Revealed: What RTÉ really knew before it shamed and blamed Ryan Tubridy

Board knew €120,000 in pay was ‘erroneously’ left off star’s published salary by station itselfPrivate and confidential’ memo said there was ‘no logic’ to official figures and no hidden paymentUnpublished report came two months before official inquiry exonerated former presenter and his agent

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Ryan Tubridy’s payments and the unpublished memo

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Ryan Tubridy says he has been accused of being “complicit, deceitful and dishonest” as he became the face of a national scandal. “The full truth was concealed,” he says.

He has a point, as previously unpublished documents obtained by the Irish Independent reveal.