Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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What's the worst that can happen if RTE Execs refuse to roll over:
for RTE Execs: Not so much. So they're forced to provide the docs and the public are appalled - but Moya, Breda and Geraldine will get to keep our money; Dee and Jim get to pretend they're still sick. Bakhurst is new and so going nowhere.
for FFG: Disaster. They'll have to be seen to take tough action reforming RTE so they can justify to the public why they're still funding their untrustworthy mouthpiece. But how can they combat the "far right" in a looming election without the most trusted press in the world, ROFL!
Another levy.
No more bailouts. RTE are 80 to 90 million in debt and are now dealing with bogus self employment. Any money they get won't be enough and they will be back like Oliver "Please sir can I have some more."
A month later and, as I expected, the exit packages are in the spotlight.
The Law Library must be excited!
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/09/22/rte-pay-controversy-bakhurst-cites-legal-reason-for-withholding-some-documents-from-pac/
We have so many past, present and future scandals, which one do we deal with first?
RTE playing the same hand as the banks circa '08 - '09
They believe they are both indispensable and untouchable. They just need to duck, dive and obfuscate until they get what they need, a big fat bailout from the state. Then it's back to screwing the customer even harder than before.
Let's hope our elected representatives decide to represent us this time. No funding of any kind until full cooperation with the PAC is achieved.
Now and again I post. Read over the post again.
All that "Truth" propaganda seems to be falling flat and people are starting to distrust RTE based on the licence fee non-renewals. I am not sure if the PAC can refer the RTE situation for a Garda investigation but this is a complete mess even for RTE.
Regards...jmcc
Does everything conspire against rte being open and accountable?
The way it was set up initially. Each new thing added most unbeknownst to the general public. Management ,boards. 'talent' all able to look out for each other and themselves.
I understand we need public tv supposedly removed from gov involvement but even with a media minister(hopeless) and two different boards running the place we have the mess that's been exposed this summer
It's just one scandal after another. Now the children's Hospital issues. Another coverup by some and others afraid or unwilling to speak up.
It's never ending.
RTE are now claiming they have not refused to hand over all the documentation they were asked to hand over.
I would trust the PAC on what they have said and not RTE.
RTE are playing a dangerous game here and as long as they keep playing it, less and less people will be paying their TV licence.
Yet you are still here.
If only some honest person in RTE would leak this sensitive information to the Irish Daily Mail
Very cosy establishment indeed
Ryan Tubridy helped launch Tony Holohan’s memoir
Just looking at some domain names (a few hundred million gTLD ones (.COM/NET/ORG etc) ) and their history. The ryantubridy . com one has an interesting registration date:
Creation Date: 2023-03-18T03:27:03
It had been registered and deleted a few times since October 2003 with the most recent deletion in May 2020. There are also co.uk and .ie versions.
Also I only post on here now and again. I've absolutely zero interest on being on this thread all day everyday following Tub's every move. I'd find it a complete waste of time and have more productive things to do for myself and my own life than writing posts constantly about someone who will never effect my life in any real way.
I was finished posting on here but there's been one major change on this thread in the past few days. I'm free to post where I want and change my mind too.
What do you mean hanging my stance on Tubs. I'm not pro Tubs but just stating a few facts like he's a free man to launch books.
Can posters not cope with someone who thinks a little differently?
The thread needs a bit of balance. If I post something banal like Tubridy doesn't read many books and has an inflated ego I'm guaranteed 10 to 15 thumbs up. That's a thread without much critical thinking.
Yes he owes the taxpayer but as of now Tubridy is free to open his own supermarket, go to the moon, open his own brand of aftershave 'Le Toyman' if he wants.
And shur why not. From his point of view he has to keep his name out there.
Why do you keep changing your stance on Tubs plus I thought you had said you were finished posting on here?
If RTE were to provide all of this legal sensitive information which would quite likely lead to a legal response from the individuals involved. Would that not bring all of them out from their hiding places?
Okay, so legal action against RTE is not what they need but I think the general public would be on RTE's side and also could it lead to counter legal proceedings being brought against those involved during the process? IMO that's where the government/state should offer support to RTE on this.
Everyone knows how whistleblowers are dealt with Ireland so why would one suddenly spring from RTE?
The Gardai should be completely independent and in my opinion should have sent in the fraud squad a long time ago.
The link won't embed for me this time but it's in my post below
From the article:
However, he [Drew Harris] added: “We haven’t received any complaints [re RTE].” The Commissioner said the force would only examine the possibility of an investigation if a complaint was made to it by executives in RTE.
That's quite handy for everyone in Govt and RTE isn't it...
And it is escalating:
He did more than go to the book launch, he launched the book.
Bakhurst has said RTE has given TDs all documents it legally can in dispute over contract disclosures. The government should tell Bakhurst that we have given you all the money we can legally give you.
How can RTE add in a clause for legal obligations to talent contracts using tax payers money without any consultation of the stakeholders themselves? (the tax payer) If that's the case RTE could use that as a get out clause of anything now should vital information be requested. Surely that's a major breach of some kind. Public broadcasting is eactly that...public and public knowledge. The Government needs to act swiftly on this now carnival/circus.
Bakhurst states that RTE are fully cooperative with committees... He just lost all credibility. They genuinely believe people are stupid.
This story has had legs all summer now, so any government putting more money into RTE without proper transparency or change will get slaughtered. The govt knows this, but I don't think RTE do...
At the end of the day RTE know the irish taxpayer will give them a bail out. So they will pick and choose what documents they will release. The people have spoken by refusing to pay the more or less defunct license fee.
The government won't want this scandal hanging over their heads coming up to an election so a quick solution would be to pay up and put the scandal to bed. RTE also know this.
I have said it before (though with out the sale of assets or privatization )
TG4, RnaG, Cula4 and RTÉjr (TV and Radio) to merge together
RTÉ ONE, 2 and their +1 services, and RTÉ player and rte.ie to go to Screen Ireland
Lyric and the CO to move to the NCH (National Concert Hall)
Radio 1, 2fm, digital radio stations and podcasting to come under the management of RTÉ Networks AKA 2RN, it would take control of the Montrose site as a national media hub (Could be sold and moved to a different location, with RTÉ Radio being eventual spun out of that group)
RTÉ News and Current Affairs to be spun off, providing news for the services above and continuing to provide live coverage of news programmes on the RTÉ News channel.
Dissolution of the RTÉ Board and the RTÉ Leadership Team.
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