According to a report in yesterday's media RTÉ has paid in excess of €150,000 to Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire in settlement of a defamation case.
The Cork South Central TD took High Court action against the State broadcaster last summer following comments made about him on the Joe Duffy Liveline programme.
In another case RTÉ agreed to pay €20,000 to a charity for comments they made about the murder of Lyra McKee.
Before Monday evening's Prime Time there was much razzmatazz about the new format of the programme. The set was confusing and far too busy. What did anyone learn from the show?
It was difficult to know exactly what Heath Minister Stephen Donnelly was trying to say with all the interruptions from Sarah McInerney.
The programme was worse than a damp squib.
RTÉ is a public service broadcaster.
Is the licence payer getting value for money?
It's relatively easy for RTÉ to pay out other people's money for defamation cases.
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