Hidden €654,000 spend from barter account at RTÉ that went unreported

Spending from account, made famous by Ryan Tubridy scandal, wasn’t in annual reportsCap on golden handshakes and civil service-style pay scales recommended by probesRTÉ chiefs briefed on reports, but no decision on future funding until after elections

More mystery payments from RTE 'barter account' uncovered

Fionnán Sheahan and Gabija Gataveckaite

​The infamous RTÉ barter account had another €650,000 sloshing around in it that nobody knew about.

A probe into RTÉ found the barter account slush fund – which came to light in the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal – had six-figure sums that were never included in the broadcaster’s annual report.