Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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Yea, its disgusting behaviour by RTE, lying publicly about what he was paid. He hasn't helped himself either. His salary was published, the incorrect one, and he never said anything to RTE that they published it wrong ?? Think we now know why he left.
Needs a complete review of all salaries paid, and who else has payments not disclosed.
RTE have just suspended Dee Forbes
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0623/1390784-rte/?utm_source=xtremepush&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=+RT%C3%89+Board+confirms+it+has+suspended+Director+General+Dee+Forbes+amid+revelations+about+payments+made+to+Ryan+Tubridy+%28xtremepush+%2374689263%29&utm_term=notification+%232318560008_1813492013&utm_content=A
Probably late here but Dee Forbes suspended..head of RTE suspended..serious stuff.
When you’re losing the argument, just go nuclear and get the thread closed! 🙄
Some seriously poor PR decision by RTE to go public with this yesterday. They thought with the Submarine story that it wouldn't create as much noise or anger. Well they were wrong. It has overtaken that story as the main headline. People are rightly angered by all of this.
We pay the license so directly pay Tubridy. He has always been a polarising presenter but mostly from the people I have spoken too he has been disliked and not really rated that highly.
It seems to be in the upper echelons of media, celebs and by the RTE staff where he has been so highly rated and they have never been afraid to push the narrative on us that he was irreplaceable and one of the best presenters in the UK and Ireland. Well that was and is bollix.
I actually think that now is the time to wind up the LLS. By extension it's reputation is shot. It has been a dying animal since he took over anyway but now it's goosed. RTE's approach to it seems to have morphed into pontificating on a Friday and filling the country with misery. Well they can't do that anymore with a straight face.
As members of the public I'd urge as many people to email their local representatives and telling them in no uncertain terms that they won't be paying the license fee until actions have been taken against RTE. The one thing about the BBC is heads would be taken.
No way Tubridy ever works in RTE again. If the guy was as talented as some say he wouldn't have come out with a disgraceful self preserving statement like that last night. He would have read the room which he doesn't seem to be able to do. I'm sick of the old boys club in RTE.
I am surprised the audit consultants made this a big deal. Which company was it? They'd usually find a way to square these things off and ensure its not 'reported' so that they keep the account.
Should be no surprise RTE is rotten, I think the top people at many state / semi-state organizations get back-handers / "favours" along the way never recorded in the books.
That's your contribution to this thread?
On my,this whole thing is brilliant!
dee forbes suspended
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0623/1390784-rte/
The plot thickens.. reported that Dee Forbes was fired/ suspended a couple of days ago.
As a journalist, I can't just rely on Twitter and I have spoken to people in the radio industry. There is no smoke without fire and by saying he is not the type is the excuse some people used when defending Schofield.
Dee Forbes suspended days before finishing, a joke
Ah I see what you’re doing here. Deliberately thowing in “that” runout and mentioning what it’s about in order to get the thread closed. Well done!
utterly transparent, and shameless.
I wouldn’t be a fan of his ‘Callan’s Kicks’ on the radio but have found his new year shows on tv pretty funny.
Do people not realise that Pat Kenny, off today, is on at the same time on Newstalk? How on earth could anyone listen to Tubridy, or Callan, when Pat is an option?
It’s fairly easy , he’s our number one broadcaster but his content is Alan patridgeEsque, and we pay him half a mill a year
Nope. He’s irritating, just not quite to Tubridy’s level, mind you.
Now that you put it that way maybe it has some legs....no smoke without fire as they say..still I'd be surprised if he was a cokehead..doesn't seem the type
Does he do his “impressions” when he’s hosting that show?
Oh I am not going on twitter rumour, I am going on what people in the radio business have told me. As for the Skinny aspect look below.
He really doesn't seem the type is a good way to deflect from him what he may be doing,.
Callan on. Maybe this is the end a him
If tubs physique was down to cocaine then he’d never be able to function, he’s always been skinny
don’t be so f**king stupid
It didn't come from a private source though did it? Not after the first year and even in the first year it was part of his RTE package.
It wasn't a private arrangement between him and the sponsor.
Earlier this year I got the impression he had no intention of leaving The Late Late Show and all.pf a sudden it changed in March.
There was a speculation that he was going to run for President.
Then the news broke Yesterday about this.
I wonder is he still going?
Would be very surprised if this, fairly sketchy, Twitter rumour has any truth to it.
Is coke that good for keeping one slim? He really doesn’t seem like the type to bother with any of that.
I can only conclude you're a bad egg ButtersSuki.
A lot of the Tubs defenders very quiet or flailing badly on here today.
We have a massive amount of chancers in this country in all walks of life. The taxpayer ends up being screwed from every direction.
Oliver called in to take the reins. I guess he might be offered a run at it as he’s very well able to handle the format.
Is he on the radio today?
Here you go.
Thank you, somebody that gets it.
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