Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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If Astus is invoicing RTE, they're providing goods or services. If they're providing goods or services, RTE are required to go through a procurement process to ensure that they get best value for money.
I understand RTE sold to the UK-based agency (Astus) unsold advertising slots at a cut rate. (Astus would therefore be clients of RTE so a procurement process would not apply). Astus would then flog off these slots and try to make a profit. This is apparently a common practice for unsold advertising and nothing unusual. The issue is that RTE arranged for NK to invoice Astus for unspecified "consultancy services". RTE even told NK not to put anyone's name on the invoice !! RTE then credited Astus for the amount it paid to NK through its barter account.
This is blatant corruption.
To think there are people on here still defending this and calling it a nothing burger!
Arrival and departure toot sweet sounds a bit like another eminence (grise), Joe Duffy. But I jest.
Indeed. I have little faith that any external Govt pressure will sink RTE. A few toothless PAC show trials arent going to make Dee Forbes et al loose any sleep. It's the internal strife coming from the vast majority of RTE staff that are working hard for buttons, which will cause the biggest problem here.
I can imagine what Tubridy's crew are thinking. In early every morning with the homework done for His Eminence to make him look good, putting in a full day every day at the office only to watch him stagger in at 20 to 9 and rush out the door after his coffee at 10.30! And all for a fraction of his salary.
This is what's going to be the clincher.
Don't forget cocaine as well.
The danger for Tubridy and the gang in RTE who facilitated all this is that the journalists and other staff in RTE had to take paycuts. They are seriously angry and they may not be in the mood for taking prisoners. If they are to have a job in the future, when RTE is either broken up or reconfgured, they have to do a good job of investigating the practices and kickbacks. If you watch some of the interviews from RTE staff (rather than the "talent"), they were seriously angry because they've been played like chumps and services have been underfunded or cut while the RTE "personalities" and mismanagement got payrises.
Regards...jmcc
A strange fish to
He was FF until 2011
Interesting that they detail the individual company for each of the big contractors. Does this mean that NK is paid directly by the individual, and not paid directly by RTE?
He seems to be the only game in town operating at that kind of level, so I'm not sure they have a whole lot of other options. There was some talk that perhaps RTE would be forced to NOT deal with NK or any agent, and to only deal directly with the individual, which could be a real game changer.
Listened to BoC's newspaper slot this morning. They had a media lawyer on who explained the ins and outs of the barter account system which seems to have become common over the last number of years. Basically in this case, it amounted to Tubridy giving exposure and airtime to companies in exchange for freebies and crisp €50 notes.....
And I always wondered why the Late Late Show had devolved into a glorified QVC with Tubridy rushing through interviews in order to swivel to camera and peddle the next cheese hamper, craft beer selection or hotel getaway.
He has to know who lives in a rural house.
It's An Post that collect the TV Licence.
You’re right that’s my mistake. He was FF for some time but did change over. I just looked it up there and it was actually 10 years ago. Time flys eh?
The local post man know who he is delivering to. An Post have no up to date data base on who lives where. Even if they did technically they could not cross reference it for the TV licence as it's a complete different entity.
It's unlikely that any post man is going to spend a day with the TV Licence inspector
Particularly the ones who have already retired, but can't seem to be kept out of the place. Gaybo was around for decades post retirement, and they've commissioned Sean O'Rourke to do a podcast series, even after everything that happened with Golfgate. The only way to get kicked off the list seems to be to move to one of the independent stations.
If RTE is making payments to an agency, surely they should have gone through some kind of procurement process to ensure that they got an agency that provided proper value for money. What's the chances of that having happened in this case?
Acknowledgement that collecting the licence fee might prove difficult.
his withdrawal/rejection was not without controversy either. Bet he's glad now, and great view too.
Thanks for that nugget
Chris Andrews is a Sinn Fein TD not FF
They know who lives in every rural house or else they couldn't deliver the post. Matched with their database of license payers they know which house doesn't have one.
Yes the Occupier No 10 Barter Avenue not to the Occupier X24ASDF
The Occupier
This is true, An Post move HQ recently here's the would be DG of RTÉ on the morning of the released info
I will repeat that An Post do not deliver to Eircode only on an envelope addresses. You still have to fully address a letter or parcel to get it delivered.
An Post has still not enabled Eircode on its system. I have seen in media reports that An Post TV licence system is completely antiquated. It's on a very old data system.
Actually it's six months that they can retain your data before deleting it
I've said it before around here, the contractors were always going to be RTE's Achilles heel and had the potential to bring down the house of cards - it's fantastic watching it happening right in front of us and the squirmfest that ensues
It's incredibly serious in many ways and not just careers falling. Some of the players (depending on how deep and how far back the investigation goes) are in deep deep sh!t.
Myself and lots of others around here, have been relentlessly questioning the relationship between RTE and Noel Kelly to the extent that there were letters written to sitting TD's asking that this be looked into - to no avail, with emails ignored. We had to assume that the TD's were afraid of poking the bear.
Finally, the grubby little arrangement is about to be uncovered with the excessive greed being the cause - the greedy bastards weren't just happy with massive fees/commission's for FA work, but explored and found other ways to get more and more
Ryan, Noel and Dee are f***ed (imo, along with others) and I'm delighted about that
Patrick O'Donovan FG TD, was on the radio earlier and this is the encounter he ref'd - Moya D may not be sleeping too well either
It turns out that Ray was so rubbish he's had a sponsor for about 2.5 of the 8/9 years he's there and they still won't get rid
It should be noted that while Ray's agent is not made public, it is Noel Kelly
For those that may not be up to speed following the various radio threads etc, NK has many more people on his books that don't publicly align with him but keep turning up on RTE or other places where NKM presenters do their thing - Eoin Corry (travel) Luke O'Neill (everything) Joanna Donnelly (weather) and there're many, many more
Has she gone, I think she's still there for a few more weeks.
Where do you live? County?
When I got the letter to say they'd been around, I was going to FoI the dates that inspectors call to the house.
I am not a TV licence inspector don't worry just give me your full address and 160 euros :)
RTÉ sounds like a right cesspit of scandal and grimness.
RTE is an equal opportunity employer - unlessssssssssssssssssssssss
Now being a public service and all I presume RTE would come forward with any more gory details if there were any.
I'm sure the audit is purely for reassurance.😉
There is enough in the Sunday papers today to confirm this scandal is pointing towards more than just Tubridy. Claire Byrne early favourite to become the 2nd domino to fall should be a fun week ahead!
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