RTÉ funding cut threatens redundancy payouts; minister meeting 'positive'

A €20m reduction in state funding jeopardizes RTÉ's ability to meet redundancy obligations, prompting Director-General Kevin Bakhurst to meet Communications Minister Patrick O'Donovan. The Public Accounts Committee pledges to investigate the broadcaster's financial mismanagement. This is a domestic Irish political and public-broadcasting funding dispute with no direct market implications.