Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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We need an Albert Speer. I don't know whether he was a good guy or not or shrewdly read the room.
How many of the TV and radio presenters are really going to start asking the difficult questions about NK's influence when they are all represented by him. Such a farce.
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Sounds about right
BOC €1563 ph
Duffy €1200 ph
D'Arcy €833 ph
C Byrne €700 ph
That's the big Question. Probably requested by Tubridy through Noel Kelly, his agent. Speculation but most likely. Kelly hardly acted with Tubridy having no knowledge.
There's enough material in all this for a Christy Moore song on it.
Has Pat Kenny returned to Newstalk yet?
The whole fiasco reminds me of the Nuremberg trials. Obviously not in what RTE did but the nature of the trial.
Firstly all stonewalled. Constant pressure led to some admitting bits and pieces. Then infighting began between the pro Goering group and others. Keep probing and the pressure up and they'll reveal more.
We need to know more about Noel Kelly. He dominates who we see on our screen. Too much power.
Exactly and the thing is that nobody knows yet if the barter account had a separate bank account as the barter account wasn't under the control of the finance department until recently. If it did, all kinds of payments may have gone through it - who authorised them?
Or, it may just have been a register of exchange transactions managed by the commercial department who provided a year-end summary to finance - who knows. It's still a mystery how the barter transactions for 20+ years were recorded and if those figures were included in the annual accounts.
Maybe all will become clear next session of the PAC committee.
RTE need a top level clear out. The only person who should remain is the one who called in Grant Thornton. If Martin does not do this more questions will be asked.
Prime Time journo described some of the spending as grotesque!
This is sivil war (sic)
It's so funny hahahaha we asked Rte for the top 10 transactions. But eh eh they told us to **** off lol
Will any 'stars' leave NK to distance themselves from the scandal?
RTE should have given these questions to PAC.
To ask... RTE.
I hope it was pissed of staff.
RTE Investigates RTE
Is it becoming clear that their is a legacy culture of abuse and contempt of tax payer funds here?
Also it appears to attract a certain ilk or calibre of person of low moral value from the 6 hours plus I watched over the last 2 days.
"Its a big club and YOU ain't in it" - George Carlin
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Brilliant haha , would love to think it's a rogue staff member scheduling
And then followed by The Story of a Search!
I dont think thats been answered or asked by PAC.
Prime Time now stating that NK was invoicing RTE at €1200 per hour.
No I was joking there, but I know what you're saying 🙂 The lines between real and ridiculous are blurring.
Last Thursday Face the music was on followed by The best of the Late Late Show.
Whenever you see in the media a source close to RT claims, just remember that source is NK.
Anyone who publishes this is only dealing in propaganda and not facts.
Haha prime time and then next is a show called face the music hahah
Not sure. Here's a picture of a man relaxing though.
More coverage on Prime Time now.
Can someone answer me this, who's idea was it to give the extra hidden payments? Was it requested by someone?
"papering the house" can be common when a gig has not sold well.
When the NSO was part of RTE, I believe it was common for tickets to be offered to staff/retired staff of RTE lateish in the day.
I don't know about The Snowman. It doesn't sound like the sort of thing that would not sell well.
Not like a concert of Mahler and Shostakovich symphonies, which would be a harder sell.
These were RTE , not NCH, events. Frequently, in the foyer there'd be a separate table set up to distribute the complimentary tickets, so as not to put too much pressure on the Box Office.
Ultimately, the licence fee payers covered the cost of this night of culture for these connected people.
Ah I think someone might be auditioning for waterford whispers but needs to try harder.
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