Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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there is a clause in the contract that the contractor is not obligated to provide a live show on Good Friday.
further to that there is a clause that the contractor is not to provide his services to any other organisation (especially not BBC radio) over the Easter weekend
Trying to put myself in the position of someone who works on RT's programmes, I can't think that they'll regard him as a great colleague and "friend" after this pile of shite has appeared. Therefore, they probably won't want to work for/with him. Of course, if push comes to shove and as a poster said above, they could be told to work with him. But there are a hundred subtle ways to torpedo RT if you feel seriously p*ssed with him. And they may well find all the ways to make him sound a fool on air.
I also don't see Bakhurst as new broom. He has history with RTE and, whether or not he acknowledges it, that informs and maybe taints his view. He's already had to recuse himself from dealing with Marty. (As an aside, I've always been amused that recuse is an anagram of rescue, and Bakhurst has rescued himself from having to deal with matey Marty). How many other mates does he have from his time with RTE?
I never thought of that but it’s a really good point
Think about it though. On a tiny island of 5.1 million I'd say 75% or more of the population know who he is. That has to have a serious impact on your personality. Even if your personality or values are strong and your home life is balanced and grounded. Then you are paid simply utterly crazy money that is totally disproportionate to your work or content produced in the public sector or all places. (yes I know its not all public money) How could he not have a superior opinion of himself. He is a product of the environment in which has lived since he was 12. He is a sponge not a stone - he absorbed it all over the years surrounded by yes men like Noel to some degree also. The only time his manufactured world is invaded or shuck is by a bollix calling him a "fag**t" in the street. So you can see what an intrusion this scandal is to Precious.
- she’s running scared now - her reckless dereliction of duty and smug incompetence on full display.
some lovely glasses though, eh. What a dipstick she is
mate it’s a bit weird that you’re pressing someone you don’t know for their whereabouts rather than discussing the topic at hand?
Like maybe it’s time to lay off and mind your business?
Things are bad when even that aul witch terry prone is having a go at ye
are you trying to imply something? Where are you going with this?
Don't think I've everseen "cute ploy" and Mattie in a sentence before!
Honestly feels like Tubridy is living on a different planet sometimes.
He absolutely is. He has spent all of his working life (and even some time in his younger years) in the parallel universe that is RTE.
He sailed into a job to which he was woefully unsuited, and was getting paid in figures most people could only dream of - especially if boiled down to the hours put in versus the remuneration received.
The plea towards the end about returning to RTE and not wanting to be known as the 'talent' and that his contract should be public knowledge - ah that's grand so Ryan. 🙄
I'm sure his colleagues are waiting with open arms - not really!
You reckon Mattie talked to them to prevent them from putting their heads together thereby preventing them coming up with a plan of action for the session after the interval?
To be honest I really don't believe the shower involved have the intelligence to pull off something like that - particularily at political level - in fairness there is risk as well from a political angle - there are lots of staff at RTE and any one of them could have laundry to air.
That said, it is a convenient distraction at this time.
I cannot see RT work for RTE again and I see no reason as to why he should to be honest.
What a load of codswallop.
RT has a lot of friends at the national broadcaster.
in any organisation - there are people who don’t get on and are not necessarily best buddies.
while at work - they are expected to work together in the interests of the organisation.
any employee who refuses to work with RT should be sacked.
He really, really doesn't.
That was a cute ploy by Mattie so they couldn't sort out the answers for certain questions bothering them earlier 😉
They only ever agreed to do it for one year. Geraldine O’Leary made that clear
Honestly feels like Tubridy is living on a different planet sometimes. He still thinks Renault are interested and he will pay them back if it doesn't go ahead. They aren't interested, no-one is and they never paid him in the first place.
Its the strangest thing I've ever come across. It would be like Arsenal supporters thinking they can win the 2022-23 Premier league even after the season has ended.
Well even if they did/do want the mock Late Late Shows, why would they want a former Late late Show host doing them?
That's one part that baffled me with their story yesterday - a contract with provisions for Renalut leaving The Late Late Show, but no provisions for Ryan Turbidly leaving The Late Late Show?
If they still wanted them, surely they'd want Patrick Kielty doing them?
The whole story is a clusterfuck of nonsense.
Especially ones that use multiple accounts.
Gotcha. But of course it's probably the first question a Garda would ask you if he wanted to know where you were last evening!
Backhurst must know that he will not be able to find a team that will work with RT on the radio. Tubs knows that deep down too. I think RT will get a package to break the contract but so be it.
I remember Tubs blabbing on about the Beeb on his radio show (Monday 27th 2010), shouting...
"Beeb good or Beeb gone".
When will Tupperware stop shouting about the "Beakers" if he wants a gimme slot in London? He's after Linekers job.
There could be a Water Fall on OUR cards.
A RT E could Keel on this issue.
Here's another. If Renault pulled out of the deal then there wasn't going to be any appearances, why would there be if they were no longer a sponsor?
So any underwriting of the payment by RTE would be null and void if no work was going to be done. This is probably why rt is intimidating that it might be repaid.
But it also says to me that the whole thing was just to mask the extra pay.
He can’t, the original events are eight Renault who no longer want them
RTe are paying and he hasn’t done them. So he has to pay back, Kelly can arrange whatever he wants but at the moment I’m sure revenue are all over him so that’s a small price to pay instead of his whole business getting ruined by dodgy invoices
They probably did but Covid meant even if they ran the event nobody would show up, I’m sure they had discussion about it again or maybe the contract they had with rte didn’t allow them to stop and start
also maybe it was a pile of shite and Tubs didn’t hit the heights they expected so they didn’t want to do it anymor
I was surprised that NK never had a cup of tea at the national broadcaster.
Its bad form not to offer the man a cup of tea.
It was fairly sound of Mattie to join him and RT for a cup of tea at the interval yesterday.
None in ireland
especially when rte are spending millions with him
There's little to no chance the NK didn't get wined and dined as he suggested.
It was a private event in my private life and not relevant in any way to this thread or topic.
A Garda wouldn’t ask me that question.
Well Renault's story is the missing link in the Tubridy payment chapter.
Surely Renault International (15% owned by the French government) wouldn't be impressed with Renault Ireland not being open in their commercial dealings.
Anyway, I think it's worth the committee's time (and credibility) to at least be shown to have requested info from them.
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