RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Imagine wanting to work in an organisation of thousands where 50% (alot more imo) dont want you there.......

Some neck.....

Eamonn de Velera

Sonia O Sullivan

Bill O Hearly

Jimmy mcGee

Mary Robinson

Gay Byrne

Pat Kenny

Jack Charlton

Steve Stauton

Packie Bonner

Paul McGrath

Roy Keane

Enough or do you want more

When the independent contractor presenters were taking their pay cuts, did RTE employee presenters take a pay cut too?

The thing is, if it was only independent contractors who took a pay cut, they aren't really colleagues on the same footing. They are all separate companies who negotiate for themselves with RTE. It's not quite the same as if they were all bus drivers working for the same company and one guy doesn't take the same pay cut as the rest of the bus drivers.

Another question. When the presenters were taking pay cuts, did RTE staff, e.g. camera operators, researchers, admin staff etc. take pay cuts? I doubt it. I'm sure the unions would have been out on strike if something like that happened.

Most of those were popular 20th Century figures, what I'm saying is Ryan is probably the most popular Irish public figure of the first quarter of this century.

Anyway, I don't think any of those were as broadly popular as Ryan has been over the last 14 years.

RTE staff took pay cuts back in 2009.

The cuts, which will range from 2.5% to 12.5%, were presented by management as an alternative to redundancies.

A total of 57% of union members accepted the cuts, in a ballot conducted over the past ten days.

The cuts to independent contractors followed on from that.

All those people are more popular in this century then Ryan but okay here are a few

Brian O Driscoll

Ronan O Gara

Johnny Sexton

Joe Smidt

He was supposed to have been going to London to have some talks with major players in July. Don't think that Radio Norwich was interested. Irish broadcasters aren't exactly beating down his door to offer him a job. RTE has become a cesspool of overpaid mediocrity. And with the way that licence fee non-renewals are rising, Bakhurst may have to make an example of Tubridy to save some of his management people and perhaps his own job.

Regards...jmcc

You seem to have forgotten his stint on 2FM and that he hasn't been back on the BBC for a long while now.

Hopefully he will get that job in the BBC, or RTÉ can sort out a comedy series for him.

President Higgins. (and I am sure there will be back lash on that person) you could even say President McAleese. perhaps Katie Taylor. Tommy Tiernan, Pat Kenny.

I suppose everyone loves someone.

It says a lot about RTÉ and Irish broadcasting in general that no other 21st Century figure has appeared as a more popular figure to Ryan Tubridy.

Typical Ireland, pay for substanard work

The report confirmed details, previously disclosed in documents provided to the Public Accounts Committee, which stated that Tubridy earned:

• €511,667 from RTÉ in 2017 (compared to his RTÉ-stated salary of €491,667)
• €545,000 from RTÉ in 2018 (compared to his RTÉ-stated salary of €495,000)
• €545,000 from RTÉ in 2019 (compared to his RTÉ-stated salary of €495,000).

Tubridy has been lying when discussing his salary for the past six years, all the time feigning solidarity with the poorest members of society. Absolutely hilarious to say that the public feel a sense of ownership over RTÉ. They don't seem to care what any of us think.

RTÉ's highest-paid presenter Ryan Tubridy said he would "not be found wanting" if asked to take another pay cut. Mr Tubridy, who earned €495,000 in 2018, said he took a 30 per cent cut the last time he was asked and would be ready to take a further 15 per cent if required by RTÉ management.

The Late Late Show presenter saw his pay decline in 2013 when his salary of €723,000 was reduced by 31 per cent to its present level of €495,000. Responding to a question about the matter after launching the annual St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas appeal, Tubridy said: “When it comes to this kind of issue, I have never been found wanting and that continues to be the case.”

Tubridy said the public feels a “great sense of ownership” over RTÉ and he hoped that they did “not lose sight of the need for public service broadcasting”.