The second Report by Grant Thornton, which was published today, identified the flaws in procedure and failures in the governance of the national broadcaster.
It was found that neither Mr. Tubridy nor NK Management had any involvement in the adjustments for the period 2017 – 2019. It established that while the earnings were publicly understated, there was no impact on RTÉ’s financial statements as a result of these adjustments. The Chair of RTÉ, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, stated: “Regrettably this Report confirms our view of the siloed management culture that has prevailed in RTÉ and supports the decision by the Board to initiate an ongoing programme of corrective action.“The Report identifies specific dates whereby errors could have been corrected but were not and key documents that could have been effectively interrogated but were not.