Claire Byrne has revealed her salary live on air amid the Ryan Tubridy controversy. She said it felt like the right thing to do this morning.
additional payments. She told listeners,"I wasn’t even aware that presenter’s fees, including my own, were subjected to a Grant Thornton review. I knew absolutely nothing about it."Claire Byrne in an extraordinary opening to her radio programme on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning.
Says she earns €280,000 after stepping down from her TV programme - adding that it's"heartbreaking" hearing about people losing trust in RTÉ. She says she was never offered a side deal
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