RTÉ in Crisis

Barter account records ‘lost’ by RTÉ for three-year period, Mazars report finds

The Mazars review into finances at the broadcaster found there was “no valid basis“ for using the barter account for many payments, including those to Ryan Tubridy

Records relating to RTÉ’s controversial barter account were “lost” during an office move and led to a “deficit in RTÉ’s recorded keeping”, a probe into the national broadcaster has found.

The results of three investigations into RTÉ have been published today by government, one of which focused on the use of a barter account by the broadcaster.

The review into the broadcaster’s use of a barter account, which was conducted by accountancy firm Mazars, came ...