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

didn’t want to walk amongst the great unwashed down Jones Road, the thought’s of it!

I think the logic is “if it’s done by anyone in RTÉ or NKM and the taxpayer is picking up the tab it’s fine”.

picky?

Indeed one of the part of retail therapy is that you don't find yourself in what they call "The Middle Aisle".

It amazing when you consider that RTÉ executive and management can at the stroke of a pen cut funding to clear public service broadcasting programming and then keep their own allowances and perks.

I suppose to get the best you must ….

Brendan Ogle?

Does he work for RTÉ now?

He has more hats than a millner, professional attention seeker.

Last I heard he was suing ICTU or something.

To be fair, the cover is deliberately eye catching and not exactly subtle, actually makes it look somewhat cheap.

A photo of Dee Forbes would have been more appropriate.

Tubs obviously never heard of the Streisand effect.

But with proper cost controls to rule out expensive perks and above market salaries, we'd get much better programming.

The fact that RTE gets commercial income does not mean its exempt from proper financial management or value for money.

Not sure how car allowances for staff and inflated salaries = freebees to clients!

In most commercial operations they try to keep internal costs down so their rates are more competitive for clients!

You use the phrase "retain names". Where exactly were these "names" going to go if RTE didnt employ them? Tesco and Dunnes dont pay six figure salaries to people stacking shelves!

Yes why didn't he put dee forbes on the front cover along with tubridy. Is Shane Ross slightly protective of dee forbes himself, trying to scatter the mud away from her onto others?

Many of them arent that good to begin with - you'd be better hiring someone new. Look at Marty Morrissey. Why is he paid so much? Cant see the likes of BBC, Sky Sports, ESPN ever touching him. Get some young newcomer with some talent in instead.

Many of the others are nepo hires who wouldnt ever have been hired on ability.

But then his market is just that. BBC Sport, ESPN, Sky Sports and so on have no really interest in a niche product. He can ask for more money but again RTÉ should turn around and say "well this is what your being paid", of course he could be on normal rates for all we know.

However, as its RTÉ management they probably gave him the car!