Flip flops, football jerseys, and membership of elite London club: What RTÉ's barter accounts bought

Details of three barter accounts used by the broadcaster show that in 2022, €300,739 was spent in total regarding the tripartite deal struck between the presenter, RTÉ, and Renault to ensure payments of €75,000 per annum to Mr Tubridy over three years. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Flip flops, football jerseys, and membership of an elite London social club are among the expenses detailed in RTÉ’s barter account in files released to the Oireachtas.

Meanwhile, RTÉ spent just over €300,000 in order to deliver undisclosed payments to Ryan Tubridy of €150,000, according to new figures released to the Oireachtas Media Committee on Wednesday.