No more so than the rest of the panel so far
It’s hilarious to think that o Connor was once viewed as quite edgy and a bit of a loose cannon, he’s the biggest water carrying establishment shill on the block these days, I’d ask who pulled his teeth but perhaps he really never had any all along
I read in the RT thread that Noel Kelly is also BOC's agent If so, should he not have disclosed this in discussing the Tubridy story. Noel Kelly has already been mentioned.
Which company sponsors the show?
Really turgid listening this morning, more so than usual.
Gone to newstalk, much better analysis
Ballsy walking a tightrope today, as usual. God forbid an opinion might be aired without an equivocal interjection fro Ballsy!
I thought he covered it fairly comprehensively and allowed the panel say what they wanted to. He also made a statement that his wage is as quoted and he does not receive anything else.
so they get an expert on to explain why Barter accounts exist in Media,relates to unsold ad minutes ,and no one comments WTF that has to do with Ryans wages.Clearly used to hid payments the board thought these geniuses were worth but felt disinclined to explain to the uneducated masses,
He also stated that he had received benefits from this barter account. So if this is the case and his wage is as quoted, why is Tubridy’s wage under stated?
Didn’t hear Ballsy this am but seems there is a lot more to come out if the murky waters are well dredged.
And a side note…. nobody can be ‘edgy’ on a public service broadcaster, can’t happen… balance.. that’s the magic word
So don’t blame poor Ballsy, he’s fettered like a puck goat on a windswept upland.
He HAS to comply with the rules.
I don't think barter accounts are wrong or illegal in themselves. Using them to pay Tubridy under the table is the problem.
Bit like guns Francis, not wrong or illegal, it’s how one uses them is the issue.
uhmmm….
Correct Brendan. Glad I didn't have to draw you a diagram. You got the point.
Never have to draw this poster a diagram Francis, in touch with the world.
You're no slouch as a sniper yourself, Brenner
I guffawed heartily! 😁😁
I think today was the first day since BOC got the gig that there wasn't someone from team NK on the show
How the mighty have fallen
Wonder how long before they return. I saw Maya Dunphy was calling out Tubs being doorstepped at his house by the press. If you don't want to get doorstepped. Don't get involved in anything that could potentially end us as a national scandel.
Hopefully on behalf of the taxpayer, the govt. will put an end to these ‘arrangements’ with the ‘talent’ in Montrosia.
Yeh, coz Irish governments are good at accountability. 🙄
Yeah Francis, bit like up north when the front seat passenger started firing and took a dim view on anyone digging into his past.
We will see how good the SF brigade are when Stanno allegedly gets stuck into RTE.
Will tell us a lot, I would suggest.
The passengers are jumping out of the car as we speak Brendi.
They are using the rigged system to do it too.
Dee Forbes studying tapes of C. Brophy to learn how to waffle.
We’ve been here before.
Get your dhhrift Francie and indeed a lot of passengers are leaving the craft when the going gets tough.
I can see a kind of of a ‘fire curtain’ being dropped by members of the ‘talent’ to somehow dilute the issues and push the
nub of the argument away from the real issue which of course how are these scones getting the outlandish wedges they
are getting at the Taxpayers expense!!
I guffawed even louder than Oh’Eadhra when I heard the auld ‘ nobody wants to be the one to lose a member of the talent’….FFFS wno in their right mind as a commercial entity would pay these scones even close to what RTE shells out?
So whatever Noel asks for you give it… total batshït crazy.
Hopefully Stanno light the place up like a Catherine Wheel.
It will have to be SF or Soc Dems to sort it out coz the Government were never going to tackle it. Snouts at the same trough etc etc.
They sent out Brophy’s protege in waffle Neale Richmond to speak on it, painful to listen to, you want Joe Duffy’s wedge to listen to him.
I can understand the antipathy from the Shinners to Colm and Neale, both of them get the boot into them rapido and they are not used to that.
They don’t like it one bit.
Shure they get new ones tore Brendi and who doesn't love something new?
Neale yesterday, when he was asked if Dee Forbes should come before the PAC.
'I don't want to bring personalities into this'.
😁 I felt a new one ripping in me even Brendi when i heard that one, let me tell you!
Neale is no idiot Mr F. ‘Endemic’ is the word you wanted.
Its a system wide problem and Nealo was cute enough not to be dragged down rabbit holes on ‘personalities’.
No wonder you got the ‘bad feeling’ Francis being fairly familiar with the auld rabbit hole yersel.
Do ya get me dhhhrift?
Lol, a valiant defence of the FGer there Brendi.
Valiant but in vain, the bould Neale was caught in the headlights and tried to kick the ball into touch. He's no, James Lowe, even Colm would have slashed at it better than that. More classes at the knee of Terry Prone for Neale methinks.
Better haircut though……
