Person: Noel Kelly

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<p>Ryan Tubridy’s agent and co-owner of NK Management, Noel Kelly, became embroiled in the RTÉ payments scandal after it emerged that Mr Kelly had been centrally involved in negotiating with RTÉ the controversial pay top-up for Tubridy which was linked to car manufacturer Renault.</p>

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Profits decline at Noel Kelly talent agency - before RTÉ payment scandal

Post-tax profits at firm which operates the Dublin-based talent agency that represents Ryan Tubridy last year declined by 32% to €272,554

<p>RTÉ had long maintained that only Ms Forbes could be wholly held accountable for the deal, which has brought RTÉ to its knees and has seen its licence fee income collapse. File picture</p>

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RTÉ finally gives PAC note about meeting on Tubridy contract

<p>RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has written to the PAC concerning an RTÉ solicitor’s memo. Picture: Niall Carson/PA</p>

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RTÉ offers to release details of Noel Kelly memo to PAC provided it is not published

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Catherine Martin brands RTÉ performance review findings 'disappointing'

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Media committee to seek answers on 'unusual' RTÉ car allowances

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Cianan Brennan: Report shows Forbes has questions to answer

Mick Clifford: RTÉ Oireachtas hearings were a mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly

Some committee members asked pertinent questions but others used the hearings as a platform for grandstanding and some would-be inquisitors were bang out of order

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023

PAC to question RTÉ executives after original testimony 'blown out of the water'

Meanwhile, it has been reported that RTÉ could sell off its Montrose campus in Dublin

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy at Public Accounts Committee

Ryan Tubridy 'came out better than he went into' PAC meeting

Fianna Fáil's James O’Connor, a member of the PAC, said many of the documents released by Mr Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly in advance of the meeting had 'improved his standing'

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Terry Prone: Tubridy may have impressed his ardent fans, but his colleagues will decide his RTÉ future

Whereas Noel Kelly kept seeking the false comfort of repeating statements that hadn’t worked the first time, Ryan is sensitive enough to know he had lost the room

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Time to identify legal implications surrounding RTÉ scandal

Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly were at PAC to discuss the controversy which has now been rolling on for three weeks

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

S Mick Clifford: Tubs set out to woo the wider public. The next few weeks will reveal if it worked

The Oireachtas provided the forum, but it was the viewing public and his RTÉ colleagues that Ryan Tubridy was really addressing

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Now turn the spotlight on politicians’ oversight of spending

Readers respond to the RTÉ saga, a number of them contrasting it with other governance issues including the project to develop the national children's hospital

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Tubridy hits back at being made 'poster boy' for RTÉ scandal

While the former Late Late Show host told an Oireachtas committee he could be 'out of a job by Friday', new director general Kevin Bakhurst insisted this would not be the case

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy offers to pay back controversial payments at centre of RTÉ ‘fiasco’

RTÉ’s star presenter Ryan Tubridy has offered to pay back two payments at the centre of a “fiasco” the broadcaster has been embroiled in, as he laid bare the toll it had taken on him personally.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

S Terry Prone: The questions Ryan Tubridy must answer

The first thing Ryan Tubridy did was put his foot in it, right up to his knee. That was with the first statement

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy's performance at Oireachtas commitees will be must-see TV

Given reports that some pubs will be broadcasting proceedings live, Tuesday's meetings are likely to be the most watched Oireachtas committee sessions in history.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy fighting for his RTÉ career at Oireachtas committees showdown

New RTÉ boss Kevin Bakhurst demands honesty and transparency as he declines to back former ‘Late Late Show’ host

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Time to end RTÉ’s split personality

There is nothing in RTÉ’s statement of mission and values about making a profit. Amidst all the lofty stuff about principles and obligations that you might expect from a major corporation, very little is said about the subject of coin.

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly invited to appear before PAC

Mr Tubridy and Mr Kelly are set to be questioned on the presenter's agreement with RTÉ that saw him receive additional payments that were not disclosed in official records between 2017 and 2022

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy will face day-long grilling at two Oireachtas committees on Tuesday

Mr Tubridy's agent, Noel Kelly of NK Management, will also be invited to appear

Thu, 06 Jul, 2023

S Mick Clifford: Vulgar is the most benign term for RTÉ's extravagant flip-flopping

At this late stage of the game, there can be a temptation to gape and recoil at some of the revelations emerging from RTÉ

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

S Terry Prone: RTÉ's highest-paid shouldn’t get freebies — they can buy their own

The one thing that’s clear, after the two Oireachtas Committees’ interrogation of RTÉ’s top brass, is that the Tubridy saga happened because of corporate governance failures.

