RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

This really doesn't look good. Surely there would have been an electronic version produced, which would be available on a backup server.

I wonder does Bakhurst's contract include a probationary period?

It wasn't just NK though, "Ms Forbes wrote to Mr Tubridy in July 2020, providing a letter of comfort and guarantees his pay would not be cut." Tubs himself is complicit.

Going forward it's the remaining 'talent' who should be worried. The next round of contract negotiations will have the balance of power back in RTE's court (where it always should have been).

According to who? The print media are being drip fed this bullshit by NKM.

Many thought he may go into the jungle for I'm a Celebrity, others believe that London has been calling out to the presenter and now that a slot on Today FM has come free well you can be sure that many believe he is heading there.

This week Ryan decided to give us the load down on one job he is in line for.

'Big job to do in a few weeks as the good people of Clifden, Co. Galway have invited me to switch on their Christmas lights on Friday, November 24th at 6 pm.'

The recent volcano news in Iceland would make you wonder has he been overtaking hearses in that electric Vespa of his 😂

So what RT doesn't and didn't run RTE. RT went and got an agent and got the best deal possible. NT did what any half decent agent or trade union rep does. The problem is RTE of their own volition agreed to those payment terms. We don't fully understand why and how they will prevent that happening again.

The fact is RT will at some point get a new job. But RT getting a new job when ever it happens won't change the decisions that have to made at RTE. Obsessing about an unemployed presenter takes the focus away from RTE and the broader challenges/decisions facing publicly funded media going forward.

He needs to stay in the headlines. Otherwise the PAC is going to dominate the news cycle.

Regards...jmcc

Flicking a switch is a big job now?

That's exactly it, they didn't like the way Tubridy was exposed as it affects them all and pulls them all down a notch.

They railed against the Dail committees grilling the D4 accented RTE executives with their country accents. I thoought that was delicious but not the media guys

That's the Dublin media village. Idiots welcome. :) Seriously though, journalists can earn a few quid from appearances on radio and TV shows and RTE is the biggest broadcaster.

Regards...jmcc

You have to love the clickbate tabloid media

Beloved RTÉ Soap faces Axe

I wonder which soap would it be Fairly **** or the other non-existent soap operas?

The fact that anyone may earn over €100k is not the issue. It's earning that when the competition couldn't possibly pay that. There is no point them quoting US or UK salaries, it's local competition that matters. RTE doesn't have the clout to compete with the UK or US for staff and they need to accept that. Competing with TV3 and any other national broadcaster that matters.