The director general is clear he will speak to Tubridy and to Tubridy alone. And he will not speak to Kelly again
“The fundamental problem is RTÉ made a terrible decision. It unveiled a complete failure of governance and I don’t begin to understand why the decision was taken, or how it could have been allowed to be taken. But, you know, it’s really clear the job is to stop that happening again.”
In his previous existence he knew Tubridy socially. “I was one of the voices around when he got his slot on Radio 1 when he moved from 2FM. I thought that was a good idea. I knew him a bit. I went out for a couple of drinks with him and his friends, not very often. I would see him in the canteen and we used to talk about American politics quite often.
. Asked several times, he repeats – adamantly – he will not speak to Kelly again. “I can choose with whom I have the conversations.” Back in his last stint in RTÉ Bakhurst arrived at the time of the fallout from the Prime Mission to Prey documentary that made defamatory allegations against a priest and during a large exit programme.
He is speaking to The Irish Times soon after attending his first board meeting as director general. He said the sense is that after the volatility of the past few weeks there is a little stability now and that it is getting a grip on things. The story sliding from the headlines from next week will assist.
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