RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 09:10AM

@RoTelly to confirm, Govt. of Ireland and An Post pay for all their advertising and all channels incl. VMTV (and "forden" channels) are bought for campaigns as part of the mix.

As per my comments yesterday on this I pretty much knew this to be true, but did have it confirmed overnight with 2 media buyers in 2 separate agencies. I was so thrown by the “obviousness” of the question at the time that I had to double check!

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 10:06AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897008#Comment_120897008

Is it intriguingly delicious or deliciously intriguing?

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 10:22AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897278#Comment_120897278

Thanks for the confirmation. Could you find out who's behind the RnaG adverts, RTÉ have been running them with the Government of Ireland logo on them.

I have 2 issues about this: -

The national broadcaster should not directly be supported by the Government of Ireland in this manner because it may have editorial / political implications
RTÉ should be promoting RnaG like any of their other Radio services, can you imagine if the Government of Ireland started taking ads out for 2FM.

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 10:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897653#Comment_120897653

Ah jaysis…..

I’ll see what I can do but genuinely up the walls this week….as evidenced by my lack of posting compared to usual standards.

Anymore requests now your Highness? 🤣🤣🤣

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 10:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897684#Comment_120897684

And another thing :)

Only if you think of it, if not no worries. Thanks for you help always good info on this stuff.

Baba Yaga · 26-07-2023 10:50AM

seriously...?tubs being 'forgiven'...?and all the other things going on in rte and its seemingly back to business as usual...? ffs what a crock of shite...

LambshankRedemption · 26-07-2023 10:57AM

Tubs has been earning 350k for about the last 10 years, thats 3.5M, plus the 345k over-payment. It's unlikely I'll earn anything like that in my entire lifetime. Shouldn't Tubs just retire and go write his memoirs? Obviously, he is both an egotist and a narcissist and feels the need for the attention of being on the air but this is not the kind of attention he craves. Presumeably he has a decent sized nest egg. If it was me, I'd be doing a Luke Skywalker and retiring to an Island off the coast of Ireland where I would meet no-one who hates me.

26-07-2023 10:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897020#Comment_120897020

The same women use online dating in American prisons

26-07-2023 11:16AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897556#Comment_120897556

Delicious and intriguing in equal measure

BattleCorp · 26-07-2023 11:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897854#Comment_120897854

I'm not sure you understand what an overpayment is.

If Tubridy got paid more than his contract stated, then that would be an overpayment. Tubs got what was stated in his contract so it wasn't an overpayment. What it actually was is an underreporting of his salary by RTE (and sort of himself by keeping silent) and not an overpayment.

26-07-2023 11:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897860#Comment_120897860

This is very true, it’s kind of a motherly instinct, they see the Toyman as a little unloved boy they have to nourish and care for.

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 11:21AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897854#Comment_120897854

€350k???

you’re understating that in every year and by half in one year when he “earned” over €720k from RTÉ alone.

26-07-2023 11:23AM

I saw R’s bro this morning, it was a bit surreal being medically examined by him considering all the stuff here. I can’t say enough about how good a doctor he is, how very astute and pro-active he is and genuinely interested in seeing that the very best is done for you and ASAP. Great clinic he runs and I see his patients doing remarkably well. He would be worth every cent of his broadcasting brother’s takings and more.

Loafing Oaf · 26-07-2023 11:24AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897860#Comment_120897860

The late great Bill Hicks picked up on this phenomenon, well the pre-online version:

I read another article, a woman is suing the state of Wisconsin. Here’s why: She married a fella. He’s on death row. Why is he on death row? He killed 8 women … he has AIDS, and she’s suing the state for rights of conjugal visits. And I’m afraid to say that the first thing that came to my head was: “And I’m not getting laid.

LambshankRedemption · 26-07-2023 11:28AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897997#Comment_120897997

I couldnt remember how much the figure was so used a ballpark figure. I knew I'd get reamed if I used an incorrect and inflated figure so I erred on the side of cution.

I assumed there are additional payments as well. Did he get a cut of Toy Show the musical? I wouldn't be surprised if he got some sort of creative consultanting fees.

LambshankRedemption · 26-07-2023 11:29AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897975#Comment_120897975

I understand what an overpayment is. Clearly I just didnt understand exactly what this issue was.

