Ben Dunne leaves €30m estate in will and writes off son’s €4m debt
Seen & Heard: Claire Byrne moves on from ‘super-agent’ Kelly; Conglomerates vie for Galway media outlets; Waterford Distillery founder vows to save business
Noel Kelly Agent
Stories about Noel Kelly, the agent for some RTE stars
Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy
Plus: Irish Catholic podcast believes the pope is a very naughty boy; JP McManus’s road woes; and Ciaran Mullooly’s new adviser in Brussels
What were the most-read articles on irishtimes.com in 2023?
Death of Sinéad O’Connor, Dublin riots and RTÉ pay scandal were just some of the stories to hold readers’ attention this year
Patrick Freyne’s favourite – and worst – TV moments of 2023
An obsessive viewer surveys a year of ups and downs and finds there was an awful lot that was worth watching
Tubridy has landed a new job in the UK but why has Virgin Radio given him one?
Former RTÉ presenter’s scandal-rocked rollercoaster year leaves him ‘desperately excited’ to be at Rupert Murdoch owned station
RTÉ financial crisis: Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions
Complete sale of Montrose campus ‘unlikely’, RTÉ's director general tells Public Accounts Committee
Ryan Tubridy’s agent Noel Kelly insisted contract be ‘paid in full’ when RTÉ proposed cuts in 2019
RTÉ refusing to release details of severance and exit packages to top executives involved in Tubridy pay controversy,
Together again: Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates reunite to launch political podcast
Noel Kelly Management seeks sponsor for new podcast with Today FM presenter as host and former minister as pundit
Fintan O’Toole: The only thing Tubridy seemed truly sorry for was himself
He has held stubbornly to a fiction, so stubbornly that it seems he might actually believe it
What next for Tubridy? Will Newstalk come calling or could he go back to the BBC?
The former Late Late host is likely to make a comeback after an extended pause
Tubridy insists he had ‘no intention’ of causing difficulty for RTÉ
Director general Kevin Bakhurst says trust between Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ broke down following statement from presenter on Wednesday
RTÉ strategy on Tubridy’s pay was bound up with station’s wider financial woes, Grant Thornton report shows
RTÉ admitted it had no right to recoup €120,000 exit fee from presenter but told his agent ‘we need to get something back here, we are haemorrhaging money’
Deal to bring Tubridy back to RTÉ radio falls apart as Bakhurst decides now is not ‘right time’ for return
RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst says elations between parties were shattered by statement issued by the former Late Late Show presenter on Wednesday.
What will Ryan Tubridy’s exit mean for his fellow RTÉ presenters?
A significant drop in earnings is on the cards under a new regime that holds all the cards
RTÉ pay report reaches a quietly damning conclusion
Ryan Tubridy ‘had no involvement’ in RTÉ’s adjustment to his published earnings, Grant Thornton forensic accountant finds
Tubridy in talks to return to RTÉ on salary ‘significantly less’ than €200,000
Latest Grant Thornton report into broadcaster’s pay heavily critical of ‘several failures’ by State broadcaster
‘Trust that was shattered will not be easy to rebuild’: RTÉ staff respond to latest Tubridy pay report
Second Grant Thornton report is ‘an arrow through the heart’ of relationship between staff and management at national broadcaster
RTÉ report on Tubridy pay exposes clash between chief financial officers
Breda O’ Keeffe says Niall Collins and Deloitte ‘incorrectly’ relied on a Tubridy/RTÉ side letter
RTÉ pay controversy: Key findings of second Grant Thornton report
Document limited due to inability of ex-director general Dee Forbes or director of content Jim Jennings to engage with process
RTÉ pay controversy: Grant Thornton review an ‘arrow through the heart’ of staff-management relationship
Tubridy says he hopes to re-establish listeners’ trust as report indicates RTÉ used wrong figures to keep published pay below €500,000
RTÉ board members may face fresh Oireachtas committee following Grant Thornton review
TD Niamh Smyth, who chairs media committee, believes another committee meeting before Dáil resumes regular sittings may be in order
RTÉ pay report puts focus on Deloitte’s role in Tubridy affair
Grant Thornton report sets out misleading figures broadcaster published in 2021 were different from correct numbers recorded on payroll systems
Beyond Noel Kelly: Who are the other agents managing Ireland’s ‘talent’?
Controversy around broadcaster has shone light on little known sector of Irish business
RTÉ hearings show the deep flaws of Oireachtas committees. Here’s how to make them work better
A former political director suggests four simple ways committees could do their jobs more effectively
Oireachtas committees reviewing payments from RTÉ to Ryan Tubridy may reconvene in summer
Media and Public Accounts Committee chiefs to meet if key witnesses to events agree to attend hearings
Ryan Tubridy RTÉ hearings lead to 300-fold rise in Oireachtas TV audience
Leinster House channel had more than nine million minutes of online viewing on Tuesday, compared to the usual 29,000 minutes for a committee hearing
Ryan Tubridy may come to regret hitching his wagon to Noel Kelly’s
Tubridy started out as Logan Roy but lapsed into Cousin Greg whenever the subject of money came up
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan Tubridy
RTÉ, led by new director general Kevin Bakhurst, and its top star saw battle lines drawn this week as their differences over Ryan Tubridy's hidden payments were exposed in three more stormy Oireachtas committee hearings
RTÉ crisis: Nine key moments from this week’s contentious Oireachtas hearings
RTÉ executives push back on assertions made by Tubridy and Kelly; DG says he was surprised to hear former chief financial officer had availed of exit package
Justine McCarthy: Ryan Tubridy should keep his job, but not his role
Broadcaster known for cheery banter but we have learned there are more layers to him than a liking for mom and apple pie
‘There’s so many things I could tell you’: Pat Kenny mixes sympathy for Tubridy with a flurry of zingers
Radio: Newstalk host keen to tackle other matters but Ryan Tubridy’s committee speech grabs all the attention
RTÉ’s payments to Ryan Tubridy: After 25 hours of hearings, are we any closer to the truth?
After six meetings, more than 25 hours of committee hearings and plenty of media coverage, the short answer is yes
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Election 2024
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices