RTE wages

Storm 10

I feel sick reading this and they want to increase the licence fee. Marion on some haul for 4 hours a week along with Joe.

https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/revealed-rts-top-10-highest-paid-presenters-ray-darcy-sees-50000-increase-37620219.html

NIMAN

D'Arcy once got embarrassed when some guest on his TV show said he was on half a million.

He said, I'm not on half a million.

Naw Ray, just €450,000.

TheBigEvil

Totally agree. Disgusting salaries for people that just read an autocue for a couple of hours a week.

TV Licence should be abolished, and they should just get financed through their advertising revenues. That would soon sharpen minds and shrink salaries.

NIMAN

Any head of RTE should cap salaries at €150k, and offer the 'stars' a take it or leave it ultimatum.

artvanderlay

NIMAN wrote: »

Any head of RTE should cap salaries at €150k, and offer the 'stars' a take it or leave it ultimatum.

They'd grab €150k with both hands; wtf else could Tubridy or D'Arcy or Duffy do apart from talk ****e? They'd be lucky to get that much. Where are they going to go? Over to England? Please. Much easier being a big fish in a small nepotistic pond over here.



I'm so apathetic to RTE these days, I've even stopped sending them dog turds. It's a waste of good dog **** :pac:

zapitastas

You have to pay these levels otherwise they would all be over in Hollywood

Guy:Incognito

TheBigEvil wrote: »

Totally agree. Disgusting salaries for people that just read an autocue for a couple of hours a week.

TV Licence should be abolished, and they should just get financed through their advertising revenues. That would soon sharpen minds and shrink salaries.

That's grand as long as you don't expect them to fund anything they don't want to or doesn't make money.

Galwayguy35

Great to see our license money is being put to such good use paying ridiculous salaries to these useless fools.

holyhead

To be fair to Ryan Tubridy and Ray D'Arcy at least do T.V. and Radio. Joe Duffy wages are akin to theft. Marion's wages are a joke. Wages should be capped at 365'000 . Nobody in RTE should earn more than 1k a day. They have an audience of 7m tops on the island. Their website contains to much celebrity bull**** to be taken seriously.

AllForIt

No wonder D'arcy has a constant grin on his face.

Plumbthedepths

zapitastas wrote:

You have to pay these levels otherwise they would all be over in Hollywood

It would be worth taking the chance and paying them less.

Agent Coulson

Tell Tubridy he can have £100k a year and if he isn't happy with that to fcuk off to the BBC let the British tax payer pay his wages.



Tell D'arcy he should be paying RTE for a job or he can fcuk off back to Denis O'Brien.

gimli2112

I don't mind the license fee too much but if they take a cut in wages can we have fewer ads?
The wages for some of these presenters is a joke.

nc6000

Why the two year delay? There's no reason they couldn't be releasing figures for 2018 shortly.

Widdensushi

holyhead wrote: »

To be fair to Ryan Tubridy and Ray D'Arcy at least do T.V. and Radio. Joe Duffy wages are akin to theft. Marion's wages are a joke. Wages should be capped at 365'000 . Nobody in RTE should earn more than 1k a day. They have an audience of 7m tops on the island. Their website contains to much celebrity bull**** to be taken seriously.

Is that 7m meant to be 700k?

holyhead

Widdensushi wrote: »

Is that 7m meant to be 700k?

I should have stated a potential audience!

spindex

Can we find out how much the "actors" in faircity get ?

garyscargo

zapitastas wrote: »

You have to pay these levels otherwise they would all be over in Hollywood

Yeah, doing menial jobs for "real" stars.

Clareman

In my opinion presenters should be given a percentage of the profits their shows make, if their shows aren't making money then they don't make any money.

SureYWouldntYa

It's not in the article, but aren't some of them like Tubridy paid through their company? How is that allowed, Tubridy does enough hours between TV and radio that he has to be considered an employee rather than a contractor, why are they allowed the extra benefits associated with being paid through their own company than straight from RTE

DJIMI TRARORE

zapitastas wrote:

You have to pay these levels otherwise they would all be over in Hollywood

Holly head:)

Atlantic Dawn

Only 3 of the top 10 receive salaries, the other 7 are contractors who receive fee's as payment.

AndyBoBandy

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

It's not in the article, but aren't some of them like Tubridy paid through their company? How is that allowed, Tubridy does enough hours between TV and radio that he has to be considered an employee rather than a contractor, why are they allowed the extra benefits associated with being paid through their own company than straight from RTE

It’s done to facilitate them paying less income tax, and keeping more of their €450k in their pockets. Ryan Tubridy limited probably only pays Ryan tubridy about €40-€50k a year so he’d not pay a whole lot of tax. Ryan Tubridy Ltd keeps the rest and pays tax at a much lower rate, if any at all, as most of the companies expenditure (Tubridy’s lifestyle/rent/fuel etc..) would be written off as company expenditure.

I probably pay more tax than Tubbers

emptyhouse2222

please don't tell me anyone actually pays the tv licence
i wouldn't give them a red cent

tayto lover

Absolute disgrace that those useless feckers are on such money.
RTE is not worth the licence fee.

doolox

Its the law.

