Irish taxpayer potentially defrauded over RTÉ payments to Ryan Tubridy, TDs told

RTE board members and executives (PA)

The Irish taxpayer may have been “defrauded” over undeclared payments made by RTÉ to its highest earner Ryan Tubridy, a committee has been told.

Chief financial officer Richard Collins also said he believed there was “concealment” or “deception” in two €75,000 payments to Tubridy, which bumped his total annual fee up to €515,000.