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RTE confirm that Ryan Tubridy is getting paid while off air - and he might not return to radio for months

The national broadcaster has refused to say how much they are currently paying Tubridy while he's off air

Irish Mirror

Gareth O'Callaghan reveals he takes home €120 a show as Ryan Tubridy pay scandal rumbles on

O'Callaghan said he left RTE after being rebuked by bosses for raising the issue of poor outside broadcast facilities at 2FM

Irish Mirror

Gareth O'Callaghan reveals he earns just €110 a show following Ryan Tubridy pay scandal

O'Callaghan he left RTE after being rebuked by bosses for raising the issue of poor outside broadcast facilities at 2FM

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Pressure mounts for RTE salaries to be capped at €195,000 as scandal continues to engulf national broadcaster

Independent Ronan Mullen is pursuing a private member's bill in Ireland's Seanad that would seek to ensure the highest salary in RTE does not exceed that paid to the country's media minister, €195,000 a year

Irish Mirror

RTE bosses plan secret sale of Today Show studios in Cork as payment scandal bites

It is believed the station has been in contact with two local estate agents about selling it.

Irish Mirror

Govt to send auditor to look at RTE's books as PAC wants Ryan Tubridy for questioning

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley, who chairs the PAC – the Oireachtas spending watchdog – also said witnesses may be called in over the summer recess in relation to the payments.

Irish Mirror

Green light set for auditor to examine RTE finances

Coalition chiefs also played down reports of hundreds of redundancies and a sell-off of 2FM amid the ongoing crisis over secret payments to Ryan Tubridy

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No proposals for staff redundancies or selling assets at RTE: Media minister

It comes after a Government TD denied that the coalition could seek ‘revenge’ on the broadcaster amid ongoing revelations.

The Independent UK

Brendan O'Connor believes Ryan Tubridy pay scandal made public 'feel foolish'

Brendan spoke out on his RTE Radio 1 show saying he thinks people feel angry and also revealed his RTE salary is €245,000 - the same amount he received in 2021

Irish Mirror

Government is not seeking ‘revenge’ in its response to RTE payment debacle – TD

Two Government representatives denied that widespread redundancies at the broadcaster are planned.

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on RTE to give gardai access to books - 'Bring in the fraud squad'

Mattie McGrath TD called on Justice Minister Helen McEntee to direct the Garda’s National Economic Crime Bureau to probe senior RTE executives for "potential fraud"

Irish Mirror

Ryan Tubridy's cousin, comedian David McSavage, calls for TV licence to be scrapped as scandal rumbles on

McSavage said he felt his cousin was thrown "under the bus" or "used as a scapegoat" but he admitted: "I don’t feel empathy"

Irish Mirror

Pressure mounts on RTE to give gardai access to books

The news comes following a week of revelations including €345k in secret payments to Ryan Tubridy to top up his salary

Dublin Live

Ryan Tubridy's family's little known castle hotel featuring strange receptionist

Tubs appeared in promo video for The Abbeyglen Castle Hotel in Clifden in 2015, dressed up as a hotel concierge

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Ryan Tubridy could have been paid up to €10k while off the air

RTE's acting editor-in-chief, Adrian Lynch negotiations on Mr Tubridy's new contract were suspended following the breaking of the news about the secret payments

Irish Mirror

Media guru Terry Prone predicts trouble for RTE getting sponsors for Ryan Tubridy show if he returns

Interim Deputy Director General at RTE Adrian Lynch, told the Oireachtas Committee on Media on Wednesday that “at the moment, obviously, for editorial reasons, it’s impossible for Ryan Tubridy to be back on air.”

Irish Mirror

'Ryan Tubridy is a dead man walking in RTE but only has himself to blame'

"He is the architect of his own downfall. And he’s brought the entire RTE organisation down with him."

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity, secrets and lies: Ireland watches as scandal engulfs RTÉ

National broadcaster is embroiled in a real-life drama over clandestine payments to its star presenter

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The National (Scotland)

Irish taxpayer potentially defrauded over RTE payments to Ryan Tubridy, TDs told

THE Irish taxpayer may have been “defrauded” over undeclared payments made by RTE to its highest earner Ryan Tubridy, a committee has been…

Irish Mirror

WWE star Sheamus pokes fun at Ryan Tubridy while fighting at Dublin's 3Arena

Sheamus was back in Dublin for a WWE Live and sent the crowd laughing.

Irish Mirror

Update on Ryan Tubridy's radio show next week with star still off-air amid pay scandal

Meanwhile, top broadcaster Claire Byrne, who revealed her €280,000 pay earlier this week, paid tribute to RTE staff working to cover the undeclared payments controversy.

Irish Mirror

'Nobody shouted stop at RTE as they made very bad decision over Ryan Tubridy pay deal'

Finance Minister Michael McGrath stressed that Ireland has "established processes in place" for considering whether there has been a breach of accountancy rules or company law matters at RTE.

Irish Mirror

Ryan Tubridy family's secret Irish hotel equipped with strange receptionist

Tubridy appeared in promo video for n The Abbeyglen Castle Hotel in Clifden in 2015, dressed up as a hotel concierge

Dublin Live

Gareth O'Callaghan claims Ryan Tubridy 'betrayed' RTE colleagues and that he ignored Gay Byrne's advice

"This week he betrayed his team, his work colleagues, and his listeners and viewers who welcomed him into their homes"

Dublin Live

Gardai will launch criminal probe into RTE scandal if station bosses complain

Mr Harris was speaking after yet another day of high drama in an Oireachtas committee that was grilling RTE bosses over the massive scandal of secret payments made to Ryan Tubridy

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