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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Mike.
Why do RTE need to look for sponsors for the 'Talent'?
With all the scrutiny there is still no consequences or improvements.
**** off RTE!
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It'd be nice if you could make your point without resorting to profanity.
The silence is deafening
Can you perhaps explain the conflicting reports on your the boss knowing Dee Forbes then? He put it on the record he didn’t know her after all. Numerous RTÉ executives disagreed with this - are they all lying?
It would be quite strange that the head executive of one company wouldn’t know the head executive of its largest client, especially in an industry as small as the Irish media.
Or maybe it's just the case that it is the worst that use Kelly as in fairness he is so good at what he does he is well capable of selling feces to a sewer.
Mostly used in mafia circles. It’s rather bizarre you’d take it as a compliment, but I guess both have been implicated in dodgy financial practices.
There is a suggest there that Doireann is a somebody.
That’s why the best use ‘The Don’ and no amount of speculation, or online nonsense, will change that.
Poor Dee. Had no idea of the health issues about to consume her.
Well Dee never dealt with him directly either - Noel never even had a cup of tea with her after all, as per his Oireachtas Committee testimony:
“Mr Kelly, meanwhile, denied having a close relationship with former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes, saying he does not have her phone number.
"I've never had a cup of tea with Dee Forbes. I don't know Dee Forbes," he said, despite the fact according to RTÉ Ms Forbes negotiated the Tubridy deal personally, and that former CFO Richard Collins had said he “took comfort” regarding the deal given Ms Forbes’ “close” relationship with Mr Kelly.”
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41181139.html
This statement has been contradicted by many in RTÉ btw, including in print.
https://goss.ie/showbiz/rtes-adrian-lynch-disputes-noel-kellys-claim-that-he-never-met-with-former-director-general-dee-forbes-alone-344262
If only Dee Forbes was fit enough to give her side of the story…..her illness must be very debilitating is she cannot even provide a written statement at this stage. To save her the onerous task of typing said statement I am offering my transcription services if she wants to call me to take notes and prepare a statement for her approval. I mean, it’s been over 19 months now, surely her voice has improved?
It's pathetic.
I'm sure most, like me, assumed Bakhurst meant no dealings with NKM when he said he "wouldn't deal directly with Noel", turns out 'directly" was the main emphasis.
Right. So he'll deal with Noel's company, just not with Noel.
FFS.
reminds me of WEB summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave who "resigned" after he made inopportune comments regarding the Palestine Israel war in late 2023. Now look where Paddy is. Back in the driving seat.
RTÉ has confirmed it is continuing to negotiate deals with Noel Kelly Management after Doireann Garrihy’s return to 2FM.
Despite RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst previously indicating he would no longer engage with Kelly, RTÉ has clarified that it still deals with his agency. https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-seeks-225000-sponsorship-for-doireann-garrihys-new-2fm-afternoon-show/a29490848.html
All it's going to take now is for Tubridy to return, in order to complete the full circle.
Skimmed through the playback of yesterdays show in the car and couldn’t find it, must have a been short segment!
Tubridy most certainly does not drive a Renault or a Peugeot - perish the thought of either!
He used to have a deal with BMW, then Lexus, this was in his Tubridy Tonight days. Then he got the LL gig, and asked for a bigger car - that’s gratitude for you. They declined.
Shortly after this he was driving a BMW, and then a Jaguar. He had a Volvo for a short period too.
Intriguing. This article sums up most of it but there’s more that I’m aware of through a variety of sources. I can’t say any of that here unfortunately and sadly. All I will say is while broadly accurate there are some details in that piece that are how can I put this - up for debate.
I saw a renault shop in Dundrum shopping centre yesterday, a pretty big unit next to Zara/H&M. Usually theres a few small booths in the aisle to do with cars, think BYD had one up by the BT entrance. Never saw a full "shop" before though.
Renault must have money to burn, and think that giving kathryn thomas and tubridy free cars will help them capture the SoCoDu set.
Its a bold strategy cotton…
@nkm @cms @bbc @rte @lotsoffreebies @russellcrowe @cantgetrteplayerinlondon @150kextrainbarteraccount @renault @neckslikeajockeysbollox
Looking more and more like VM now considered something of a dumping ground for RTE excess.
Morning Ireland when I heard it anyway
I mean its absolutely off the cringeometer scale for which I think he does it on purpose lol
…at the back of the broadcasting class more like.
Missed that. Was it Morning Ireland or CB? Burke was some bucko.
RTE were covering Ray Burke on the wireless this morning. It was 20 years ago this week that Ray found himself in jail.
Oh I’d be pretty confident Noel and Ryan read the thread.
could be worse, it might have been Haughey, Lowry, Tubridy, Fitzpatrick
Frank Hall presented for about 3 months back in the 60s, too. Handy little trivia nugget, comes up the odd time in table quizzes.
There was no way Ryan was going to get through the morning without mentioning this. He ended his link at 12:13 equating this to being his 'bronze, silver and gold medal rolled into one'. Really sucking it up to RTE now as he has long come to his own realization that that was his Olympics period, I suppose a somewhat far cry from his current Liam McCarthy phase. He followed up with a link at 12:27 mentioning yesterday's photo shoot posted on Instagram particularly referring to the photographer, his own build and that he wanted to wear his own clothes and of course considering what she normally photographs - luckily for Ryan and the rest of us she was ok with that. He also felt like he was in that Duran Duran video. Maybe he did pick up on Peter's post from yesterday 😉
And of course extra.ie dedicate an article to it!
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