The national broadcaster is having to account for its commercial spending over years. Here are the highlights of what it spent barter money on
RTÉ funnelled more than €1.6 million through three barter accounts over nearly a decade, spending tens of thousands on events for clients and more than €5,000 bringing a client to watch Ireland’s footballers play minnows Gibraltar in 2019.
The embattled national broadcaster has provided politicians with a trove of documents that provide an unprecedented look inside its spending on commercial junkets and deals with clients.
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