Ray D'arcy on RTE Radio 1 **Mod Warning post 1** 27th Jan Forward

And any leftover flip flops !

I am sick of them. Joined at the news by Brian Jennings… and guess what?

Dead At 3 be better .

Plenty mugs in rte

Maybe they'd just give him the bulk of them

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/15982477/ray-darcy-rte-contract-pay-star-stress-schedule/

Now as fan boy I have to say I too am stressed.

If they pay him for rest of his contract it either means they pushed him out or else RTÉ have no spine. If he walked (which seems to be what happened) then why should he get paid remainder of his contract?

So Ray is now going to claim he was an employee at RTÉ? I don't think that would work.

Well then RTÉ are in much more trouble than they think.

There were either 2 contracts of 5 years, with the initial few months in 2014 as a separate contract. Or he had a 5 year contract, followed by a number of 2 and 3 year contracts.

Rules were really made for lower paid workers not contracts worth 240K, but you could be right, but you think that RTÉ might have thought about that when they signed his last contract.

Look I'd take the 50K, and I really think Ray deservers that 50K, I can see him over on Virgin Radio in the New Year. Big things to come don't you know.

On Track with Ray and new podcast where he Chats to celebrities about their run, when they had their first run, and could this be their last run, sponsored by O'Neills.

sounds like Ray was offered an RTE Gold slot for less money, I assume rick o'shea's, but he declined.

In fairness, I doubt what he earned would be Ray's top priority. He spends a lot more time and money supporting things which are important to him than his other ex Radio 1 colleagues who are now promoting gambling and shilling London pubs every chance they get.

I loved Ray also he was well worth the money he was paid, I would have also excepted the kind of pay he was. There are just too many jealous types on boards. Bring people down and all.

But in all seriousness no matter your view of Mr. D'Arcy a going away present of €50k is really unnecessary for the beleaguered public service broadcaster.

I wouldn't believe a word from any research that RTÉ has ever carried out.

Also TBH to me it sounds like Louise Duffy will be presenting a much more talk driven show than what she is currently presenting. The roundy birthdays will be dropped.

If he is well worth the money he's been paid then I'm sure he'll have other broadcasters willing to take him on on a similar salary?

People across all professions get paid a rate which matches up with industry standard and what is needed to get them to stay with your company, I don't think that applies to RTE, Tubridy hasn't been weighed down with offers of 500k per annum since he left RTE and the same would apply for almost everyone in RTE.

After the announcement was made, she categorically stated numerous times on her show that it would be music driven show, not talk driven. Reading between the lines she didn't seem too happy at how it was phrased.

I am being sarcastic and also taking over the role of the many posters that defended Tubridy to the hilt who have all gone very quite of late.

If they want music go to another station.