Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly: star and agent come out swinging

Did Tubridy's attack damage his prospects of a return to the airwaves?

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Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly at the Oireachtas Media Committee.
Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly at the Oireachtas Media Committee.

So many questions, so much time. Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly faced a six-hour grilling from two Oireachtas committees yesterday, starting at 11am with the Public Accounts Committee, then in the afternoon in front of the media committee.

Galway TD Ciaran Cannon, one of the last deputies to put questions to the pair, stated “six hours later, we are no further along”. But was that fair?

On today’s In the News podcast Irish Times political reporter Jack Horgan-Jones listens back to some key moments to assess what we learned about the RTÉ pay saga and whether Mr Tubridy’s stated aim of returning to the broadcaster was helped or harmed.

Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon and Suzanne Brennan.

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison is an Irish Times journalist and cohost of In the News podcast