It comes as the National Union of Journalists described the situation as 'a breach of trust unparalleled in the history of RTÉ'
Tubridy, himself, has since responded to the controversy, explaining that he was"surprised" by the revelations. He also said he"can't shed any light" on why RTÉ dealt with his payments in such a manner.
"Like many people, I'm surprised by the announcements made in RTÉ's statement today regarding the errors in the reporting of its accounts," Tubridy's statement read, as reported by"It is unfortunate that these errors are in relation to how RTÉ have reported payments made to me but I just want to be clear: this is a matter for RTÉ and I have no involvement in RTÉ's internal accounting treatment or RTÉ's public declarations in connection...
"Obviously, I'm disappointed to be at the centre of this story but unfortunately, I can't shed any light on why RTÉ treated these payments in the way that they did nor can I answer for their mistakes in this regard."Main image via Rolling News
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