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

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    #3962
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,674 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    jippo nolan wrote: »
    George Lee, science correspondent on RTÉ, since when, this time last year he was up to his knees in cow****e in a byre in Roscommon!

    A man who wouldn't be first on my list to man the trenches with me


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    #3963
    jelutong
    Registered Users Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭jelutong


    He is a tremendous bore. I can’t bear to watch him.


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    #3964
    garrettod
    Registered Users Posts: 2,423 ✭✭✭garrettod


    jelutong wrote: »
    He is a tremendous bore. I can’t bear to watch him.

    Left his job in RTE...

    Went onto politics, bottled it, ran off with his tail between his legs...

    Gets another job in RTE..

    How fortunite!

    It must be great to have friends in RTE, who can set you up with a good paying job, whenever you need one.

    Thanks,

    G.



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    #3965
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,305 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Wasn't his job held open for a year so he could come back if it didn't work out...am sure I read that at the time

    In fact don't they all have some clause in their contract they can go on a junket and come back to their job


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    #3966
    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    George Lee
    Was a T.D.
    He said t'was a racket
    He couldn't hack it
    And then he had to flee.


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    #3967
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,407 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Mal-Adjusted wrote: »
    George Lee
    Was a T.D.
    He said t'was a racket
    He couldn't hack it
    And then he had to flee.
    +
    Back to his job in RTE.


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    #3968
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,282 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Elmo wrote: »
    I'd be one of those people and the question raised was RTÉ using people assoicated with them for a celeb show and the answer weather I like or you like it is, absolutely they are using retirees, former presenters and staff associated with RTÉ.

    Anne Doyle ... Not everyone watching RTÉ news...

    Wasn't exactly too helpful to see that Brendan Courtney crap couldn't even get the geography of Ireland right.

    (Didn't watch it, saw twitter getting mad).

    Something about 'Ferns Co Wicklow', when Ferns is in Wexford.


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    #3969
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    Wasn't exactly too helpful to see that Brendan Courtney crap couldn't even get the geography of Ireland right.

    (Didn't watch it, saw twitter getting mad).

    Something about 'Ferns Co Wicklow', when Ferns is in Wexford.


    Twitter going mad?


    Or 1-2 people posted about it :P


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    #3970
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,282 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Twitter going mad?


    Or 1-2 people posted about it :P

    I'd say it was people being like 'JESUS-DON'T BLAME ANNE DOYLE ON US!!!' :D


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    #3971
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,135 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Noticed the last few weeks that rtes sports reporters are stealing a living.

    They are coming on every hour to tell us nothing. How long are they going to do that?


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    #3972
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Noticed the last few weeks that rtes sports reporters are stealing a living.

    They are coming on every hour to tell us nothing. How long are they going to do that?

    If anything during this time sports reporters should be let go across all media, or else utilised in other areas. And Game On continues on 2FM?


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    #3973
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,135 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Elmo wrote: »
    If anything during this time sports reporters should be let go across all media, or else utilised in other areas. And Game On continues on 2FM?

    Rarely listened to Game On anyway.

    What are they filling their time with?


    To be fair though, you could say that a lot about RTE staffing. Its bloated.

    If you listen to Eileen read the news on TV, or one of the Morning Ireland presenters, they tell you about a story. They basically give you the main details you need to know. But then they have to hand over to a 'special correspondent' such as Fergal Bowers (current flavour of the month) or Paul Reynolds, who tell you it all again with maybe some different wording and a little padding, but which doesn't really leave you any wiser than what you were told originally.


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    #3974
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    NIMAN wrote: »
    To be fair though, you could say that a lot about RTE staffing. Its bloated.
    The fact that they have 70+ managers tells a story in itself.
    (Wonder will RTE Investigates look into this?)

    RTE in its present format is a money pit that the stretched tax payer cannot afford anymore.


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    #3975
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,015 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Noticed the last few weeks that rtes sports reporters are stealing a living.

    They are coming on every hour to tell us nothing. How long are they going to do that?

    It was even announced last week that there will be no more sports bulletins on teh daily news for the foreseeable future...

    so with that I presume they'll all be temporarily laid off, and will have to make do on €350 per week??


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    #3976
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    It was even announced last week that there will be no more sports bulletins on teh daily news for the foreseeable future...

    so with that I presume they'll all be temporarily laid off, and will have to make do on €350 per week??


    Seriously!! bit of cop on now


    These people will have contracts. They will continue to get paid like a huge percentage of the population.



    Yes people are been let go, people are been put on social welfare, this is terrible but it is not the case for everyone. Trying to bash RTE for having contracts with people at a time like this is stupid and childish.


