Dee Forbes said she regretted 'very much the upset and adverse publicity suffered by RTÉ'. Illustration: Paul ScottThe crisis at RTÉ shows little sign of abating despite the resignation of its director general Dee Forbes early on Monday over secret payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy. The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley, said that if Ms Forbes was medically able to attend the PAC meeting on Thursday, then she should do so. [ Dee Forbes resigns: The key questions now facing RTÉ ]He added that he also wanted the chair of the RTÉ board to attend, as well as the secretary general of the Government departments which oversees the media. It added that it would “also publish as much as possible of the Grant Thornton review, which was commissioned by the Audit and Risk Committee of the RTÉ Board, and received by the Board on Monday last, June 19th 2023″.

Source: Forbes June 26, 2023 23:03 UTC