Ryan Tubridy once again leads the list for RTE's highest earners as the figures for 2020 and 2021 are published today.
The Late Late Show presenter was paid €440k in 2021 through his company Tuttle Productions Ltd. It's a €45k drop from 2019 when he was paid €495k and a slight decrease from 2020 when he was paid €466, 250.
Claire Byrne has seen a significant increase in her income from RTE and she jumps to third on the list. Her pay increased to €350k in 2021 after sitting at seventh place with €250k in 2019 and fourth in 2020 with €282,917.
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Ray D'arcy has dropped to the fourth position with €305k while Joe Duffy retains the second place with €351k. Aine Lawlor briefly appeared in the list in 2020 at the 10th spot with €183,662.
While George Lee joined the list in 2021 with €179,131. The overall pay for the top 10 in 2020 was €2,713,404 - a 16% decrease from 2019 when it was €3,219,738.
But in 2021 it increased slightly to €2,723,616. Despite the jump it was still 15% below the 2019 figure and in line with the company's commitment to pay reductions.
RTÉ Director-General Dee Forbes said: “Today we are publishing the fees paid to RTÉ's highest-paid presenters for 2020 and 2021, which confirms a total reduction of more than 15%. Our presenters play an important role in RTÉ's provision of vital news, information and entertainment to audiences right across the country and enable us to generate commercial revenue which is essential to fund RTÉ's public services.
"We are aware that the fees of high-profile presenters attract considerable public interest. Over the past 15 years RTÉ has reduced these fees by c. 40%. We continue to keep them under review."
Here's the top 10 RTE earners for 2020 and 2021:
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