PRESENTER RYAN TUBRIDY is not on air for his usual radio slot this morning after the revelation that he was paid hundreds of thousands more over the last six years than RTÉ disclosed.
Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh said it is “a matter of profound regret for the Board of RTÉ”, while Tubridy said he was “surprised by the announcements made in RTÉ’s statement today regarding the errors in the reporting of its accounts”. The review, carried out by Grant Thornton, uncovered the discrepancies between Tubridy’s actual earnings compared to the figures disclosed by RTÉ.
“Why did it take for it so long to come out in an internal audit? This is going on for five years. There’s huge questions about governance and accountability,” Stanley said.