Things got heated at the Oireachtas meeting today.
RTÉ board chairwoman Siún Ní Raghallaigh used her opening statement to express “profound regret” about the ongoing scandal involving Ryan Tubridy's salary discrepancies, saying that the broadcaster “fell far short of the standards expected of us as an organisation”.“I apologise for this egregious breach of trust with the public," Ms Ní Raghallaigh said.
“The public, RTÉ staff, and public representatives are angry and hurt. We know that our bond of trust with the public is tarnished."
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