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Tensions flare as Ireland grapples with refugee accommodation crisis

So as we pass the half-way point of the year, where does the row over refugee accommodation stand? Have we progressed?

Irish Mirror

New seasons of popular Gordon Ramsay show to create hundreds of jobs in Ireland

Next Level Chef, will see celebrity chef and presenter Gordon Ramsay film its new series in Ireland, a country he said he 'loves'

Irish Mirror

RTE admits Ryan Tubridy continues to be paid as he remains off air

The national broadcaster has refused to say how much they are currently paying Tubridy while he's off air

Dublin Live

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RTE confirm that Ryan Tubridy is getting paid while off air - and he might not return to radio for months

The national broadcaster has refused to say how much they are currently paying Tubridy while he's off air

Irish Mirror

Govt to send auditor to look at RTE's books as PAC wants Ryan Tubridy for questioning

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley, who chairs the PAC – the Oireachtas spending watchdog – also said witnesses may be called in over the summer recess in relation to the payments.

Irish Mirror

Green light set for auditor to examine RTE finances

Coalition chiefs also played down reports of hundreds of redundancies and a sell-off of 2FM amid the ongoing crisis over secret payments to Ryan Tubridy

Dublin Live

No proposals for staff redundancies or selling assets at RTE: Media minister

It comes after a Government TD denied that the coalition could seek ‘revenge’ on the broadcaster amid ongoing revelations.

The Independent UK

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Government is not seeking ‘revenge’ in its response to RTE payment debacle – TD

Two Government representatives denied that widespread redundancies at the broadcaster are planned.

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on RTE to give gardai access to books

The news comes following a week of revelations including €345k in secret payments to Ryan Tubridy to top up his salary

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar believes gardai could be asked to probe RTE’s secret slush fund

The Taoiseach's comments came after Garda Commissioner said the gardai are ready and able to conduct a probe if a complaint is made

Dublin Live

Irish Rail deals with 170 incidents of anti-social behaviour in three months - aggressive passengers on the rise

Of the violent incidents recorded, two of them were on employees of the railway service or their contractors.

Irish Mirror

‘I don’t give a f*** if you’re insulted’ - Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll blasts snowflakes

“Mrs Brown is outrageous. She gets away with stuff that I’d never f***ing get away with."

Irish Mirror

First picture of major drug dealer killed in horror Sligo motorbike crash

EXCLUSIVE: McMorrow - who is set to be buried on Monday - was a violent drug dealer with over 50 convictions with ties to Sligo gang boss Patrick Irwin

Irish Mirror

'Ryan Tubridy is a dead man walking in RTE but only has himself to blame'

"He is the architect of his own downfall. And he’s brought the entire RTE organisation down with him."

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Media guru Terry Prone predicts trouble for RTE getting sponsors for Ryan Tubridy show if he returns

Interim Deputy Director General at RTE Adrian Lynch, told the Oireachtas Committee on Media on Wednesday that “at the moment, obviously, for editorial reasons, it’s impossible for Ryan Tubridy to be back on air.”

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity, secrets and lies: Ireland watches as scandal engulfs RTÉ

National broadcaster is embroiled in a real-life drama over clandestine payments to its star presenter

The National (Scotland)

Irish taxpayer potentially defrauded over RTE payments to Ryan Tubridy, TDs told

THE Irish taxpayer may have been “defrauded” over undeclared payments made by RTE to its highest earner Ryan Tubridy, a committee has been…

The Independent UK

Media minister requests meeting with incoming RTE boss and board chair

It comes after revelations about the RTE barter account during a committee appearance this week.

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Irish Mirror

Inside RTE's €30,000 K Club bash for clients paid for using secret barter account

Green fees were priced on the day at €175 per person which RTE paid for.

Irish Mirror

Road block lifted at Slieve League but garda divers find no trace of missing man in Donegal

There has still been no confirmation as to the identity of the missing person despite speculation that it is a man in his 60s from Northern Ireland.

Irish Mirror

Update on Ryan Tubridy's radio show next week with star still off-air amid pay scandal

Meanwhile, top broadcaster Claire Byrne, who revealed her €280,000 pay earlier this week, paid tribute to RTE staff working to cover the undeclared payments controversy.

Irish Mirror

'Nobody shouted stop at RTE as they made very bad decision over Ryan Tubridy pay deal'

Finance Minister Michael McGrath stressed that Ireland has "established processes in place" for considering whether there has been a breach of accountancy rules or company law matters at RTE.

The Independent UK

Taoiseach cannot rule out that some RTE payments were on ‘wrong side of the law’

Leo Varadkar said he was concerned that the broadcaster had paid for work that had not been done.

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar says scandal-hit RTE payments 'may have been on the wrong side of the law'

The Taoiseach’s comments came after Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said that the force is ready and able to conduct a probe if asked.

The Independent UK

Irish taxpayer potentially defrauded over RTE payments to Ryan Tubridy, TDs told

A former chair of the RTE board said it was ‘staggering’ that they did not know a barter account for the broadcaster existed.

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