It was July, 12 2016 and Kevin Bakhurst addressed a selection of RTÉ staff in the newsroom with an announcement. It was his job that day, as managing director of news and current affairs, to introduce Dee Forbes as the new Director General of RTÉ. Until that point, the top role had traditionally gone to station insiders, so the appointment of Forbes was a surprise, especially to those who considered Bakhurst, who had been acting as interim DG, as the favourite candidate.  Whether he was bitter about the loss or not, Bakhurst didn’t hang around to see Forbes do the…

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