Dee Forbes banging the RTE TV licence drum again 60m uncollected fee *poll not working - pl ignore*

Ah you have to commend RTÉ on how niave they thing people are

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-advertises-two-new-senior-roles-despite-hiring-freeze-at-cash-strapped-broadcaster/a1999103317.html

RTÉ insisted the costs relating to the head of strategy role would be recouped, adding: “We have just this week commenced the recruitment process for the two positions in question. This process will take some time to conclude and, as such, these appointments are not imminent.”

Like that time in the 2024 strategy when the executives took a 10% pay cut. But then reversed the pay cut the following year.

Also I wish newspapers would name the persons they are quoting. If the Director of Public Affairs Vivienne Flood is the spokesperson stated this a part of the leadership team her exit should be imminent.

I am amazed some tabloid paper hasn't instigated a "Dee Watch" to catalog her movements, if any, around West Cork . If she's out and about, this needs to be exposed

I don't I am saying it is very strange.

Surely if there is a drop in viewership for bulletins then the same goes for the following weather report and the following sport bulletins?

Whatever about the rights and wrongs of contract workers (which I predict will not end well for RTE in terms of compensation payments) where can I get a sample of what Dan Healy's smoking? The quotes are bizarre; constant repetition does not make something true or believable. In fact, at least for me they make what he's saying unbelievable

“She’s (Jennifer's) brilliant, absolutely brilliant. On the breakfast show from the very beginning with Bernard (O’Shea) and Keith – she’s an absolutely brilliant broadcaster. She’s a superstar, absolutely brilliant. It’s absolute nonsense.”

The only part of this ^^^^ hyperbole that is believable is the last sentence.

“The big news this week is Tommy (Tiernan), Hector (Ó hEochagáin) and Laurita (Blewitt). That brilliant podcast……Brilliant brilliant podcast, three brilliant presenters.”

“Laura (Fox) is like most of the people we meet with the 2FM crew over the years, very hard focused, very hard working. Like really driven, very ambitious and puts in the work, literally puts in the work,” he beams.

Clearly, Dan works with a lot of very, very, very brilliant, brilliant, brilliant presenters, some of whom qualify as absolutely brilliant superstars.

Absolute nonsense, indeed.

Goes to show the level of guff that comes from RTE.

They all know that by bigging up the presenters there they are indirectly bigging up themselves.

They know that by building an aura around these people they ensure that the ‘great unwashed’ tend to buy into the hype.

A rising tide lifts all boats, they say which is why you have Ballsy on at 1100 on weekends surrounded by like

minded folk riding the ‘everybody is great’ horse into the ground.

11.00pm sports bulletin on Radio One no longer goes out on weekdays, reduced service from last year. Sport on 2FM finishes with Game On at 7.00pm. So cutbacks there but not sure anyone has left apart from John Murray?

They are sponsored but that is my reasoning that they have been left, the news can't be sponsored on TV. But RTÉ are the public service broadcaster so there are certain things that they have to do, and sponsored weather and sports is not one of them. Your also giving them an excuse not to do their job.

There are other aspects of the reasoning for ditching news bulletins. One is I think because RTÉ felt that it didn't look good to have a news reader is a smaller studio reading the new over their plush bigger news studio, but then you look at the mess that is the RTÉ news channel and you think no, they could honestly think the small news studio looks bad if they think the news channel looks good.

I think their honest reason is "We can't be bother and we don't actually give a flying **** in any case, why should we explain this to you, paupers the lot of you, now please **** off".