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

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?

Bob possibly RTÉ overspending and mismanagement over the last 20 odd years is more then likely a considerable part off this issue. If you honestly believe that the management teams of RTÉ are good then that is fair enough, but you will need to clearly outline this. Do you think everyone here is not paying their licence fee?

I'd argue that Kevin Bee might want to reign in his new Director of Audio

https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-2fm-boss-insists-jennifer-zamparelli-has-not-joined-former-co-presenter-keith-walsh-in-dispute/a2102351461.html

Mr Healy confirmed yesterday he has heard widespread radio industry rumours that Jennifer is in some sort of dispute and stand-off about relating to her contract, but he says this is all completely untrue.

“She’s on leave. It’s bullsh*t. Bullsh*t, bullsh*t, bullsh*t. She’s on leave. It’s farcical,” he said.

Is Dan Healy getting the fancy new title of director of audio ?

I don't see either Director or Content Audio or Director of Content Video being given to an external person.

I suspect that DofC Video will go to Niamh O'Conner (Acting DoC) or potential to Alan Tyler (Commissioning Editor of RTÉ entertainment).

DofC Audio could go to Head of Radio 1 (Peter Woods) or Head of Radio Strategy and 2FM (Dan Healy).

I am referring to all of RTÉ and its policy on News bulletins and programming across broadcast services. Let me just be clear: -

1. Long summer breaks, and increased breaks after bank holidays
2. Axing of News bulletins on RTÉ ONE from 10 am to 1pm but the Retention of Weather on RTÉ ONE at these times
3. Axing of late night news bulletins on RTÉ ONE but the Retention of Weather on RTÉ ONE at these times
4. Axing of RTÉ NEWS on RTÉ 2 at 11pm
5. Axing of News Bulletins from 7pm until 7am on RTÉ 2FM, reduced service on the Weekends but Retention of Sports Bulletins
6. Outside of news : -
   1. No full time daytime or morning show on RTÉ ONE
   2. Axing of in house children's content and thus cutting of funding to children's content on RTÉ2 and RTÉjr, and thus cutting across all platforms
   3. and on….

That maybe so, but there are over 2,000 staff and contractors in the place. They should at least be able to find a body wandering the corridors to read the news.

Problem is the only people who believe their own hype is RTE themselves. The general public see right through it.

Some of it is ridiculous. You'd think Marty Morrissey was John Madden or John Motson the way they go on about him. He actually turns people off the GAA he's so bad.

is your issue with Marty himself or The Marty Brand!!

'Can I have that car for a 100 euro if I promise to promote your business every minute of every day?'

Problem solved for Marty.

Daithi might have to hand his hair back.

My issue is that he's a terrible game commentator - which is the core part of his job. RTE could do a lot better at a fraction of the cost.

1.. have a relative in Montrose

2..Have been a student activist in your College days

3..Have been a leading light in a students union

4.. Have gone to Blackrock, Gonzaga, St Andrews..etc

5.. Have a Daddy or Mammy with lots of money

6..Have performed in RTE as a member of the Billie Barry troupe in your young days.

7..Befriend someone in RTE who drinks in Goggins or the Purty Kitchen.

8..Have taken a leading role in some lockout, protest, riot, eviction, or cause .

9..Have a D4 accent 'sau strong' you could cut it with a knife.

10.. Have travelled the world at other peoples expense trying to find yourself.

That should put you on par with most of the staff out there, this poster would opine.

11. Have a blog or social media presence that garners you an award or award nomination for the some 'social media event' that nobody has heard of. This has become more annoying with the likes of TikTok or Instagram.

I knew someone like this. It was still early days of social media, late 2000s, early 2010s. Round the time folks were more and more able to access the web from their phones, and tablets. She created a presence online, ran a blog, posted quite a bit. Parents were pretty well off, had a house in Spain or Portugal, as well as one or two in Ireland. She got a tryout for RTE, a 5 minute segment on TwoTube, or TwoTV (whatever was the 'young people's' programming at the time). Seemed like she might actually get a job in TV, to the outsider. She graduated, and did pretty well by all accounts.

Well, a year goes by-no calls. She's blogging, and complaining that her Degree is gathering dust. Goes to the USA, starts bragging about all the interviews she's getting. But it never goes anywhere. (Meanwhile, parents are funding this trip). Her visa runs out after a year.

She came home. Stopped blogging. Retrained in something else. I think, even in the 2010s, late 2010s, it became apparent that without a connection, you weren't getting into the media.

God, there's so many of them who've done that-there's one in Fair City right now, who claims to be a comedian… but who's stuff is just 'skits' on instagram. It's how she got the gig on Fair City.

There's a presenter who was on one of the RTE jr shows who started life as an 'online' comedian. She was actually pretty intelligent, was studying law and then did a Masters in media.

There's been quite a few who've gotten gigs over the years from youtube, social media, or the likes. Rubberbandits had been doing quite well, in Ireland, but couldn't parlay it to the UK. And I'll at least give them credit, they did do stage performances. So they worked on their skills. It wasn't all just 'online' comedy. Takes guts to get in front of an audience.

But they didn't connect in the UK.

Imagine what she could have done if she got the funds she was looking for..... she could have easily doubled the golden hand shakes,,, honestly are the government going to take any meaningful action, obviously not as many seem to be walking away with their own lump sums,,,an absolute disgrace.