‘Late Late Show’ host Tubridy still leads the way, earning €495,000 for each of those three years. Second place is RTE Radio 1 afternoon presenter Ray D’Arcy whose salary of €450,000 has also remained unchanged for the years indicated. Claiming third position is ‘Liveline’ presenter Joe Duffy, whose salary has been subject to a slight fluctuation. In 2017, he took home €398,738 while in 2018, it went up to €404,988 and then dropped slighted to €392,494. Presenter Sean O’Rourke, who retired in May of 2020, is listed in the fourth position and his wage for 2017 was listed as €321,071; in 2018 it was €325,263 while in 2019 it was €327,988. The late Marian Finucane, who passed away in January 2020, was the best-paid female presenter on the list and in 2019 was paid €358,013.