Ryan Tubridy to step down from Late Late role when season ends

BattleCorp

I think it's an RTE issue rather than a Tubridy issue.

Tubs got paid according to his contract. It's RTE who reported it incorrectly. I can't see how Tubs is responsible for how RTE report stuff.

Gadgetman496

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753759#Comment_120753759

Do you think when his earnings are published that he wouldn't say to himself, hold on a minute, I'm being paid way more than that, something is not right here?

He's not totally innocent in all this.

BattleCorp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753889#Comment_120753889

He's under no obligation to comment on his wages publically or correct any statements made by RTE. No more than I am as a HSE employee or you are with regard to your employer.

I think he's a useless broadcaster but I don't get all the hate for him. He got paid what his contract said he was to get paid. It's RTE's responsibility to handle their end of things correctly.

Gadgetman496

https://twitter.com/i/status/1672156874395795456

Gadgetman496

"Staff 'betrayed and rightly angry' over Tubridy payments - NUJ"

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0623/1390808-rte-unions/

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753759#Comment_120753759

No it is not. Legislation was enacted by the Dail so that RTE's top earners income from RTE could be published. Tubridy was in a position of trust interviewing people on TLLS and pontificating on his morning radio show.

He raised money for charities over COVID which he got serious plaudits for. Now we learn he was two faced. RTE was supposed to cut staff costs by 15%, with Tubridy it was an 11% cut which we now see was not the reality.

If it was a private company and a staff member colluded with it's CEO and other within that company to what some wound consider an attempt to defraud the company he be sacked.

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120754397#Comment_120754397

100% agree - if he has a spine at all he will resign from Radio.. this is prob why he left TLL.. lying git.. never liked him... something so smug about him.. and defo uses coke i'd say... he was so cheeky with some of the kids over the years on TTS..

off with him - its sickening - acting all holier than thou.. i am angry about this... I thought the days of this stuff wer over - more fool me.. reminds of Bertie Ahern,.. shame on them all

Gadgetman496

https://news.sky.com/story/rte-boss-dee-forbes-suspended-amid-scandal-over-ryan-tubridy-salary-12908355

mickdw

I don't see issue with the initial arrangement where sponsor would pay tubridy x amount and where he would guarantee a number of promotional appearances for the sponsor. Seeing as the sponsor was tied to the late late show, I can understand how this payment is tied in with tubridy rte payment.

Where the issue arises is where rte signed off on a contract that guaranteed the top up money to tubridy beyond the timeline of the guaranteed income from the sponsor. I mean this is crazy stuff. If a manager in private business managed to tie themselves into such a contract, they would find themselves out of work very quickly.

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755176#Comment_120755176

But they is not what seems to have been happening. RTE were crediting the company 75k from it's advertising department. The company was paying Tubridy 75k and he was doing a few personal appearances for them for arranging it. However some one higher up in the company was not happy with the situation so they only did it for one year.

DeanAustin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753906#Comment_120753906

No legal obligation maybe but he has a moral obligation. He knew that his salary was being underreported and said nothing. He basically knew he was getting more taxpayers' money than RTE was declaring under their obligations to those taxpayers and said nothing. It puts him in a very, very weak position for the job he does. Angus Deayton's career pretty much perished on a very similar rock.

I've nothing against Tubridy, I actually quite like him as a broadcaster. But he's undermined himself here with his (in)action and his response to the whole thing has been watery to say the least.

bmc58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753759#Comment_120753759

I wonder was he even mildly surprised when an extra €75,000 each year appeared in his bank account? Which was I think outside of his published contract.Was he even a little curious about where this "windfall" came from?

squonk

I’m no fan of tubridy but as was said, he was contracted to work and paid an agreed amount. How RTE managed his remuneration internally isn’t his concern unless there was a visible discrepancy. I’m sure he knew what his total package was. He was under no legal obligation to comment on his salary no matter what Rte published.

