RTÉ and Kielty are reportedly 'revisiting the issues of making it public.'
Interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch told the Oireachtas Committee on Wednesday that RTÉ was willing to publish the figures, if Kielty was on board.
The announcement comes after there were calls for the new host's salary to be published amidst the ongoing scandal surrounding former host Ryan Tubridy and undisclosed payments made to him. Tubridy stepped down from his role in March and Kielty was announced as his replacement in May after a drawn-out, drama-filled process, where multiple candidates publicly turned down the gig.At an event held last weekend in Belfast in which Kielty held a discussion with former world champion boxer Carl Frampton, the future Late Late presenterHowever, he declined to comment on the situation and simply replied with, “I’d need a few more beers before I could talk about that.
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