Ireland’s national broadcaster has been engulfed in controversy since the summer.
RTE has introduced an immediate recruitment freeze as the broadcaster continues to grapple with fall in licence fee revenue following a series of controversies.
The crisis at RTE erupted in June when the broadcaster revealed it had not correctly declared fees to its then highest-paid earner Ryan Tubridy between 2017-2022.RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst Since then its revenues have taken a further major hit, with the broadcaster currently projecting a loss of 21 million euro by year end due to a fall in TV licence payments in the wake of the controversies.
“I also wanted to let you know that I will be confirming that we are introducing a recruitment freeze with immediate effect and stopping all discretionary spend to preserve cash whilst we get clarity on our financial position in going forward,” he wrote.
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