Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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I'd say he'll walk the planet for a bit and return with a "no holds barred" podcast. "Dealing with death, depression, JFK and and a bit of a laugh on the way."
Along with no discernible talent he also has no listenership to bring with him now
Toxic Tubridy? The problem for what's left of his career is that advertisers may think twice about wanting to be associated with him. Renault cut that deal with Tubridy after a year but RTE still paid Tubridy. According to some reports, Center Parcs was reconsidering sponsoring his radio show.
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Jesus Radio1 is a disgrace.
Nah, he's the worst (IMO). Absolutely unlistenable.
Somebody above mentioned that he would see out his radio contract. Not a hope in hell is he going back to any airwaves any time soon
Newstalk or anybody else in Ireland won't touch or take damaged goods.
And he’s still only the 3rd most rubbish known presenter in RTE..
I think you are right that America might become his safe haven but it's making the news in America.
You mentioned that NK might have told people to stay away from the last LLS, not sure if this could be true as NK is up to his oxters in this and has a lot to answer for.
The lunchtime slot would be the only suitable spot for him. He's rubbish though,only RTE would give the chap a job.
The broader issue is that in the era of social media TV and radio advertising is of diminishing value though not of no value, getting sponsors must be getting harder and harder hence the emergence of selling on to discounters in the TV and radio advertising space.
The likes of, Ray Darcy, Joe Duffy, etc are from a different era.
While RTE needs a shark up I would not like a Newstalk type as a public broadcaster, Newstalk is dishonest, populist, and very clickbait orientated.
His future on RTE will depend on how attractive his presence is to advertisers. Unless the people I've been talking with all weekend are very unrepresentative, he's toast. And all the learning Irish in the world won't get him to the Aras. Sorry no fadas - unfamiliar laptop.
I wouldn't be so sure. Take Newstalk for example. In their current line up who would they replace with Ryan Tubridy?
Dear X,
As you are a sponsor on RTE, I felt that I had to inform you that my friends and family will be joining me in boycotting your product. We will be doing this as we are disgusted with the goings on at RTE and we can't support a company who sponsors a corrupt organisation.
However you will be pleased to hear that we will stop our boycott as soon as you stop sponsoring RTE. I look forward to hearing back from you real soon.
Kind regards
xxxxx
I posted the following on the LiveLine thread a few days ago. Nothing has changed my opinion on Tubridy since.
.....Tubridy is finished as a broadcaster in Ireland I reckon. There's been a fair bit of suspicious activity the past few months around him with RTE and I reckon he'll see out his radio contract and it won't be renewed.
He left the LLS very suddenly, only a couple of weeks after giving an interview saying he intended doing it for a few more years. His motives were suspicious at the time to us who knew him, but it is now obvious he knew the game was up.
His leaving show on the LLS was very poorly attended, the great and the good stayed away. They were forewarned; either by NK or else they knew from gossip within RTE that he was buggered.
The lack of love for him in RTE is obvious in that nobody has come out to defend him and his statements the past two days don't help him going forward. He lays the blame squarely on RTE and absolves himself of any real complicity in it. The truth is that the payments would not have happened without his active complicity in the matter.
I wasn't surprised that Duffy had a programme about him, he was fairly strident against RTE after the story of the COVID breaching leaving party for Phil 'Whiplash' Collins. I got the impression then that he (Duffy) doesn't have too many friends in RTE, and he knows he's in the clear on payments, so he's probably betting that some others are mired in this. Interesting. But not unusual, as every workplace has its cliques and people backstabbing each other.
So what now for Tubridy? I think he's very damaged goods and unless he has a very good personal relationship with the new DG, he'll be gone when the current radio contract runs out. Where will he go? Maybe Newstalk, but he won't have the pulling power of Pat Kenny and therefore he won't command near the wages he's currently on.
His inane natter isn't up to BBC standards and he doesn't have the focus for them, so I personally think the UK is out. Unless he goes to a private station, but I honestly don't know much about them.
Which leaves the US, and I think he can get a few years there. There's still an older 'Irish' element there who will think his Leprachaun lilting will be cute and there's plenty of stations there where his inane waffling would find a slot. The pay would be a downgrade, and he'd be on a 'hire & fire' contract but I think its his best option. He can butter up his contacts with the US Irish Democrats and have the odd weekend in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard etc. It would be right up his alley, he has the money to support himself and convince himself he's worth it.
If we can post a list on here of sponsors and their email address along with a template of the email (which is below) we can send them that would be great.
However with the move towards a universal charge, our trust and buy in isn't really a priority. This is more like a scandal at a government department. A few heads roll but the department continues on.
Maybe a barter account to siphon a fee per passenger? That's assuming he isn't thrown under it before he gets to take off on his maiden voyage.
I wonder why now this has blown up, everyone in RTÉ and that cesspit Noel Kelly knew for years
Would it have been a disgruntled staffer ??
There are jobs available in Dublin Bus if NK can negotiate a deal.
Barry Andrews MEP, also
They’ll take him for a bargain
“Pike fishing with Ryan tubridy “
Jeepers I misread the above as Channel Islands. This dyslexia has a lot to answer for.
No the TV licence Inspector dose not. From the hdy I understand they go around virtually blind, depending on the list of ones gone out of date in the last six months
It's fairly easy in build up areas they have a list of house numbers and can collate houses that have and have not got licences. In rural Ireland it's different they are dependent on the list they get. The list cannot contain a name off a non payer after six months and An Post dose not use Eircode at present
I also wonder if people started boycotting the various RTE sponsors would that do something?
Now, that's an idea! Get a list of sponsors and email all the companies explaining your disgust and how you, and all your family, will be boycotting their products as long as they sponsor a corrupt organisation.
No sponsorship and no licence fee would be a sharp wakeup call.
Paid through UK firm
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/06/25/rte-channelled-tubridy-payments-through-uk-firm-report/
It would be great to see RTE no longer deal with NK, that would be a game changer and it would show that the old RTE is gone. It would help to buy us back in and slowly gain trust in RTE.
Actually there is. It's the mentality that yourself and others have displayed here that allows these nepotistic, freeloader organizations and individuals fleece the hard working Irish public.
But they're not (or at least not with regards to this transaction). They are customers. RTE are providing goods/services to them. They buy advertising from RTE.
My understanding is that they effectively paid for the advertising by paying NK's invoice for consultancy services
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