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

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  • #5552
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    BTW I think a universal charge is the way to go.

    Cut out evasion and the cost of collection. Win-win.

    Reduce the charge and obtain the same income. Win-win-win.

    What happens after this?


  • #5553
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,705 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    What do you mean what happens after this? The sun rises and people get on with their lives, I expect.

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #5554
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    What do you mean what happens after this? The sun rises and people get on with their lives, I expect.

    But we'll see RTÉ improve and provide Public Service Broadcasting. They'll invest more in Drama, Children's TV, News content, women's and minority sports coverage, scripted comedy?

    Or will they increase funding to 2fm and give pay rises to their top stars?


  • #5555
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,705 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    What they do with the money has no relevance to the method of raising it. As I said, doing away with evasion and eliminating the cost of collection means more money so I think the fee should be cut correspondingly to keep the funding level the same. The public have suffered enough of RTE's poor quality output tbh so there is no way they should be given more money.

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #5556
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    What they do with the money has no relevance to the method of raising it. As I said, doing away with evasion and eliminating the cost of collection means more money so I think the fee should be cut correspondingly to keep the funding level the same. The public have suffered enough of RTE's poor quality output tbh so there is no way they should be given more money.

    Sorry I though you were suggesting adding more to the pool that will constantly call for more money.


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  • #5557
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,185 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Why are RTE wasting their time (and our money) live broadcasting the US election - waste of money, just give the results on the news in the morning
    Apart from the fact that they are way behind in the results how exactly does it affect Ireland who wins?


  • #5558
    thomas 123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭thomas 123


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Why are wasting their time (and our money) live broadcasting the US election - waste of money, just give the results on the news in the morning
    Apart from the fact that they are way behind in the results how exactly does it affect Ireland who wins?

    It does affect us a bit - but no need for the live coverage and certainly no need for the absolutely biased trump bash fest every time the news is on.


  • #5559
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,442 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Why are RTE wasting their time (and our money) live broadcasting the US election - waste of money, just give the results on the news in the morning
    Apart from the fact that they are way behind in the results how exactly does it affect Ireland who wins?


    They are backing Team Biden, you won't see much after tomorrow when Trump wins, they backed the wrong horse again :pac:


  • #5560
    gifted
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭gifted


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Why are RTE wasting their time (and our money) live broadcasting the US election - waste of money, just give the results on the news in the morning
    Apart from the fact that they are way behind in the results how exactly does it affect Ireland who wins?

    Have you looked at their coverage right now? ..3 people in a room that looks like it held a wedding last night....really amateurish looking. Not much money been spent on this.
    They'll probably repeat it 10 times over the next 12 months.


  • #5561
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    gifted wrote: »
    Have you looked at their coverage right now? ..3 people in a room that looks like it held a wedding last night....really amateurish looking. Not much money been spent on this.
    They'll probably repeat it 10 times over the next 12 months.

    I assume this is Morning Ireland they are broadcasting?


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  • #5562
    bigroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭bigroad


    They have their reporter going up and down the main st of Ballina asking stupid question s to the locals about what they think about the election results in the US.


  • #5563
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,952 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    bigroad wrote: »
    They have their reporter going up and down the main st of Ballina asking stupid question s to the locals about what they think about the election results in the US.

    Embarrassing stuff to be honest, same with Doonbeg


  • #5564
    thomas 123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭thomas 123


    ShamNNspace wrote: »
    Embarrassing stuff to be honest, same with Doonbeg

    But did you see how they did it? Up and down ballina interviewing everyone, then wet empty doonbeg, so blatant lol.


  • #5565
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,952 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    thomas 123 wrote: »
    But did you see how they did it? Up and down ballina interviewing everyone, then wet empty doonbeg, so blatant lol.

    Didn't see it im afraid, was listening on the wireless


  • #5566
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,282 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I see Donal is back on RTÉ frying some steaks, with his hair dyed grey, presumably as an attempt to be taken more seriously.....

    It’s nice that when his Los Angeles adventure didn’t work out he was back on the RTÉ train quicker than his hair was dyed.....


