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Broadcaster Ó Mongáin testifies in RTÉ self-employment case
2025-09-15
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In a tribunal hearing on 15 September 2025, broadcaster Colm Ó Mongáin testified that he overheard an RTÉ manager instructing a supervisor to limit shift work for video editor Maebh Keary di Lucia after she requested more secure working conditions. Ó Mongáin, who had worked with Keary di Lucia on RTÉ's News2Day programme in 2008, said he was surprised by the manager's comments and informed Keary di Lucia, who then asked him to record the conversation. Keary di Lucia, aged 25, claims she was misclassified as a contractor from 2004 to 2011, denied statutory entitlements, annual leave, and a long‑service allowance, and seeks nearly €360,000 in employment rights claims under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and the Terms of Employment Information Act 1994.
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What: Report matter: Broadcaster Ó Mongáin testifies in RTÉ self-employment case. Procedural stage: trial
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- May 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2007 Other
- 2004 to 2011 Other
- 2025-09-15 Publication
Why: He was giving evidence today on a series of employment rights complaints brought by the worker, Maebh Keary di Lucia – who claims RTÉ has left her short by nearly €360,000 because she was "misclassified" as a contractor at the start of her career at the national broadcaster. CNI source report
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