RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Can he maintain the viewership tho - the first episode of each season was always the highest viewed but those numbers are very large compared to RT's tenure

Folks... as a matter of interest, how many 'Researchers' is normal for a Radio show? Did Turbridy have more than usual?

Now on to the Photographer, who has held the position since 2011 on the Fair City set.

She is quite annoied that people don't see the art in what she does. She goes on to say that she is an independent contractor (who took the job from full time employees in RTÉ. BTW, they once had a stills department), she doesn't get holidays, pensions etc but she works 30 hours over 3 days on the FC set (I am guessing filming on FC is Monday to Thursday), she has no holidays.

I wonder who much expenses she gets for her work on top of the €60k or is that an all in figure, and is she only getting €60k or is it €80k and is it 30 hours or 20 hours, and how many photos did she submit each week.

And if she been there so long.... shouldn't she be considered an employee?

Much like your actor colleagues on FC your not an artist and your not a jobbing photographer, your large at the top of your profession as a corporate photographer.

Oh and you know you were probable they only person applying for that position.

Why are people still obsessed with RT? He and his agent weren't in charge of RTE. Is it any wonder that RTE management have gotten with overpaying staff for years. It's very easy for them to just point somewhere else and people ignore the core issue which is decades of bad management at RTE.

RT got paid what he did because RTE chose to pay him that for years. The late late show numbers would naturally be dropping over the years due to extra competition from Netflix, streaming platforms etc. His salary should have followed the same direction.

If there is really going to be change in RTE people need to stop obsessing over media personalities and start focusing on the actual decision makers. RT and NK did not and don't run RTE.

As long as the focus is on an unemployed presenter and not on the people who chose to pay RT stupid amounts of money there will never be any change. There will just be another scandal and instead of RT it will be someone else.

Even when it comes to the 150k we still don't know who in RTE approved it and why. If the management in RTE did their job it wouldn't have been agreed or at least there would have been a proper paper trail. This focus on RT let's RTE management off the hook completely and gives them room to make the same mistakes in the future.

Ability to take a good photo doesn’t need a formal qualification. I’d lay a bet she is a relation to a board member of RTE. Family business that it is. She should ask herself if she could earn the same elsewhere. The answer would be a resounding no. Nothing has changed and nothing will change with regard to entitlement in RTE.

Ability to take a good photograph takes practice, skill and effort. The ignorant Senator's comments are typical of those who don't value the arts. The photographer's reply is brilliant. Beta Bajgart is her name. Try reading it with an open mind

I agree, I was replying to posts about Tubs audience figures vr Kielty's. Tubs is just part of this wider scandal. At the oireachtas committee they were almost afraid to mention Dee Forbes, I don't think either Covney or O'Leary were name check but Tubs was mentioned 5 or 6 times without hesitation.

Largely the story breaks with Tubs, but we see RTÉ (I would say I have always seen) spending money here their and anywhere without much thought. Again I would just highlight the Today show, the pay that some Fair City stars are complaining about, to see the absolute waste in the company. Crimecall got a new set, for a monthly show. How often did Claire Byrne change her desk on CB Live? They have consitantly shown that they like to spend in areas that they have no right to spend on... resulting in failing to maintain the Radio Studio and their Cork Studio.

Fewer staff, more bonuses and pay rises for the mismanagement?

Regards...jmcc

She was named here less than one page back. Beta Bajgart.