RTÉ barter accounts reveal shocking purchase of €5k worth of flip-flops | JOE.ie

A summer party thrown by the broadcaster for various agencies and clients saw a jaw-dropping total of €5k spent on Havaianas flip-flops, with a further €2k spent on balloons for the same event.

An agency event in which the head of sales at RTÉ attended a Bruce Springsteen concert cost €13k, whilst €1,300 was spent on taking 20 clients to an Amy Schumer comedy show.A whopping €138k was spent on securing ten-year IRFU tickets for access to Irish rugby internationals.? €7,688 on Spice Girls at Croke Park? €2,306 for the swanky members-only Soho House in London to be used for 'meetings' in the UK.

There’s a charge worth €2,306 for luxury members-only club Soho House in London, a dinner in pricey Dublin restaurant Isabelle’s for €1,469, and a transaction for €2,481 for hospitality at a Garth Brooks concert. Other notable inclusions are the spending of €4,568, which was simply listed as “alcohol” with no description. Moreover, there is a transaction for €18,201 merely described as"Fiat" for the group head of commercial.

Over €5k was spent on an Edinburgh Hotel for senior staff members who attended a Six Nations clash between Scotland and Ireland.The Committee is set to further explore these revelations over the course of the week, with the former chairwoman of RTÉ Moya Doherty today stating that she expects"more questions will arise in the coming days".

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