'Possible' that payments controversy had bearing on Tubridy’s decision to leave Late Late 

Ryan Tubridy. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

A committee has been told that it is possible the undisclosed payments controversy had a bearing on Ryan Tubridy’s decision to step down as the host of The Late Late Show in March.

Adrian Lynch, interim deputy director general of RTÉ, had previously told Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that based on the timeline, he did not believe it was linked to him stepping down.