RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

The "green agenda " stuff with the "climate emergency " stuff etc etc is being used as a way of burying important news and stories that RTE don't want to cover because it doesn't suit their agenda. I remember before this scandal broke prime time did a trivia piece on sleeper trains in Europe making a come back because Europe was clamping down on short haul flights. Of course they had to send a prime time presenter to Brussels or somewhere to test out one of these sleeper trains

What relevance is a silly piece like that got to do with an Irish viewer where there are no sleeper trains and the one luxury sleeper train " the hibernian" was wound up completely during covid because there were no tourists here but that never got any RTE coverage

Joe/a researcher is reading boards...I am convinced, he just corrected his mistake around Anne O Leary who was at PAC yesterday.

I think the only scandal here is the squandering of public money on inquiries to investigate this non-issue. There is no corruption in RTE or the media generally. What we had was a little bit of creative accounting. No public money was stolen or actual crime committed although you could certainly claim that the manner in which transactions were accounted for was deceitful but that's hardly a heinous crime.

I was actually very impressed with the manner in which the RTE executives gave their evidence and the truthfulness of what they said in answer to the often incoherent questions asked by their inquisitors.

I think that the hubris and arrogance of just three individuals stands at the heart of this and not the entire RTE organisation. Forbes, Tubs and Kelly obviously have a very close friendship with one another which has been mutually beneficial for all three. A cosy cartel. The problem was that the power and influence they enjoyed made them think they could do what they liked and they behaved recklessly and with bad judgement, never expecting any negative consequences would ensue either for themselves or for RTE as an entity. Now, the career of one lies in tatters and the future career prospects of two more will be severely hampered. RTE will survive and become stronger as a result of more rigorous management practices which will arise from this.

So when there are cuffs on RTE, wake me up.

I don’t disagree at all that “suspect” and “shady” carry on happens. I know it does, and I don’t agree with it. My point is that it seems to be “covered” and “legal.”

It’s rife in life..

You could list pages of activities/actions that happen that you could argue as bent, shady, amoral n all that; but bottom line is can it be shown to be corrupt/illegal?

One I read, and apologies to any AGS members, is that if a Garda is on vacation and cannot avail of OT, he/she is paid an allowance. That’s just one… to me it seems ludicrous. But it’s not near illegal.

In relation to this affair: It’s highly unlikely PAC will bring about any RTE staff prosecuted for criminal offences. And even thinking this seems to annoy some people.

Touche.

Sorry my bad i had thought you had.

So your one of the talent with your own company and not tax compliment 🤣🤣🤣

It’s Marty morrisy lads - I’ve cracked it!

This would explain all the phone numbers - delicious.

Bring Bill O’Herilhy back - ‘We’ll leave it there so.

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I was thinking all this RTE craic would make a great film - Pat Short as Mattie McGrath for a start!

I would say car communications😀

You really missed a chance to give the ultimate answer

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NK has inordinate influence at RTE. If you tell Tubridy go jump, NK could potentially make life difficult for DGs, etc at RTE because of everyone else he represents at RTE.

The dealing with agents has to end. Everyone has to be brought on board as an RTE full time employee with a salary cap of 200k.

As for exonerating Tubs, you've been banging that drum for a while now. Tubs innocent, did nothing wrong, etc.

RTE wouldn't be in this mess if it wasn't for him pressuring for more money. And I don't buy the BS that Tubs had nothing to do with demanding more money. He obviously did. Agents do not act independently of the wishes of their clients. He's as guilty as NK and Forbes. And if he wasn't he'd be into the PAC in a flash. But he won't be.