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

kneemos · 22-06-2023 03:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120749739#Comment_120749739

Bound to be run by somebody with relations in RTE.

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 03:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120749919#Comment_120749919

Andy McAnally .... McAnally ... wonder if that is Ray McAnally's grandson :) I realize he is just one of the management team but ...

wassie · 22-06-2023 04:05PM

So I finally relented and paid my TV licence last month in appreciation of Tubs leaving the Late Late Show.

I want my money back!

fritzelly · 22-06-2023 04:06PM

Accidently over paid more than the average worker earns in a year

If they can't even manage to pay the staff properly what is to say anything else is financially correct

And is he going to pay it back?

Frank Grimes · 22-06-2023 04:10PM

From what's being reported it wasn't an accident.

jammiedodgers · 22-06-2023 04:10PM

I'm so glad I don't pay my TV licence.

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 04:17PM

Also Tubs is talk shite he could have back in 2021 written to RTÉ to say that he had received 512,000 and not what had been reported, where did he think this money came from?

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0120/1190981-rte-on-air-earners/

And RTÉ should have known the differences in 2021 as they had held on to those figures for an additional year.

Also it just shows how RTÉ view their commercial income... as their commercial income not that of a company owned by the public.

kneemos · 22-06-2023 04:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750057#Comment_120750057

A weird setup. An advertiser paid Tubs and RTE reduced their bill accordingly.

If you were a cynical type (not me) you might say they were trying to hide Tubs true salary.

fritzelly · 22-06-2023 04:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750218#Comment_120750218

Not only that but who was this advertiser and what was he doing for the money?

Was he pushing something on his programme without saying it was paid advertising?

Atlantic Dawn · 22-06-2023 04:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120749813#Comment_120749813

Tomorrow de Joe Duffy Show will be doing the monthly 'Funny Friday*' show where Joe and his 'comedic mates' (excluding former comedic mate Sil Fox) have their comedy show, this time in the 4 star Titanic Hotel in Belfast.

*On the Liveline thread we usually issue a warning not to tune in on a Funny Friday as it's as funny as throat cancer.

kneemos · 22-06-2023 05:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750257#Comment_120750257

Indeed. Did he do anything. Has the look of bookkeeping trickery.

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 05:09PM

Just looking at the 6 o'clock news. Jesus this stinks to high heaven.

Is it likely that we see the DGs resignation?

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 05:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750288#Comment_120750288

Should they be doing anything "comedic" from the Titanic hotel, like considering...

jippo nolan · 22-06-2023 05:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750399#Comment_120750399

It will be all done in the best possible taste!

kneemos · 22-06-2023 05:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750399#Comment_120750399

Bet they cancel it.

kneemos · 22-06-2023 05:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750386#Comment_120750386

Tubs won't be presenting tomorrow's radio show apparently.

Could be several casualties.

fritzelly · 22-06-2023 05:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750528#Comment_120750528

Colour me surprised - surprise break for the foreseeable future, great you can just excuse yourself from work when you want and sh*t is about to hit the fan

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 05:40PM

Adrian Lynch now deputy director general ! He was Director for Audiences, Marketing and channels (though the article puts him as control of RTÉ1 and 2 but he hasn't been that for at least 3 years now).

https://www.businesspost.ie/news/rte-appoints-new-deputy-director-general/

Atlantic Dawn · 22-06-2023 05:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750288#Comment_120750288

**Apologies, I am wrong it's next Friday the 30th June the 'comedy' show is on from Titanic Hotel. He mentions it at 22:50 on Mondays show...**

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/liveline/programmes/2023/0619/1390023-liveline-monday-19-june-2023/

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 05:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750386#Comment_120750386

She's just left on Holiday leave and won't return as her term finished, new guy starts in a few weeks. Kevin Bakhurst.

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 05:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750544#Comment_120750544

And here was me thinking that he was really quitting the LLS to focus on his family life.

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 05:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750578#Comment_120750578

Timed to perfection!

Hotblack Desiato · 22-06-2023 05:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750218#Comment_120750218

I presume Revenue were kept fully appraised of this arrangement.

garrettod · 22-06-2023 05:50PM

What has been uncovered here is criminal, end of story.

RTE knowingly, and intentionally, told a sponsor / advertiser to pay Tubs, and then gave the sponsor / advertiser a credit note, in return for payments made to Tubs.

Not only is that a deliberate attempt to disguise what our publically owned state broadcaster paid Tubs, but it's also a dishonest redirection of funds that are ultimately owned by all of us, and should have been paid into RTE, to help find it !

This must end in a criminal prosecution, and see people found guilty and punished, end of story!

The Government politicans will need to be put under massive pressure, by all of us, to take action, and ensure Justice is served here - as we all know that's the last thing they'll want to do, given how much RTE helps us out Government spin.

72sheep · 22-06-2023 05:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750578#Comment_120750578

Precisely. Very convenient that the RTE Board acted "swiftly" but could only release their findings just after the current DG has disappeared for good - and the looming Dail recess. Most we can hope for is some mid-level RTE crony (akin to ABP's Paul Hyde) being offered up as a sacrifice. Sher it's only 300k of taxpayer's money, nothing to see here, move on!

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 05:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750620#Comment_120750620

Also how far back does this go, because if it goes back to 2015 and 2016, Kevin Bakhurst as the then Head of News / Deputy DG will as soon as he enters the role need to answer some questions and it could lead to him leaving the role !

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 06:06PM

Just as an aside, what is Forbes next gig after RTE?

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 06:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120750688#Comment_120750688

Nothing, she's about 63, she's had a cushy number in RTÉ, she did very little as we have all see. You never heard of her before joining RTÉ you will now never hear of her again.

RoTelly · 22-06-2023 06:22PM

She'll delete her twitter account shortly but for now its locked to new followers!

alzer100 · 22-06-2023 06:23PM

Yes, I thought so.

But hang on, now this is all I know, she did turn off the radio DAB network and saved a couple of grand in power consumption and maintenance costs. But then Ryan ended up getting at least something like 150k which in my view kind of offset that.

Good luck to her on her future endeavors in doing nothing!!!

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

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