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Bakhurst: Outcome of report into pay key to Tubridy’s future

Presenter taken off-air in late June after controversy over secret payments

Kevin Bakhurst said the “door is open” for Tubridy’s return to the airwaves after he was taken off-air for editorial reasons in late June.

Ryan Tubridy’s return to RTÉ will be determined by the outcome of a report into the presenter’s pay between 2017 and 2019, RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has said.

Bakhurst also said that the presenter’s offer to pay back €150,000 in payments at the centre of the controversy will be part of any discussions about him being back on air.

A review being carried out by Grant Thornton into how Tubridy’s earnings were under-declared by ...