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    #3977
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo




    Yes people are been let go, people are been put on social welfare, this is terrible but it is not the case for everyone. Trying to bash RTE for having contracts with people at a time like this is stupid and childish.

    I think people are pointing to the fact that other media organizations are cut wages. Though I’d question why wireless, virgin media and communicorp have to reduce wages or lay people off.


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    #3978
    Atlantic Dawn
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    A total collapse of advertising revenue, most media outlets taking pay cuts across the board, whoy are RTE not?


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    #3979
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    All their highest earners are already dead ;)

    Nah, the pressure will come cos the government is not going to put money into RTE when there's about 400,000 on the social. It'll be a heroic sacrifice for the good of the nation by Tubbs et al when it comes complete with splashy stories in Independent


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    #3980
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    A total collapse of advertising revenue, most media outlets taking pay cuts across the board, whoy are RTE not?

    Apparently it is stupid and childish to ask this logical-sounding question.


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    #3981
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Kivaro wrote: »
    Apparently it is stupid and childish to ask this logical-sounding question.

    Still questions over any cuts at the other big broadcasters, while Virgin media aren’t cutting I their subscription is far more valuable than VM televisions ad revenue


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    #3982
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,409 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I'm not a big sports fan myself but I know a lot who are.
    I'd rather see the sports department putting together some programmes to appeal to them at this time.

    They have already lost the visits to the pubs/bookies as well as the sports themselves.
    I'm sure they would appreciate a bit of archive stuff and sports chat.

    For sports enthusiasts the talking about it is as important as the actual match or race.
    I heard Damien Lawlor on chatting with SO'R today, that sort of thing.


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    #3983
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Kivaro wrote: »
    Apparently it is stupid and childish to ask this logical-sounding question.

    The post I replied to was to stick them on the social welfare which is stupid

    It would cost more for RTÉ to sack them and rehire them in a few weeks....

    Nothing was mentioned about reducing wages....

    As I posted numerous times, wages should be tied into advertising, but harder with news people but if advertising collapses then I would hope all staff have to reduce wages


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    #3984
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,282 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    All their highest earners are already dead ;)

    Nah, the pressure will come cos the government is not going to put money into RTE when there's about 400,000 on the social. It'll be a heroic sacrifice for the good of the nation by Tubbs et al when it comes complete with splashy stories in Independent

    I wanted to laugh, but Jesus that's dark.

    Truthful, but dark.


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    #3985
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    RTÉ I guess have the right to the 2009 grand slam, why not play a match every evening? With the new craze around rugby it wil the first time a lot of people have seen those games


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    #3986
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    That's the thing. They must have a wealth of archives. I'd even watch a few series of Glenroe over repeats of Dancing with the stars and reality house renovation stuff.


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    #3987
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,282 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    sligojoek wrote: »
    That's the thing. They must have a wealth of archives. I'd even watch a few series of Glenroe over repeats of Dancing with the stars and reality house renovation stuff.

    Bachelor's Walk, Paths to Freedom.. plenty of em going to be shown on TV over the quarantine.

    They did change the title of 'Operation Covid 19' due to a large backlash. People called it ghoulish, since folks are dying.


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    #3988
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,409 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Put on a classic match or race etc. and follow up with a bit of chat and banter with those involved.


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    #3989
    mgn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭mgn


    sligojoek wrote: »
    That's the thing. They must have a wealth of archives. I'd even watch a few series of Glenroe over repeats of Dancing with the stars and reality house renovation stuff.

    There is plenty of stuff in the archives that would be a lot better than the rubbish the keep churning out nowadays to keep their buddies in work.

    A typical example was the documentary about Jack Charlton, The Boys In Green shown a few weeks back, it wouldn't have cost a lot to make and and turned out a very enjoyable program, and that's from someone that has no interest in soccer.


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    #3990
    PopePalpatine
    Registered Users Posts: 11,844 ✭✭✭✭PopePalpatine


    elperello wrote: »
    Put on a classic match or race etc. and follow up with a bit of chat and banter with those involved.

    I nominate the 1998 Belgian GP.


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    #3991
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    When this lock-down was put in place initially, I foolishly expected that RTE might step up and change their regular rubbish and replace it with uplifting programs and sports events similarly to the ones listed above. Another item to include would be classic films. Where in the hell are they?

    RTE is totally detached from Irish society.
    If it does not benefit their stars or staff, then it shall not be done ......... unless there is firm attitude adjustment suggestions from outside RTE's gilded cocoon.


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