The Government wants RTÉ to keep open the option of selling its Dublin 4 headquarters and moving to a new location as the broadcaster struggles with a financial crisis. The boost for the station’s finances yesterday came after weeks of intensive lobbying of Government – much of which was directed at the Department of the Taoiseach – by senior RTÉ figures. Lyric closureMs Forbes said she was unaware of the Government’s request to defer the Lyric closure, but senior RTÉ sources acknowledged that if the Government was seeking that the move be postponed, then it would be. Senior RTÉ sources said they were not against a move away from Donnybrook, but that the economic case did not stack up at present given the expense of replacing studios and equipment. It has produced a cost-cutting plan but there is some scepticism in Government about it being implemented.

Source: The Irish Times December 11, 2019 00:56 UTC