Ireland’s biggest TV star, Ryan Tubridy, has been made the “poster boy” for the RTÉ payments scandal that has engulfed the national broadcaster and gripped the nation, his agent said.

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While the British media has been dominated by allegations about a BBC presenter, across the Irish Sea, national broadcaster RTÉ has for weeks been dealing with its own, very different scandal.

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GAA correspondent and commentator Marty Morrissey became embroiled in the scandal when it emerged that he had had a free car for nearly six years, which he never declared to management. Other RTE ...

The BBC dance competition show was hit with several scandals last year as many professional dancers faced shocking ...

Mr Bakhurst said the scandal meant his new role "wasn't quite the challenge that I thought I was taking on when I took on this job".

What happened in the UK grooming gangs scandal? A report in 2014 made a conservative estimate that more than 1,400 girls were sexually exploited in the town of Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

Host Patrick Kielty will be joined by the likes of Jarlath Burns, the 2 Johnnies, Pat Spillane and Marty Morrissey ...