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Ryan Tubridy started working for RTÉ at the age of 12. Last night his career at the station was on the brink, after talks were dramatically ended by new director general Kevin Bakhurst.
Kevin Bakhurst, the new director general of RTÉ, said recently a new deal with Ryan Tubridy was at a “delicate stage.” But what will that look like?
Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly gave a diametrically opposing account to RTÉ's on how the Renault deal unfolded, who knew about it and why the deal was underwritten by the station. Both sides are now digging in.
Amid debates on €5,000 bills for flip-flops and secret car deals, the Oireachtas Media Committee has shed a bit more light on the process that led RTÉ to make undisclosed payments to its star presenter.
Cars and income from speaking engagements are among the side deals the state broadcaster is asking selected staff to detail this week.
The questioning got more pointed for the second appearance by RTÉ executives and board members past and present in as many days. One remarkable absence continued to hang over proceedings.
The Oireachtas Media Committee quizzed RTÉ representatives all afternoon in the first of two sessions planned in response to revelations of hidden payments to Ryan Tubridy. There was light shed on some of the many dark areas surrounding the scandal but not all.
RTÉ interim director general Adrian Lynch says what occurred was a “breach of trust,” but there was “no illegality.” RTÉ also says Ryan Tubridy did nothing wrong.
RTÉ has made public the initial forensic accountants’ report into top-up payments to Ryan Tubridy, detailing the complex steps taken to keep them hidden, and the facts that can't be recalled.
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