Dee Forbes banging the RTE TV licence drum again 60m uncollected fee poll not working - pl ignore

Shefwedfan · 19-01-2020 08:43PM

Plenty of things to complain about but not sure who else they are supposed to put onto the Late Late Show?

To be honest,I don't mind a bit of Dermot.

If RTE spent millions flying in guests from around the World people would complain about that.

RTE knows it gets a big audience for Late Late, so might as well try and push a few of its own shows while it is doing it. All the channels do the same.

Nevin Parsnipp · 19-01-2020 09:02PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Plenty of things to complain about but not sure who else they are supposed to put onto the Late Late Show?

To be honest,I don't mind a bit of Dermot.

If RTE spent millions flying in guests from around the World people would complain about that.

RTE knows it gets a big audience for Late Late, so might as well try and push a few of its own shows while it is doing it. All the channels do the same.

Well said Shef....you nailed it there ...nice and succinct.

Some RTE moaners think IRE is the center of the Universe.

Not just a small backwater in the shadow of the United Kingdom ....

Boggles · 19-01-2020 09:07PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Plenty of things to complain about but not sure who else they are supposed to put onto the Late Late Show?

To be honest,I don't mind a bit of Dermot.

If RTE spent millions flying in guests from around the World people would complain about that.

RTE knows it gets a big audience for Late Late, so might as well try and push a few of its own shows while it is doing it. All the channels do the same.

Big names won't travel past London anymore, the big shows over there are pre-records, midweek when the "stars" usually do their press.

The Late Late is live and unlike 99% of the shows out there.

There isn't many shows interviewing the parents of a dead child and then going to interview an original Beatle who is by no means is anyway bitter, "honestly".

Both fascinating interviews I thought.

People expect too much from the Late Late and are just whinging because it's an Irish past time.

Elmo · 20-01-2020 01:18PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Plenty of things to complain about but not sure who else they are supposed to put onto the Late Late Show?

To be honest,I don't mind a bit of Dermot.

If RTE spent millions flying in guests from around the World people would complain about that.

RTE knows it gets a big audience for Late Late, so might as well try and push a few of its own shows while it is doing it. All the channels do the same.

I think its a non-story, but I would rather read the mirror than watch Dermot and Ryan have a chat about the only programme RTÉ make!

Interestingly TLLS audience has been waning but with the 4 deaths RIP they increase their audience. I suspect with the pre-recorded TTS and its popularity that it will help TLLS on Friday night.

Elmo · 20-01-2020 01:21PM

Boggles wrote: »

There isn't many shows interviewing the parents of a dead child and then going to interview an original Beatle who is by no means is anyway bitter, "honestly".

Both fascinating interviews I thought.

IMO this is the problem with TLLS which I have stated before, they need a sad story, good forbid anyone should have a laugh. I didn't watch because TLLS is not something I am interested in, I think Tommy is slowly getting to that sad story emotional story Chat Show. Ray D'Arcy was doing the same thing on a different night.

NIMAN · 20-01-2020 01:25PM

Elmo wrote: »

IMO this is the problem with TLLS which I have stated before, they need a sad story, good forbid anyone should have a laugh. I didn't watch because TLLS is not something I am interested in, I think Tommy is slowly getting to that sad story emotional story Chat Show. Ray D'Arcy was doing the same thing on a different night.

... and don't forget both Tubs and Darcy do it during the day quite often as well.

Elmo · 20-01-2020 03:05PM

NIMAN wrote: »

... and don't forget both Tubs and Darcy do it during the day quite often as well.

On the way into work was listening to Tubs talk to a woman who'd moved to Vancouver. Originally from Tipp, moved to Auz when she was 2, then moved back to Ireland at 18 and then up to Dublin for 15years, she wasn't home for christmas and herself and her friend went drinking on Christmas Eve. She down 3 shots of vodka before going to the pub, then 5 doubles in the pub and guess what she blacked out. Woke up in her own bed with a hospital tag on her hand, no recollection of the night.

Not sure if this was at all a story, maybe something happened after that but it took so long just to get to the black out I gave up.

2smiggy · 20-01-2020 03:13PM

Elmo wrote: »

On the way into work was listening to Tubs talk to a woman who'd moved to Vancouver. Originally from Tipp, moved to Auz when she was 2, then moved back to Ireland at 18 and then up to Dublin for 15years, she wasn't home for christmas and herself and her friend went drinking on Christmas Eve. She down 3 shots of vodka before going to the pub, then 5 doubles in the pub and guess what she blacked out. Woke up in her own bed with a hospital tag on her hand, no recollection of the night.

Not sure if this was at all a story, maybe something happened after that but it took so long just to get to the black out I gave up.

may have read that , she went down stairs to disapproving looks from her irish housemates. has reconsidered her drinking, has now giving it up, or something like that

ohnonotgmail · 20-01-2020 03:18PM

2smiggy wrote: »

may have read that , she went down stairs to disapproving looks from her irish housemates. has reconsidered her drinking, has now giving it up, or something like that

One bad night on the drink and she gives up? Lightweight.

