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Lyndsay26
Normally I don't get too hyped up with the negative news stories but there is so much information about the RTE scandal at the moment, I thought I would share
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RTÉ says that €1.6m was spent on client entertainment and corporate hospitality over the last 10 years through barter accounts, here's a little run down of a few of the transactions.
�� €2,300 spent on membership of Soho House, an exclusive members’ only accommodation space in London.
�� €4,956 on 200 pairs of Haviannas flip flops for a summer party for agencies and clients in 2016.
�� €874 for a chauffeur to drive an eight-month pregnant member of NK Management staff so she could attend an event.
�� €13,730 spent on an Ed Sheeran concert at Croke Park in November 2015, including food, drink and merchandise.
�� €12,200 spent on Bruce Springsteen tickets by RTÉ’s then head of sales in what is described as an “agency event” on August 24th 2016.
�� €9,090 spent on tickets for Aviva Stadium corporate boxes for concerts held by Harry Styles, Eagles and Westlife.
�� €1,760 spent on Garth Brooks tickets when he performed in Croke Park, while an additional €2,481 was spent on hospitality for those attending the concert.
�� €3,681 spent on an executive board meeting which was cancelled but still charged for.
�� Nearly €6,000 spent on accommodation for an executive board meeting at Druids Glen in December 2016.
�� €2,499 spent on a “thank you” lunch for a client who provided €20m worth of advertising revenue in 2021.
�� €2,538 spent on a Christmas lunch for staff and clients in 2021.
�� 21,000 spent on agency and client summer party at Teelings Distillery with €2,161 listed for spending “balloons and set up”.
�� €1,178 spent on a leaving lunch for former director general Noel Curran.
�� €22,306 spent on furniture and branding for Renault events.
�� €15,987 soent on a Renault event in Cork and €13,358 on a similar event in Dublin.
�� €13,462 spent on a 2017 golf outing in Powerscourt for former head of commercial Willie O'Reilly and more than €5,148 spent with McGuirks golf equipment provider for sweaters, golf balls and shoe hire.
�� Nearly €10,000 spent on a screening of its legal drama Striking Out for sponsors and guests in 2016 with €2,301 spent on drinks for the same event in the Irish Film Institute.
�� Nearly €30,000 spent on what is listed as ‘Cinema: RTÉ Centenary’ in March 2016 with then director general Noel Curran and invited guests, commercial guests, clients and agencies also referenced.
�� Over €3,600 spent on 60 Ireland jerseys for the 2016 European Championships.
�� €571 on pizza and food for the commercial floor in March 2018.
�� €538 spent by the head of sales on a Shamrock Rovers Golf Classic in 2016.