RTÉ Payments Scandal

‘Urgent review’ of RTÉ annual report ordered as secret pay scandal deepens

Media department officials examining documents following revelations of secret payments and a ‘slush fund’ at state broadcaster

RTÉ was rocked by a series of revelations at an Oireachtas committee last week. Picture: RollingNews

The government and a key state financial body are reviewing RTÉ’s annual report “as a matter of urgency” following the revelations of secret payments and a “slush fund” at the state broadcaster.

RTÉ’s 2022 annual report and group financial statements were presented to Catherine Martin, the media minister, on Friday as RTÉ was rocked by a series of revelations at an Oireachtas committee last week.

A spokesman said the documents are now being “examined by ...