and HR divisions, bringing the total number of vacancies its seeking to fill amid the ongoing hiring pause to 16.

The internships are being advertised as 14 six-month contracts - each paid ...