RTÉ has identified Derek Mooney among the 10 highest-paid presenters since 2020, according to reporting that draws on RTÉ’s annually published pay information. The outlets state that Mooney was previously not included in the published presenter lists because he was regarded as a producer in that data. After that clarification, his earnings are now counted within the set of top-paid presenter figures for the period from 2020 onward. The reports describe how Mooney’s classification changes his placement in the pay rankings, bringing him into the group reported as RTÉ’s 10 highest-paid presenters over that timeframe. While the sources focus on the inclusion issue—how his role was categorized—they do not indicate a change in his underlying employment or pay itself, but rather in how the figures are presented. The coverage therefore centers on Mooney’s corrected inclusion in the presenter earnings list and his resulting position among RTÉ’s top-paid names since 2020.