Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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If it was Saturday I'd have a few cans during it 😁
I’m ready
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Yep. Retire for life. He’d have quite a tidy sum.
Nor buses etc. Or at least that I noticed. I genuinely thought it was something that didn't get off the ground and into production when I first heard mention of it a few days ago.
If you don't watch RTÉ radio or television you wouldn't have heard of it, they spent zero advertising on any other tv or radio station.
Ah righto.
It's probably fair to say that I've tuned in RTE more in the last 2 weeks than I had the previous 5 years.
Tubridy’s silly kids books were hawked using rte
And if Renault hadn't of pulled out we never would have discovered this. They never foresaw the effects of covid and that a company would just pull out of a sponsorship with the LLS because of real life consequences like production and sales of cars seriously curtailed. Real life issues associated with covid lockdowns never entered the minds of the RTE talent. The biggest proponent of covid lockdowns Ryan Tubridy with his salary guaranteed ended up being caught out by covid almost 2 years later
There's been many calls for them to attend.
I checked and the solicitor letter from RT/NK is dated today, 5th July
Still no evidence, or anyone even hinting, that either NK or Ryan "Haunted Children" Tubridy have even remotely broken the law though. Completely opposite to the RTE Board and Execs.
All eyes today on Breda O'Keeffe who was CFO for the entire period. G'wan Breda and give DF a good kicking in front of us all on Oireachtas TV ;-)
(Of course we'll keep half an eye on the ever-radiant Moya!)
They promoted the living hell out of it on television and radio for what seemed like months.
There are many highly professional, forensic and principled auditors in Revenue.. Public money pays a chunk for RTE so non biased public servants could be appointed to audit it. Must be on a taxation principle I suppose given Revenue's remit, but that would be fine if selected under the Revenue criteria or randomly as they can do AFAIW. Or they could audit the current auditors, that would be a hoot. I'm not sure of the rules regarding the results under GDPR and privacy etc., that could be a bogey, but it's largely OUR money anyway.
I agree with others and have often thought (and said) it, RTE should have two parts, a public service remit, and if they want to, a commercial arm. I see no issue with that. Public money is being thrown around at many things in this country, like snuff at a wake as the old man used to say.
Oh christ that thing she had on the RTE Player was woeful beyond belief. The push she was given with it was very odd.
I can't be the only one who never heard/wasn't aware of The Toyshow Musical?
Good call by RT and NK offering themselves to the board rather than being requested to attend.
What came 1st, publication of DF's letter assuring RT of his wages or RT/NK saying they were willing to attend?
Someone should be in jail for signing off on Toy Show The Musical, RTE have no track record in running musicals nor should a State broadcaster be involved in such high risk projects it has zero experience in.
I don't believe the €2.2 million is anywhere near accurate in to the actual loss incured to RTÉ as they have not included the adverts used which were almost every single ad period over the Christmas period. The adverts for the musical first began running over the summer of 2022. The amount of money lost for adverts that could have been sold to advertisers might be another €2.2 million or worse.
I haven't listened to in ages from them two in the evening and Donnacha O'Callaghan in the morning it was to hard a listen.
I think you’ll find her familial connections helped her along the way too.
When Garrihy first started appearing on radio we were told she had a massive following on social media. That following was subsequently found to be “inaccurate”, including a large number of fake and paid for followers. Of course nothing was done when this was discovered.
Tubridy isn't stuck for money. He could go on the dole.
To pay Tubs 150,000 - With agency fees + marginal event costs + RTE own staff/equipment costs as indicated today, it probably cost €350-400k.
Yeah I don't think there's any issue with any presenter or whoever making money from sponsorship deals or ads provided a) there's no conflict of interest with their work, b) they don't use any RTE resources to do it or film things on RTE premises, and c) RTE don't agree to underwrite their deals or pay them if the deal stops, or pay for events for the sponsor.
Want to post an ad on Instagram, away ye go. Want RTE to fund and organise special events for your sponsor, f*ck the f*ck off.
No issue with what she makes on the side from private sources. Fairly irked though that she got the 2fm gig out of knowing someone and we are footing her salary from the license fee. The vast majority of people think 2FM should be done away with. It's not become culchie central with the two Johnnies and their awful attempt and being the lads.
What's wrong with people having multiple sources of income? Serious question. I see nothing wrong with her promoting stuff and making a living from it. As long as she pays whatever tax she is required to pay, then more power to her.
#bekind
That’s what I’m thinking. This is all way beyond dodgeville. Seems way beyond just professional misjudgment and inappropriateness…
The level of massive six figure sums its actually mafiaesque dodgy and pure corruption…. 345,000 euros in undeclared payments……of the publics money basically ffs !
And that Tubridy all serious and moralising on his shows about items from politics to social issues….. 🤮
Himself and Forbes should end up behind bars, but this being Ireland, I doubt that will transpire.
RTE implicitly confirms Ryan Tubridy will be off-air for NINE months [Newstalk interpret RTE comment to mean 6 mths] but it will be Mar 2024 when the reviews are expected to conclude.
So, taxpayer will pay Tubridy €180,000+ [3/4 of est €250k radio fees] to sit on his bum?
Siún Ní Raghallaigh tells Government that the RTÉ board's own faith and confidence in the station's senior management is "eroded" by the "deeply unsatisfactory" way in which information is emerging
It’s practically an even split between paid guest and free tickets (guests and competition winners). And people doubted my Snowman at the NCH story. 🙄
I think you would want to lose most of the presenters for what I am proposing, they would mostly remain with the commercial part if it can afford them. There would be some who are needed for current affairs programs which IMO should be part of the public service remit. I don't think entertainment should be part of it, media has moved on massively since this model was brought in, there are so many other options that people can decide to pay for. I would keep the license fee payable, but I would reduce it significantly since it would be used for the PS part only and wouldn't be paying Lottie's salary or paying for trips to the RWC.
Connections to Ian Dempsey. Didn't make it out of sheer talent anyway.
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