Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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Sure Renault might want in on that they might throw in a credit note to cover it
It seems to be a fashion thing with middle aged RTE people, moyai Doherty has the same ridiculous thick rimmed glasses along with Hugh Wallace the architect guy
RT's career may not be over.
The "Toyman" could be the new "PepperamiMan"
Christ above. Writers/artists have it hard enough. Then there's the likes of this bollocks millionaire with a tax exemption.
I'm not sure as to the current status of his 2020 - 2025 contract. If it's still alive, what's the situation with unfair dismissal as it goes with contractors? If, legally, he has done no wrong, RTE are in an awkward spot possibly. Does this contract include another "exit fee" and what will that cost RTE if he walks away?
If he is out of contract now due to his sudden, unexpected need to slow down and chill out in Galway a bit more, then I suppose RTE can choose to not renew it and off he goes.
I would bet hard cash on it, that if Tubridy has even half a leg to stand on legally, he will choose to stick it to RTE in a big way if he is not reinstated in his primetime slot. The man is shameless, tone deaf and cynical. Obviously his colleagues and the audience will have a very different perspective on it, but I think Tubs himself will do a Boris Johnson, pin this on his agent, Dee Forbes whoever else and expect to regain his title as all round good egg and future president of Ireland!
What does this mean? How is he being paid if he currently has no contract? Why was he still doing his radio show?
The self contradiction I’ve seen in parts here is almost at a level of Tubridy’s lack of self-awareness.
Artist Exemption. Exempt from income tax (not prsi or usc) up to €50,000 of income per year.
There are some very well known names on the list of those who have claimed this over the years.
https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/other-datasets/artist-exemption.aspx
Tubs window to be contrite and say return the monies or donate them to charity is now firmly closed. He and his agent chose instead to be defiant and say "nothing to do with us". It will ultimately damage both men reputationally as well as financially.
Absolutely. I said the same thing when I read Tubridy's initial response.
All I can say is, there's no price one can put on one's good name and integrity, in my opinion, so I hope he thinks it was worth it. 🤷♀️
Big time. The walk out yesterday was a warning shot.
I wouldn’t rule out strike action at RTE if this isn’t dealt with properly TBH, a lot of the ordinary employees are seething over it
Ryan wrote a book on the JFK visit to Ireland and didn't have to pay any income tax on it. Today Liveline discussing the visit, hopefully more light can be shined on the book...
JFK in Ireland was granted tax-free status, meaning that Tubridy did not have to pay any income tax on the estimated €480,000 he earned from the book. This decision was criticised due to Tubridy's perceived wealth and the large salary he receives from RTÉ. The Revenue granted it a "favourable determination". MEP Joe Higgins said: "The fact that Ryan Tubridy is claiming the exemption is ridiculous, there is no question about that. The rule should be changed, full stop."
I don't think even RTE could be dumb enough to put Tubs back on air. I really don't. But we shall see.
You're right, I should add him to the ignore list.
Why do you bother?
And that's your opinion, which you are entitled to.
I didn't say either or both were better than RTE's coverage btw. I do however feel it added to the conversation.
At a push, enforced governmental reforms and absolutely no hope of any increases to their tax payer funded hand outs in the short to medium term.
TBH, the politicians are just chomping at the bit to finally turn the tables on the people who are perpetually the thorn in their arse. Lots of big talk, lots of grandstanding but in reality RTE will shut up shop for these committees. Forbes has probably taken a big payout to be the fall guy here, it all looks very carefully orchestrated. They even intend to get Tubs back on the radio eventually. "No wrongdoing on the part of RT"
A bit like Trump, ultimately it's up to the voters to deal with him because the likelihood is the judicial system will not. For RTE, it's going to be the audience and the licence fee payer and how much noise they decide to make. Enough of a backlash, enough reputation damage and enough of a knock-on effect to their revenue streams would force change. Do I think that will happen, probably not. Most people dont pay attention and those that do often have short spans. I expect Official Ireland to carefully stage manage a show trial. Apologies will be made. New govt oversight rules will be legislated for. Maybe another 1 or 2 execs will be moved around internally and it'll be back to business as usual.
The whole thing has been going on for months - they’ve been trying to angle it and messed it up royally. Thought they had all their ducks in a row
Deloitte did the FAI audit. They’re grand said John Delaney to RT. You’ll get a big pay off.
His grandfather was Todd Andrews, chairman of RTE. That fact is the only reason I can think of as to why RTE would keep him for their flagship program for so long. What he lacks in talent he makes up for in entitlement.
Firstly, you do know you can be fired or let go from your job/contract without breaking the law, right?
There may be no direct penalty, but we now know Tubridy's radio contract is up for renewal at the moment. Given the public outrage, let's say RTE decided not to go with Tubridy and we never hear from him again on RTE. Is that not a penalty in your eyes? Or are you going to engage in semantics and say "that's not a penalty for what has happened here, that's a different matter"? You yourself - when not defending him and saying there's nothing to see here - have said, and I quote "he's toast".
You have engaged in so much double-speak on this topic I feel like I'm reading 1984 at times.
100 percent that should happen. Boards should resign en masse
Would us be wild to think that both boards of RTE should be asked to step aside? Since they can’t be truthful and seem to be making a team effort at trying to bury this can they be trusted with doing their best for the nation going forward?
I listened to them both. Didn't think they were particularly good. Think rte coverage has been better imo.
What’s not true? Nothing can be done if no laws were broken?
so enlighten me. What could be done penalty wise IF it’s shown that no laws were broken?
Well their penalty is they have no chance of getting a licence fee increase now. And I suspect non-payment rates will increase significantly as a result of this fiasco. Dee Forbes has cost them a lot of money.
And again, that's not true.
Also a key difference is Carr's money is not public money.
Still confusing.
If barter transactions are an exchange of goods / services between two or more players facilitated through a barter exchange company (presumably that's what Astus UK is), how did actual monies change hands?
Also, if RTE issued credits for advertising to offset RT's extra fees, does that mean RTE understated their revenue for all the years this set-up was used? How much other barter credits were there and how long has this been happening? Bearing in mind that the finance department had no oversight of it until recently.
Any accountants on here know how barter transactions should be recorded and reported in financial statements?
Perhaps you could put aside your declared bias and listen to his interviews with Mick Clifford and Fionnán Sheahan and then perhaps re-evaluate?
Well for one thing all talk of licence fee reform \ increase \ more funding is toxic. They won't be getting any more funding from the public for a long time.
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