Dee Forbes
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Drimoleague |
| Ireland | |
| Parents | Vincent Forbes |
| Mackie Forbes | |
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| ID | 586050 |
Dee Forbes Life story
Deirdre Anne "Dee" Forbes has been the Director-General of RTÉ since April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the role, and the first external appointment in almost 50 years. Prior to joining RTÉ, she was President & Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe.
RTÉ executive board stood down after payment scandal
... Mr Bakhurst takes over from former director general Dee Forbes, In the all-staff email, Mr Bakhurst said under his leadership the broadcaster and its leadership team would be " dedicated to working closely with staff"...
RTÉ: Your questions on the Irish broadcaster's payment scandal answered
... The former director general of RTÉ, Dee Forbes, The Irish government has also to review the broadcaster s governance and culture, as well as contractor fees and other matters...
RTÉ accused of running slush fund as €5,000 spent on flip-flops
... The former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes subsequently Some of the payments to Mr Tubridy were made through a " barter account" operated by the organisation...
RTÉ director general Dee Forbes tenders resignation
...At a glance26 June 2023, 07:57 BSTUpdated 10 minutes agoDirector general of RTÉ, Dee Forbes, has resigned with immediate effect...
RTÉ boss Dee Forbes suspended amid Ryan Tubridy payment row
... The RTÉ board said its director general Dee Forbes had been suspended on Wednesday over the controversy...
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... RTÉ s director general Dee Forbes described him as an exceptional broadcaster with a unique and groundbreaking style ...
RTÉ director general Dee Forbes tenders resignation
At a glance
26 June 2023, 07:57 BSTUpdated 10 Minutes agoDirector general of RTÉ, Dee Forbes , has resigned with immediate effect.
The Move comes as presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid €345,000 (£296,800) More Than had been published in the Irish broadcaster's earnings reports.
The TV and radio host received the payments between 2017 and 2022.
In a statement on Monday, Ms Forbes said she has " engaged with and consistently co-operated with the processes directed towards answering questions surrounding payments to Ryan Tubridy ".
" As director general, I Am the person ultimately accountable for what happens within the organisation and I Take That responsibility seriously, " she added.
" I Am tendering my resignation to RTÉ with immediate effect. "
Mr Tubridy recently stood down as The Host of RTÉ One's The Late Late Show , Ireland's longest-running TV Chat Show , with Northern Ireland comedian Patrick Kielty announced as his replacement.
The payments made to Mr Tubridy were uncovered after The Company 's auditors alerted the board to some of the transactions.
Ms Forbes had previously been suspended from her role by the RTÉ board on Wednesday.
She had been due to step down In July .
In her statement This Morning , Ms Forbes said that she feels the RTÉ board has not treated her with " anything approaching The Levels of fairness, equity and respect that anyone should expect as an employee, a colleague or a person".
'Impact on my health'" All of this has had a very serious and ongoing impact on my health and well-being, " She Said .
The Irish broadcaster has been invited to appear before the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) media committee on Wednesday.
This will be followed by another appearance The Public accounts committee on Thursday.
An independent external review of Corporate Governance at The Station will also take place.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at RTÉ welcomed The Announcement and said any review must be transparent and done in a timely manner.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