  • #5567
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,952 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    Mrs browns boys Christmas special and the Brendan grace tribute. On again tonight on the main Tv channel if anyone wants to catch them


  • #5568
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    ShamNNspace wrote: »
    Mrs browns boys Christmas special and the Brendan grace tribute. On again tonight on the main Tv channel if anyone wants to catch them
    Pure and utter contempt ... RTE has for the Irish public. Well, for the paying, thinking public.
    RTE keep getting away with this terrible service because ...... they can.

    RTE; the quango that keeps taking and taking.


  • #5569
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,705 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I suppose RTE are thinking if Brendan Grace got 40 years out of the same jokes, one more go around the block couldn't hurt :rolleyes:

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #5570
    65535
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭65535


    Don't watch any TV myself but cant help seeing the billboard adverts for Claire Byrne being touted as the new Marian Finucane (RIP) who was a formidable presenter.
    Full ads like that don't come cheap.


  • #5571
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,670 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    I suppose RTE are thinking if Brendan Grace got 40 years out of the same jokes, one more go around the block couldn't hurt :rolleyes:

    And he used to steal material... :/

    Shame.


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  • #5572
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,185 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    And he used to steal material... :/

    Shame.

    He's been stealing his "own" material for years


  • #5573
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,670 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    fritzelly wrote: »
    He's been stealing his "own" material for years

    No, I was referring more to how his jokes were often stolen from other comedians, most notably Rodney Dangerfield, to name one.


  • #5574
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    ShamNNspace wrote: »
    Mrs browns boys Christmas special and the Brendan grace tribute. On again tonight on the main Tv channel if anyone wants to catch them

    I suppose by the following comparison they’re improving......last year they showed the MBB Christmas Special in August! That’s right, they aired the Christmas Special during the summer. I’m not making that up btw.


  • #5575
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    Listening to RTE's Radio coverage of the US elections this morning was appalling. They actually did a montage of comments from Biden and others with loud dramatic music in the background ..... and this was RTE reporting the news. They don't even hide their bias against Trump, with their US reporter Brian O' Connell even reporting about Trump rumours and O' Connell even stated that they were rumours. They blamed Democratic losses in Florida as a result of Trump's negative campaigning; even though the large percentage of Cubans in that State voted Republican because they did not want Biden's socialism (according to actual quotes from Cuban voters).

    All we want from our National Broadcaster is impartial and unbiased reporting, but it is obvious that RTE is agenda-driven and will not even pretend to be fair.


  • #5576
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    RTE website has no mention whatsoever about Leo Varadkar, not a word. Lots of stories, obviously plenty about US elections, but also D skehans life story and plenty of tips on mental health and coping with lockdown. What a shower of complete self serving *****


  • #5577
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,007 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Mysterypunter wrote: »
    RTE website has no mention whatsoever about Leo Varadkar, not a word. Lots of stories, obviously plenty about US elections, but also D skehans life story and plenty of tips on mental health and coping with lockdown. What a shower of complete self serving *****

    You didn't look too hard, theres actually 2 articles
    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1104/1175899-politics/

    https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/1103/1175778-varadkar-statement-dail/


  • #5578
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,007 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    My OH would actually be a supporter of RTE when I rant about it, but last night she turned over and said "sweet Jesus is that a Xmas special Mrs Browns Boys on"?
    I had a chuckle to myself.


  • #5579
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    NIMAN wrote: »
    My OH would actually be a supporter of RTE when I rant about it, but last night she turned over and said "sweet Jesus is that a Xmas special Mrs Browns Boys on"?
    I had a chuckle to myself.

    You could say it's due to covid .... But RTÉ hasn't changed its schedule of repeats much since last year


  • #5580
    McHardcore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭McHardcore


    Kivaro wrote: »
    RTE continues with their distasteful reporting of Trump's Covid condition.

    Trump should be given the same amount of empathy, compassion and kindness as he has given others.


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  • #5581
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,670 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    McHardcore wrote: »
    Trump should be given the same amount of empathy, compassion and kindness as he has given others.

    Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin were absolutely abominable when they were in charge of the health system.
    People died.

    Yet look at the compassion shown towards them in the media.


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