The RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy drama hit new heights last week as the broadcaster performed a spectacular U-turn on the decision to bring back the presenter.
In fact, it came down to a singular paragraph in Tubridy's statement after the Grant Thornton review released last week that stopped dead any plans to bring him back to the air.“It is also clear that my actual income from RTÉ in 2020 and 2021 matches what was originally published as my earnings for those years and RTÉ has not yet published its top ten earner details for 2022.
Speaking on Primetime over the weekend, Mr Bakhurst said:"The plan was to get him back on 4 September on to his show on Radio One.He also stated that the salary agreement was for €170,000 per year. Ryan Tubridy was"shocked and disappointed" when he received a phone call from RTÉ Director General Kevin Backhurst yesterday to inform him that his contract negotiations were ending | Read more:
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