Oiling up the Tape Players out in Montrose.

dvcireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119168918#Comment_119168918

I wonder is that why his show goes out at 10 pm on a Monday night so no one notices he is still at RTE, although I did hear him on Sunday evening.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119168950#Comment_119168950

Apparently he will be doing two programmes a week for the summer.

At least he does research and has an interest in his subject which is more than can be said for Duffy et al.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119169396#Comment_119169396

Way too big a wedge for the output though.

Expunge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119170344#Comment_119170344

You said it, Bren.

Once you hand out that sort of moola to a staffer in the building, they are most likely on it for the rest of their days in there. Even if it's only in the firm of an "allowance".

Is it pensionable or non pensionable?

If only there were some public interest watchdogs who would ask questions similar to these on behalf of the license fee payer! Those useless c**nts on the Dail Committee never seem to ask a pertinent question of the DG and her lieutenants.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119173861#Comment_119173861

Correct and right MR E.

Reason,as I see it , is that the journos don’t want to ‘rock the boat’ out there is of course that they are all in the same ‘club’ as it were, and who knows they might be in for a ‘big buck bonanza’ some time in the future.

Quite similar with the politicians who will always be trying to ‘sweet talk’ Montrose as they all know they can be turned on’ in a flash.

Whats needed is a Dennis Skinner type dude with ostensibly no dog in the fight to start lifting slates and standing up for the hard pressed licence payer..

amlinopta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119174018#Comment_119174018

Often wondered if the staffers take a pay cut when their work load is reduced. Mooney and Darcy post his TV show being two cases in point. 117 employees on more than €100k basic salary as recently as 2020. Handy work if you can get it alright.

ford fiesta

I dont understand why they get George Hamilton (Contractor) to fill in for Marty Whelan (Contractor) on Lyric FM

Surely getting an RTE permanent staffer that they are already paying to fill in, who's not doing much, would make sense ?

Expunge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119174248#Comment_119174248

one chap in his seventies and the other not far from 70. Madness and unnecessarily expensive. This on a service that is supposed to be fairly specialised with a tiny market share and a listener reach within the margin of error on the JNLR survey (3per cent).

Dom the chemist

Whatever happened to that Matthew Norry chap that had been Marty Whelan's fill in?

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119178210#Comment_119178210

He seems to be no longer with Lyric FM.

thesandeman

It looks like Ray Darcy had been called in to do the Replay programme tonight.

They're playing a programme from years ago instead of today.

So far we've had Paddy O'Gorman talking to Sean O'Rourke on "Today With Sean O'Rourke" and Olivia O'Leary on "Drivetime with Mary Wilson" telling a story about her one year old child.

McGrath5

I see the six one news is down to 30 minutes with the usual reeling in the years picking up the slack, is that it until September?

StevenToast

Ya, time to bring back this thread....

Tubridy off for weeks...Hair Byrne gone...Lord Boucher Hayes In...6 one down to half hour...

And they want you to pay the licence fee!!😂

StevenToast

The big news of Trimble dying is breaking and theres no one in RTE to cover it properly...id say they are scrambling in there....

Very slow out of the blocks on the app...

Copy and pasting....

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119386657#Comment_119386657

All gone to the holiday homes in Provence

Monkstown is like a graveyard.

Brendan Bendar

Well well well It’s that time again.

The briefcases are packed, the gúnas are taken out, the ‘little place’ in Tuscany has had the beds aired.

Gogggins are getting in the ‘good wine’ as the annual ‘ migration of the stars’ commences.

Ballsy seems gone already…Ronan almost gone…Nooze Hannon moved on…O’Mongáin (what was he doing!) brought in

Seanie peeping o er the parapet again..Marty has enough time to go on stage..

Lets keep an eye on developments here, all contributions welcome.

Meanwhile ….autopilot on…check…FMC updated…check…anti ice on…check…mixture lean……carry on!

StevenToast

You forgot the 2 fingers up to the Irish taxpayer on their way out.....

RINO87

I'm having nightmares about the Brenda O'Donoghue documentaries already!

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120009382#Comment_120009382

Now yellow card for that……It’s Brenda Donohue……not sure how she spells it but like Paschal there is no ‘O’.

Your point is good though..

amlinopta

Ciara King in on Late Date, Cathal checked out last Thursday until New Year, other than a Christmas Eve special.

Nevin Parsnipp

Yes the "Stars" are on the move ...I predict big migration this time ....Dublin Airport will get increasing mention...most of the big shows are pre-recorded...only a skeleton staff in the Pink Palace over the festive season.....

amlinopta

Aengus Cox, son of Valerie who took RTE/the tax payer for €50k in an age discrimination case, with a rare outing as Morning Ireland host alongside Mary Wilson. Some of the regulars already with the feet up.

RINO87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120009480#Comment_120009480

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120013428#Comment_120013428

Lad does it a fair bit, bit of a ‘super sub’ .

Does some various reportage too, however like the Ma in her day doesn’t seem to stray too far from the environs of the M11.

Id say a quadrant of 50 km South from the Mother Ship in Donnybrook would be the lads preferred bailiwick.

Hmmm..

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120012669#Comment_120012669

Fiachna was in for Creedon this evening while Drivetime was padded out with a PBH podcast episode. Don't get me wrong, it was good but lads, c'mon, a podcast doesn't even have tape hiss 🤓

StevenToast

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120016651#Comment_120016651

We all need a lord boucher hayes lecture about climate change for christmas....

Nevin Parsnipp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120013878#Comment_120013878

Yeah heard that Dude....got a very strange and affected accent....sounds over elecuted...but then I don't know the lad's complete background.

Yeah the ma stiffed JQT for a few bob all right...happens a bit out there I understand ...wonder did Blainaid's little scuffle with the Pooh-Bahs cost her any legals ?

Anyways suggest we give a report card for the stand in's in early January...see if any hidden gems are identified ...

RINO87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120016651#Comment_120016651

In fairness that does go out every Monday, think they are on episode 18 now, so be prepared to hear all of them again (some for the 3rd time) every evening over christmas

Brendan Bendar

No sign of Dobbo on the News at One, today it’s the much underrated Robert Short, yesterday Gavin Jennings.

Wheres Dobbo gone?

StevenToast

The 1pm news was about 10mins long...rolled out karen creed (i think)....

Sure news doesnt happen now for the next 3 weeks....