“We were not. In fact, the contracts negotiated were below industry standard,” she wrote in a May 16th email.Ms Tierney-Keogh said she had read her name in a briefing provided to the committee by RTÉ, which listed creative staff who worked on the project. “I felt compelled to write to you as I can no longer remain silent, especially if my name is mentioned in a document with the PAC,” the playwright said.
“In contracting all of the creative team, cast and crew, RTÉ took advice and engaged the services of experienced producers and others from the world of theatre. Contracts with individuals were negotiated and agreed by both parties,” he said. RTÉ previously told an Oireachtas media committee the project “didn’t sell as many tickets as we wanted”, but that it intends toA briefing RTÉ previously provided to the public accounts committee similarly stated audiences were “lower than we had hoped for”. It said having to cancel several shows “had a big impact on audience numbers”, as well as affecting “sentiment and word of mouth about the show over the Christmas period”.