Annual Reports - RTÉ

RADIO TELEFÍS ÉIREANNCharter (continued)RTÉ PERFORMING GROUPSCommitmentsResultsRTÉ Performing Groups will give a total of 195 publicperformances. These performances will include:• RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (RTÉ NSO) – 64performancesCommitment achieved• RTÉ NSO with the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir – 3performancesCommitment achieved• RTÉ Concert Orchestra (RTÉ CO) – 77 performancesCommitment exceeded by 4%• RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet – 30 performancesCommitment achieved• RTÉ Cór na nÓg – 9 performances7 performances achieved• Guest ensembles – 6 performancesCommitment exceeded – 7 performances achieved• The RTÉ Performing Groups will also engage in a total of84 education-related performances, workshops and talksand be involved in Television, Radio and recordingsCommitment exceeded by 14%IRISH LANGUAGE COMMITMENTSCommitmentsResultsNEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS• Ensure all Irish speakers are interviewed in Irish wherepossible on all services.• Any recruitment of journalists/news reporters taking placein 2007 will ensure a certain number with competence inthe Irish language• Nuacht Pobail – the community broadcasting initiative tobe brought to another region in Ireland for June BankHoliday weekend broadcast – a special Pobal programmepresented from and by a local community.• Introduce greater bilingualism in News and Nuachtbulletins, and bilingualism will be developed on Pobalevery weekDelivered on Nuacht programmes on RTÉ One, RTÉ Radio1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Nuacht service for TG4.Some interviews in Irish on Morning Ireland and on otherprogrammes during Seachtain na Gaeilge.All Nuacht recruitsA selection process was completed in 2007, but due todifficulties in completing arrangements with the selectedcommunity it was not possible to deliver.Pobal continues to be a bilingual programme88