RTÉ Sport unhappy with Ger Gilroy appointment, cttee told

RTÉ News · Róisín Cullen · 2026-11-04 00:01 UTC

An Oireachtas committee has heard that the RTÉ sports department were "actually not happy" with the appointment of broadcaster Ger Gilroy because of comments he made about RTÉ Sport in the past.

An Oireachtas committee has heard that the RTÉ sports department were "actually not happy" with the appointment of broadcaster Ger Gilroy because of comments he made about RTÉ Sport in the past.

RTÉ was before the Oireachtas Committee on Media following the Government's decision to withhold funding from it.

The broadcaster also defended its recruitment process in Mr Gilroy's appointment, and rejected assertions by TD and Senators that he had been "head-hunted".

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