Analysis: Grant Thornton finding is good news for Tubridy, as his RTÉ career hangs in the balance
Tubridy has been off the air ever since. RTÉ faces a financial crunch as licence fee income drops and the organisation faces a fundamental overhaul as Government reviewers pore over its operations. For RTÉ, it has been a chastening experience.
Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly have always insisted he was fully entitled to that termination fee. Documents they submitted to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee and the Oireachtas arts and media committee show how they rejected a proposed clause in a 2020 draft side letter with Tubridy’s new contract that suggested the termination payment would be offset against his 2017-2019 earnings.
The under-declared 2017-2019 statements were also in conflict with the Tubridy camp view that he still stood to receive the entire €120,000 even though no services were provided. As one witness put it, this reflected a “use it or lose it” position for RTÉ in which Tubridy’s termination fee was always going to fall due in 2020 even if he was not required to provide any additional services.
At a time of turmoil for Tubridy, with his RTÉ career still in the balance, that finding is a measure of good news for the presenter.
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