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

RTÉ should face garda probe over finances - Donnelly

After a bruising week for the broadcaster, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said he cannot rule out the possibility that some payments at RTÉ were 'on the wrong side of the law'

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

RTÉ executives invited to media committee once again

The committee met yesterday and has decided to formally invite RTÉ executives, who appeared on Wednesday, back next week

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

Cianan Brennan: After a tumultuous week, RTÉ can expect no let-up in the days ahead

This is a scandal that could run and run, not least because of the sheer presence of the organisation in Irish people’s lives

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Ryan Tubridy to be asked to explain RTÉ pay deal to Oireachtas committee

However, there is a sense that Mr Tubridy will turn down the invitation

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

RTÉ Q&A: What did we learn during today's PAC hearing?

It was revealed that RTÉ spent €111,000 on travel and hotels to bring clients to the Rugby World Cup in Japan and another €26,000 on tickets for the Champions League final in Madrid

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Patrick Kielty to earn €250,000 per year for hosting Late Late Show

Patrick Kielty has signed a three-season deal to host The Late Late Show beginning this September. He also said he will be covering his own flights and accommodation costs

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Terry Prone: Why was the RTÉ director general negotiating with an agent?

It is mystifying as to why someone on both the executive and governing board would ever be involved in negotiations at this level.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

Tusla: 60,000 students miss school in Ireland every day

The Child and Family Agency is today launching a new School Attendance Drive for the month of November.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2019

Construct aims to build on win with Galway trip

A trip to Galway is planned for Construct following his all-the-way hurdle debut success in the Tony Patterson Sports ground Maiden Hurdle in Downpatrick yesterday.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2019

Calls for introduction of safeguards to ensure reduced timetables in schools are not used inappropriately

Safeguards must be put in place around the use of reduced timetables, which are a “daily reality for many vulnerable students” that disproportionately affect the most marginalized, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2019

Croke Park property owners against new route to and from stadium

Four people who own properties near Croke Park are challenging the go-ahead for a proposed development of a new route to and from the stadium which they say will adversely affect their houses.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

Saudi oil giant invests in UCD firm

Saudi oil major Aramco has invested in former UCD campus company OxyMem, adding further to the Irish company’s growing shareholder base.

Wed, 21 Jun, 2017

What can Irish firms exhibiting at Europe’s largest trade fair expect?

Pádraig Hoare sets the scene for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Here's our team-by-team guide to the Lidl NFL

Mary White gives the lowdown on the eight teams in the top division of the Lidl NFL...

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

Calls to roll out family intervention programme

Children were better prepared for starting school and parents made wiser use of the health service as a result of a family intervention programme trialled in a disadvantaged part of Dublin — leading to calls for it to be rolled out elsewhere.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

Childhood intervention programme sees kids’ IQ soar

An early childhood intervention programme, involving 200 Dublin families, saw children’s IQ rise by 10 points.

Wed, 18 May, 2016

Watersmeet and Bear Faced deliver in Dundalk

British raiders Watersmeet and Bear Faced landed the spoils in style in Dundalk last night.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Cooney clan rise to task for Sarsfields one more time

Sarsfields 2-10 Craughwell 0-14: And so the cycle of history goes on. It wouldn’t be a Sarsfields success in Galway without the Cooneys at the forefront.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

Classroom games add up to motivated, attentive kids

Classroom games with rewards for good behaviour can help dramatically reduce disruption and improve teaching and learning.

Fri, 02 Oct, 2015

Managers at Tusla outnumber counsellors by almost four to one

The number of senior managers working for the Child and Family Agency outnumbers its counselling and psychology staff by almost four to one.

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

‘Incredible chef’ Paolo Tullio dies at 65

Paolo Tullio, one of the country’s best-known food and wine critics, has died after suffering ill health for a number of months following an illness of a number of months.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Man jailed for withholding evidence in Garda probe

A man who denied any involvement in the 2011 manslaughter of a teacher and publican was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison for withholding evidence during Garda investigations.

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Directors dip into own pockets to help Chernobyl charity’s finances

Two directors at Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children’s charity have dipped into their own pockets to shore up the charity’s finances by giving it €319,000.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

Ryan Tubridy and Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin announce split

Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy and academic Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin have split up, according to a statement released yesterday by their management company.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2014

Racehorse trainer Fenton convicted in animal steroids case

Trainer Philip Fenton faces an investigation by horseracing’s regulatory body after being found guilty of eight counts of possessing unlicensed animal remedies, including a "potent" anabolic steroid.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2014

Racehorse trainer Philip Fenton's trial begins

Veterinary inspectors waited four weeks to give a leading Irish racehorse trainer a list of steroids and medicine allegedly found in a cardboard box in his stables, a court has heard.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2014

This much I know: Lisa Fitzpatrick, Stylist

I am a very happy person — I wake up happy and go to bed happy.

Sun, 27 Jul, 2014