RTÉ has spent more than €140,000 on make-up over the past two years with nearly half of that paid to high-end retailer Brown Thomas.
The broadcaster said they used cosmetics across thousands of hours of TV programmes that were produced each year.
The total bill from January of 2023 to March of this year was €144,081 or the equivalent of around €5,300 each month.
A database of costs shows that Brown Thomas was the most favoured outlet for make-up purchases with €67,000 spent with the store.
Around €3,000 was spent on purchases through Amazon, €4,500 at Tesco, and nearly €4,100 at Boots Chemists.
Other items listed included €32.79 for fake eyelashes and glue, €26 for hairspray and wipes, and a €28 bill from Partyworld.
Almost half of the €144,000 bill…