RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Well didn’t a not so well known Irish “broadcaster” have a stint on that show too before he eh, didn’t anymore.

RTÉ's Director of Legal Paula Mullooly is to leave the organisation at the end of the year.

Hmmm…. My take on it …the boy got greedy and jumped ship when he saw richer pickings …. came crawling back

to RTE when the move collapsed, I would’nt t attribute any guts to that event.

Not a thing against Marty but let’s not gild the lily too much….uhmmm

The media mouthpieces act the hard shaw with guests from outside the country when they know there will be no repercussions

they don’t have a real go at those inside the tent here in case it affects their future careers

I was wondering when other higher managers etc in that place were going to be axed.. I love the way the real bosses seem to just run under the mat and wait in the hopes they wont be found out...

my eyes!!!my eyes!!! make it go away 🤢🤮🤧🤢

I think she’s still confined to the rubber room in her mansion in Glandore 😉

FS in the indo again continuing his crusade to get tubs back on rte it seem!

does anyone else find this a little unsettling? Keep pushing an agenda no matter how baseless, leaving out important facts, whip up enough frenzy then get the win like getting tubs an apology or even back on the airwaves.

its daily mail strategy 101. FS and the indo need to let it go, it’s over. Rte no saints but tubs no saint either and deserves not to have another contract

The story spun out of control. For the Indo, it looked like it got a scoop that would have lasted a few days and wouldn't have affected FF or FG politicians. Only a Green politician was responsible. The unexpected consequences were the near destruction of RTE, the removal of RTE board and some management, the collapse of the licence fee collection and Tubridy losing the radio show. What has emerged is that the timeslot is the real star and responsible for getting the audience rather than Tubridy.

After Tubridy's services were no longer required, the argument that the "talent" had to be paid well over the market rates (which were already skewed due to the obscene position of RTE as a licence fee funded and advertising funded broadcaster making other broadcasters non-competitive) was shown to be rubbish. If that claim was true then Tubridy would have been snapped up by another Irish broadcaster as soon as he became available. What happened to the Ryanstone cowboy? Those offers didn't come over the phone. No Irish offers. No UK offers. No US offers. He's on the Alan Partridge circuit now and not as successful as Alan Partridge.

The initial story led to Tubridy's removal and the near destruction of RTE. The problem for other "talent" now is that their exorbitant salaries are under the spotlight. This may lead to a normalisation of salaries that reflects the market. There is an incestuous relationship between RTE and the Dublin media with appearances and the associated fees, the press conferences and the free booze and nibbles. A financially restructured RTE would lead to lower appearance fees and less free stuff for the entertainment journalists. A Sindo editor, Brendan O'Connor has a successful second career in RTE. He was more successful than Tubridy in getting viewers for his TV show. RTE cancelled the show because it was outperforming Tubridy's LLS. His salary and all those of the "talent" will be reviewed.

Apart from the recycled press releases and PR puff pieces, the consequences of Beaker running that initial story are still playing out. It was good journalism. There seems to be a sense of guilt at the consequences. In journalistic terms, it was like Wategate when a reporter was just sent to cover a court hearing over a break-in at the Democrat party office in the Watergate building. That led to the impeachment and resignation of President Richard Nixon.

The Tubridy story led to the removal of Tubridy from RTE, resignations in RTE, the collapse of the licence fee payments, RTE being restructured. And the damage to RTE and the zelebrities isn't over yet. As for the Indo and the Sindo, they need to fill the space between the advertising. I don't think that they expected to have Tubridy and a bunch of others removed from RTE. The consequences are still playing out for RTE and its current employees.The Dublin media village is a small one and high profile sacrifices by RTE may have shocked the villagers who will no longer get free flip-flops and trips to major sporting events.The Indo ruined it for them.

Regards...jmcc