RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

That's true, the hidden cost.

At least Brendan Courtney didn't have 7 researchers, he just chatted about his dog and his mum.

So TLLS and PK.

It looks to me like something strange is going on.

I would love to know the timeline so that its not as strange as I might think : -

Green Ink is the independent production company owned by PK and his business partner Stephen Stewart. Stewart is now the Director of TLLS but TLLS remains an RTÉ in house production.

Crimecall … "what? how does this relate to crimecall?" … So Crimecall just got a new host and a new set, but … and I am happy to be wrong about this … it seems to have also move from an RTÉ In house production to an Independent production company … guess what indo producer? … Green Ink … I did try to find the last episode of Crimecall hosted by Sharon Ni B but … Crimecall is not available on the Player ??? perhaps someone else might get the final credits for Sharon's last episode to confirm it was an RTÉ in house production … and not a Green Ink Co-pro … Directed by Stephen Stewart.

and then there is The 2 Johnnies and their new show... produced by Green Ink.

Was the deal with PK hashed out along with some guaranteed productions for Green Ink?

If only you could feed some of these questions to a PAC TD...

He got an offer from Classic Hits and Tubs did not respond. He probably thinks it's beneath him and is waiting for RTE.

I don't think that he is unless they are royalties from the RTE Player repeats of his LLS shows or radio shows. Even his biggest fans probably don't have the patience to use the RTE Player.

Regards...jmcc

Still drawing five thousand a week.

He also managed to lose audience figures for many of the shows that he was gifted. That's not something that commerical broadcasters can afford.

Regards...jmcc

This IT poll is a disaster for Kevin Bakhurst. Only 15% think the Government should fund RTÉ, 4 out of 5 think RTÉ should cut its costs instead. Only slight variations across the population so no consolation prizes. What Government could bail out RTÉ in the face of these numbers? Only half those surveyed say they will pay the licence fee!🤪

And only 1 in 3 want Tubs back.

Ed Power in the IT does his best to support PK but his dig at Graham Norton is very underhand. Norton gets the biggest names in Hollywood week after week but the actors' strike has blocked them so, of course, he has to rely on local talent for the moment. Oh, and Hilary Clinton, with Chelsea. Scraping the barrel, poor Graham!

But I remember when Norton was starting out and his guests were C-listers. He still managed to create a lively and often hilarious show. The LLS has forgotten what it's like to have an A-lister in the studio. Can PK do a Graham Norton with whatever guests the LLS can muster?

What are the 1800 staff doing?? If we can’t see the salaries, we should at least see a job description for the 1800 staff.

So... what are the health updates on Dee Forbes and Jim Jennings?

We don't really care about (useless nobody) Jim's version of events, but we all do want to hear (nobody) Dee's defence against Moya :-)

Nothing sickens my turd more than some jumped up twat who happened to stumble into the attention of the public sphere claiming credit for raising €X millions/thousands for [insert charity here] as if they imparted that cash from their own wallet. Often behind the veneer of it all you'll realise that a % of your donation was used to 'expense' said talent who convinced you to open aforementioned wallet and impart with your hard-earned cash. It's a blindsided tactic very cleverly foisted on the un-assuming Irish public for a long time now and really needs to be called out for the pure and utter BS it really is.

And it's not exclusive to Ireland either! I remember when hearing Terry Wogan received a fee for hosting that BBC all day long charity Childline thing, can't think of the name of it.. the one with the bear with the bandage around his head, Pugsy.. my estimation of him dropped somewhat. Not that I was ever his biggest fan.. but still.

When Wogan was questioned about it, he was quite indignant. His attitude was along the lines of "why shouldn't I get paid? It's a fee paying gig to me". Even Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G) took the plss out of him!