RTE admits paying Ryan Tubridy more than it declared

RTE has apologised after the broadcaster admitted paying former Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy more over several years than it had previously declared.

In a statement, the board of the Irish national broadcaster said that between 2017 and 2022, Mr Tubridy received a series of payments totalling hundreds of thousands of euros above his annual published salary.

The series of payments totalling 345,000 euro were uncovered after the company’s auditors alerted the board to some of the transactions.

RTE board chairwoman Siun Ni Raghallaigh said: “This is a matter of profound regret for the board of RTE.

“We are well aware that this is a serious breach of trust with the public.

“On behalf of the board, I wish to apologise for what has occurred.

“It is clear that RTE has fallen short of the high standards that it sets for itself and are expected of it.

“Once these issues came to light, we acted expeditiously to establish the facts and we are confident that the safeguards we have now put in place will ensure that nothing like this will happen again, and that good corporate governance is adhered to at all times.”