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Willie O’Reilly: Applicants who think RTÉ needs to be shaken up may get a prompt rejection letter

Faced with the task of replacing Jon Williams as head of news, the national broadcaster will be seeking a candidate with two competing talents

Jon Williams: the managing director of news and current affairs at RTÉ for the last six years is leaving and returning to Britain. Picture: Fergal Phillips

RTÉ is hiring. It has an exciting vacancy as head of news, one of the top news management jobs in the country. Jon Williams, who has been managing director of news and current affairs for the past six years, unexpectedly announced he was handing in his notice and returning to Britain.

There is quite a chasm opening up at the top in Montrose, as Hilary McGouran, deputy managing director of news and current affairs, is ...