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

That could be true but RTÉ would rely on these figures for news reports, are they going to dispute that the figures are incorrect from the CSO?

Could you get more in 2020 or similar in 2020 compared to 2008 and now?

Energy and food prices are stripped out of inflation measurement, because they are too volatile. Sure nobody uses any of this.

Go back to school.

Core inflation tracks how prices are rising across the economy, leaving out food and energy, since the prices of those items tend to swing unpredictably. It is commonly calculated using the consumer price index (CPI)

I assume you’re Ryan or one of his fan boys. Part Ryan’s campaign to get back on RTE and pretend what happened, didn’t. or at least not how we remember it, despite the facts.

Ryan wasn’t honest about what he was getting paid. Another word for being dishonest is lying.

What aren’t you getting about this? Did I really need to explain that to you?

He's mad to get back to being the dainty little Prince of his beloved Oireland.

Take him back, but offer him a 1/10th of what he couldn't live up to in the UK (or elsewhere).

Buy a smart TV that doesn't have a satellite or terrestrial turner. Though they will change the law surrounding that.

I suspect that any new gov will just start to fund from the exchequer, in a few years time. So you will be paying them anyway.

He lied by saying he took a pay cut when in fact he didn't.

Tubridy lied. And beyond?

Nope. Cos the beyond involved sham events to funnel cash to Tubridy outside of proper oversight.

Then he lied by omission as he knew the figures being published for several years were wrong.

The publication of the RTE top earners is a major newa story. The idea Tubridy didnt know his were under declared is another lie.

Nope. I didnt just repeat the accusation.

Ive explained it to you twice on the thread, as have other posters. The concept of a lie of omission is well established so dont pretend otherwise.

He lied to his colleagues with guff about 'not being found wanting' when it came to pay cuts.

He lied to his colleagues, taxpayers and Oireachtas allowing his earnings to be falsely declared for years - a declaration required of RTE top earners.

He was a current affairs commentator, so of course he would have been aware of the publication of his earnings and that they were under declared.

He lied and was found out. Short sighted greed which rightly cost him his cushy number.

I vague remember this excuse

“Until now, I have not been in a position to take a pay cut in RTÉ. Thankfully, my legal situation has changed in recent days.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tubridy-says-he-dealt-appropriately-with-rte-requests-he-take-pay-cut-1.796114

It's not that they lie per se, its that they are so arrogant about their wages. They truly have self-believe. That they are worth it. As you could see from all of the interviews by KB4, CB and Tubs, over the last 2 weeks or so.

When asked if he was paid too much, Tubridy responded: “I am paid what is negotiated for me. In that case, they deem it fit to pay me that and that is what happens.”

One question that hasn't been asked, did all multi-year contracts contain a "Loyalty Fee", we know that Pat Kenny exited with a Loyalty fee, are we going to see in 2025 annual report a "Loyalty Fee" for Claire Byrne? Had everything worked out in 2019 Tubs would have been paid 665K, but he renegotiated his fees in the following contract, but was was the loyalty fee at the end of that contract?

RTÉ held off years of payments to their top stars simply to spread out the end of contract "loyalty fees". Who came up with that idea? And why did their top stars agree to it?