RTÉ CEO Dee Forbes has resigned effective immediately following an ongoing controversy over undisclosed payments to broadcaster Ryan Tubridy.
In a statement this morning, Ms Forbes said she was “engaged with and consistently co-operated with” to answer questions about payments to Mr Tubridy.
She said that as CEO, she is the person “ultimately accountable for what happens within the organisation”.
“I take that responsibility seriously. I am tendering my resignation to RTÉ with immediate effect,” she wrote, reports RTE.
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