A fact-finding review of RTE's Toy Show The Musical has found there was a significant lapse in oversight of the project. The Grant Thornton report, published this afternoon, found the RTE board was not kept appropriately informed about the project as it was being developed.
Chair of the RTE Board, Siun Ni Raghallaigh, has apologised to the public and to the staff of RTE. She said the Board has now taken necessary steps to ensure there is no repeat of these failures. Meanwhile, local Senator Micheál Carrigy believes the board's position is untenable. Speaking to Shannonside News, said questions remained regarding the decision to move ahead with the musical: