RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Thanks I am just taking the cost of LW, DAB and AERTEL that are small enough not to worry about getting rid off. I am point out Gavan Reilly's miss interpretation of making 2FM self-sufficient (or closing it down for cost savings), he's point out the savings would be tiny in the over all picture of things. By his analysis sure its only a drop in the ocean and isn't Moya right it keeps the yuff happy. But of course we can argue against both points he is making: -

1. RTÉ cut young people programming (surely that is needed as much to grab a younger audience, and they did that by about 7m)
2. RTÉ investment into Drama and Comedy is tiny (these are genres that generally attract a younger audience)

So the former chair can say axing 2fm would be akin to killing RTÉ but in reality she did that by agreeing to the cuts to Young Peoples and failing to develop and really local drama or comedy.

Basically I am saying Moya and her defenders are completely wrong, especially as 2FM is not attracting that audience in large numbers.

@alzer100 some interesting videos of young people giving out about the new local station in their area around the time. I did some research a while back. One guy saying "They have mass on!" I think that was LMFM.

Really most of the regionals should have been given 2 stations and if both could survive they would and if one failed it would fail, IRTC just played it safe, with only Dublin getting 2 pop stations.

2fm could easily be streamlined and no longer require licence fee money, shared/simulcast news/nuacht/sport with Radio 1 and Lyric, Lottie given her p45 and a streamlined schedule with only a handful of DJs each day, 6 to 10 Breakfast, 10 to 3 daytime, 3 to 7 Drivetime, 7Pm till 6am overnight music

ah stop,just wizzed myself laughing so much at that 🤣😂 surely they arent serious...?

He's been doing book launches for widowers. In his element.

I think you’re just “agin the gubbimint” but you might explain which of these alternatives explains why you believe RTÉ always promotes the government view:

a) RTÉ changes horses after every election

or

b) all governments for the past 60+ years have had the same agenda (although Dev and Cosgrave are spinning in their graves)

Or

c) RTÉ favours the current coalition because it includes

• FF, or
• FG, or
• Greens, or
• some combination of two of the above

Possibly, but the boy Caquas asked some sensible questions.

Not at all, just putting our views forward, no need to involve them auld mods.

Dont get involved with mods or the Revenue is the Brens policy.

Chill.

Has Callan got Tubs radio slot?

Has it been officially announced?

Wonder if the Icelanders know that Tubridy doesn't have a radio show now?

Regards...jmcc