Senator says Marty Morrissey 'unfairly' brought into RTÉ controversy

Marty Morrissey. Photograph Moya Nolan

A Fianna Fáil senator has defended Marty Morrissey after the GAA commentator confirmed he was the RTÉ staff member who used a free car for more than five years in a ‘ad-hoc’ arrangement.

The issue first came to light as a result of the RTÉ appearance at the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday, when under questioning from Senator Timmy Dooley, interim deputy-director general Adrian Lynch confirmed the arrangement was in place.