RTE announce “future projects” with Sean O Rourke will not proceed

RTE have announced that presenter Sean O Rourke will not continue to work for them. 

The veteran broadcaster was one of the names revealed to have attended the dinner for the Oireachtas Golf Society in Clifden last week which was attended by 81 people, contrary to recent government guidelines regarding COVID-19.

In a statement released this afternoon, RTE said:

“After a meeting earlier today between RTÉ and Sean O’Rourke, it was mutually decided that Sean would not proceed with plans for future projects with RTÉ.

“RTÉ would like to thank Sean for his enormous contribution to broadcasting and wish him well with his future plans.

Speaking following the announcment, Sean O’Rourke said:

“I spent many years with RTÉ presenting programmes on which public figures were called to account for their actions.

“Now I must call myself to account. The right course is to set aside our plans for my return to the airwaves.”