Leo: No bailout request made by broadcaster

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said that no request has been made by RTE for a “bailout” as he called for a stop to “new revelations every week”.

- LOUISE BURNE

He made the comments as Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly were being grilled by the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee.

During the first few hours of the meeting, both Mr Kelly and Mr Tubridy lamented the fact that the former Late Late Show host’s reputation has been “damaged” over the last number of weeks.

When asked by the Irish Mirror if he was worried of a “witch hunt”, the Taoiseach said that there needs to be full transparency about the situation now following three weeks of confusion.