Former RTE strategy director Rory Coveney's exit package was revealed in a new statement by director-general Kevin Bakhurst. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireIn a statement on Saturday, RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst sought to provide some clarity on the circumstances of several key executives’ departures since he took over as director general.
His departure followed the senior executive coming under pressure at an Oireachtas committee hearing over his role in the Toy Show the Musical production, which made a loss of €2.3 million. “Rory’s role became redundant, an exit payment was offered by RTÉ and accepted by Rory, and with no backfill being made RTÉ will recoup that payment by July of this year,” he said.
Both the former commercial director, Geraldine O’Leary, and legal director Paula Mullooly, did not receive severance payments following their decisions to leave RTÉ last year, he said.
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