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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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    #3572
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Let’s give credit where credit is due.

    Excellent coverage of the Uk general election by RTE radio.

    Very important event for the future of this island and state.

    I have no hesitation in complimenting them.


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    #3573
    Boggles
    Registered Users Posts: 39,524 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I wonder how much Aoengus Mcanally earns for producing liveline.

    You'd wonder what his duties are. Making sure Joe isn't on mute? I reckon he's another middle manager on 100k plus for 5 hours work a week.

    Leave Aonghus alone.

    He is a national treasure, A NATIONAL TREASURE!!!!

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    #3574
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Boggles wrote: »
    Leave Aonghus alone.

    He is a national treasure, A NATIONAL TREASURE!!!!

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    He does have a natural talent and natural looks - both for radio.


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    #3575
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Jesus I thought he was gone. Take about filler, the man was human filler material.


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    #3576
    bigroad
    Registered Users Posts: 4,043 ✭✭✭bigroad


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Jesus I thought he was gone. Take about filler, the man was human filler material.
    No he works on the live line show ,producer I think.


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    #3577
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Among other things.......


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    #3578
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    I mean when he was a presenter they use to roll him out to goof off here and there for decades.


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    #3579
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users Posts: 8,300 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Just to clear a few mix-ups about who was presenting the UK elections last night on TV.

    It was Dobbo in London along with the Prime Time presenters in Dublin & Belfast.


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    #3580
    xl500
    Registered Users Posts: 863 ✭✭✭xl500


    elperello wrote: »
    In your opinion.
    You will find however that lot's of us politics watchers will appreciate the extra attention to this really big story.

    I take it all back Catriona Perrys Coverage was riveting


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    #3581
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,243 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    xl500 wrote: »
    I take it all back Catriona Perrys Coverage was riveting

    Confession time here.
    I had a lot on today and when I saw the exit poll I exited stage left to bed at about 12 :)


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    #3582
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,896 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Saturday morning. 6:10am

    RTÉ 1 - Euronews
    RTÉ 2 - Euronews

    At least TG4 are showing France 24

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    #3583
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    dublinman1990 wrote: »
    Just to clear a few mix-ups about who was presenting the UK elections last night on TV.

    It was Dobbo in London along with the Prime Time presenters in Dublin & Belfast.

    Why was adobo in London when Dimitri o’Donnell is based there?

    Why was O’Callaghan in Belfast when the have a number of correspondents covering the north?

    They could have stayed in Dublin, no.


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    #3584
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Ryan Tubridy earns (steals) 9520 euro per week. **** sake thats criminal considering they are broke.


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    #3585
    downtheroad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭downtheroad


    Marian Finucane wasn't on air this morning, Brendan O'Connor filled in for her.

    I think it's €300k per year she's on for 2 mornings work each week and she doesn't show up for a number of them.


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    #3586
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,289 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    https://extra.ie/2019/12/16/entertainment/movies-tv/sharon-ni-bheolain-rte-feud

    looks like sharon is throiwing her toys out of her pram after catriona perry was sent london for the UK election results.

    honestly just sack them if they arent prepared to work

    My weather

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    #3587
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Elmo wrote: »
    Why was adobo in London when Dimitri o’Donnell is based there?

    Why was O’Callaghan in Belfast when the have a number of correspondents covering the north?

    They could have stayed in Dublin, no.

    Sean Whelan is also based in London now.


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    #3588
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    ednwireland wrote: »
    https://extra.ie/2019/12/16/entertainment/movies-tv/sharon-ni-bheolain-rte-feud

    looks like sharon is throiwing her toys out of her pram after catriona perry was sent london for the UK election results.

    honestly just sack them if they arent prepared to work

    Sharon was shown up badly how poor she is on an outside broadcast during the Pope's visit.


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    #3589
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Sharon was shown up badly how poor she is on an outside broadcast during the Pope's visit.

    I don't think Perry is much better.... also afaik both Sharon and Jon are hot heads, so they were bound to clash.


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    #3590
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Sharon Ni Bheolain is an uppity 'mare.


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    #3591
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,977 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Second time she's done this.

    If she can't accept her bosses decisions, maybe she needs to look elsewhere for work?


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    #3592
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Second time she's done this.

    If she can't accept her bosses decisions, maybe she needs to look elsewhere for work?

    From what I gather he's not too nice himself.


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    #3593
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    seriously though what real world job can you ignore your boss permanently and both of you stay in your jobs!


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    #3594
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    seriously though what real world job can you ignore your boss permanently and both of you stay in your jobs!

    Yes, HR should become involved. I'd get rid of the person who sits on the executive board of RTÉ. But then I'd also have to quit if I was the HR Manager! But the Executive should resign.


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    #3595
    Boggles
    Registered Users Posts: 39,524 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    seriously though what real world job can you ignore your boss permanently and both of you stay in your jobs!

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    #3596
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Boggles wrote: »
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    RTE?


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    #3597
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 13,999 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    I always thought dobbo looked like he smelled of rich mahogany


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    nkl12xtw5goz70
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭nkl12xtw5goz70


    ednwireland wrote: »
    looks like sharon is throiwing her toys out of her pram after catriona perry was sent london for the UK election results.

    Probably annoyed that she didn't get an all-expenses-paid Christmas shopping trip to London.

    Of course, Ní Bheoláin can't be fired over her behaviour because she would bleat about "sexism" and "treatment of women at RTÉ" and "gender pay gap" and threaten lawsuits.

    But the notion that she can just not show up for work whenever she feels like it shows an entitlement mentality of the highest order. If it was a private company, she'd be heading out the door with her belongings in a cardboard box.


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    #3599
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Amiyah Melted Sister-in-law wrote: »
    Probably annoyed that she didn't get an all-expenses-paid Christmas shopping trip to London.

    Of course, Ní Bheoláin can't be fired over her behaviour because she would bleat about "sexism" and "treatment of women at RTÉ" and "gender pay gap" and threaten lawsuits.

    But the notion that she can just not show up for work whenever she feels like it shows an entitlement mentality of the highest order. If it was a private company, she'd be heading out the door with her belongings in a cardboard box.

    This kind of behaviour needs to be eliminated.
    Two people need to do their job

    Sharon or Dee Forbes.


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    #3600
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,984 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    Amiyah Melted Sister-in-law wrote: »
    Of course, Ní Bheoláin can't be fired over her behaviour because she would bleat about "sexism" and "treatment of women at RTÉ" and "gender pay gap" and threaten lawsuits.

    if rte want her out then it will happen, regardless of what she bleats.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #3601
    CrankyHaus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭CrankyHaus


    Amiyah Melted Sister-in-law wrote: »
    Probably annoyed that she didn't get an all-expenses-paid Christmas shopping trip to London.

    Of course, Ní Bheoláin can't be fired over her behaviour because she would bleat about "sexism" and "treatment of women at RTÉ" and "gender pay gap" and threaten lawsuits.

    But the notion that she can just not show up for work whenever she feels like it shows an entitlement mentality of the highest order. If it was a private company, she'd be heading out the door with her belongings in a cardboard box.


    Aren't we repeatedly told that these presenters are private contractors, not owed the usual trappings of employment like pensions, whenever we criticise their stratospheric costs.


    Yet when it comes to basic and wilful non-performance of their contract they're given leniency more akin to a civil servant with decades of time served, essentially unfireable.



    So which is it? Highly paid footloose contractors or secure public servants subject to public service payscales?



    Or is it both, whichever suits them better at any given time; just like RTE is both a public service broadcaster that must be protected to maintain our democracy and the advertisement stuffed programmer of imported soap-operas.


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