RTÉ Payments Scandal

Bakhurst: ‘More to come’ from RTÉ scandal as Tubridy’s return remains uncertain

New director general at the broadcaster pledged transparency regarding any further revelations in the weeks ahead

Kevin Bakhurst, director general of RTÉ, addressed reporters on his first day in the role. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Kevin Bakhurst, RTÉ director general, expects more issues to emerge from the state broadcaster’s payments scandal in the coming weeks as the second report by Grant Thornton into practices at the organisation continues.

“I suspect there is more to come. We’re trying to crawl over everything. When we discover stuff, we’ll make it transparent. I suspect there may be more to come out and when it does, we’ll put it in the public domain,” Bakhurst ...