RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

What did you say?

Highest price I can see for that hotel is

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€689 per night, unless you're from Irelands most corrupt media organisation, RTE - If that's the case, prices start at €1400 per night...ah sure fcuk it, lets go with €1700 per night

Hola RTE, mis amigos - Bienvenidos

The silly receptionist accidently added a zero to the bill but she was good enough to refund the difference to her credit card

Keeping it in the family, none of this dirty outsiders coming in telling us how it should be run

All the promises and high ideas of what saorview would do and here we are over a decade later and no better off than analogue except for the HD for RTE

I think all of this is just absolutely disgusting to be honest I mean it's taxpayers money down the drain. Tjey are where Basically saying " oh don't worry about the expenses rte will pay for it " taking huge advantages and not even bothering to put they hands into their own pockets the same ones that can well afford new cars ,houses ,holidays etc

From the RTE website, their Truth Matters page Jon Williams' (MD RTE News) byline, under the headline

Trust in journalism demands not just the truth but real transparency

Systemically, RTE ain't demonstrating real transparency, so how can they expect anyone to trust them? Kevin Bakhurst, your one opportunity awaits.

Some of the antics of high up Rte personnel when they were continually crying to the government would make you sick.

"We're broke, please give us some money"

Whilst they were jetting off to CL finals, 26k for 2 nights and rugby World cup's in Japan.

People should be getting sacked over these, but not a head will roll.

Yes. How many did they say were on over 100k? Would like to know those roles but would guess they are massively overpaid too.

Given that RTE top management were 100% involved - if not come up with the idea- in falsifying invoices , paying out on them in the ‘most tourism route’ possible over a number of years, for work - RT to do promotions forRenault at €25,000 a shot and trying apparently trying to hide same from the public , I would be all significant expenditure - especially for overseas trips and suchlike. I know because I have been there in other setups . You suffer when you highlight such happenings to the appropriate individuals /authorities.

I would expect that whatever INDEPENDANT company the Gov is using is going to be sent in to ‘examine ‘ RTE’s books -going back over a number of years - will pick a sample of such expenditures and examine them in sufficient detail. It’s task is being made all the easier because if irregularities/EXCESSIVE expenditure is found, the individuals responsible are gone