RTE were going to pay Sean O'Rourke 200k for 40 hours work per year.

Don Duck

How can anyone in their right mind believe that RTE are in financial difficulty ? If it wasn't for golfgate they were going to be paying Sean o Rourke 200k for hosting 40 episodes of Saturdayview a year, on top of his RTE pension. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/golfgate-dinner-cost-sean-orourke-200-000-rte-contract-688twzjj6

boombang

Doesn't excuse the overpay, but there's way more work for each hour of broadcast than one hour. SOR is also as good as it gets at RTE. Still crazy money.

ted1

Don Duck wrote: »

How can anyone in their right mind believe that RTE are in financial difficulty ? If it wasn't for golfgate they were going to be paying Sean o Rourke 200k for hosting 40 episodes of Saturdayview a year, on top of his RTE pension. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/golfgate-dinner-cost-sean-orourke-200-000-rte-contract-688twzjj6

Do you honestly thinks he would rock up without doing abs preparation for the show? Id say that 40 hours is slot more.
Regardless , does the pay reflect what he can bring in via advertising as opppose to what a minimum wage worker could ?

Silentcorner

You can only imagine how many wasters are in that organisation picking up over €80k a year for doing jack s##t all day long, their only talent being related to someone just as talentless as themselves!!!

JDxtra

How can someone retire from an organization (with pension), and then go back to work for that same organization? Nevermind the fact that it's a cushy little number and a huge salary. Either you're retired or you're not.

So glad it didn't work out, let him try get that over at Newstalk.

Something is very wrong over at RTE though to even initially allow this.

Fann Linn

Another positive from Covid so.

JDxtra

Silentcorner wrote: »

You can only imagine how many wasters are in that organisation picking up over €80k a year for doing jack s##t all day long, their only talent being related to someone just as talentless as themselves!!!

True.

I also remember Lottie Ryan doing what sounded like radio work experience that a student would do in transition year - except she was a real presenter on a real show on prime time morning radio. :rolleyes:

Fann Linn

Do they even advertise these jobs?

Don Duck

ted1 wrote: »

Do you honestly thinks he would rock up without doing abs preparation for the show? Id say that 40 hours is slot more.
Regardless , does the pay reflect what he can bring in via advertising as opppose to what a minimum wage worker could ?

Have you ever heard the Saturday 1-2pm show? It's just a load of politicians and journalists talking over each other. No effect at all needed to host that show

Montage of Feck

Fann Linn wrote: »

Another positive from Covid so.

There is a conspiracy theory that the Chinese developed the virus as a way of removing the "chaff" from society.

Silentcorner

JDxtra wrote: »

True, I remember Lottie Ryan doing what sounded like radio work experience that a student would do in transition year - except she was a real presenter on a real show on prime time morning radio. :rolleyes:

I remember one friday night flicking through the channels...stopped at the Late Late Show...this band were on, they were god awful, the kind of band a publican wouldn't subject his customers to...at the end, Tubridy thanked them and in particular the lead singer, Gerry Ryans daughter.

I sometimes think we should outsource our TV output to a proper nation, one that isn't riddled in insular mindsets and nepotism.

StevenToast

As if you needed another reason not to pay the licence fee....

Montage of Feck

Silentcorner wrote: »

I remember one friday night flicking through the channels...stopped at the Late Late Show...this band were on, they were god awful, the kind of band a publican wouldn't subject his customers to...at the end, Tubridy thanked them and in particular the lead singer, Gerry Ryans daughter.

I sometimes think we should outsource our TV output to a proper nation, one that isn't riddled in insular mindsets and nepotism.

It's called the BBC.

Atlantic Dawn

Will be interesting when they release the current top 10 salaries early in 2021.

LuasSimon

Guards be putting people to prison for not paying their tv license as it’s all needed to give Sean o rourke he’s 200,000 plus his pension .
The man is probably grossing 300k a year which is more than what Joe Biden the president of USA earns . It’s mad stuff really

Richard Hillman

There's no justification in it in that he would not get anywhere near that salary anywhere else. Not even half of that salary.

We need to let RTE fail to restructure the whole operation.

Smee_Again

Does he actually get an RTE pension? I thought they were all contractors.

ted1

JDxtra wrote: »

How can someone retire from an organization (with pension), and then go back to work for that same organization? Nevermind the fact that it's a cushy little number and a huge salary. Either you're retired or you're not.

