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My father was 82 on tuesday and works more hours a week than Joe does.

And might I be correct in thinking that he earns a little less than €389.988 a year?

Jayyyyzzz! I leave the room a minutes and come back to bickering. First of all @MoreMusic I am genuinely truly sorry if I caused personal upset to a grieving Joe after his attention might have been drawn to that post, I mean that sincerely. However it has been conspicuous lately how Joe is defending his money’s worth, how he is elevating his sense of importance in RTE, that is the aspect I am getting at, and did it most inappropriately with said post.

This thread, alongside others following Ryan Tubridy, Ray Darcy and Marian Finnucane, focus on the top paid presenters, shining a torch brightly onto the fact that they are paid far too much for what they do. It must be demoralizing to lesser paid and equally talented people in RTE, and I think Dee Forbes has thrown the organisation over a cliff.

As a Mod I respectfully ask that this thread be kept civil and not let it be derailed. Everybody is welcome on the thread, but I expect the general focus here will undoubtedly tend to be critical as long as stupid money is paid to the presenter.