Naman Ramachandran UPDATED: Suspended RTE director general Dee Forbes has resigned. Forbes said in a statement on Monday: “I regret very much the upset and adverse publicity suffered by RTE, its staff and the unease created among the public in recent days.
As director general, I am the person ultimately accountable for what happens within the organisation and I take that responsibility seriously.
I am tendering my resignation to RTE with immediate effect.” PREVIOUSLY: Irish public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE) has suspended its director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive, over an ongoing scandal around an overpaid TV host.
Presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid a total of €345,000 ($375,860) more than his annual published salary between 2017 and 2022, the RTE board said in a statement on Thursday.
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