RTE salaries - licence payers pay:

snubbleste · 09-10-2009 05:45PM #1

So your TV licence goes towards paying some presenters ridiculous money. A newsdump on a friday evening
In 2008 you the licence payer paid:

Pat Kenny €950k
Gerry Ryan €630k
Marian Finucane €570k
Ryan Tubridy €533k
Joe Duffy €409k
Eamonn Dunphy €328k
Miriam O'Callaghan €302k
Derek Mooney €287k
George Hamilton €220k
Sean O'Rourke €219k

http://www.irishelection.com/2009/10/rte-salary-newsdump-pat-kenny-on-e950000-in-2008/

tba · 09-10-2009 05:47PM

Why?

I mean what the **** are they going to do if they get a pay cut, move to TV3?

09-10-2009 05:51PM

I'm glad I don't pay for a licence.

SEPT 23 1989 · 09-10-2009 05:51PM

So Gerry is getting €807.69 per hour for his radio show

Mark200 · 09-10-2009 05:51PM

RTE should be made depend on their own revenues. At least then they might put something good on when ratings actually count.

Shocking amount to be paying those low lifes.

pikachucheeks · 09-10-2009 05:57PM

They've since had their wages cut. By 10% and now, another wage cut is apparently being discussed.

snubbleste · 09-10-2009 06:00PM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

They've since had their wages cut. By 10% and now, another wage cut is apparently being discussed.

That's true, but those wages need a serious haircut
Marian Finucane only does 4 hrs a week, am I right? amazing..
to think the argument put forward for these salaries was that the competition might pay them more, what competition?

IvySlayer · 09-10-2009 06:03PM

Cut their wages by 50%, they don't like it, they go somewhere else.

Simple.

Mark200 · 09-10-2009 06:05PM

snubbleste wrote: »

That's true, but those wages need a serious haircut
Marian Finucane only does 4 hrs a week, am I right? amazing..
to think the argument put forward for these salaries was that the competition might pay them more, what competition?

4 hours sounds far too little... to be fair a lot of the RTE people do a lot of preparation for shows they're presenting and stuff.

I just think it's ironic how Ryan Tubridy got Brian Cowen on the late late and questioned him about Government spending when Tubridy is on a huge salary thanks to the same Government spending.

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:08PM

snubbleste wrote: »

So your TV licence goes towards paying some presenters ridiculous money. A newsdump on a friday evening
In 2008 you the licence payer paid:

Pat Kenny €950k
Gerry Ryan €630k
Marian Finucane €570k
Ryan Tubridy €533k
Joe Duffy €409k
Eamonn Dunphy €328k
Miriam O'Callaghan €302k
Derek Mooney €287k
George Hamilton €220k
Sean O'Rourke €219k

http://www.irishelection.com/2009/10/rte-salary-newsdump-pat-kenny-on-e950000-in-2008/

While I do think that they should each cut their pay and pretty much anyone in any sector earning over 200,000 down to 200,000 pa.

I think this is totally tabloid and wasteful discussion point there are more pressing issues surrounding broadcasting that rates of pay will not change. It is oUr obsession with pay that has got us were we are today IMO.

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:11PM

snubbleste wrote: »

That's true, but those wages need a serious haircut
Marian Finucane only does 4 hrs a week, am I right? amazing..
to think the argument put forward for these salaries was that the competition might pay them more, what competition?

I wonder if these people actually work on the days that they aren't on air. Quite possibly.

Competition = TV3 at 62million year organisation and Communicorp owners of Today FM, Newstalk and several other local radio stations. I wonder how much money Vincent Browne and Ray D'arcy earn.

FlutterinBantam · 09-10-2009 06:11PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

Cut their wages by 50%, they don't like it, they go somewhere else.

Simple.

Way to go buddy, that would soften their cough.

It's downright robbery of the taxpayer for those kind of salaries to be paid,unfortunately as the top ie Govt. is not interested there is little we can do.