But it would be great if enough people protested and got rid of this ridiculous shake down like they got rid of Irish Water.


I amd heartily sick of paying for these "celebrities" who are utterly useless and not worth 1/2 million per annum that many of them are on.

Than God that Phat Kenny has gone to a non-RTE station and I hope he never gets back into public broadcasting again.

Lets hope that all the others get thrown out soon.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

It's a national scandal but nobody will do anything about it.

washman3

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

It’s done to facilitate them paying less income tax, and keeping more of their €450k in their pockets. Ryan Tubridy limited probably only pays Ryan tubridy about €40-€50k a year so he’d not pay a whole lot of tax. Ryan Tubridy Ltd keeps the rest and pays tax at a much lower rate, if any at all, as most of the companies expenditure (Tubridy’s lifestyle/rent/fuel etc..) would be written off as company expenditure.

I probably pay more tax than Tubbers

And this is the same guy that went hammer and tongs at Peter Casey re his tax affairs.!!
Might explain what Tubridy's real agenda actually is.

Atlantic Dawn

If you personally owned 5 houses yourself whoy do you legally have to buy 5 TV licences when you can only watch one tv at a time so to speak?

artvanderlay

I don't pay a license fee, because it is all so ****. I have removed RTE from my tv stations, I don't listen to any Irish radio apart from my local community station. I would have no problem paying a license fee if I felt there were a few things on that I actually enjoy watching/listening to, but there is genuinely nothing, and I refuse to pay for Ryan Tubridy, Ray D'Arcy, Joe Duffy, Amy Huberman, Kathryn Thomas and all the other "stars" to live the high life. F*ck that.



I would be happy to attend a protest about how piss poor RTE is. I have never watched anything on RTE. I find the arrogance of the presenters absolutely galling. Even looking at the news in my parents house the last day, po-faced Cathriona Perry reading the news annoyed me. TV3 have Colette Fitzpatrick who probably doesn't get paid as much, but is lovely. It sickens me that the talentless thrive in RTE because of cronyism, nepotism, and greed. RTE employees live in a bubble and think they are an essential part of Irish life: they are not. It's only oldies and undiscerning people that watch and listen to their mediocre output.



Oh, hang on, I enjoyed the first couple of years of Bachelor's Walk, before the success went to their heads, and I watched some episodes of A scare at bedtime with Podge and Rodge, and that's pretty much it. I don't think I should have to pay €160 a year for that.

AMKC

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

If you personally owned 5 houses yourself whoy do you legally have to buy 5 TV licences when you can only watch one tv at a time so to speak?

If you owned 5 houses I think paying for a TV licence 5 times would be small change. Maybe 4 of the houses would be rented out. I do not know the answer to your question but I do know as I heard it not so long ago that there is over 1000 TV's yes that's right more than 1000's TV in Leinster house and only 1 TV license is payed for all them TV's

emptyhouse2222

b1d0i5k4e6zrln wrote: »

It's a national scandal but nobody will do anything about it.

I see some neo nazis are planning to attack tubridy with a slazhhook on alt right media

Plumbthedepths

I'm a member of page on Facebook that is nostalgic in content, a link was provided to the Late Late toy show of years ago. It highlights how terrible Tubridy actually is. Gaybo even in his latter years was miles ahead of that useless pr**k. The toys and kids were actually the focus of the show.

tuxy

£900,000 a year in the boom times!
4 times the pay of the U.S president.
Now I'm off to sue an old lady for a field!

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you for that contribution

Arghus

Those salaries are crazy as many have said. Ray D'Arcy is literally the luckiest man in Ireland, because I've sat through a few episodes of his TV show and the man, fundamentally, just can't do his job right - to be earning 500,000 for that and a radio show, that I'm sure he's equally as inept on, is nothing short of amazing.

Though Joe Duffy's salary is probably in many ways an even bigger disgrace. He only does radio - and that's when he even does that! The guy misses an extraordinary amount of shows, we're talking a chronic level of absenteeism here. Honestly, it is a joke. This issue of me thinking he is a billowing blockhead is kinda beside the point, but he's objectively making a killing for doing damn all.

Mehapoy

Arghus wrote: »

Those salaries are crazy as many have said. Ray D'Arcy is literally the luckiest man in Ireland, because I've sat through a few episodes of his TV show and the man, fundamentally, just can't do his job right - to be earning 500,000 for that and a radio show, that I'm sure he's equally as inept on, is nothing short of amazing.

Though Joe Duffy's salary is probably in many ways an even bigger disgrace. He only does radio - and that's when he even does that! The guy misses an extraordinary amount of shows, we're talking a chronic level of absenteeism here. Honestly, it is a joke. This issue of me thinking he is a billowing blockhead is kinda beside the point, but he's objectively making a killing for doing damn all.

It really need a national show of civil disobedience for everyone to stop paying tv license until RTE is reformed, Montrose sold off, RTE split into commercial and public service channels with a cap on 'fees' being paid in the public service side, see what darcy is actually worth on the open market

tuxy

Agreed. I always wondered what the likes of BBC or Channel 4 would be prepared to offer to snap up these sub par presenters.

trixiebust

How this hasn't gotten more attention is beyond me. Those salaries are crazy for such a small country,when the majority of the population don't watch or listen to the output anymore.

