The number of viewers turning to their telly to watch the Nine O'Clock News on RTE soared when the broadcaster plunged into crisis.
The national broadcaster has been engulfed in controversy since it emerged that it under-reported the salary paid to Ryan Tubridy and failed to disclose 345,000 euro of additional payments to him between 2017 and 2022.
The furore has since widened amid further disclosures about RTE's internal financial, accounting and governance practices.
