darkman2 wrote: » Read somewhere that MF, who presents 2 shows a week at the weekend on RTE radio 1 (yes, 2 shows per week) is on this sort of money. What the hell? Scandalous if true and it should piss people off big time. How many hours does this woman do for her (2 hour?) shows at the weekend? It may be just me but whenever I tune into RTE on the weekend there always seems to be someone standing in for her on yet another holiday for herself. It's blood boiling stuff, it really is. Time for someone to say stop to this - and with Tubridy and the rest of them. I really don't think given what us mortals are going through Irish people will tolerate much more of this carry on. What do you think? Can someone please come on and tell us how the likes of Joe Duffy - on similar obscene wages - are deserving of high appreciation of their talents? Joe Duffy likes to have a laugh on Friday on his show. Not alot of people in this country find it too humorous at the present time. But i'd say he is having a good time alright. He won't be worrying about little things like a mortgage. Someone should tell that to some of the goons on his show who ring in and say "ah sure,your one of us Joe".....as if he is living among his flock in Ballyfermot. He is in his fcuk.
Seanchai wrote: » Finucane's salary for her 4 hours broadcasting per week (and 3 months holidays) .
Seanchai wrote: » Finucane's salary for her 4 hours broadcasting per week (and 3 months holidays) went from €180,507 in 2003 to €570,000 in 2008, according to this. Joe Duffy's salary rose to €408,889 in 2008, according to this, while Éamon Dunphy's salary rose to €328.051 in 2008 according to the same link. Other RTÉ salaries (2008): Ryan Tubridy: €533,333 (€366,867 in 2007). Pat Kenny: €950,976 (€630,000 in 2010) Miriam O'Callaghan: €301,667 Derek Mooney: €286,809 George Hamilton: €219,833 Seán O'Rourke: €218,656 All ridiculous money. Not one of them is worth more than €100,000. If we're paying, for example, nurses and teachers @ €35,000 each then nobody can tell me that one of these RTÉ presenters is worth 3 nurses or teachers, never mind the 12-20 nurses/teachers that their current salaries could employ. Madness. We have a right to know when their contracts are up for renewal, and the name of the state employee in RTÉ who is responsible for telling them the terms. At present, RTÉ is more secretive than the Catholic Church about these details.
Sonics2k wrote: » Marian Finucane is basically one of the biggest hypocrites in Irish history.
Seanchai wrote: » Finucane's salary for her 4 hours broadcasting per week (and 3 months holidays) went from €180,507 in 2003 to €570,000 in 2008, according to this. Joe Duffy's salary rose to €408,889 in 2008, according to this, while Éamon Dunphy's salary rose to €328.051 in 2008 according to the same link. Other RTÉ salaries (2008): Ryan Tubridy: €533,333 (€366,867 in 2007). Pat Kenny: €950,976 (€630,000 in 2010) Miriam O'Callaghan: €301,667 Derek Mooney: €286,809 George Hamilton: €219,833 Seán O'Rourke: €218,656 All ridiculous money. Not one of them is worth more than €100,000. If we're paying, for example, nurses and teachers @ €35,000 each then nobody can tell me that one of these RTÉ presenters is worth 3 nurses or teachers, never mind the 12-20 nurses/teachers that their current salaries could employ. Madness. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Why are Prem players paid £100k/week to kick a ball 90mins/wk? These presenters like footballers pay more than their way+ for their paymasters. Most generate surplus revenue. I fyou can do it, do it!
200motels wrote: » They are paid way too much and so are teachers who only work half the year while we the worker and that's if you have a job get 4 weeks holidays a year for crap wages. Most of the public service don't know how lucky they are but then again they don't live in the real world.
Sonnenblumen wrote: » Yeah, yeah, yeah. Why are Prem players paid £100k/week to kick a ball 90mins/wk? These presenters like footballers pay more than their way+ for their paymasters. Most generate surplus revenue. I fyou can do it, do it!
oppenheimer1 wrote: » We don't pay most teachers and nursed €35k. Most teachers/nurses etc start on wages that are approx. or not a million miles away from €35k but most take home more than this.
Peep O'Day wrote: » To be fair to the Catholic Church I don't think they are hiding much on this topic
Hootanany wrote: » Sell it off watch the wages plummet then.
Sonnenblumen wrote: » These presenters like footballers pay more than their way+ for their paymasters. Most generate surplus revenue.
Zen65 wrote: » This is true, but only in the very narrow sense. In the widest sense it is the consumer who pays for these ridiculous salaries, whether that be through higher prices for goods & services (because if you follow the money trail that's where the revenue ultimately comes from) or higher taxes / TV Licence fees. I don't mean to suggest that communism is the answer, because communism, like capitalism does not work in the longer run. If the objective is to raise the standard of living for everybody, while acknowledging that those who work hardest (or have unique skills) should be entitled to a little more than those who don't, then some other, fairer form of economy is needed. Enough said really. Z
