Colin Sheridan: RTÉ must learn from FAI's own goals to avoid a re-run of soccer body's woes
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Has Kevin Bakhurst picked the wrong hill to potentially die on?
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If there was one saving grace for RTÉ it is that—through the Oireachtas committee meetings this summer—it aired all its dirty laundry at once, and in doing so has cleared a path for radical reform.
It’s up to Bakhurst to learn the harsh lessons of the FAI and put the substance before the style. He has promised us all a new direction for RTÉ, let us all hope that direction is up.