Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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I don't think so. This is the top of the tip of the iceberg and they have protected a lot of people contemporary and legacy. They will be celebrated and compensated. They are "heroes" to the TOP 10 who took the verbal beating on their behalf of a public money in plain sight heist.
No matter what I or anyone here thinks there are a substantial amount of people who are interested in the inane ramblings of someone like Lottie Ryan or similar (nothing against the woman personally) that's ife and it makes her money. Any new restaurant or club or bar first order of the day for the PR company handling the opening, who to give the free tickets too, why, because social media accounts, color magazine with the Sunday paper will be full of such and such spotted in x bar with her Irish Rugby team member bf, or something about their fabulous life style, on her social media, she will mention the bar they went to, the restaurant they ate at its gold in terms of publicity for the bar or restaurant. The world is not going to be remade as somethhing pure where everything is earned on merit because of a scandel at RTE thats not how the world operates.
And your one Suin that asked Dee Forbes to resign should thrown out. That decision seems very calculated in setting up Dee Forbes as a scape goat or it was a decision made in a panic. Either way it should never have happened.
Now in saying that Dee Forbes hasn't helped herself by pulling the sick card and allowing these incompetents throw her under the bus without any defense from Forbes. But as I said Dee Forbes has made that decision herself and probably helped by being asked to resign. If I was a TD I would be livid over that
I presume that the barter account is held with the barter exchange and not a bank.
It looks like you lodge services to the account where others can buy them and for facilitating the exchange, the exchange broker charges a fee when you cash out.
One thing I'll say for everyone who faced the committee, including the CFO, they showed up. And keep showing up.
Major respect for that. And they're taking a lot of the hate and ire - a lot of it is clearly justified but some of it is a projection from those not showing up.
Showing up is and will always be a million times better than what DF, NK, and RT are doing. Hiding in silence.
I would say they should be sacked but then they wouldn't need to appear before PAC again. Best they are left in position till this is cleared up. But they should all be removed except Anne O'Leary who it looks like did her job and acted when she notified of this account
How Richard Collins and Geraldine O'Leary will go to Montrose tomorrow to work, I don't know.
Surely it's in their safety to stay away.
Can any criminal proceedings be brought against RTE, Ryan and Noel etc.,
In fairness , this being your first post is a joke hahahah
It was requested by Tubridy's agent; know anyone with an ounce of common sense would know that Tubridy and his agent would've discussed his contract and he would've been very much aware of the arrangement himself and RTE. His career is over, the least he could do is come out and be an honest man if he had even the slightest shred of decency or honour in him.
And just today we hear more revelations that as RTE underwrote the contract it meant that Tubridy was still legally obligated to attend Renault functions as per the original agreement; and it gets worse, due to RTE paying Tubridy the remaining commitments they also had to foot the bill for said Renault corporate events.
So there we have it, the people of Ireland who overwhelmingly paid for their TV Licence during the years in question not only topped up Tubridy's wage unbeknownst to anyone other than RTE, Tubridy and his agent, and I'm assuming Renault, they also paid for Renault corporate events. All the while they were boasting about top earners taking pay cuts and giving themselves a pat on the back for how great and noble they all were, and at the same time the general staff of RTE were being laid off or taking pay cuts and having to use outdated and damaged equipment, and working at times in less than reasonable conditions.
This is only the beginning of the corruption, deceit and downright morally corrupt and possibly even criminal behaviour that is now going to make its way into society; RTE will have to be shut down as the organisation has lost all trust and credibility.
Your first post. Awwww
Indeed. Center Parcs is a good start.
She knows the jig is up
Someone should ask Coveney if NK runs in his social life and watch his face
Miriam in all designer pink - trying to hide her money with a sad voice and doey eyes. Never hung out with NK… never
Look I'm more surprised that employees didn't get freebies to things. I am just comparing your story to that of the employee representative. You say they get perks and so have others but some have said it was a few years ago and maybe they don't get anything anymore while the upper management party and play the poor mouth
Yup on her 260 odd K.
I wonder is not being represented by him a sign of integrity.
Miriam acting all sweet and innocent there, 30 odd years in rte. She knows a lot more than she is letting on
Tippin’ it up to Dee Forbes
give him credit notes and invoices
and make him pay them all
and before he has the last one paid
sure he won’t see you at all
Sad voice Miriam
In an ideal world RTE's sponsors and advertisers would pull until there is a root and branch clear out of all the bad eggs.
I clarified further. Just because he wasn't on the gravy train doesn't mean many weren't.
It'll have to be the Alan Kellys, Stanley etc pushing. Leo made noise too, hope he keeps it up. If politicians see votes in it.
I do like Mick Clifford. No BS with him.
Who's going to pay a licence.. Mine is up 31 December and I was always on time bar one year. Well on 8th January I had a serious letter about 'holding and operating a TV illegally'. 8 days..
That money was just resting in my... barter account.
Id say theres a few lads and lassies thinking they need a barter account to hide certain spending from oversight of de other half.
I'm not taking anyones word, I'm questioning 2 stories that are not adding up? I don't know you and I don't know the employee representative at the PAC but the 2 stories don't add up. Simple as that. Are we not allowed question and have to accept everything as fact. This is the reason why we have fiascos like this.
Let me ask you if I put up a story about seeing some employees getting perks and someone else said that employees get no perks who would you believe?
If they don't they are tainted by association.
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