26-07-2023 11:30AM

All the heat went out of this relative nothingburger of a story. Think it jumped the shark when SF’s brightest and best, Brian Brains Stanley, asked Kelly what he used to sell for Cadbury’s.

Absolute shambolic stuff.

The following will happen:

1) New funding model for RTÉ to replace the licence fee.

2) Tubs to be back on radio and telly if he decides he wants to continue

3) This thread to dwindle to about 5 truly obsessed and paranoid regulars - it’s the long tail of any message board thread.

From a PR perspective this was handled well. Bad news story, no hiding it, throw lots of petrol on the bonfire, get openly stupid politicians involved, let the outrage quickly burn away.

Some of those politicians though. One of them was barely able to read.

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 11:33AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120897854#Comment_120897854

€5.4 million 😀 10 years to 2021

515,000
523,000
545,000
545,000
512,000
495,000
495,000
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495,000
753,000

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 11:35AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898039#Comment_120898039

Still claiming it’s a nothing burger in week 5. Intriguing.

The Cadbury’s question was a leading question with a follow up, as well you know. For a person who claims to have a PhD you seem remarkably unfamiliar with this as an interrogative technique.

And the personal abuse once again of posters who have a differing opinion than yours.

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 11:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898039#Comment_120898039

Fair question at this point, but do you work for nothing burger RTÉ? Only fair I think.

and either way Do you think it is a good service?

BattleCorp · 26-07-2023 11:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898039#Comment_120898039

There's a lot more financial stink to come out of RTE. The Tubridy/RTE/Renault money will be chickenfeed compared to it. Stuff that has nothing to do with Tubs but he'll still be mentioned.

I agree with you about the politicians. It shouldn't be politicians questioning RTE/Tubs/NK. It should be Senior Counsel.

26-07-2023 11:40AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898039#Comment_120898039

A Nothing Burger for the Dr

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 11:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898088#Comment_120898088

The best part of the PR from RTÉ was that text message to Adrian Mole from Breda O'Keeffe.

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 11:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898054#Comment_120898054

Someone quoted €8m in one article I read. I assume that was for 15 years.

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 11:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898115#Comment_120898115

This is the total up to 2021, since 2002

26-07-2023 11:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898074#Comment_120898074

I don’t work for RTE, or have any involvement/relationship with any of the parties involved in this. I think RTE needs to be reformed btw. I just think a lot of the enormously indignant performative outrage around this story was born out of silly season theatrics and Twitter “all day outrage” merchants.

RoTelly · 26-07-2023 11:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898133#Comment_120898133

Grand suppose we should just let them continue with that great PR they are so good at.

Hopefully this nothing burger will result in reform, or should we just carry on?

ButtersSuki · 26-07-2023 11:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120898087#Comment_120898087

That there’s potentially more serious stories about waste and financial mismanagement to come should not diminish or downplay the attempted alight of hand by Tubs and NK. And Tubs in his role as the most honest man in Ireland 🙄 has betrayed the public, his colleagues taking cuts, and himself with his pious holier than thou sanctimonious “we’re all in this together” Captain Kindness Toyman fake persona crap.

I think many are more appalled at the lying (by omission), the hypocrisy, the initial 2 fingered “nothing to do with me” response, the OTT acting at the Oireacthas committee laying it on thick with the “I love your county very much”, “yes my salary’s enormous but it doesn’t affect my soul”, “I really respect the work of this committee” and “will we break for tea, that would be nice” etc etc tbh than the pocketing of extra cash.

He’s been exposed as being a fraud. I can’t see a way back from that.

26-07-2023 11:54AM

I think it wasn’t handled badly. There’s no good way to handle bad news or a breaking scandal, but attempting to cover it up doesn’t work. The smart play in the era of continuous outage is to feed the outrage meter. It burns bright, the politicians get involved, the papers have a story, then Paddy and Petula get bored of the story and away it goes.

Furze99 · 26-07-2023 11:55AM

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What makes you think that? I'd say a lot of people are just watching quietly and waiting for developments. Our licence is due soon and like hell will I pay it on time, unless I see real commitment to change and that includes inviting Mr.Tubridy to go look for work elsewhere. Doubtless I'll pay at some stage but I'll hold off for months and for as long as possible. This is how the people will quietly deal with this matter. RTE will be financially starved and brought to the table kicking and screaming for funding.

RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

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