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

Gen.Zhukov · 20-01-2021 09:36AM

NIMAN wrote: »

Well I didn't see it, but he missed a fantastic opportunity to get a dig in at Miriam and her rte colleagues.

"Well as you know Miriam, not everyone is adhering to the L5 lockdown restrictions".

On the very day Bryan Dobson made his public apology at the start of the 1oc news, he was later talking to Michele O'Neill and at the end of that piece he had to reluctantly mention the Bobby Storey funeral (cringeworthy stuff) and O'Neill didn't put the boot in (although she wanted to)

I think they're afraid to poke the bear.

Kivaro · 20-01-2021 09:41AM

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

On the very day Bryan Dobson made his public apology at the start of the 1oc news, he was later talking to Michele O'Neill and at the end of that piece he had to reluctantly mention the Bobby Storey funeral (cringeworthy stuff) and O'Neill didn't put the boot in (although she wanted to)

I think they're afraid to poke the bear.

Unfortunately that is a big part of the problem on why RTE gets away with so much. Elected officials are not calling them out for their poor quality service, waste of public money, the outrageous salaries of some of their stars, biased and partial reporting, and obvious violations of various guidelines and rules.

ShamNNspace · 20-01-2021 11:18AM

Kivaro wrote: »

Unfortunately that is a big part of the problem on why RTE gets away with so much. Elected officials are not calling them out for their poor quality service, waste of public money, the outrageous salaries of some of their stars, biased and partial reporting, and obvious violations of various guidelines and rules.

Its all a game they play for the publics consumption, hard to tell the dancer from the dance most of the time, the dancers swing round until the music stops, a few of em change places or take their seats and the music starts up again and on and on it goes

Elmo · 20-01-2021 11:20AM

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

On the very day Bryan Dobson made his public apology at the start of the 1oc news, he was later talking to Michele O'Neill and at the end of that piece he had to reluctantly mention the Bobby Storey funeral (cringeworthy stuff) and O'Neill didn't put the boot in (although she wanted to)

I think they're afraid to poke the bear.

I think the apology was the next day. So she wasn't aware.

Gunmonkey · 20-01-2021 11:50AM

McGaggs wrote: »

Crashes part way through. Restart. Plays 6 ads. Go to skip ahead to roughly where it was when it crashed. 7 ads play. Crashes after 7th ad.

According to RTE, its working 100% as intended....the adverts played, so they can charge the companies for running them. Whats the problem?

Elmo · 20-01-2021 12:33PM

Gunmonkey wrote: »

According to RTE, its working 100% as intended....the adverts played, so they can charge the companies for running them. Whats the problem?

Have to say two players I don't go near RTÉ and Virgin Media.

RTÉ's even if it gets better I have decided it doesn't work and never will, its been tainted

Virgin Media Player few shows I would be interested in but on occassion I might have looked to see something only to be confronted by 3 minutes of ads at the start of what I want to watch, including 3 minute portions of shows.

I really dislike the idea of before the live streams of the channels and that they don't just air the channel with the broadcast ads.

Gen.Zhukov · 20-01-2021 03:55PM

Elmo wrote: »

I think the apology was the next day. So she wasn't aware.

BD's apology was on fri the 20th of Nov at 1.00pm

The IT

Dobson also addressed the issue at the start of the News at One on RTÉ Radio One on Friday.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/1120/1179337-coronavirus-northern-ireland/

Told ya I had a good memory:cool:

StevenToast · 20-01-2021 04:13PM

RTE release the top earners figures on Inauguration day for biden......hoping it gets lost in the noise of that.

Scum move RTE. I will not pay the licence fee.

Real Donald Trump · 20-01-2021 04:18PM

StevenToast wrote: »

RTE release the top earners figures on Inauguration day for biden......hoping it gets lost in the noise of that.

Scum move RTE. I will not pay the licence fee.

Lanky string of piss tops the list again

Elmo · 20-01-2021 05:02PM

Personality 2019 2018 2017
1 Ryan Tubridy 495 495 492
2 Ray D'Arcy 450 450 450
3 Joe Duffy 393 405 399
4 Marian Finucane 358 333 315
5 Sean O'Rourke 328 325 321
6 Miriam O'Callaghan 320 322 299
7 Claire Byrne 250 250 240
8 Brendan O'Connor 220 240
9 Bryan Dobson 209 209
10 Mary Wilson 197
10 and 8 George Hamilton 193 192
9 Darragh Maloney 184
10 Nicky Byrne 182

foxy farmer · 20-01-2021 05:05PM

Nicky Byrne 182k Jesus H Christ. Stealing a living.

Elmo · 20-01-2021 05:15PM

There 15% reduction is laughable

1. One of those people passed away in 2020
2. Another retired in 2020

That's at least 518,000 saving there and okay 2 people at the bottom of the pay role are added to the list, 300,000 bringing that saving down to 200,000 with the remaining 300,000 to be found from the 8 others.

retalivity · 20-01-2021 05:21PM

I would love to see a full list of everyone earning 100k+.
You can guarantee there's loads more than Nicky Byrne raking in 6 figures that would boil your blood.

