Overview
- RTÉ said Hurley is leaving to take a role outside the broadcaster and will remain in post until spring to support the transition.
- The organisation will shortly seek applications for a new chief financial officer as it manages the leadership change.
- Director General Kevin Bakhurst praised her work on legacy issues, governance, and putting RTÉ on a more sustainable financial path.
- Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan said he was notified of the resignation, thanked Hurley for her service, and plans to engage with RTÉ’s chair and director general in the coming days.
- Hurley became CFO in August 2024 after Richard Collins’s departure following the Ryan Tubridy payments controversy, and previously held senior finance roles at AA Ireland, Premier Lotteries Ireland, Hostelworld and Sherry FitzGerald.