RTÉ Payments Scandal
How was Tubridy’s salary under-reported from 2017-2019? Key findings of today’s Grant Thornton report
Adjustments were made to allow RTÉ to report ‘revised earnings’ below €500,000, Grant Thornton found
A highly anticipated report into how presenter Ryan Tubridy’s salary was under-declared by €120,000 between 2017 and 2019 has found lapses in governance and poor internal controls at the national broadcaster.
Among the key findings are:
– Tubridy was not involved in negotiations with RTÉ about his contract in 2019 and 2020
– The presenter had no involvement in the adjustments made by RTÉ in 2020 to published his earnings, which totalled €120,000 for the ...
