In the early hours of Friday morning, shock news broke, that Siún Ní Raghallaigh, chair of the RTÉ board had resigned, having lost confidence from Media Minister Catherine Martin over her involvement in the golden handshake deals that are engulfing the broadcaster in scandal.
Upon his death in 2018 reclusive millionaire William Hampton left the vast majority of his estate to Sinn Féin, despite there being little to link him to the party.