Four RTÉ stars earn over €300k via private companies

A mystery RTÉ presenter has joined stars Ryan Tubridy, Joe Duffy, and Ray D’Arcy in earning more than €300,000 a year from the station in the first salary figures revealed by the State broadcaster in three years.

RTE officials confirmed the situation as part of a document which said four stars are earning more than €300,000 a year and 10 are earning more than €100,000 by setting themselves up as private companies instead of taking up staff roles.

In correspondence given to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, RTE said that a total of 81 people working at the broadcaster have set themselves up as private limited companies.