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Claire Byrne says she was 'happy to stay on and work' until her contract ended amid new RTE pay row

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RTE boss says Derek Mooney's reclassification as presenter was not a side deal in fresh payments scandal

RTÉ failed to include separate producer fees when calculating top earners, requiring revised salary lists and affecting presenter rankings and pay transparency.

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RTE in fresh payments scandal as broadcaster names star it mistakenly left out of top ten highest earners

RTE reconsidered presenter definitions for its Top Ten earnings list, adding Derek Mooney after excluding producer fees from 2020-2024 calculations.

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Kevin Bakhurst says RTE 'paid the price for transparency' in latest controversy

RTÉ paid a price for transparency after reclassifying Derek Mooney’s role, and says no other names are affected while issues will be disclosed if found.

Claire Byrne says she was 'happy to stay on and work' until her contract ended amid new RTE pay row

RTÉ reclassified Derek Mooney as a presenter and adjusted highest-paid figures, while continuing payments to Ray D’Arcy and Claire Byrne after their October 2025 departures.

RTE boss says Derek Mooney's reclassification as presenter was not a side deal in fresh payments scandal

RTÉ failed to include separate producer fees when calculating top earners, requiring revised salary lists and affecting presenter rankings and pay transparency.