RTE in Crisis
Ryan Tubridy will not be on air next week but is still being paid by RTÉ
Presenter without formal contract since he stood down as Late Late Show host in May
Former Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy continues to be paid by RTE, according to the Irish national broadcaster’s interim deputy director-general.
Tubridy continued to appear on a weekday radio programme after stepping down from the flagship television show earlier this year, but was taken off air for “editorial reasons” in the wake of a scandal involving misstated payments to the star presenter.
Appearing before the Oireachtas media committee, RTE boss Adrian Lynch said: “There ...
