The RTÉ Megathread

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/19/rte-treatment-of-sean-rocks-pay-had-significant-financial-implications-for-family-says-td/

Asked about Sherlock’s comments, RTÉ provided some general details of the pension and benefit schemes relevant after the death of an employee.

“RTÉ has a group life assurance policy which pays 2.5 times insured pensionable pay on death in service,” a spokesperson said.

“Salary for pension purposes in all RTÉ schemes is basic salary plus pensionable allowances and these would be advised by RTÉ to the pensions administrators.

Was he getting a salary and then an extra presenter pay which wasnt then fully reflected in his life insurance?

I wonder what Brenda identifies as? Is she a producer when she pounces on people in garages and a presenter when she "interviews" them?

Podger O’Donovan is quite correct, there is still, one would surmise ,plenty of irregularities hiding in RTE cupboards.

Almost every day throws up another scenario of ‘deviation’ from most people would see as normal practice.

Employees, contractors, half producers half presenters, I’m sure the trades have a similar obtuse set up.

The whole set up appears to be a hastily set up Jerry built house built on very poorly planned foundations.

Time for Podger to tool up,go in, and flush the place out.

John Q Taxpayer has had enough.

Sounds to me like breaking up inner circles aided and abetted by incompetent management who were butt-reaming poor Pat with quite some vigor.

41 punters over to Praha…..c’mon now…poor Pat being ridden ragged here…enough is enough lads.

Kevin Bakhurst seems to be tired of being transparent - the head of RTE.

I sometimes wonder what is the point of the RTÉ television news at 9pm. More often than not it is an exact repeat of the 6 one news, as is the case tonight. They could save the expense of a newsreader by just showing the 6 one again!

Ray D’Arcy back in the papers given out about how badly treated he was by Rte. No mention of getting 40k for nothing though

I was in the car happened to go though all the the stations, I am in Athlone.

None of the local service on are DAB. Spin K-Pop is available while iRadio is not, midlands 103 also not there.

Perhaps I am not pick up the full list of station as the main Spin channel wasn't available.

And it seems odd that the regional youth stations aren't on DAB as they are all owned by Bauer.

You mean Moya Doherty and D4bes? No they were never wrong, just misunderstood.

That puts local stations at a disadvantage TBH. Surely local operators should have been asked to add their own channel along with alternatives.

Midlands along with Midland Music, Midland Extra or similar.

Does the operator want the national channels from RTÉ because that would be duplication.

It does if RTÉ only offer up their 5 channels.

Surprised anyone she's not on Holiday's yet, she much one of the hardest working Washington correspondents .

I noticed that their NI bureau seemed missing in action, but I don't often watch RTÉ so I am not sure, did they report on any of the programmes?

Unfortunately the rioters didn’t start til the evening after the court sat all day in different towns. Very poor coordination from both sets.

listening in here in Sligo to gold on dab. Unexpected but great, no more pre roll adverts every time I start up Alexa.