As the national broadcaster’s Sports Department issues damning statement saying they have NO CONFIDENCE in their boss, we reveal the famous RTÉ presenters who have it in for Kevin Bakhurst…

RTÉ’s sports staff have declared no confidence in the broadcaster’s senior leadership, escalating a dispute over the appointment of Ger Gilroy to present a new sports podcast. The row matters because staff say the recruitment process lacked transparency and has undermined assurances that RTÉ had moved on from questionable practices.

About 60 staff, including presenters Jacqui Hurley, Darragh Moloney, Paul O’Flynn, Clare MacNamara and Eamon Horan, attended the meeting where the statement was issued. It followed senior executives’ appearance before an Oireachtas committee on 4 November, where accounts differed over whether Gilroy applied through an expressions-of-interest process or was approached after a call from RTÉ’s head of podcasts. Staff also raised concerns about the financial implications and longstanding issues including grading, career progression, programme resources and technology investment.