Comment Ian Guider: Why neutered committee system won’t be getting any real powers any time soonThe restrictions put on Oireachtas committees shortchange elected respresentatives and the public
RTE in Crisis Dee Forbes ‘not fit or able’ to provide evidence on RTÉ payments scandalFormer RTÉ director general has repeatedly cited ill health in declining to provide evidence a number of Oireachtas committees
Column Anton Savage: RTÉ should relish legal action; not repeat their pay-off mistakes of the past For RTÉ, when it came to exit packages, the standard approach was to minimise cost by paying people off to leave quickly.
Media Ex-RTÉ CFO’s €450k exit package should be reassessed, excess funds should be ‘handed back’, says MartinTánaiste said that the Breda O’Keeffe’s exit package should be examined in the context of existing scheme within RTÉ
Media Media committee seeks guidance on how to proceed with RTÉ inquiry in absence of key witnessesCommittee’s chair says it is ‘farcical’ that former RTÉ execs will not appear before the group to answer questions into Toy Show the Musical
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Dee Forbes’ silence now deafening as her role in RTÉ shambles again front and centre In the absence of explanations, conclusions will be drawn as to culpability, but the former RTÉ boss is not the only one with questions to answer
RTE in Crisis Behind the scenes: The short life and slow death of the doomed Toy Show musicalLack of transparency, communication and ticket sales fuelled the downfall of the €2.2 million loss making project
Opinion Ian Guider: Bakhurst has boxed clever so far, but fightback over cuts loomsMany of the suggestions in RTÉ’s direction document make sense, but there are staff members who would prefer to preserve the status quo
RTE in Crisis Dee Forbes told agents she would ‘personally ensure’ Ryan Tubridy would get slice of Renault deal RTÉ hand over note to Dáil of meeting between former director general and presenter’s representatives
RTÉ Payments Scandal Dáil committee to discuss giving Pac power to compel RTÉ witnessesThe Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is seeking to compel several former employees of the broadcaster to appear
The Last Post Matt Cooper: RTÉ needs to dig deeper to pull itself out of its ‘new low’If its track record is anything to go by, the state broadcaster is strong on bluster but incapable of making meaningful cuts to its cost base
RTÉ Payments Scandal Toy Show the Musical drove €2.7m losses at RTÉ in 2022 Broadcaster published 2022 annual report, which was signed off on two days before secret payments scandal broke
RTÉ in Crisis Timeline of Ryan Tubridy’s RTÉ exit Countdown of events at the state broadcaster as negotiations stall
RTÉ Payments Scandal RTÉ payroll software spotted Ryan Tubridy overpayments - reportsSecond Grant Thornton report reveals broadcaster did not use payroll data when understating Tubridy’s salary between 2017 and 2019
Media Dee Forbes declined to participate in review of Tubridy’s 2017-2019 earningsThe former RTÉ director general said she had “no knowledge” of payments made to presenter between 2017 and 2019
RTE in Crisis Dáil’s spending watchdog seeks five documents from RTÉ over €345,000 payments scandalPublic Accounts Committee demanding more witnesses to appear before it
RTÉ Payments Scandal Two reviews into RTÉ announced by Minister MartinTwo panels will assess governance issues at the state broadcaster and wider HR practices
RTÉ Payments Scandal Designed to deceive: RTÉ reeling after revelations of secret payments, a ‘slush fund’ and cover-up What started as a story about payments to Ryan Tubridy has evolved into a controversy that could determine the future shape of the national broadcaster
RTÉ Payments Scandal Analysis: RTÉ is running to stand still as questions remain over secret payments crisisCommittee members left unimpressed by level of answers after four and a half hours of questions
RTÉ Payments Scandal RTÉ chair sought Forbes’ resignation on Friday June 16, committee told Former DG refused to tender her resignation at that point, kick starting a disciplinary process