RTÉ finally gives PAC note about meeting on Tubridy contract

RTÉ had long maintained that only Ms Forbes could be wholly held accountable for the deal, which has brought RTÉ to its knees and has seen its licence fee income collapse. File picture

Former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes assured Ryan Tubridy’s agent Noel Kelly that additional pay for the presenter was a top priority for the broadcaster as “we’ve reputations to uphold”.

The summary of a memo of a Microsoft Teams meeting attended by Ms Forbe and Mr Kelly on May 7, 2020, was released to the Dáil public accounts committee (PAC) last night.