I fully agree that morally he should have stated the situation as it stood but morality abd legality are two different things. Coming out would have killed his career anyway. I don’t like the guy really but in a personal level I don’t blame him for keeping quiet. I don’t know the guy or his personal circumstances but I can’t disagree with someone doing the best for themselves an and their family while it’s all legal. Yes, he’s immoral and two faced but that’s not a crime. The crime likely lies on RTEs doorstep since money was hidden and not declared in public accounts. It’s worse that this was public money too. I’m happy to see the back of Tubbs but the real culprits here are getting away Scott free. Suspension was the greatest gift Dee Forbes could get.

reflekting

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755303#Comment_120755303

As the highest paid presenter, surely he would have wanted it put on record if there was a different amount publicised for his salary. He didn't need to make a public statement, but he could certainly have flagged it up with the powers above him.

Brendan Bendar

If you are explaining you are losing…….

Too late too late will be the cry….when the miniature sweep has passed you by!

Gonzo.

Mr.Nice Guy

They gave Tubridy a send-off like he was a national treasure and it turns out he was pocketing the national treasure.

Never liked the man and always thought he was a phony. No doubt he will be back on the airwaves before too long.

tayto lover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753759#Comment_120753759

Yes the extra 70K a year was just resting in his account.

Brendan Bendar

They think it’s all over…… it is now!!

Gadgetman496

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0623/1390846-rte-ryan-tubridy/

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Welsh Megaman

Apologies, posting ‘Pointlessly’ in the wrong thread!

As ever, I blame Tubs. :D

Brendan Bendar

What the fuuherke was all that about?

Brendan Bendar

Here’s the real deal in my opinion.

Journos in RTE getting all het up over the wedge paid out to Tubs.

Only solution to that is open the forhhking books on all these salaries and let those ‘Footing the bill’ decide what’s good value and what’s not.

What are these dudes like George Lee, Cormac O hEadhra, McInerney,Emma O Kelly ,John Kilraine and such are getting.

Let’s open all this out and let the paymaster make a judgement…. This covering everything up is done!

Lets cut this boil and lance all the pus .

Its going on for far too long.

inajock

Far to long.. Lee is getting 180,000 a year

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120565196#Comment_120565196

aha i knew there was something up in RTE!!! I smelt a rat a while ago.. old post above.. well there ya go.. huh

mickdw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755204#Comment_120755204

Well if that's what was happening, it's downright fraud in the form of passing public money to a private business for no good reason.

Welsh Megaman

I look forward to bumping into Ryan on one of his Sunday morning walks around Dun Laoghaire harbour and dramatically screaming in his face, ‘I USED TO BELIEVE IN YOU, MAAAAAN! NOW I BELIEVE IN NOTHING!’

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755680#Comment_120755680

George Lee is one of the top earners, RTÉ staff have questioned how he gets over what others get. Fair City "stars" can command 99,000 - 130,000 for 31 weeks work.

I agree though we should at least know how many staff/contractors are on 100,000 - 110,000, 110,000 - 120,000 and so on up to the 10th most payed person. Look at Larry Gogan, even the likes of Stephen Byrne, Louise McSharry and Tara Kumar, all 3 of them were able suvive for a year before getting a significant role in another company.

On top of this take someone like Katherine Thomas, hosting The Voice and Operation Transformation in one year and filling in on the Radio, she had to be one of the top earners only she was employed by a indo company. I'd say Amanada Bruker got good money for DWTS, but again employeed by an indo producer.

Welsh Megaman

Failing to declare your vast earnings, Ryan?

Why, that’s something Donald Trump would do!

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120756498#Comment_120756498

There is no suggestion yet he has done anything tax wrong yet (but I am sure Revenue will be right on it). But yes was the money declared correctly and at the correct rate

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755732#Comment_120755732

Surely the sponsor (i a guessing renault) have something to answer here. Maybe this is why they only did it for a short time. There lawyers and accountants must have told them to stop