Elmo · 20-01-2021 05:25PM

retalivity wrote: »

I would love to see a full list of everyone earning 100k+.
You can guarantee there's loads more than Nicky Byrne raking in 6 figures that would boil your blood.

TBH I am surprised that

Jenny Z
The Six One Hosts
Sharon Ni B
David McC
McDermott
Jenny Green
Tommy T. (May not be due to being a host of an indo production)

aren't on that list.

NIMAN · 20-01-2021 05:53PM

Why do they only release the Top 10?

Surely a FOI request could get a full list?

AndyBoBandy · 20-01-2021 05:56PM

Elmo wrote: »

TBH I am surprised that

Jenny Z
The Six One Hosts
Sharon Ni B
David McC
McDermott
Jenny Green
Tommy T. (May not be due to being a host of an indo production)

aren't on that list.

Don’t forget RTÉ star for life Lottie Ryan.

I bet she’s taking in 6 figures..

AndyBoBandy · 20-01-2021 05:58PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Why do they only release the Top 10?

Surely a FOI request could get a full list?

From 10 down to 100 there’s probably not a whole lot of difference numbers wise.... and I’d bet you’d need to get town to the 400+ number before you find someone earning under €100k

That would be the scandal, not the top 10 earners

UsBus · 20-01-2021 06:03PM

StevenToast wrote: »

RTE release the top earners figures on Inauguration day for biden......hoping it gets lost in the noise of that.

Scum move RTE. I will not pay the licence fee.

Ray effin Darcy....Jesus wept. We are paying this lad over 100k more than the US president gets. I wouldn't trust the flute to tie his own shoes..

AndyBoBandy · 20-01-2021 06:41PM

RTÉ have 18,000 staff!!!!!

Eighteen thousand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boggles · 20-01-2021 07:06PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

RTÉ have 18,000 staff!!!!!

Eighteen thousand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AndyBoBandy · 20-01-2021 07:14PM

Boggles wrote: »

That’s what Ingrid Miley said on SixOne News!!!

I actually had to rewind it and listen again, she said 18,000 staff!!!!

Has to be a mistake no?? She said the median salary was €60k, so that would mean a payroll of over a billion!!

Boggles · 20-01-2021 07:16PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

That’s what Ingrid Miley said on SixOne News!!!

I actually had to rewind it and listen again, she said 18,000 staff!!!!

Has to be a mistake no?? She said the median salary was €60k, so that would mean a payroll of over a billion!!

Ingrid was at the early cans.

Think it's around 1,800-1,900.

ShamNNspace · 20-01-2021 07:37PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

That’s what Ingrid Miley said on SixOne News!!!

I actually had to rewind it and listen again, she said 18,000 staff!!!!

Has to be a mistake no?? She said the median salary was €60k, so that would mean a payroll of over a billion!!

That and the top 10 salaries were just 1% of the overall cost of running the operation as if that excused the ridiculous trousering of the lucky 10

Kivaro · 20-01-2021 07:40PM

The bastards.
I bet they have 180,000 staff!
How else can they be spending all that money?

Atlantic Dawn · 20-01-2021 07:40PM

Dee Forbes would actually make 5th place herself in 2019 with her package so to speak...

Recent accounts show Dee Forbes, the director general, receives a salary of €250,000, a €25,000 car allowance and pension contributions of €63,000 – bringing her total remuneration package to €338,000.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/salaries-for-10-highest-paid-rt%C3%A9-presenters-amounted-to-3m-in-2016-1.4075822

Government buildings · 20-01-2021 10:09PM

When Dee is on that kind of money there won't be too many changes in RTE.

Gen.Zhukov · 20-01-2021 10:11PM

No mention of what the 'agent to the stars' Mr Kelly, pockets from these brilliant presenters then.

Speaking of Noel Kelly - Darcy doesn't show up in his talent portfolio but I'd say he is the agent alright. As sure as there's sh!te in a dog, Darcy didn't negotiate a 450k p/a fee for himself on his own.

So that would be the top 3 and CB in the NKM stables. Makes me puke.

StevenToast · 20-01-2021 10:13PM

Well Dee, you can keep banging your drum...ill tell you to f*ck off with your licence fee.....

Imagine trying to justify those overpaid undeserving presenters by saying it accounts for just 1% of overall spend.....

Using Dee Forbes Logic...

Sure covid isnt too bad if it killed off 1% of the worlds population....

Thats 70,000,000 people Dee!!!

Government buildings · 20-01-2021 10:18PM

The politicians are afraid to tackle RTE. That's the main problem.

Elmo · 20-01-2021 10:43PM

Also just read the small print, Contractors Fees are excluding VAT, I suppose RTÉ claim this back but still, add 23% to most of those figures.

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