Broadcaster Ray D’Arcy has said he was “blindsided” by RT\u00c9\u2019s decision not to renew his contract.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Irish Times, D’Arcy said he was placed in an “unsustainable” position, having been told not to tell his team or listeners about his pending departure.<\/p>\n
He said a senior manager at RT\u00c9 agreed with him that the broadcaster had been \u201cbrutal\u201d in the way it treated him.<\/p>\n
When speaking to The Irish Times, the former Radio 1 presenter rejected claims by RT\u00c9\u2019s head of audio that he had been given advance notice that he was being dropped by the broadcaster.<\/p>\n
He was \u201ccompletely blindsided\u201d by RT\u00c9\u2019s decision to not renew his contract, claiming he was asked by the national broadcaster to not tell his team or listeners about the development.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Irish Times, RT\u00c9\u2019s director of audio, Patricia Monahan, said D\u2019Arcy was given three months\u2019 notice that his contract would not be renewed after it expired on December 31st.<\/p>\n
Monahan said all presenters were warned that no contract was guaranteed to be renewed when she took up the role last year. However, D\u2019Arcy disputes this, saying there was \u201cno forewarning\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the presenter said he met Monahan on September 29th to discuss his contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was told it was not going to be renewed. I was completely blindsided. There had been no forewarning,” D’Arcy said.<\/p>\n
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