Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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How was this 345,000 treated in RTEs accounts - did they simply not declare the money that was redirected to tubs?
How widespread is this practice?
Surely this kinda disguised remuneration is not above board??. Business gets income of say 1m , declares 655k and arranges for 345k to go directly to its "employee"
Did this under-declaration of income by RTE affect any government decisions on subsidy/handout payments to RTE? ( ie by faking salary reductions in this manner.))
Did this under-declaration of income by RTE allow RTE to qualify for Covid payments that they otherwise wouldn't have.
Oh “unhealthy obsession” now. More personal attacks and abuse to go with “unhinged”. As I have said many times, why are Tubs supporters incapable of debating the topic without resorting to personal attacks on those who have a differing opinion of the man?
you are doing it again :)
i understand perfectly and none of my posts show anything different.
What did I make up as you claim?
You clearly - from your posts - do not seem to understand that as the OWNER and/or DIRECTOR of a company you have different entitlements and allowances to that of a contractor who works for that company.
maybe stop making things up then :)
ive never engaged in this other thread you mentioned but it seems you (and others if what you say is true) have an unhealthy obsession with him, personally i dont listen to or watch the guy. Maybe try that?
The problem is that Tubridy is said to be a journalist and au fait with current affairs and news as part of his job.
Therefore he can't possibly have been unaware of the annual public disclosure of his & others fees and the debate that surrounded these, value for money etc.
For him to carry on smugly, knowing there was a discrepancy between the public stated fees and what he was really getting, is simply unacceptable. He'd get away with that as a banker or in private business. But not in the role he's been playing.
Occurs to me that he must have been aware this was going to arise since earlier in the year. Could he have pre-empted and come clean with an apology blah, blah. Probably but still have been consequences. Instead he brazened it out, accepted all the fandom with his final days on the LLS etc and stuck his head in the sand.
I'd think his career in RTE is gone now. Oliver Callan or Ray Darcy for the morning slot.
An the “unhinged” personal attack comments are starting now. Straight out of the Tubs Defender’s Playbook.
No, it’s not. That’s complexly untrue.
Thanks to an organized mob of SuperFans I got banned from The Tubridy Thread for essentially quoting him verbatim and pointing out the inconsistency of his comments versus the persona or brand he has created for himself (with help from the puppet master NK).
I haven’t been on that thread in months, and my life is progressing very smoothly - thanks for asking.
Tubs has been living a lie and is a fraud. Those who have called this out are labeled oddballs, malcontents, and much much worse. We had a series of personal attacks on me in particular (but also other posters) from accounts that were created solely to hurl personal abuse at those who dared to criticize Tubridy. I - unlike many on here - play fairly. Whilst I might engage in sarcasm on occasion, I do not hurl personal abuse at people because of their opinions. Tubs SuperFans seem at times incapable of defending him without resorting to personal insults.
What’s happening now couldn’t happen to a (pretend) nicer man.
Can you be more specific as to the rumour about McGregor and the toy man?
It's not in the annual reports (which Emmett first mentioned, not me) but the pay of the top ten highest earning presenters has been published by RTE for many years and receives widespread attention. The idea that he was unaware of this discrepancy is fanciful. The idea that he doesn't bear a responsibility to disclose it is morally bankrupt.
Agreed and I started the thread. My gripe is more about the bloat in the state broadcaster, which I believe we need but how many radio stations/orchestras/sh!te entertainment shows do we need?
I will get you to do the negotiation for me and rather than I pay your fee (I requested your services afterall) we’ll get RTÉ to pay for that on top too. Any chance I could offset your fees against my own tax liability though?
of course, you are also outlining the perils of this kind of arrangement.
it is a choice for some, not for others, but it is being painted as something else here and people are lapping it up looking at the likes some of this nonsense is garnering.
Neither am I.
Youre the one who couldn’t grasp the difference between a contractor working for a company and a contractor who is a DIRECTOR and OWNER of a company.
Agree but it'd be a pity if they threw the baby out with the bathwater. The Tories seem determined to strip mine BBC and C4. It'd be a total hellscape if the same happened here and we were left without Public Service broadcasting and only have whatever reality tv dirge Virgin Media wheel out.
To be fair, B, that seems to be your standard setting when it comes to Tubridy.
How do you think you’ll spend your day if he decides to “step down”, as predicted above?
To the public, this is nothing more than them being beside themselves with glee that someone in a position of influence and authority seems to have tripped and been found out. It will be exagerratingly milked for all it’s worth
of course but im not the one spreading misinformation ;)
It's obviously a problem for Tubridy, a man who presents himself as some sort of commentator on Ireland and current affairs to have engaged with such under the counter practices. Middle Ireland will want to hear or see nothing of this man on the TVs or radios. He can have his money or he can have a public role. He can't have both.
Are you seriously suggesting Ryan Tubridy doesn't read the media commentary on his pay every year? Isn't aware of what was published?
An actor might be able to get away with playing dumb like this but not a so-called media and current affairs commentator. If he doesn't know what was going on he is incompetent.
Come off it. Put up a poll on that question and see the deserved ridicule you get.
Deflect! Deflect! Deflect!
Moral values aren't subjective.
I pictured him in lycra, sliding down a pole into the Turbity Cave while reading that.
You understand that dividends are more tax-friendly than PAYE, right? At least I hope you do.
In his next career, as a massively popular podcaster, I wonder will he mention the gifts he is sent and the people who pay his cafe bills as frequently as he's always done on the radio show?
You think these issues and worries have an iota of a relation to a “misreporting” on Tubridy’s income from RTE?
Can you not ask your employer to give you €75,000 through a separate account? Tell them they don’t have to tell HR or Finance about it.
Problem sorted!
This advice is brought to you by NKM.
Except here you are defending him while others express their outrage and disgust.
Am I a member of the public? Yes.
Am I outraged? Yes.
Am I disgusted? Yes.
Am I surprised? No.
This was a trick used by lots of IT companies which allowed them to remove the person from the company and then not have to declare redundancies etc.
Still today lots of companies around Ireland will prefer to use contractors etc so they are not XYZ company employees. So tomorrow if market crashs these people are let go, no redundancy. They don't have to pay into a pension etc. As we know the IT market is a lot of boom and bust thats why it is popular.
Trying to paint this up as a choice is incorrect. Some people of course did it but loads had no other choice.
i never said that, but i know plenty of people who did it and set up their own entities, its not that big a deal,
you understand that dividends are taxed as income right? at least i hope you do.
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