Following the current payments controversy, the former host of the Late Late Show will not be coming back to RTÉ.

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Since June 22nd, Mr. Tubridy has not been on television due to a controversy involving the national broadcaster's underreporting of his fees.


There are presently no plans for Mr. Tubridy to return to his radio programme, according to the new RTÉ director-general Kevin Bakhurst, who made the announcement on Thursday. This is because trust had “broken down” in discussions.

The declaration came after a disagreement over how RTÉ had updated his reported earnings for 2020–2021.

Formerly the highest-paid broadcaster at RTÉ, Mr. Tubridy stated in a statement that the initial statistics, which were lower and did not include payments for a contentious commercial deal, were accurate.

According to Mr. Bakhurst, if agreements had been made at the time, Mr. Tubridy (50) would have resumed his radio programme and launched a new podcast in September.

In reaction to the heated comment, however, the director-general called off the negotiations, claiming the presenter was refusing to accept responsibility for the incident.