Sean O’Rourke: ‘Some colleagues in RTÉ would have found me arrogant... I’d have seen it as just doing my job’

The former RTÉ stalwart talks about pay caps, pensions, grief – and his new show on Oireachtas TV Former RTE presenter Sean O’Rourke talks RTE crisis, grief and why he has no plans to retire It’s Thursday morning and Sean O’Rourke is discussing the upcoming general election over scrambled eggs and coffee. “Dick Spring had a famous phrase about being leader of the Labour Party. He said, ‘It’s a bit like taking a bath in public.

.. It’s very hard to do it with dignity’.

” Then he adds: “Being an RTÉ presenter when the salaries came out probably falls into that category, too.” Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.