‘Untenable’ for Ryan Tubridy to be on air, Oireachtas Media Committee told

Members of the NUJ union protesting outside RTÉ in Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

It is untenable to have Ryan Tubridy presenting his weekday radio show while coverage of undeclared payments to him continues, RTÉ’s interim deputy director general has said.

Answering questions from the Oireachtas Media Committee about undisclosed payments to RTÉ’s star presenter, Adrian Lynch said the decision was an editorial one and rested with him as the acting editor-in-chief.