Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh alleges sexual harassment in RTÉ case

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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is taking an Employment Equality Act case against RTÉ at the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging sexual harassment, victimisation and isolation while working for the broadcaster; the case was reported on 4 May 2022.

At a preliminary hearing on 4 May 2022, her lawyer said she claimed she was sidelined after raising the issues. RTÉ denied the allegations, and the WRC agreed to a request for anonymity for the alleged perpetrators. Ní Chofaigh did not attend that hearing and was expected to give evidence at the first day of a public hearing the following month.