As details emerge today online of the former presenter of The Late Late Show Ryan Tubridy that he was paid €345,000 more than what it stated publicly it was paying him. The Dubliner has made a statement which says;
“Like many people, I’m surprised by the announcements made in RTÉ’s statement today regarding the errors in the reporting of its accounts.
“It is unfortunate that these errors are in relation to how RTÉ have reported payments made to me but I just want to be clear: this is a matter for RTÉ and I have no involvement in RTÉ’s internal accounting treatment or RTÉ’s public declarations in connection with such payments.
“Obviously, I’m disappointed to be at the centre of this story but unfortunately, I can’t shed any light on why RTÉ treated these payments in the way that they did nor can I answer for their mistakes in this regard.”
“We’re mugs!” – RTÉ paid Ryan Tubridy hundreds of thousands of euro more than it declared to the public or the Oireachtas. @kierancuddihy reacts to this breaking news. pic.twitter.com/OVDX5pfhR9
— NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) June 22, 2023