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Siún Ní Raghallaigh appointed new chair of RTÉ board

Cabinet approved move to appoint the former TG4 finance director to the role following departure of Moya Doherty earlier this year

Ní Raghallaigh takes over from Moya Doherty, who departed from the state broadcaster earlier this year after eight years

Siún Ní Raghallaigh, a founding member of TG4, has been appointed the new chair of RTÉ’s board.

Cabinet this morning signed off on the move to appoint ​​Ní Raghallaigh, who previously served as chief executive of Ardmore studios and Troy Studios, to the role.

She takes over from Moya Doherty, who departed from the state broadcaster earlier this year after eight years. The move comes after a proposal from Catherine Martin, Minister for the Arts, ...