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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

Dublin Live

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

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

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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

Leo Varadkar believes gardai could be asked to probe RTE’s secret slush fund

The Taoiseach's comments came after Garda Commissioner said the gardai are ready and able to conduct a probe if a complaint is made

Dublin Live

Irish Rail deals with 170 incidents of anti-social behaviour in three months - aggressive passengers on the rise

Of the violent incidents recorded, two of them were on employees of the railway service or their contractors.

Irish Mirror

First picture of major drug dealer killed in horror Sligo motorbike crash

EXCLUSIVE: McMorrow - who is set to be buried on Monday - was a violent drug dealer with over 50 convictions with ties to Sligo gang boss Patrick Irwin

Irish Mirror

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‘I don’t give a f*** if you’re insulted’ - Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll blasts snowflakes

“Mrs Brown is outrageous. She gets away with stuff that I’d never f***ing get away with."

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."

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

Media minister requests meeting with incoming RTE boss and board chair

It comes after revelations about the RTE barter account during a committee appearance this week.

The Independent UK

Inside RTE's €30,000 K Club bash for clients paid for using secret barter account

Green fees were priced on the day at €175 per person which RTE paid for.

Irish Mirror

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Irish Mirror

Road block lifted at Slieve League but garda divers find no trace of missing man in Donegal

There has still been no confirmation as to the identity of the missing person despite speculation that it is a man in his 60s from Northern Ireland.

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.

The Independent UK

Taoiseach cannot rule out that some RTE payments were on ‘wrong side of the law’

Leo Varadkar said he was concerned that the broadcaster had paid for work that had not been done.

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Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar says scandal-hit RTE payments 'may have been on the wrong side of the law'

The Taoiseach’s comments came after Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said that the force is ready and able to conduct a probe if asked.

The Independent UK

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

A former chair of the RTE board said it was ‘staggering’ that they did not know a barter account for the broadcaster existed.

The Independent UK

Tubridy should appear before committee over payments – Taoiseach

A number of RTE bosses have been answering questions at two Oireachtas committees about an undeclared payments controversy.

The Independent UK

Former RTE DG was asked to resign a week before scandal broke, committee hears

Dee Forbes quit on Monday amid the controversy that had rocked Ireland’s national broadcaster.

The Independent UK

Hotels accused of ‘rampant price gouging’ on Taylor Swift tour dates

The US pop sensation is set to play two dates in the Irish capital next June as part of her Eras tour

The Independent UK

‘Rampant price gouging’ by hotels on dates of Taylor Swift concerts in Dublin

The US pop sensation is set to play two dates as part of her Eras tour in the Irish capital next June.

The Independent UK

RTE has fallen far short of standards in payments scandal, board chair concedes

The Irish Parliament’s media committee is probing the misreporting of payments made to star presenter Ryan Tubridy.

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