Boggles · 20-01-2020 05:16PM

Elmo wrote: »

IMO this is the problem with TLLS which I have stated before, they need a sad story, good forbid anyone should have a laugh. I didn't watch because TLLS is not something I am interested in, I think Tommy is slowly getting to that sad story emotional story Chat Show. Ray D'Arcy was doing the same thing on a different night.

The Late Late Show has always been a mix since it's inception.

I don't think that is the problem with it, unless you think that was the problem with it since the start?

Do you want another Graham Norton / Ross style pre-record, celeb comes on - tells "witty" story - flogs whatever shíté they are selling while the host belts out some "risky" commentary? Personally I'm tired of that format.

Tommy was the best thing every last year, now it is slowly but surely turning on him as he has been given a prime time show.

Ray is pretty bad on Telly, should be retired from it or given a quiz show for teenagers.

Elmo · 20-01-2020 05:54PM

Boggles wrote: »

The Late Late Show has always been a mix since it's inception.

It's only been mixed as much in the last 20 years since Gay left. I am not saying that gay didn't bring up big issues he clearly did, but he'd have a big debate in the studio, I mean look back on the Scientology debate, I can't see that being done now, and its a long form debate.

Very rarely would you see a panel of guests on either Pat or Ryan's late late show.

I am not saying that Gay got it right all the time or that I am a huge fan of Gay Byrne as a host and its not just TLLS.

It's this obsession with depressingly sad stories.

Boggles · 20-01-2020 06:19PM

Elmo wrote: »

It's only been mixed as much in the last 20 years since Gay left

It was pretty mixed back in the day too.

He did a lot of troubles related stuff and of course the catholic elements, then a drunk actor telling funny stories.

Society has changed far more drastically than the format of the show TBF.

Maybe it is time to give someone else a crack at it, but who?

dublinman1990 · 21-01-2020 12:18AM

If you're watching RTÉ One right now. They have Bibi Baskin's show on there as a tribute to Larry Gogan's death earlier this year. As Larry Gogan's passing was really sad to hear a few weeks ago. As I watching this right now; the quality of this archived programme right now looks really impressive. RTÉ should set up that proposed RTÉ Plus/RTÉ Three channel on Saorview years ago or put more full archived programmes on the RTÉ Player to make the TV licence more worthwhile.

mgn · 21-01-2020 12:27AM

dublinman1990 wrote: »

If you're watching RTÉ One right now. They have Bibi Baskin's show on there as a tribute to Larry Gogan's death earlier this year. As Larry Gogan's passing was really sad to hear a few weeks ago. As I watching this right now; the quality of this archived programme right now looks really impressive. RTÉ should set up that proposed RTÉ Plus/RTÉ Three channel on Saorview years ago or put more full archived programmes on the RTÉ Player to make the TV licence more worthwhile.

True, everytime Reeling In The Years comes on i still watch it, even though i've seen them all about 20 times by now.

elperello · 21-01-2020 12:31AM

dublinman1990 wrote: »

If you're watching RTÉ One right now. They have Bibi Baskin's show on there as a tribute to Larry Gogan's death earlier this year. As Larry Gogan's passing was really sad to hear a few weeks ago. As I watching this right now; the quality of this archived programme right now looks really impressive. RTÉ should set up that proposed RTÉ Plus/RTÉ Three channel on Saorview years ago or put more full archived programmes on the RTÉ Player to make the TV licence more worthwhile.

Good idea.

In the meantime the archives are here - https://www.rte.ie/archives/

They are searchable. Put your local area in a search and see what comes up.

Health Warning - you can waste a serious amount of time

Elmo · 29-01-2020 11:29AM

Well their plan to move sport to RTÉ ONE is going really well.

Finn Harps match will air on RTÉ2
while all Women's and U21 rugby coverage is airing on .... RTÉ2

Here's one of their plans that needs no governmental approval yet they sit on their hands, exactly what they've accused the department of doing.

vriesmays · 29-01-2020 06:22PM

elperello wrote: »

They are searchable. Put your local area in a search and see what comes up.

I searched Wateford and got strike five years old, inner city aid, health cuts, boy murdered, infirmary to close and redundancy.

elperello · 29-01-2020 06:47PM

vriesmays wrote: »

I searched Wateford and got strike five years old, inner city aid, health cuts, boy murdered, infirmary to close and redundancy.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/category/archives/?q=waterford&filter=programmeid:30004608%20OR%20uri:*%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Farchives%2F*&page=1

I searched Waterford and got 185 results, see link.

I didn't go through them all but something good must have happened in Waterford sometime.

