Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst

RTÉ Director General; former Ofcom Group Director; Deputy Director-General & Managing Director, RTÉ News & Current Affairs, BBC News Channel Controller rte.ie Dublin City, Ireland Joined January 2009

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Aoife Hegarty @aoifehegs

3 months ago

RTÉ Investigates can now confirm it will broadcast an undercover documentary next week examining standards of care in nursing homes including locations in the Midlands & Dublin. RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland’s Nursing Homes - Wed 4th June @RTEOne 9:35pm. #RTEInvestigates

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Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst

4 months ago

Well worth a listen - the new Podcast from ⁦@rtenews⁩ podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/beh…

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RTÉ @rte

4 months ago

Significant year for Irish drama with 142 hours of original production coming to RTÉ about.rte.ie/2025/04/30/sig…

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Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst

7 months ago

The calm after the storm

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Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins

8 months ago

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.

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Jeremy Vine | Here, on Tiktok, Insta & Facebook @theJeremyVine

8 months ago

At last! Top mate @kevinbakhurst back for some @ChelseaFC football on a brief break from @rte

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Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst

9 months ago

In a challenging world, this huge crisis is almost forgotten. Children die as world ignores Sudan's humanitarian crisis via @rtenews rte.ie/news/world/202…

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Elaine Farrell Photography @_EFarrellPhoto

9 months ago

Storm Darragh at the Cliffs of Moher this morning. 🌪️🌪️🌪️ #stormdarragh #cliffsofmoher #ireland Check back later for some cool shots. ⬇️ elainefarrellphotography.com

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Community Foundation Ireland @CommunityFound

9 months ago

On tomorrow's @RTENationwide, @Denise_CFI discusses the impact of the #ToyShowAppeal with @BlathnaidRua @CiansKennels will also highlight their work made possible by funds from the #ToyShowAppeal. Donations are still open here rte.ie/toyshowappeal or on @RevolutApp ahead…

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RTÉ News @rtenews

9 months ago

An 81-year-old woman who worked on the first general election to be covered by RTÉ television almost 60 years ago, has described the 2024 results coverage "as like everything I've ever seen in the movies". #Election24 #GE24

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RTÉ News @rtenews

9 months ago

What were the party leaders watching and listening to during the general election campaign? 🎧📺📱 Tap the link in our bio to follow live 📲 #Election24 #GE24 #spotify #netflix #playlist #mustwatch #ireland

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Fran McNulty @franmcnulty

9 months ago

I'll be kicking off the @rtenews election TV coverage tonight! Tune into RTÉ 2 at 9.55pm for the first glimpse of the #GE2024 Exit Poll, experts & politicians will be live in studio, as we get the first indication of how the election could go

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Mícheál Lehane @MichealLehane

9 months ago

Over one million people, 1,060,000, tuned in to the RTÉ Prime Time debate last night. The full hour and a half programme had an average audience of 565,000 viewers on RTÉ One and RTÉ One+1. The debate trended on the RTÉ Player with over 87,000 streams to date.

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Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst

10 months ago

This is good - well worth a listen - insightful and witty too - Behind The Ballot podcast: Campaigning gets under way via @rtenews ⁦@KatieGHannon⁩ ⁦@franmcnulty⁩ ⁦@mcculld⁩ rte.ie/news/2024/1109…