€1.25m went through RTÉ ‘slush fund’ barter accounts

RTÉ audit and risk committee chairwoman Anne O'Leary and former chairwoman of the RTÉ board Moya Doherty arriving for yesterday's PAC meeting at Leinster House. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

RTÉ’s controversial barter account was used to pay for €275,000 worth of tickets and travel for clients to Rugby World Cup and Champions League matches — spending that was described as “outrageous” by its own chairperson.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also heard it is “possible” that Ryan Tubridy stepped down from The Late Late Show because of the pending controversy over secret payments to him.