[bkman1990]

The RTÉ News Channel had shown some live TV coverage of Simon Harris being declared Fine Gael leader in Athlone this evening.

However coverage of the declaration & the speech afterwards by Simon Harris was not shown on RTÉ One.

That channel is currently showing Arabesque starring Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck.

[AJB39]

I’m sure they’ll have live coverage of his election as Taoiseach on the 9th April on RTÉ 1. Today was just his election as leader of his party.

[Rdd]

It was uncontested, so there was no election as such, and that it was going to be such was pretty clear from early after nominations opened.

[AJB39]

There will be live coverage of Simon Harris’s nomination and election as Taoiseach at 10.20am this morning on RTÉ 1.

[bkman1990]

A very serious story surrounding Virgin Media News at the moment.

Paul Byrne, who works as the Southern Correspondent for VM News, is suing the broadcaster after he was dismissed from his role after a report he carried out for VM News earlier this year was deemed inaccurate from one of the producers of VM News. Other media outlets had reported other facts that were deemed to be accurate about the tragic case involving a six year old boy in Waterford.

Mr Byrne had been suspended from work on full pay since the report was aired on VM News earlier this year. A meeting that was meant to decide his fate with VM News was meant to be held in Limerick tomorrow. However it has been delayed until next week as he is currently suffering from health issues.

A trade union rep from the NUJ was meant to go to the meeting with him in Limerick. He was refused by VM to attend the meeting as some other employee from the station who is also part of the NUJ was meant to go the meeting with him instead.

The full background to the case in this report below.

www.thejournal.ie 

Broadcaster Paul Byrne sues Virgin Media over disciplinary process and suspensio…
He claims that he was suspended after information he gave in the broadcast turne…
  Source: www.thejournal.ie

[AJB39]

www.rte.ie 

Samantha Libreri appointed RTÉ News Eastern Correspondent
RTÉ News has announced the appointment of journalist Samantha Libreri as Eastern…
  Source: www.rte.ie

Samantha Libreri has been appointed to the newly created role of RTÉ News Eastern Correspondent.

[DE88]

A very serious story surrounding Virgin Media News at the moment.

Paul Byrne, who works as the Southern Correspondent for VM News, is suing the broadcaster after he was dismissed from his role after a report he carried out for VM News earlier this year was deemed inaccurate from one of the producers of VM News. Other media outlets had reported other facts that were deemed to be accurate about the tragic case involving a six year old boy in Waterford.

Mr Byrne had been suspended from work on full pay since the report was aired on VM News earlier this year. A meeting that was meant to decide his fate with VM News was meant to be held in Limerick tomorrow. However it has been delayed until next week as he is currently suffering from health issues.

A trade union rep from the NUJ was meant to go to the meeting with him in Limerick. He was refused by VM to attend the meeting as some other employee from the station who is also part of the NUJ was meant to go the meeting with him instead.

The full background to the case in this report below.

www.thejournal.ie 

Paul's been with TV3/VMTV right from the start in 1998, hasn't he?

Needless to say, if all this results in his time with them ending, it'll be a very sad end indeed. He wouldn't be the first person to part with them on bad terms, mind...