RTÉ Payments Scandal

Ray D’Arcy declares €250k salary

Presenter says he took a 15 per cent pay cut in 2019 as he calls scandal over Ryan Tubridy’s wages a ‘terrible mess’

Ray D’Arcy: ‘All of my salary figures to date have been reported correctly.’ Picture: Conor McCabe Photography

Ray D’Arcy has become the latest high-paid RTÉ broadcaster to disclose his earnings in the ongoing saga around Ryan Tubridy’s remuneration, saying his current salary is €250,000.

The TV and radio presenter, who hosts a daily show on RTÉ Radio 1, described the scandal at the national broadcaster as a “terrible mess” and said he does not have an agent – unlike Tubridy, Claire Byrne and other star broadcasters.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, ...