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Ferghal Blaney

Six burning questions RTE's Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly could answer as they face pay crisis grilling

Will Ryan Tubridy pay back any of the infamous €345,000 to the licence fee payers?

There has been no indication yet that the extra cash he was paid over the past few years will be paid back, although some sources say it would be a good move for him to hand it over to charity.

Will Ryan Tubridy launch legal action against RTE?

Sources in RTE say they would be “shocked” if the star chose to go down the legal route, but he's still not back on the airwaves and there's no indication if he ever will be.

Did Ryan Tubridy support the idea of Toy Show the Musical - or voice concerns about it?

It’s believed that Ryan Tubridy had no great interest in the Late Late Toy Show spin-off that lost €2.2million, but did he ever think it was going to work, or did he ever warn that it wouldn't?

How much did Ryan Tubridy know about his pay situation when he decided to step down from The Late Late Show?

This needs to be clarified at the committee hearings because questions have been raised about the timing of his decision to walk away from the national broadcaster's flagship show.

Is Ryan Tubridy's career at RTE now over forever?

This is one of the great big unknowns at present. Incoming fresh broom at RTE, new Director General, Kevin Bakhurst said on Monday that this would be a decision to be made '"soon".

Has the former darling of the nations’ mammies lost their backing?

This could be one of the most important tasks for Tubs at his committee grilling, the trust has been seriously eroded with his core audience and this could be his last chance to win them back.

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