(only joking I really like Waterford)

Kivaro · 09-02-2020 11:54AM

With RTE's focus on the 10,000 people looking for social housing every year and making it a top election issue, there is some irony that if Sinn Fein gets into power as a result of RTE then a lot of their pundits/stars/broadcasters will get hit with Sinn Fein's wealth tax.

I would imagine that the liberal left bastion at RTE is quaking at the thought of this, so we should expect to see RTE being very vocal in the coming days in their objections to Sinn Fein forming a government.

Nevin Parsnipp · 09-02-2020 05:58PM

Boggles wrote: »

The Late Late Show has always been a mix since it's inception.

I don't think that is the problem with it, unless you think that was the problem with it since the start?

Do you want another Graham Norton / Ross style pre-record, celeb comes on - tells "witty" story - flogs whatever shíté they are selling while the host belts out some "risky" commentary? Personally I'm tired of that format.

Tommy was the best thing every last year, now it is slowly but surely turning on him as he has been given a prime time show.

Ray is pretty bad on Telly, should be retired from it or given a quiz show for teenagers.

Are u on RTE management Dude....give him a quiz show for teenagers ??.

For one thing the lad is on an annual wedge north of half a freekin million ...for another he wouldn't be able to handle such a quizz.

Yeah....Dude....prime RTE management material.....

Elmo · 09-02-2020 08:38PM

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Are u on RTE management Dude....give him a quiz show for teenagers ??.

For one thing the lad is on an annual wedge north of half a freekin million ...for another he wouldn't be able to handle such a quizz.

Yeah....Dude....prime RTE management material.....

I think the poster is alluding to Blackboard Jungle which was hosted by Ray D’Arcy in the ‘90s, it was a secondary schools quiz show.

Nevin Parsnipp · 10-02-2020 10:58AM

Elmo wrote: »

I think the poster is alluding to Blackboard Jungle which was hosted by Ray D’Arcy in the ‘90s, it was a secondary schools quiz show.

Thanks ..yes i was aware of that...what I was alluding to was the posters request that D'Arcy now be given a schools quiz show when the lad in on a wedge north of half a million.

Any management that pay such ludicrous salaries to useless planks deserved to sacked.

And D'arcy is just the tip of the iceberg.......

jimmynokia · 19-02-2020 10:24PM

Paywalled - https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-staff-earning-over-40000-may-face-pay-cuts-as-union-talks-continue-38972917.html

fritzelly · 19-02-2020 10:52PM

Reducing people over 40k isn't gonna make much difference unless they're planning to slash them by 20%!
And the unions what it restored a later date is incredulous - do they think they're suddenly gonna get a whole load more money

elperello · 19-02-2020 11:09PM

Just more shadow boxing.

Sooner the better they get on with a Broadcasting Commission.

Have the conversation, decide what we want and then fund it properly.

The media world is moving too fast to waste time with this sort of nonsense.

Elmo · 20-02-2020 12:51AM

elperello wrote: »

Just more shadow boxing.

Sooner the better they get on with a Broadcasting Commission.

Have the conversation, decide what we want and then fund it properly.

The media world is moving too fast to waste time with this sort of nonsense.

You know that they had a broadcasting public forum only 2 years ago, don’t expect much from a new one.

elperello · 20-02-2020 12:57AM

Elmo wrote: »

You know that they had a broadcasting public forum only 2 years ago, don’t expect much from a new one.

I live in hope

Kivaro · 20-02-2020 10:44AM

elperello wrote: »

I live in hope

How about an independent, impartial Broadcasting Commission from outside of Ireland?
RTE are more powerful than the government, and yet nobody voted for them. RTE's governance structure is a joke and belongs to an era long gone by; yet they expect us to continue paying for the exorbitant salaries of untalented individuals and provide programming and services that the elitists in Donnybrook want us to have. They believe that they (RTE) are shaping a nation. Has anyone looked out the window to see the nation that they are shaping?

Disband or re-structure. They should be the only two options for RTE.

Brendan Bendar · 20-02-2020 10:50AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Reducing people over 40k isn't gonna make much difference unless they're planning to slash them by 20%!
And the unions what it restored a later date is incredulous - do they think they're suddenly gonna get a whole load more money

The teachers did.....

Elmo · 20-02-2020 02:41PM

Kivaro wrote: »

How about an independent, impartial Broadcasting Commission from outside of Ireland?
RTE are more powerful than the government, and yet nobody voted for them. RTE's governance structure is a joke and belongs to an era long gone by; yet they expect us to continue paying for the exorbitant salaries of untalented individuals and provide programming and services that the elitists in Donnybrook want us to have. They believe that they (RTE) are shaping a nation. Has anyone looked out the window to see the nation that they are shaping?

Disband or re-structure. They should be the only two options for RTE.

The BAI should be used more but both it’s predecessors had little bite being all headed by the same man for the last 30 years

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