Some of Tubridy’s remuneration was secretly funnelled to him by RTÉ through Renault, the former sponsor of The Late Late Show. His relationship with Kambamettu developed through the spring and early summer of 2023, through his 50th birthday and also his departure from The Late Late Show, which had exhausted him. Despite his previous lofty pay, Tubridy suggests he had to make it before he could pay it back. If he really is “Tubs-o-cash”, as one tabloid called him during the RTÉ scandal, he either hides it well or he has spent it all on books. “I’m a different person now to who I was a couple of years ago.

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2026 15:00 UTC