Irish Examiner view: Time to identify legal implications surrounding RTÉ scandal

Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly were at PAC to discuss the controversy which has now been rolling on for three weeks

When the story first broke, statements were issued by Mr Tubridy and by Mr Kelly’s company in which the responsibility for discrepancies was firmly placed on RTÉ’s shoulders. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Ryan Tubridy returned to our televisions and radios yesterday, and it could be argued that his performance was as compelling as any of his outings on The Late Late Show.

It would have been surprising if anyone had suggested in March, when Mr Tubridy announced he was leaving RTÉ’s flagship chatshow, that his comeback would be on Oireachtas TV. However, he and his agent, Noel Kelly, were at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to discuss the controversy which has now been rolling on for three weeks, a controversy in which they remain central characters.