Following on from main thread in Current Affairs about Tubs in general (now closed and mod suggestion that Entertainment category is more suitable).
Indeed, entertainment in certain respects is what Tubs has provided, albeit perhaps in a way not intended. And still awaiting 150k payback to the licence fee holder.
And of course, his new career in Virgin Radio which is imminent.
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His "successful" period was paid for with a tax unwilling enforced on all of us. If you define "success" as how much he is earning, I am a lot more successful than him currently.
He is the most visible representation of nepotism in RTE.
I think it was the thieving that bothered most. Not the ‘success’ that was handed to him without him ever earning a second of it.
€150,000 just can’t be ignored or ever forgotten. It will follow him wherever he goes for as long as he lives.
Failed marriage, failed relationships, the quintessential 'nepo-baby' who couldn't hold on to his job and exposed as fraud and reputation in tatters, talentless and deluded in equal measure with a strong stench of desperation coming through the radio every time he opens his mouth.
Yeah, this guy is very successful, really winning at life.
moderator: Higgins5473 was warned for this.
I would suggest that his "supporters" on here are those who benefit from the type of nepotism that RT has benefited from and feel threatened by people calling it out. Just my own "analysis", similar to yours above.
The 150k RTÉ contractually guaranteed him?
For a service Tubridy never provided. Yes.
But which were contractually guaranteed.
Didn't the DG go behind the back of the CFO to make the payment? I feel this would be bordering on the edge of legality in a public company, I am no expert, I just feel there may have been a bit more made of it if it had not been a state owned company and that Dee Forbes may have a bit more to answer for.
Contractually guaranteed should Renault not be able to pay the 150K for a service provided (MC for PR events) completed by Tubs. Essentially underwriting Renault with public purse.
Not
150K each year whether he provided the service or not.
Edit: Of course, there are many who think that there was never going to be any events, and this was a method to give Tubridy 150K a year given his so selflessly had his salary cut in solidarity with the efforts during COVID.
Jesus, just listened to 5 minutes. Its painful stuff. He's just after calling the house of lords a bunch of S&M perverts (not literally but not far off). Then read out a few emails saying how great he is before getting lost on a comment about joining him on the bus or in a car if you prefer? The music is all from the 90's, is that part of the show format?
Surprised you want to keep taking about it. Wouldn’t have thought that would be part of the plan.
Didn’t he say he would pay it back to the people of Ireland whom he owes it to ?
And Renault didn’t pay so RTÉ were contractually obliged to pay it. Do you guys know how contracts work?
No events were held. Do you guys know how contracts work?
Even Tubridy accepts this.
I don’t but people keep making out like the guy robbed the state when all he did was get paid as per the contract his, excellent, agent “negotiated” for him.
I have no doubt that Ryan would have paid the money back had his contract been “renewed” with RTÉ, either through the payroll system or within the new contract, itself.
As it stands he doesn’t owe anybody anything. In fact, if RTÉ hadn’t paid it then Ryan would be well within his “rights” to sue them for breach of contract.
Yes, no events were held so RTÉ, whom guaranteed to cover the payments, in the event the sponsor “pulled out”, made the payments, as stipulated in, said, contract.
Yet he said he’d pay it back.
Think it was mentioned that the music is highly formatted as this is UK commercial radio. The 90s music would tie in with the target demographics mentioned for Virgin Radio (35+).
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He hasn't shut up about Les Miserables and the West End today. Had a caller from Liverpool on. Liverpool is in Ireland according to him. More recommendations for Irish books and that everyone should see An Cailin Ciuin. I actually feel embarrassed for him at this stage. It's woeful radio.
You'd think somebody would have taken him aside at this stage for a word?
Big nk turnout on this thread today.
The Toyman is different to other mortals.
Maybe we all got it wrong, and a return to RTÉ isn't the end game, but rather a gig with Tourism Ireland?
Or how about a new TV travel show (probably on RTÉ) where Ryan brings 'his Ireland' to the world.. whereby Ryan is flown all around the world, from the Chinese megacities to the smallest villages in Belgium, where he meets locals to regale them of tales (and books) of "Ryan's Ireland" and how Amaze-balls it is.. Sort of like the old Hector travel show meets Palin, except it's just all about Tubridy.
Yeah, with the implication that he’d still be at RTÉ. It would be a “logistical” nightmare trying to give the money back without it going through payroll. How’s he supposed to factor in the tax paid or pension contributions?
Especially, considering, it was a contractually guaranteed payment. Once RTÉ closed the door on Ryan, they closed it on any chance of repaying, or working out an “alternate method” of paying, that money back.
Yeah but he said he’d pay it back.
The full €150,000 that is owed to the licence payers of Ireland.
Two callers in a row who love books and want to become full time authors. This is absolutely garbage radio. Am getting sick of listening to him. How many people are going to stay with this show? He's playing to an agenda, no doubt about it. More references to nerds and geeks. It's utterly vile.
I think they would be able to figure out a way to pay it back if there was a will, it isn't an over payment on a meal expense or something like that! It's €150k.
What does payroll have to do with it? Wasn't Tubridy a contractor? Therefore 1 business (turbidy ltd) would invoice another business (RTÉ) and that company, would simply issue payment... Payroll would have had nothing to do with that. It was paid to his company gross, so it should be returned gross. Any tax/pension issues lie with turbidy limited as thats the company that provided the service, not RTÉ.
Tubridy was a contractor rather than an RTE employee. His company could make the payment. I'm sure that he could avail of the services of an accountant to sort it out.
Why would he pay back the full amount? He’s paid tax on that, along with other “deductions”.
It was a gesture of good will from a victim of his own success due to an inept employer who “arranged” these contracts.
So now Ryan should be “out of pocket” for taking, contractually agreed, payments.
This is madness, lads. You can gripe all you want about the level of salary, and the like, but this is, and has always been, an RTÉ “issue”.