Daylight robbery especially Finucane, gone for the whole Summer and most Bank holidays.

Not suggesting they are not good at what they do, but that kind of shekels.. nooo way.

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:13PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Way to go buddy, that would soften their cough.

To soft to be honest they should be brought down to 200,000 as should anyone on over 200,000.

Anyway they each know now that they should have gone into FAS.

Fago! · 09-10-2009 06:14PM

snubbleste wrote: »

Marian Finucane only does 4 hrs a week, am I right? amazing...

Rusty voiced cow! Well for her. She sounds like a tractor.

She's gettin a tonne of money for doin piss all.

While I agree that it's ridiculous, I'm bettin you lot would do the same if given the chance.

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:17PM

Fago_25 wrote: »

Rusty voiced cow! Well for her. She sounds like a tractor.

She's gettin a tonne of money for doin piss all.

While I agree that it's ridiculous, I'm bettin you lot would do the same if given the chance.

I am guessing that everyone on boards believes that radio presenters come in when their show starts and leaves the building when the show ends.

Again I think they are paid far too much, but I also believe that their are more pressing things in the Broadcasting sector than how much anyone person gets paid.

minidazzler · 09-10-2009 06:24PM

I wonder what they pay the actors on the TV licence comercials? The TV licence guy?

Holsten · 09-10-2009 06:26PM

Jesus those are shocking amounts.

I'm off to send in a few cvs to RTÉ....

spadder · 09-10-2009 06:28PM

F**K em, let the market decide.Drop them by 50%, If they can get more money elsewhere,the BBC for example, let them go. I'll bet not one of them would leave their cushy number even after a 50% cut. If they did leave I wouldn't miss them.

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:30PM

spadder wrote: »

F**K em, let the market decide.Drop them by 50%, If they can get more money elsewhere,the BBC for example, let them go. I'll bet not one of them would leave their cushy number even after a 50% cut. If they did leave I wouldn't miss them.

If your going cut why not slash down to 200,000? or even 300,000?

Jesus Wept · 09-10-2009 06:36PM

snubbleste wrote: »

So your TV licence goes towards paying some presenters ridiculous money. A newsdump on a friday evening
In 2008 you the licence payer paid:

Pat Kenny €950k
Gerry Ryan €630k
Marian Finucane €570k
Ryan Tubridy €533k
Joe Duffy €409k
Eamonn Dunphy €328k
Miriam O'Callaghan €302k
Derek Mooney €287k
George Hamilton €220k
Sean O'Rourke €219k

http://www.irishelection.com/2009/10/rte-salary-newsdump-pat-kenny-on-e950000-in-2008/

Time for replacements:

Pat Kenny €950k Degsy
Gerry Ryan €630k AlmightyCushion
Marian Finucane €570k Dudess
Ryan Tubridy €533k BrummyTom
Joe Duffy €409k My name is URL/Turd Ferguson - Perhaps a fight to the death to decide, or rockparper/scissors

Eamonn Dunphy €328k Des
Miriam O'Callaghan €302k ?
Derek Mooney €287k ?
George Hamilton €220k ?
Sean O'Rourke €219k Facekicker

deadhead13 · 09-10-2009 06:36PM

Lets not forget 40% of RTE's overall budget comes from the licence fee, so we are paying a large part of those salaries. Pat Kenny was door stopped last week and tried to justify his 950k by pointing to how much revenue "he" made for the station. No Pat - The Late Late Show made the money for RTE and Tubridy has already shown that if someone else was hosting the show even more revenue could have been made. And there are any number of presenters who could do your radio show without affecting the listenership figures.

Eamon Dunphy is forever going on about how disgraceful it is that X politician earns more than Obama - well so the f**k do you. And then there is G. Ryan who respose to a paycut was - "bull****".

The RTE stars are suffering from the same deluded sense of entitlement as John O'Donoghue & Co.

spadder · 09-10-2009 06:37PM

Elmo wrote: »

If your going cut why not slash down to 200,000? or even 300,000?

I wouldn't even pay Ryan and Turbridy lunch money if I had my way. Kenny is good on Radio, not €900,000 good though!

orourkeda · 09-10-2009 06:51PM

snubbleste wrote: »

So your TV licence goes towards paying some presenters ridiculous money. A newsdump on a friday evening
In 2008 you the licence payer paid:

Pat Kenny €950k
Gerry Ryan €630k
Marian Finucane €570k
Ryan Tubridy €533k
Joe Duffy €409k
Eamonn Dunphy €328k
Miriam O'Callaghan €302k
Derek Mooney €287k
George Hamilton €220k
Sean O'Rourke €219k

http://www.irishelection.com/2009/10/rte-salary-newsdump-pat-kenny-on-e950000-in-2008/

John O'Donoghue should apply for a job as an RTE presenter

Elmo · 09-10-2009 06:54PM

orourkeda wrote: »

John O'Donoghue should apply for a job as an RTE presenter

Don't give him ideas look at what has happened to Bertie Ahearn

samilou · 09-10-2009 06:56PM

I agree they do get paid too much...but saying someone only works 4 hours a week, or only does a radio show (Gerry Ryan) is stupid. The preparation that goes into these shows is much much more than we ever think. They also do other work, including research, interviews, and sometimes television shows (Ryan Confidential) which is all under one salary. They also have to go to functions etc outside working hours.

I still hate paying the TV licence because i hardly ever watch rte, and because most people pay for SKY or the like aswell its not fair.

spadder · 09-10-2009 07:00PM

samilou wrote: »

I agree they do get paid too much...but saying someone only works 4 hours a week, or only does a radio show (Gerry Ryan) is stupid. The preparation that goes into these shows is much much more than we ever think. They also do other work, including research, interviews, and sometimes television shows (Ryan Confidential) which is all under one salary. They also have to go to functions etc outside working hours.

I still hate paying the TV licence because i hardly ever watch rte, and because most people pay for SKY or the like aswell its not fair.

Is that you Gerry? Is it not dinner time?

Elmo · 09-10-2009 07:06PM

samilou wrote: »

I still hate paying the TV licence because i hardly ever watch rte, and because most people pay for SKY or the like aswell its not fair.

You don't have to pay for Sky or pay TV neither of which actually provide the other aspects of RTÉ that people forget about as they are blinded by the salaries of the 5 top earns of RTÉ. (Which I think we are all in agreement, they are far too high).

But what about the role out of DTT, the expansion of cable networks around the country, the production of quality TV and Radio services, the advertising market, broadband and all of the other things that we just seem to take for granted.

uncle_sam_ie · 09-10-2009 07:07PM

With the recession deepening and a lot more people loosing their jobs, the 160 euro rip off tax is going to hurt even more. These wages are offensive. Why do we put up with it?

Elmo · 09-10-2009 08:17PM

uncle_sam_ie wrote: »

With the recession deepening and a lot more people loosing their jobs, the 160 euro rip off tax is going to hurt even more. These wages are offensive. Why do we put up with it?

And you will find that RTÉ will be letting go of people in the coming year so they will want to cut pay packages. RTÉ staff agreed a pay cut of 10% - 15% this year with Management and "personalities" also taking pay cuts. But like in any company it is always the lower paid who get kicked far more than they deserve.

mikom · 09-10-2009 08:38PM

Elmo wrote: »

But what about the role out of DTT, the expansion of cable networks around the country, the production of quality TV and Radio services, the advertising market, broadband and all of the other things that we just seem to take for granted.

Are you telling me RTE are responsible for all of these?

uncle_sam_ie · 09-10-2009 08:46PM

mikom wrote: »

Are you telling me RTE are responsible for all of these?

If it wasn't for Sky I couldn't even get a proper RTE signal were I'm living.

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