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Kielty’s Pay Cap and RTÉ’s Future | Cork News
RTÉ’s director general Kevin Bakhurst confirmed Patrick Kielty’s salary is capped at €250,000 — matching Bakhurst’s 2023 pledge that no RTÉ employee earns more than him — as the broadcaster faces financial scrutiny and restructuring. Kielty’s contract, extended to 2028, sparked questions about perks like transport, which Bakhurst firmly denied exist. Amid ongoing debates over public funding and the future of costly cultural programming, RTÉ plans to slash 400 jobs by 2028 and sell off parts of its Montrose campus. Bakhurst also defended hiring professional drivers for guests and ruled out…
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