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Tubridy says he ‘cannot answer for RTÉ’s mistakes’

Findings of an investigation, centred on the former Late Late presenter receiving an additional income of €75,000 per annum on top of his salaries in 2020 and 2021, came to light on Thursday

Ryan Tubridy: “Like many people, I’m surprised by the announcements made in RTÉ’s statement today regarding the errors in the reporting of its accounts.” Picture: Andres Poveda

Ryan Tubridy has said he is “surprised” by RTÉ’s revelation of undisclosed payments worth €345,000 made to him in a six year period, saying he cannot “answer for [the broadcaster’s] mistakes”.

RTÉ released a lengthy statement on Thursday afternoon detailing the extent of the understated payments following reports of an investigation into financial and governance issues in the organisation in Covid-19.

It confirmed that it under-declared payments to the former host of the Late Late ...