Mari Hurley has been appointed to the role vacated by Richard Collins last year

The National Union of Journalists said it remained ‘gravely concerned’ at continued uncertainty surrounding the cash-strapped broadcaster.

Siun Ni Raghallaigh had indicated she may resign in a phone call at 2.30pm last Thursday, a committee heard.

The Media Minister said she did not believe that she had been intentionally misled by the former chair of the RTÉ board.

The Minister for Media will face an Oireachtas committee to answer questions on the resignation of RTÉ board chairwoman Siun Ni Raghallaigh.

The PAC are set to meet on Tuesday to finalise a report into recent events in RTÉ.

Here, we have a look at the topics that will dominate political discourse in the coming week

Catherine Martin is due to appear at the Oireachtas media committee on Tuesday.

Siún Ní Raghallaigh told Catherine Martin in September that the remuneration committee must approve amendments to executive pay.

Siún Ní Raghallaigh resigned as RTÉ chair on Friday after Ms Martin said she had been misinformed about her role in the approval of an exit package.

The Media Minister was accused of ‘summarily dismissing’ the chairwoman of the RTÉ board live on television

The Labour Party has accused the Media Minister of ‘summarily dismissing’ Siun Ni Raghallaigh as chair of the RTÉ board live on air

It comes amid increasing demands for clarity over payouts to departed executives at the national broadcaster

RTE’s Toy Show The Musical recorded more than €2.2 million in losses.

‘The commercial risks associated with an undertaking of this nature were grossly underestimated,’ Siún Ní Raghallaigh said.

RTÉ must 'immediately account for why they failed to provide or publish' the review of Ryan Tubridy’s previously incorrect stated pay for three years, the Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has said