The new Director General of RTE, Kevin Bakhurst, is expected to announce significant changes to the management structure of the organisation when he takes over as boss of the State Broadcaster this morning.
There is growing speculation that certain senior executives will vacate their positions in light of the recent payments scandal.
Yesterday, Rory Coveney, the Director of Strategy at RTE, resigned saying he felt Kevin Bakhurst needed a new team to implement change.
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A man has died after getting in to difficulty in the sea off Co. Waterford.
Gardaí and other emergency services received reports of two people in trouble in the water at the Guillamene in Tramore at approximately 6:30 yesterday evening.
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A body has been found in the search for a missing man on Achill Island in Co. Mayo.
The alarm had been raised after 18 year old Sebastian Palma Sigmond failed to return from a walk on Friday.
He had been holidaying with his family.
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The Government will be making its opposition to the use of American cluster bombs in Ukraine known to the US - according to the Enterprise Minister.
Washington is including the highly-controversial weapons in its latest military support package for Ukraine.
