'They were nearly high-fiving Marty for getting a car.'
and colleague Doireann Garrihy as examples, who were both criticised by the public after it was revealed they were doing product promotions on RTÉ property without permission from the broadcaster.
"People went to town on Doireann for example… and Marty [Morrissey], they were nearly high-fiving Marty for getting a car. So, that made me uncomfortable, you know?"as the RTÉ employee who took a five-year loan of a car from Renault after the news broke a few days beforehand. Zamparelli continued,"I don’t think a lot of it was fair, but I think there needs to be clearer boundaries for everybody and I think the great thing about [Kevin] Bakhurst coming in is that he’s very reactive, in a good way."Jennifer Zamparelli describes RTÉ payment scandal as"embarrassing"
"I was quite shocked by a lot of it to be honest with you. I had empathy and I felt sorry for Ryan [Tubridy] in a way.
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