RTÉ Payments Scandal

Profile: RTÉ Commercial Director Geraldine O'Leary leaving on a low note

The commercial director of RTÉ’s scheduled departure from her post is untimely, to say the least, coming as the biggest scandal in its history rocks the state broadcaster

Rory Coveney, RTÉ strategy director, Geraldine O’Leary, commercial director, and Richard Collins, chief financial officer, arrive at Leinster House, Dublin, to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts in relation to the controversy around Ryan Tubridy’s misreported salary payments. Picture: PA

Geraldine O’Leary was due to leave her role as RTÉ’s commercial director next month after a long and distinguished career.

Now she will depart in the middle of the worst scandal in the history of the organisation.

After two gruelling days of her and her colleagues being questioned by TDs, it remains unclear exactly why presenter Ryan Tubridy’s salary was underdeclared over six years.

While a lot has come to light, O’Leary couldn’t piece together ...