Hidden €654,000 spend from barter account at RTÉ that went unreported
Spending from account, made famous by Ryan Tubridy scandal, wasn’t in annual reportsCap on golden handshakes and civil service-style pay scales recommended by probesRTÉ chiefs briefed on reports, but no decision on future funding until after elections
The infamous RTÉ barter account had another €650,000 sloshing around in it that nobody knew about.
A probe into RTÉ found the barter account slush fund – which came to light in the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal – had six-figure sums that were never included in the broadcaster’s annual report.
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