New Late Late presenter to earn more per show than Ryan Tubridy

Mr Kielty will also receive a “one-off payment” of €20,000 to cover the pre-production and rehearsals before the show starts in September.

“The contract allows me to submit flight and accommodation expenses, but I’ve waived this. I’ve made it clear to RTÉ that I will be covering my own flights and accommodation costs,” he said in his statement. “I’ve also asked RTÉ to carbon offset my flights. I genuinely hope this helps clarify things going forward. I can’t wait to get started.”

The national broadcaster has been embroiled in pay-related controversy after it announced on June 22nd that it had paid €345,000 more to Mr Tubridy between 2017 and 2022 than had been previously disclosed. Some €225,000 of that was due to a deal with Renault that RTÉ had underwritten and ultimately had to pay.

Mr Tubridy was already the broadcaster’s highest paid presenter prior to these revelations, with the additional payments bringing his annual income to in excess of €500,000 for these years. Speaking before politicians on Tuesday, Mr Tubridy said about the scandal: “My name has been desperately sullied, I think my reputation has been sullied… this has become beyond difficult.”

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