The Director-General of Raidió Teilifís Éireann is chief executive

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 and editor in chief

Editor in chief

An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...

 of RTÉ

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...

. The current Director-General is Noel Curran

Noel Curran

Noel Curran is a radio and television producer and current Director-General of RTÉ. He joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann as a reporter in 1992 after a period working as a business journalist for Business & Finance magazine. He later produced both Kenny Live and The Late Late Show...

, and is the most senior person in the Public Service Broadcaster, Noel Curran replaced Cathal Goan

Cathal Goan

Cathal Goan is a radio and television producer. He played a main role in the launch of TG4. He was appointed Director-General of RTÉ in 2003, announcing his departure in 2010....

 in the role in February 2011.

The RTÉ Board appoints the Director-General of RTÉ who in effect fulfils the dual role of Chief Executive and of Editor in Chief. The Director-General heads the RTÉ Executive Board, which comprises the company's top management and includes the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Communications and the Managing Directors of the Television

RTÉ Television

RTÉ Television is a department of Ireland's state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.The first channel to broadcast was Telefís Éireann which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961...

, Radio

RTÉ Radio

RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....

, and News divisions. The
Director-General reports to the Board and sits on it "in an ex-officio capacity".
The current Director-General serves a term of five years (reduced from seven years) at which point he/she may ask for an extension.

Director Generals

Name	Years served
Edward J. Roth	1960 – 1962
Kevin McCourt Kevin McCourt (businessman) Kevin McCourt was a Irish businessman and Director-General of RTÉ between 1962 and 1968. He also served as Managing Director of Irish Distillers and the Dutch firm Hunter Douglas.-Early Life and Education:...	1962 – 1968
Thomas P. Hardiman	1968 – 1975
Oliver Maloney	1975 – 1978
George T. Waters	1978 – 1985
Vincent Finn	1985 – 1992
Joe Barry	1992 – 1997
Bob Collins	1997 – 2003
Cathal Goan Cathal Goan Cathal Goan is a radio and television producer. He played a main role in the launch of TG4. He was appointed Director-General of RTÉ in 2003, announcing his departure in 2010....	2003 – 2010
Noel Curran Noel Curran Noel Curran is a radio and television producer and current Director-General of RTÉ. He joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann as a reporter in 1992 after a period working as a business journalist for Business & Finance magazine. He later produced both Kenny Live and The Late Late Show...	2011 –

External links

• History of Irish Public Service Broadcasting - Timeline