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 RTÉ commercial director resigned in the middle of the payments scandal at the broadcaster, just weeks before her planned retirement. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

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 ...