Sir, – With the endless headlines and media frenzy about RTÉ, political players are overlooking the malign consequences of impugning and belittling the work of RTÉ's programme makers.
Their freedom to speak the truth is a public good, essential for our democracy. It is undermined by a vicious, rudderless social media, and by Government delays in ensuring a free and healthy future for the station. The “wait and see”' mentality so beloved of our public service simply fuels the awful right-wing dogmas that rise like a fog about our self-satisfied citizenry. – Yours, etc,
LELIA DOOLAN,
Kilcolgan,
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Co Galway.
Sir, – I am just wondering if I am missing something here.
Micheál Martin thinks that the RTÉ exit packages should be transparent.
The Oireachtas Committee thinks that the RTÉ exit packages should be transparent.
The entire population of Ireland thinks that the RTÉ exit packages should be transparent.
The director general of RTÉ thinks that the RTÉ exit packages should be transparent.
I only have one question.
Why aren’t the RTÉ exit packages transparent? – Yours, etc,
DAVID O’REILLY,
Galway.
