While RTÉ workers and viewers are forced to pay the price for poor administration, Forbes has eluded accountability. Forbes has never explained why the doomed show was not brought to the RTÉ board for final approval. The Brennan Report states there are “several examples of the former Director General not providing RTÉ’s board and others with information”. They matter to RTÉ viewers who should not be subjected to the same episodes of Cheap Irish Homes, Scannal and Room to Improve on a loop. They matter to democracy, when the absence of a dedicated security correspondent arguably undermines RTÉ’s public service while hostile drones and ships are skulking in Irish territory.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 15:04 UTC