RTÉ Payments Scandal
Former RTÉ commercial director did not contribute to barter account review
Geraldine O’Leary came under political fire over the misuse of such accounts, through which her team spent thousands of euros on client events
Geraldine O’Leary, former commercial director of RTÉ, did not contributed to Mazars’ examination of the national broadcaster’s controversial barter accounts, the Business Post has learned.
In June, following revelations that a barter account was used to top up Ryan Tubridy’s salary, the use of this system was the focus of intense scrutiny by politicians across several Oireachtas committee hearings.
In late June, O’Leary was specifically questioned about how the barter account was used by her ...