Kevin Bakhurst, the director general, declared that the parties' relationship had “broken down” and that no more talks would take place about Tubridy's return to his radio programme.

Since the RTÉ Board initially announced the scandal surrounding Tubridy's understated remuneration on June 22nd, he has not been on air.

“We entered negotiations with Ryan in good faith and with the objective of coming to an agreement that would see Ryan return to his RTÉ Radio 1 show,” said Mr. Bakhurst.

“There are currently no plans for Ryan to return to his presenting position with RTÉ since I have chosen not to pursue further conversations.”

“Despite having agreed some of the fundamentals, including fee, duration and hours, regretfully, it is my view that trust between the parties has broken down.”

Since revealing it had undervalued Tubridy's profits by €345,000 from 2017 to 2022, the public service broadcaster has been the focus of criticism.

Following then, the broadcaster's issue has expanded beyond Tubridy's salary to include RTÉ's internal financial, accounting, and governance practises as well as its spending on corporate hospitality for customers that advertise with the company.

According to a Grant Thornton audit released this week, it is “very plausible” that RTÉ underreported its payments to its star presenter from 2017 to 2019 by €120,000 in order to keep the total mark under €500,000.

Following the publication of that study, which determined that Tubridy had no involvement in RTÉ's actions to understate his earnings between 2017 and 2019, the former presenter of the Late Late Show stated on Wednesday that he wants to rebuild listeners' confidence.

Prior to his decision to quit the flagship Late Late Show earlier this year, Tubridy was the station's highest-paid employee. He stated that he desired to resume delivering his radio programme but was awaiting Mr. Bakhurst's decision over his future.

“I am committed to re-establishing the confidence and trust of my colleagues and listeners,” he added in the statement. “I hope that any fair assessment of the findings of today's report will help in this regard.”

“I want to acknowledge the tremendous support that I have received recently from people all over the country; many cards and letters, greetings on the street, and words of support from people I ran into meant an awful lot to me and I appreciate them all very much,” he continued.

A representative for Tubridy informed the PA news agency that he will not be making any comments on the subject.