Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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This story seems to have disappeared like a balloon at a party,
Said it a few weeks back lads - a slow bubbling story is far better than “boner in the trousers” outrage.
I just can't see RTE staff being willing to work with Tubridy. He has utterly taken the p*ss out of them by not only not taking a pay cut but with the side deal whereby his pay went up. We all know Tubridy didn't get where he is on ability. He has none. A pure cardboard cut out. Typical Ireland it's who you know etc or your lineage.
Will RTE staff be given an option?
I doubt a lot of them wanted to work with him before this based on his carry on
Still front page of the Irish Times today 4+ weeks later. Governments have fallen in half that time.
And there’s more to come.
It hasn’t gone away despite how much you claim and clearly want it to.
I just heard Tony Bennett has passed away. RIP.
Tubs told the story once on his radio show of how when he was in NY one time he saw Bennett walking on the street, so he ran up to him and asked for a selfie. Bennett sad “no thank you, I’d rather not” (or words to that effect), but that didn’t stop Tubs who took the selfie anyway - despite Bennett asking him not to do so.
Now that is self-awareness….and class.🙄 And then to tell the story on-air instead of being embarrassed by his behaviour. 🙄
He’s also told of the time he did the same thing to Paul McCartney at a private gig he was invited to. He’d been told/warned by the PR people in advance not to ask for a selfie, but did it anyway. He even said that in the selfie McCartney is looking aghast at him trying to take it. And classily Tubs said he (RT) was eating a sandwich at the time too.
The level of entitlement and self-importance it must take to do things like this must be breath-taking.
The lead singer of the Nothing Burgers chimes in again.
The massive outrage couldn't be sustained obviously but is being continued in a more sustainable way with people not paying the licence.
This has been the biggest story of the year.
Please don't report my post.....
The Grant Thornton Report will probably clear RT of the €120k loyalty Bonus next week
It will put that on RTE.
If thats spun well By RTE and RT it may confuse a section of the public that the RT matter is settled due to the overcomplicated nature of the €150k barter account.
Good to know. I was keeping an eye on it in the print media and it naturally had ran out of steam as there had been no new revelations.
You can probably ignore any posts I make after 22:00 and take them with a pinch of salt.
Apparently Bakhurst was going to speak to staff and gauge their feelings about Tubridy coming back to work there. Personally I don't think it's tenable. Plus their has to be consequences to sleveen behaviour such as what Tubridy engaged in.
FREE in The Irish Times today.
One guest on LLS took the cue cards off him, knowing how greatly he depended on them, and he was in a lather of sweat.
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Unpredictability was what entertained the nation way back in the day when the LLS was aired. Gaybo had a number of scripts, but he wasn’t particularly sticking entirely to any one of them, and sone were back up scripts if guest went dry on one topic. You didn’t quite know where a topic or guest was going to lead, and being live you had your popcorn ready for a big moment to happen out of the blue. That happens with Ryan only when some very naughty guest goes off piste and you see him struggle to bring it right back on his particular planned one way track.
Am I reading the situation correct between several posts over the weeks here that there is much much larger story at RTE?
A government toppeller? What precisely has been going on over there for the last 10 years or so?
That's just noise from Bakhurst, he won't go near any of the staff. Will have a chat at the exec level and give themselves the thumbs up
We'll know a lot more when RTE reveal what money the 50 lowest earners are on at RTE. But this practice of bogus employment/zero hour contracts is endemic to various industries. The professions, from lecturer to Nurse, are being destroyed.
Media committee seeks further documents from RTÉ (rte.ie)
Information requested by the Oireachtas Media Committee include a letter related to the underwriting of the tripartite commercial agreement, details of all individuals in receipt of car allowances, the salaries of the 50 lowest earners in the organisation, confirmation that all podcasts operated by employees are permitted under RTÉ rules, the terms of reference for the establishment of a register of interests, and details around the production of the programme "The Movie Show".
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He'll warn the staff to work with Tubs and not complain or else and there'll be absolutely no consequences for the Golden Boy of RTE and he'll walk back as brazen as ever..
That's exactly why Bakhurst has been appointed imo.
The idea that you can just suddenly replace the entire SMT in an organisation with a load of plucky and opinionated outsiders is gas.
The new CFO is Fergus from Ballinasloe. He was previously employed as a team leader on the overnight assembly line for a manufacturer of generic medicines for cats. He is happy to take a 68k salary for the role, and can’t wait to get stuck into the cosy consensus within the organisation.
Fergus obtained a B3 in Bus Org for the Leaving Cert and has downloaded a complex Excel spreadsheet from the internet. When not thinking about strategic reform, Fergus enjoys playing Call of Duty Online.
Yeah that’s what people suggested alright. 🙄
If Fergus is honest, diligent and wont to wage war on the excessive spending of tax payers money. If Fergus can see the balance between effective & necessary spending to deliver public service broadcasting and wasteful aggrandisement of higher management and 'talent'. If Fergus can smell a rat and go looking for further information, get advice from outside if required. Then I don't see why Fergus would not be well suited.
On other hand if Fergus is highly qualified and also wont to go along with lining the pockets of his esteemed colleagues and happy to participate in as many junkets as are going, then no.
An added bonus would be that Fergus is proud of his country and sees this role as a privilege to serve the nation and culture which he loves.
Not to mention he's a talented bilingual communicator with an eye for merit and genuine natural born talent.
Upon retirement Fergus is commemorated on a €1.65 stamp.
G'way ourra dat with the 'privilege to serve the nation' stuff when it comes to public service. People do it because it's a job, no more, no less.
Like it or not, the two Boards of RTE can't be changed at the drop of a hat because that would cause mayhem in the organisation. A good pruning is about as far as you can go with the C Suite before you do too much damage.
The senior Board didn't have much to do because nobody told them anything.
Nor did they want them to do anything like rocking the boat for example.
If it is not broke don't fix it. Leave it be.
Wow how deep are your contacts inside RTE Vincent?
Thats true to a point of hum drum reality regardless I have several pals who are delighted to represent the country/or companies they work for on a national and international level. Each and every man to his own.
Please note my Fergus bio was creative writing and thus an exaggeration of what one might see in a television drama for example. It was designed to contrast the original post introducing Fergus to this very board precious.
Are your pals public servants?
Very few. The overlap is entertainment industry.
The irony of that post is that Collins had only a slightly better CV than Fergus from Ballinasloe and look how that turned out.
This is an oddly unIrish, classist way of looking at the world. Only our betters, ie the Trinners/UCD/South Dublin, captains of the universe set are suitable to run the affairs of state or the companies affiliated there with. And they need lavish, excessive salaries in order to do so or you won't get the high caliber people necessary to run a tight, efficient, money making ship. Like RTE.
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