Concluding her opening statement in her second appearance before the Oireachtas media committee in eight days, the chair of RTÉ’s board Siún Ní Raghallaigh said this Wednesday: “Without pre-empting the outcome of the processes instigated by the Government, I would like to make one last recommendation today. The auditing of RTÉ’s finances was once a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor General. I feel it is time that it was under the Comptroller’s purview once again.” As the state broadcaster continues to reel from revelations about hidden payments to its highest-paid presenter Ryan Tubridy from equally hidden barter accounts, Ní…

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