Your writer Paul Hosford asks if anOireachtas committee questioning RTÉ over the flouting of Covid guidelines is really necessary (‘Does RTÉ deserve the after-party hangover’, Irish Examiner, November 24). RTÉ on the other hand is never seriously challenged in the Oireachtas. Nor do TDs challenge the many incidents of RTÉ News defaming innocent people, ranging from Fr Kevin Reynolds to journalist Kevin Myers. Finally, no Irish politician will address the dismissive manner with which RTÉ treats members of the public who dare to complain. The mental health pressures on students are clearly rising and the Government needs to take some action.

Source: Irish Examiner November 25, 2020 09:11 UTC