RTÉ executive denies misleading committee on knowledge of Tubridy deal

RTE Interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch arriving at Leinster House, Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

A senior RTÉ executive has denied misleading a parliamentary committee over who knew what about a commercial deal at the heart of the payments crisis engulfing the broadcaster.

Interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch insisted he had been “completely truthful” in his evidence to the Public Accounts Committee when challenged on an email that some committee members claimed directly contradicted RTÉ’s narrative on the contentious agreement involving star presenter Ryan Tubridy and car company Renault.