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
Dee Forbes told Ryan Tubridy’s agent that she would “personally ensure” that a portion of a controversial sponsorship deal would “always” be given to the former RTÉ presenter, according to a new document.
The broadcaster on Friday shared a note of a key meeting between Forbes, the former RTÉ director-general, and Tubridy’s representatives in which the €75,000-a-year three-party deal with Renault was discussed.
A major stand-off between RTÉ and the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ...