Why are Gerry Ryan, Tubbers and Pat the Plank paid so much?

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 07:36PM #1

Vincient Brown made the interesting remarks a few nights back asking WHY are these "stars" paid so much? He asked - is the bbc going to snatch them!? The answer is no. So WHY are these people paid so much!? It is not only them - look at Joe Duffy and some of the other presenters like Dobbo and "Miriam"(the one with 14 kids or whatever and presents Slimetime). Pat Kenny comes across as a talentless android on the Late Late. He reminds me of that guy from that film "the field" (just like the travellers in the caravans out in Finglas). Joe Duffy does 2 hours of "yeah", "yeah", "yeah" a day. He comes from Ballyfermot - he should have stayed there. The most talentless waste of space in RTE. And what about Gerry "im too good for a paycut" Ryan!? The cheek of him pontificating about "hard times" every morning on 2fm - He gets 600k a year or something of that order and comes across as just generally selfish, unpleasant and just a bit too far up his own arse.

IMO these talentless bunch should be put on the minimum wage. Of all of them only Brian Dobson seems to have any credibility.

I just cannot understand how it has got to a situation where these people are paid so much. It makes no sense.

K4t · 25-03-2009 07:40PM

Careful now. Joe is a man of the people.

Terry · 25-03-2009 07:42PM

So Duffy comes from Ballyfermot and the rest seem to be posh.
Where are the presenters supposed to come from?

Is there some specific place which would make everyone happy?

Tipsy Mac · 25-03-2009 07:44PM

They are paid very little compared to stars from other countries in similar lines of work. Terry Wogan for instance is on £800,000 a year, Jonathan Ross is on a £6million a year contract.

Our policticians on the other hand are paid way too much in comparison to any other non corrupt country in the world today.

Jesus Wept · 25-03-2009 07:44PM

A great bunch of lads..................no wait, I'm thinking of the Chinese.

mike65 · 25-03-2009 07:44PM

Joe: "eh, we have darkman2, hello darkman2, you've noticed RTE is stuffed to the gills with underworked overpaid personalities? You think the hard-pressed licenced payer should be getting better value do you?"

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 07:47PM

Terry wrote: »

So Duffy comes from Ballyfermot and the rest seem to be posh.
Where are the presenters supposed to come from?

Is there some specific place which would make everyone happy?

If he is so proud of it why does he not still live amongst the good people of Ballyfermot? I mean if it is such a nice place and all as he likes to portray it in his younger days every now and again. Im sure their are plenty of people in Ballyfermot that would do a better job for far less money then him. He is far from the only pretentious one in RTE.

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 07:49PM

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

They are paid very little compared to stars from other countries in similar lines of work. Terry Wogan for instance is on £800,000 a year, Jonathan Ross is on a £6million a year contract.

From a much bigger country with genuine competition for presenters. That is the difference. This country is tiny.

K4t · 25-03-2009 07:53PM

Blame the managers at RTE for agreeing to pay them these obscene wages.

deadhead13 · 25-03-2009 07:53PM

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

They are paid very little compared to stars from other countries in similar lines of work. Terry Wogan for instance is on £800,000 a year, Jonathan Ross is on a £6million a year contract.

Might have something to do with the Uk having a population approx. 15 times ours.

My name is URL · 25-03-2009 07:54PM

Terry wrote: »

So Duffy comes from Ballyfermot and the rest seem to be posh.
Where are the presenters supposed to come from?

Is there some specific place which would make everyone happy?

Themyscira

HarryPalmer · 25-03-2009 07:54PM

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

They are paid very little compared to stars from other countries in similar lines of work. Terry Wogan for instance is on £800,000 a year, Jonathan Ross is on a £6million a year contract.

Our policticians on the other hand are paid way too much in comparison to any other non corrupt country in the world today.

Thing is, their base audience is the UK and so comprises millions more people than here. Add to that global use through BBC worldwide, available all over Europe and popular in the States, and you have even more viewers. The money those guys earn is much more thinly spread than here.

Diabhal Beag · 25-03-2009 07:57PM

In life the biggest **** are always the most successful. FACT

HarryPalmer · 25-03-2009 07:58PM

Little Shyte wrote: »

In life the biggest **** are always the most successful. FACT

Can Gerry Ryan even manage that, now? I mean, how do those little arms reach over all of that blubber?

K4t · 25-03-2009 07:59PM

Little Shyte wrote: »

In life the biggest **** are always the most successful. FACT

No, just Ireland :rolleyes:

Jesus Wept · 25-03-2009 08:03PM

They are overpaid, regardless, Joe Duffy isn't obligated to live in Ballyfermot, and can still say it's a nice place, imo.
Even if he is wrong.

Mr.Lizard · 25-03-2009 08:09PM

I'm sure RTE have sat down and worked out how much each of these four generate for the the channel purely by who they are and then pay them accordingly. Despite the popular trend I don't really have anything particular againt Duffy, Kenny and Tubridy. Ryan on the other hand is a different kettle of fish. I sometimes like to give him the benefit of the doubt that he is just acting the role akin to an 'American 'shock jock' with the way he goes on and that he's really and alright bloke, but the majority of the time I prefer to believe that he is just an abnoxious flabby bourgeois cúnt who has his head so far up Fianna Fails arse that he could tell you right now how many fillings Brian Cowen has in his disgusting fat gob. When the revolution comes Ryan will be the first up against the wall and I'll be auctioning off a gun and bullet to all comers, I plan to retire that day a very rich individual.

Terry · 25-03-2009 08:13PM

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

I'm sure RTE have sat down and worked out how much each of these four generate for the the channel purely by who they are and then pay them accordingly. Despite the popular trend I don't really have anything particular againt Duffy, Kenny and Tubridy. Ryan on the other hand is a different kettle of fish. I sometimes like to give him the benefit of the doubt that he is just acting the role akin to an 'American 'shock jock' with the way he goes on and that he's really and alright bloke, but the majority of the time I prefer to believe that he is just an abnoxious flabby bourgeois cúnt who has his head so far up Fianna Fails arse that he could tell you right now how many fillings Brian Cowen has in his disgusting fat gob. When the revolution comes Ryan will be the first up against the wall and I'll be auctioning off a gun and bullet to all comers, I plan to retire that day a very rich individual.

Yeah, but then we'll have to kill you for being rich.

Mr.Lizard · 25-03-2009 08:14PM

Fine by me.

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 08:20PM

Terry wrote: »

Yeah, but then we'll have to kill you for being rich.

I just want to say that the OP is a Capitalist - I believe in low tax, no health service to pay for (everyone should be private) and ruthless drive for profit and big business and how the wealth can trickle down. Don't have any truck with Socialism.

When it comes to RTE however that's a different story....I just get mad:eek:

HarryPalmer · 25-03-2009 08:24PM

darkman2 wrote: »

...ruthless drive for profit and big business and how the wealth can trickle down.

Satire, right? There can't honestly still be people around who - after the events of the last thirty years or so - believe this tripe, can there? In that case though, why worry? Gerry's cash will trickle back on down to you and other licence-payers, like gravy from his chin.

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 08:34PM

HarryPalmer wrote: »

Satire, right? There can't honestly still be people around who - after the events of the last thirty years or so - believe this tripe, can there? In that case though, why worry? Gerry's cash will trickle back on down to you and other licence-payers, like gravy from his chin.

It does but his wages are tiny in the overall scheme of things. Those who work and succeed should be rewarded (except for those in RTE) - those that don't should have no safety net at all - no dole - nothing. If you fail, you fail. If I had my way all the unemployed out there would be homeless - no social housing or any welfare of any kind after a 6 month period of living off the state. Like they do in the US. All public sector assets would be privatised for competition purposes. The health service scrapped. Everyone to go private. 18 billion saved in one go. Strikes would be outlawed during this national emergency and half the civil service sacked. The rest, the politicians and all public representatives would have their wages cut by between 50 and 75%. Taxes would be cut - full fees for education brought back - and every sector of commercial life would have competition to keep wages low and workers productive. Trade Unions would no longer have a right to represent any sector (as in the US multinationals where wages are good and workers happy) etc etc. Then we are on the road to recovery.

stovelid · 25-03-2009 08:36PM

Terry wrote: »

Where are the presenters supposed to come from?

Is there some specific place which would make everyone happy?

The exit chute of a sausage-grinder?

FlutterinBantam · 25-03-2009 08:40PM

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

Ik'm sure RTE have sat down and wored out how much each of these four generate for the the channel purely by who they are and then pay them accordingly. Despite the popular trend I don't really have anything particular againt Duffy, Kenny and Tubridy. Ryan on the other hand is a different kettle of fish. I sometimes like to give him the benefit of the doubt that he is just acting the role akin to an 'American 'shock jock' with the way he goes on and that he's really and alright bloke, but the majority of the time I prefer to believe that he is just an abnoxious flabby bourgeois cúnt who has his head so far up Fianna Fails arse that he could tell you right now how many fillings Brian Cowen has in his disgusting fat gob. When the revolution comes Ryan will be the first up against the wall and I'll be auctioning off a gun and bullet to all comers, I plan to retire that day a very rich individual.

Would you ever get a lick of sense pal.

Do Dublin Bus pay the driver of the #78 by the revenue he brings in?

You get paid in the commercial world by what the opposition in the market you operate in is prepared to pay.You get paid what the going rate for the gig is.

Now call me Mr Wycliffe O'Cynical, but I can't see anyone anywhere matching even half those wages for that lot.

Would people ever wise up.

These guys & gals are ripping the knickers of us and drawing deeply,very deeply ,from the trough of John Q Taxpayer.

Jeeez ,it's so obvious it's obscene.

HarryPalmer · 25-03-2009 08:40PM

darkman2 wrote: »

It does but his wages are tiny in the overall scheme of things. Those who work and succeed should be rewarded (except for those in RTE) - those that don't should have no safety net at all - no dole - nothing. If you fail, you fail. If I had my way all the unemployed out there would be homeless - no social housing or any welfare of any kind after a 6 month period of living off the state. Like they do in the US. All public sector assets would be privatised for competition purposes. The health service scrapped. Everyone to go private. 18 billion saved in one go. Strikes would be outlawed during this national emergency and half the civil service sacked. The rest, the politicians and all public representatives would have their wages cut by between 50 and 75%. Taxes would be cut - full fees for education brought back - and every sector of commercial life would have competition to keep wages low and workers productive. Trade Unions would no longer have a right to represent any sector (as in the US multinationals where wages are good and workers happy) etc etc. Then we are on the road to recovery.

Very Malthusian, although we're going OT so we should leave it.
Just so long as we agree that RTE is paying these people too much.

darkman2 · 25-03-2009 08:43PM

HarryPalmer wrote: »

Very Malthusian, although we're going OT so we should leave it.
Just so long as we agree that RTE is paying these people too much.

I was just giving a first glimpse of what my election manifesto will be like.

RTE overpaid presenters unites the country I think.

nehemiah · 25-03-2009 08:54PM

I would imagine that ad spaces on the Late Late would cost at least a few thousand euro considering that the show regularly draws the largest TV audiences in Ireland. Therefore I think that, as previously posted, their wages are considered in proportion to their revenue. I'm not saying I agree with it but that's the way it works.

RTE make more from Pat than Pat makes from RTE...and that's depressing!

FlutterinBantam · 25-03-2009 09:02PM

So Pat pays for all the production costs,the guests, the buildings, the corporate package, the back up, the rates on the grounds and transmission costs??

Deserves every cent he gets.

Mr.Lizard · 25-03-2009 09:08PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Joe Duffy isn't obligated to live in Ballyfermot, and can still say it's a nice place, imo.
Even if he is wrong.

It's the only place I've been in Dublin where even the Church has mesh steel gratings on the windows.

connundrum · 25-03-2009 09:08PM

nehemiah wrote: »

RTE make more from Pat than Pat makes from RTE...and that's depressing!

Whereas in every other business...

thelordofcheese · 25-03-2009 09:37PM

darkman2 wrote: »

It does but his wages are tiny in the overall scheme of things. Those who work and succeed should be rewarded (except for those in RTE) - those that don't should have no safety net at all - no dole - nothing. If you fail, you fail. If I had my way all the unemployed out there would be homeless - no social housing or any welfare of any kind after a 6 month period of living off the state. Like they do in the US. All public sector assets would be privatised for competition purposes. The health service scrapped. Everyone to go private. 18 billion saved in one go. Strikes would be outlawed during this national emergency and half the civil service sacked. The rest, the politicians and all public representatives would have their wages cut by between 50 and 75%. Taxes would be cut - full fees for education brought back - and every sector of commercial life would have competition to keep wages low and workers productive. Trade Unions would no longer have a right to represent any sector (as in the US multinationals where wages are good and workers happy) etc etc. Then we are on the road to recovery.

I have never seen so much wrong in one post outside of the games forums.

Why are Gerry Ryan, Tubbers and Pat the Plank paid so much?

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