Salaries absolutely should be capped @ 150k for the top top earners & no more.

vectorvictor

spindex wrote: »

Can we find out how much the "actors" in faircity get ?

Very little (relative to the other crowd on the list who should be wearing balaclavas). A day rate of about €500 with multiple episode appearances crammed into a day. Could be 1-2 days work a week or none.No security or guarantees.

Arghus

Mehapoy wrote: »

It really need a national show of civil disobedience for everyone to stop paying tv license until RTE is reformed, Montrose sold off, RTE split into commercial and public service channels with a cap on 'fees' being paid in the public service side, see what darcy is actually worth on the open market

I don't know if I'm quite ready to take to the streets just yet over this issue, I'd be happy with slightly better television to be honest.

Storm 10

The amount of days Joe takes off is a joke, he is gone for the Summer, Christmas and Easter, same with Marion jez 300k for four hours a week is a bloody disgrace and she also takes off for the Summer and Christmas. Any one could do Joes job just sit at a desk and take phone calls and ask the odd question. Does anyone in RTE take into account the days worked V the money they earn, here we are struggling to pay off homes etc. these guys are having a laugh at us, surely its time for the Minister to get involved in these crazy payments.

Blazer

Don't forget that its all funnelled through to their own companies so their tax they pay is probably minuscule.
What I want to see is their take home pay after tax.
I remember that guy on the late late show slamming Pat Kenny and was disgusted with the audience.
The Irish people are complete sheep..we're stand and complain on the internet and bitch and moan and then do absolutely nothing.
Compare that to the french who are making Macron back down completely on his fuel tax and student fee increases. Sure some people will tut tut at the french and say violence doesn't resolve anything but the french proved that wrong this year. They at least they have balls.
We're all eunuchs in this country.

What we need in this country is anarchy to force the politicians and the likes of RTE and other public bodies to be held accountable for the sheer waste of funds in this country.
Now I'm not criticising anyone on here personally, I have a great job with a great salary far above the average wage but even from my ivory tower I can see that we and by we I mean all irish people including myself are sheep.
Even now after this comment I'm off to relax while the kids are in school and will soon forget about this until the next time.

SureYWouldntYa

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

It’s done to facilitate them paying less income tax, and keeping more of their €450k in their pockets. Ryan Tubridy limited probably only pays Ryan tubridy about €40-€50k a year so he’d not pay a whole lot of tax. Ryan Tubridy Ltd keeps the rest and pays tax at a much lower rate, if any at all, as most of the companies expenditure (Tubridy’s lifestyle/rent/fuel etc..) would be written off as company expenditure.

I probably pay more tax than Tubbers

I know why it happens and the massive benefits for Tubs et al, just can't figure out how it's allowed to happen by Revenue

Sleepy

Because he has other income streams as well I'm sure - his Books, TV, Radio and Voiceover work are probably all invoiced separately.

mistersifter

Sleepy wrote: »

Because he has other income streams as well I'm sure - his Books, TV, Radio and Voiceover work are probably all invoiced separately.

needless to say this doesn't stop him promoting his private interests (his books) on his radio show. It can be hard to figure out where one stream starts and the other one ends!!

Elemonator

I wouldn't mind but usually their shows consist of interviewing their canteen.

Fr Tod Umptious

I hate Tubridy and Darcy

Can't suffer either of them.

Duffy is not as bad but I never listen to his show because of all the whinge bags on it.

But the reality is that all three command high ratings for their shows

So when it comes to contract negation time they hold all the aces.
Their agents just have to point to the numbers

So like it or not as long as the shows they present remain high on the ratings list they will continue to demand and receive large compensation.

Of course RTE could call their bluff and see if they go, but RTE have in the last decade lost both Pat Kenny and, obviously in completely different circumstances, Gerry Ryan and the absence of both is still felt in the schedule.

AndyBoBandy

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

But the reality is that all three command high ratings for their shows

That is completely irregardless of the host of the show though, and more to do with the fact their shows are on at prime times!

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

So like it or not as long as the shows they present remain on during the PRIME TIME slots high on the ratings list they will continue to demand and receive large compensation.

^^^ Fixed that for you;

If Dustin the Turkey was presenting a Friday night PRIME TIME slot talk show on RTÉ, he'd get great numbers.

JohnMc1

NIMAN wrote: »

Any head of RTE should cap salaries at €150k, and offer the 'stars' a take it or leave it ultimatum.

**** that. Most of those "stars" are champagne socialists. Let them prove the strength of their convictions and let them work for free.

vicwatson

Whatever Katherine Thomas gets off us it’s bad value for our cash. She’s dire.

salmocab

I’ve no issue with public service broadcasting and paying something for it but they should be required to give bang for the buck. We don’t need two TV stations, several radio stations and I think 2 orchestras we don’t need endless repeats and to see RTE 1 an hour later getting paid for by people who aren’t watching or engaged with it. Too much foreign content bought straight in from America that we can access elsewhere anyway.
It should all be reviewed and they be made to show where the value is.