Tubridy: RTE controversy is arguably the best thing that ever happened to me
RTE’s former highest-paid earner Ryan Tubridy said he was “thrashed” during a controversy which arose following revelations about his pay and an undisclosed commercial deal that was arranged by the national broadcaster.
The controversy saw Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly, as well as senior executives and board members at RTE, called before crunch Oireachtas committees which probed a widening crisis at the broadcaster.
Ultimately, new director-general Kevin Bakhurst decided Tubridy would not return to RTE because “trust had broken down” in the wake of
