RTÉ’S biggest names have taken home some eye-watering salaries in recent years, with the top 10 highest-paid presenters pocketing over €9.5 million over the course of three years.
The national broadcaster finally revealed yesterday who its top earners from 2017 to 2019 were. Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy received the biggest paycheque, earning €495,000 in 2019 alone.
The figures show that RTÉ paid the top ten earners a total of €3,219,738 in 2019 — despite serious financial troubles. And members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it was hard to justify the paycheques, given the broadcaster’s financial instability.
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