RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

He was due to be back on September 4th. Thats 2 weeks away, so the only negotiating left was dotting i's and crossing t's. If he had played his cards right he could have gotten RTE to make a statement exhonerating him entirely.

Thought there may have been a quick ninja edit on the show name by now but alas not - maybe his name will live on forever in the radio programme, will see what is said in the morning or if there is a new jingle in place

Well most the comments here tonight are from people watching the news & prime time on RTE

Not sure they are inevitable- Bakhurst has pulled a master stroke by leaving the door slightly ajar…

if he sues, he will never get back

In his back pocket

Goodnight sweet Patrick !

at least ryan is now free to go and demand like 1m per year, or whatever he thinks he's worth away from the nepotism that infects RTE.

Just woke up. Saw the headline. Delighted.

Finally someone with a bit of bollocks.

We need more of this in this country.

Not that I can recall. But there was a very interesting comment made by Bakhurst a few weeks ago that he would not talk to Noel Kelly. Its significance seemed to have been missed at the time.

That may have played a key part in what happened. Bakhurst was talking directly to Tubridy possibly without Kelly being present. From reading back through the PAC documents, the main negotiations were done with Kelly as it was Kelly's job as Tubridy's agent to get the best deal possible.

In this situation Kelly may not have been Tubridy's agent or negotiating as Tubridy's agent. Tubridy's statement was not that of what would be considered in business terms to be a team player. It looks like a power play that worked. It should also worry other NKM "talent" in RTE though this might be just a one-off situation as Tubridy had become a liability for RTE and it needed Bakhurst, as DG, to talk to him directly. However, Bakhurst's PT statement that salary cuts are on the way seems to indicate that RTE will have to meet specific targets if it is to get a bailout.

Regards...jmcc

What next for Pinky & The Brain?

Specifically, his father-in-law, a former producer of Gay Byrne's LLS. O'Connor has also been quite active in RTE on various programmes.

Regards...jmcc

Finally, a righteous development in the saga.

Some sliver of integrity still exists in Irish life, you love to see it.

Now let's see Tubridy go abroad and command the type of wage we were told he could easily command while we were being defrauded.

No, he'll squat on the margins of public life here with his hands out for money and attention like the island's richest beggar.

And the children of Ireland? They couldn't care less.

Tubs should now move on and prove his 'talent' is worth it on other shores.

GT was obliged to confine its report to financial matters only and who was ‘ responsible’ for the decisions made and why they were made. It was not mandated to report on the nuances around what happened like RT could have gone public on what his salary actually was and refer to the Renault element . After all he is a VERY SEASONED ADULT, he knew that there was NATIONAL CAP of €500,000 per year on ALL salaries - including bank managers- and he chose to REMAIN SILENT. So, IMO , he should not be taken back because of a ‘ sin of omission’. I think GR should have included in it’s report that RT apparently conspired to keep the lot under raps by keeping quiet and by not going public to explain what he thought was the correct situation.

It is not good enough to say that we -NK included- told RTE that it’s reporting on RT salary was not correct so we ‘did our best’. Tubridy and Kelly used the same strategy at the committee meetings by saying ‘we did what RTE asked us to do’ - after all , it was our boss and we are a very small company.

No word from nk yet. Are they in worried as their golden goose that’s rte might be gone to intensive care and might not survive