Minister for Communications, Ray Burke, has told the new RTÉ Authority that capping of advertising need not mean the loss of jobs at the station. As the Minister arrived at RTÉ's studios for lunch with the new Authority, he was greeted by a noisy crowd of about five hundred staff members.
Report shows Burke greeted at RTÉ by John Sorohan, Chairman of the Authority, and Vincent Finn, Director General (DG), amid hundreds of noisy protesters.
Photocall with Burke, Finn and RTÉ Authority members.
Interview with Burke, who says that RTÉ should cope with the new financial environment without any job losses.
Burke leaving amid protesters.
Interview with Bill Attlee, Joint General President Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU), who says that there will definitely be a loss of jobs at RTÉ and that industrial action is an option that he hopes will not have to be taken. He is also critical of government policy towards semi-state bodies.
The reporter is Charlie Bird.
