RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Rothko · 11-07-2023 06:38PM

"No one's better than anyone else". Except when it comes to being paid, that is.

sully123 · 11-07-2023 06:38PM

I think he is trying to come across like Joe biden

fluke · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Oh shut up you insipid man.

One Who Waits... · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Talent

realdanbreen · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

That's it,TUBS absolutely wiped the floor with them!

archfi · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

OMG

They are being allowed a farewell swansong as if Tubridy is hosting a show!

I'm not blaming them at all, I'm blaming the absolutely useless bunch of 'lawmakers'!

lbunnae · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

They really did lick their holes for most of the day. Pretty sure half of them were starstruck.

gormdubhgorm · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Here comes Richard Boyd Barrett ready to fire the bullets while stating he is just doing his job.

RBB - it was an organised deception, and questioned the emails with the 75k. First mentions of the 75k was by Noel Kelly. The negotiation meant that the pay cut effectively did not happen - and had a meeting with his client (Tubridy). It looks like pushing against everything to mitigate against the pay cut

Kelly - it was a third party negotiation with RTE

RBB- the FIRST mention of the 75k was you

Kelly - I was responding to RTE point 4 etc

RBB - it does not look that way

RBB - why was the contract not signed? On etc etc

RBB - mentions massive pay gaps in RTE

(Eugene Murphy (S) took over questioning.

Tubridy - it has all changed now, I hope it will be a new world order - wants to be part of the change/catharsis of RTE.

Tubridy Wants to take the word 'talent' to be taken off the contracts because he hates that word

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Eugene Murphy (S) - is it a three card trick? Or shady deal? Do you regret not being an employee instead of a contractor?

Kelly (exasperated) - I kept asking RTE could you please inform us when the salaries were published? Half an hour notice given to me - and they did not make the changes

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And with that Noel Kelly and Tubridy are released back into the wild again...

amovingstatue · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Round of applause !

Itssoeasy · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Tubs is giving a miss world speech.

martingriff · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838238#Comment_120838238

All bluster and no fight.

Leg End Reject · 11-07-2023 06:39PM

Like fcuking Oscar acceptance speeches now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

sliabh 1956 · 11-07-2023 06:40PM

That was some cringe fest by Tubs just there he is sorry now because the game is up .

Hungry Bear · 11-07-2023 06:41PM

Tubridy and Kelly. The two innocents. What a pair.

evolvingtipperary101 · 11-07-2023 06:41PM

You can’t lose something you never had.

"Yes, the salary is enormous, I understand that, but that doesn't affect my soul," says Ryan Tubridy, when asked by Senator Marie Sherlock if his integrity has been damaged.

martingriff · 11-07-2023 06:42PM

Can they be called back or was this totally there call. I say Mr. Tubrity loved the limelight while Mr. Kelly wanted out after 1 hour from this morning

gormdubhgorm · 11-07-2023 06:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838204#Comment_120838204

I don't really understand that. what do you mean?

11-07-2023 06:43PM

I personally feel exhausted having watched that all day long, I feel I should somehow put in an invoice for the effort.

gormdubhgorm · 11-07-2023 06:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838238#Comment_120838238

He was feeling sorry them by his standards - came in last minute and only had read some of the emails.

Stacksofwacks · 11-07-2023 06:43PM

Tubridy must be one of the people in the country so bad at maths that they can't calculate how much money they earn.

martingriff · 11-07-2023 06:43PM

BBC covering it now no hopes of him been able to go over there now

Itssoeasy · 11-07-2023 06:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838291#Comment_120838291

His reputation which was mentioned was the trust the viewers have in him to do a good radio programme. I’m not for one minute suggesting he’s not done good things and helped people, but that wasn’t been asked.

iamwhoiam · 11-07-2023 06:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838285#Comment_120838285

He thinks he fooled us all . He fooled no one with his whinge fest and but but but V de P and little children and little old me being only for the people .

He can fool some people but most will see through this bull****

11-07-2023 06:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838219#Comment_120838219

It started off bad tempered and hasn’t got any better. There’s a lot of angry men who simply cannot acknowledge that The Tubmeister General and NK did very well today in the face of sometimes deeply rude questioning (Imelda Munster in particular made a show of herself).

The thing about outrage is it burns out quickly. The all-day anger merchants will then move onto something else.

One Who Waits... · 11-07-2023 06:45PM

Long day for the lads in fairness. Let's not forget their stooges on here; a long day for them also. They're the real talent, as Ryan might say.

If one good thing comes out of today; it's that we might never hear from Mr Tubridy again.

TheCitizen · 11-07-2023 06:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120838175#Comment_120838175

They’re all elected so at least they have that standing. I don’t know where you get the authority or informed opinion to describe them as “thick as pigshyte”.

Don’t know what a “whacker” is? Is that a Dub or anyone from a big town or small city ( there are no big cities in Ireland). Also what’s this 50/50 thing? Are you saying that the committees should have 50/50 representatives from city areas and country areas like as if they’re a different species or something. What is this nonsense about?

tromtipp · 11-07-2023 06:46PM

Tubridy is like a newsagents I knew, back in the days of all cash, notorious for giving the wrong change. Always always always in favour of the shop. They'd pay up ^immediately^ if challenged, so everyone knew it was deliberate.