RTE in Crisis

Wanted: Chair for a beleaguered, embattled and broke broadcaster

RTÉ will struggle to find someone capable to fill the chair’s job after how Ní Raghallaigh was ousted, Matt Cooper writes

There is an opportunity for the government to go outside and find somebody big and brave enough to take on a mammoth task

When the dust settles after the forced resignation of RTÉ chairwoman Siún Ní Raghallaigh a replacement will have to be found. A continuity candidate may emerge from within the board. However, there is an opportunity for the government to go outside and find somebody big and brave enough to take on a mammoth task.

Many potential candidates may eschew the opportunity based on the publicity it would bring, far beyond what happens at most companies. ...