Hidden expenditure of €654,000 from an exchange account at RTÉ that went unreported

Expenses on account, made famous by the Ryan Tubridy scandal, were not included in the annual reportsHats off to golden handshakes and pay scales as recommended by surveysRTÉ leaders inquired about the reports but did not decide on future funding until after the election

More mysterious payments from RTE 'exchange account' discovered

Fionnán Sheahan and Gabija Gataveckaite

The infamous RTÉ swap account contained another €650,000 that no one knew about.

An investigation into RTÉ found that the swap account slush fund – which came to light during the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal – had six-figure sums that were never included in the broadcaster's annual report.