Ex-RTÉ executive claims he was left out of Tubridy pay meeting 'to conceal' deal from him

Former RTÉ chief financial officer Richard Collins left RTÉ in the fall-out from a series of scandals at the broadcaster beginning with the discovery of €225,000 in hidden payments to Ryan Tubridy. Picture: Norma Burke/RollingNews.ie

RTÉ’s former chief financial officer (CFO) has said he believes he was excluded from an infamous meeting concerning payments to Ryan Tubridy in order to “conceal from” him what had taken place.

Richard Collins left RTÉ in the fall-out from a series of scandals at the broadcaster beginning with the discovery of €225,000 in hidden payments to Mr Tubridy.