
29/11/2022
Anger at plans to end the Radio Foyle Breakfast Show as part of a £2.3million savings plan by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NI.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has announced plans to reduce its output and staffing in news, audio and related areas, including the Foyle Breakfast Show. It is estimated that between 35-40 posts will be closed across the region. Consultations have now begun with affected ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ staff and the trade unions.
The proposals will affect much of Radio Foyle's current news output and mean that a number of posts are at risk of redundancy. Plans to develop Foyle’s role as production centre for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster and other platforms are still being finalised.
Adam Smyth, the Interim Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland, talks about these proposals and their impact and his ambitions for Foyle and its future.
The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ should "back off", while the DUP MP Gregory Campbell said the fear was that the station would now become greater Belfast-centred. The Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Sandra Duffy, said she was "devastated".