So glad it didn't work out, let him try get that over at Newstalk.

Something is very wrong over at RTE though to even initially allow this.

Happens a lot of places. People retire and then come back as specialist consultants

L1011

Smee_Again wrote: »

Does he actually get an RTE pension? I thought they were all contractors.

He was staff. Contractors are not booted at 65.

KaneToad

JDxtra wrote: »

How can someone retire from an organization (with pension), and then go back to work for that same organization? Nevermind the fact that it's a cushy little number and a huge salary. Either you're retired or you're not.

So glad it didn't work out, let him try get that over at Newstalk.

Something is very wrong over at RTE though to even initially allow this.

He wouldn't be going back as an employee. He'd be a freelancer.

That aside his punishment is very harsh. He didn't do anything illegal. RTE trying to make an example of him but weren't as fussed about Miriam et Al when they had their Covid boo boo.

Darc19

LuasSimon wrote: »

Guards be putting people to prison for not paying their tv license as it’s all needed to give Sean o rourke he’s 200,000 plus his pension .
The man is probably grossing 300k a year which is more than what Joe Biden the president of USA earns . It’s mad stuff really

No one goes to prison for not paying a TV license.

If he got the Saturday figures of Marian finucane, then the advertising revenue would have ensured it was a very profitable deal for rte.

Fools that whine about rte need to understand that advertising that is attracted to the top broadcasters means that their programmes are very profitable and not one cent of your precious license fee is spent.

The biggest cost / drain on rte is GAA coverage. Frankly it should be shoved to Sky and get people to pay for it properly.

Smee_Again

L1011 wrote: »

He was staff. Contractors are not booted at 65.

Thanks, I always wondered about that.

KaneToad

Don Duck wrote: »

Have you ever heard the Saturday 1-2pm show? It's just a load of politicians and journalists talking over each other. No effect at all needed to host that show

I disagree. I think it's a skilled role. However I don't think those skills can't be got for less than 200k p.a.

Fann Linn

Darc19 wrote: »

No one goes to prison for not paying a TV license.

If he got the Saturday figures of Marian finucane, then the advertising revenue would have ensured it was a very profitable deal for rte.

Fools that whine about rte need to understand that advertising that is attracted to the top broadcasters means that their programmes are very profitable and not one cent of your precious license fee is spent.

The biggest cost / drain on rte is GAA coverage. Frankly it should be shoved to Sky and get people to pay for it properly.

The GAA coverage gets the viewers.The few orchestras, 2fm and a few other cost cutting measures should be implemented and let them cut their cloth to their means.

Sierra Oscar

It's unconscionable in my view that the State broadcaster was prepared to bring back a retiree on serious money rather than investing in new talent. I like Sean O'Rourke. He has had his time though, lets move on. There are more than enough capable people out there ready to be given a chance.

It's no surprise that RTÉ has such a stale image with this sort of carry on.

biko

Every wasted euro is a theft from the taxpayer.

KaneToad

Fann Linn wrote: »

The GAA coverage gets the viewers.The few orchestras, 2fm and a few other cost cutting measures should be implemented and let them cut their cloth to their means.

The orchestras are good value for money. They aren't really replicated elsewhere. 2fm...not as much.

Also RTE have a public service remit to provide services for everyone. It's not a popularity contest.

Rubberchikken

I won't knock his ability to present. He's ok I guess but when you retire you should retire.
Fatboy did the retire bit and then moved to lyric and inflicted his music choice and ramblings on listeners on a Sunday afternoon:)

It is funny how the public didn't rest til SoR and others resigned/retired/? After holfhate but didn't have the guts to call out the rte crowd after the retirement party fiasco.
Yet Sky insisted kay burley take 6 months off after her slip up.
Rte doesn't have the ba#ls.

Humilde

As long as RTE continue to serve their political masters through the government propaganda and fake news, they wont be going anywhere anytime soon.

Darc19

Fann Linn wrote: »

The GAA coverage gets the viewers.The few orchestras, 2fm and a few other cost cutting measures should be implemented and let them cut their cloth to their means.

The only gaa that turns a "profit" is the all Ireland finals.

All other games are very costly on the licence payer.

dodzy

KaneToad wrote: »

I disagree. I think it's a skilled role. However I don't think those skills can't be got for less than 200k p.a.

Boards is becoming a haven for this stuff.