RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

I think the can of worms is open.

I wouldn't be surprised that 2 or 3 big names have similar deals. RTE came out with a quick statement that no other staff person was involved.

Ok maybe it didn't come up in the audit. But audits don't reveal everything and payments could be concealed. I'd say there's some amount of stuff going on in the rte background.

At least when they look for a licence hike they won't have a leg to stand on.

Not sure why I’m being “summoned” to this thread. Not really sure what the big fuss being made around Ryan is about either.

His employer, RTÉ, have failed to disclose his correct remuneration. Don’t see how that’s “on him”. From the sounds of it, in his contract, he had a certain amount to come from a sponsor. This was guaranteed by RTÉ. Sponsor stops paying, RTÉ starts. Someone in accounts failed to add it to the published accounts and, I can only assume, it was missed in audit too.

Again, sounds like an RTÉ problem to me and a nothing burger for Ryan. Obviously, there’ll be a “din” kicked up by the oddballs, and malcontents, who have a, deranged, fascination with the guy but if they just focused on who’s really at fault here, RTÉ, they could cosy up with the adrenochrome anti-vaxxer lot and have at it.

And to all a goodnight.

To me a lot of RTE presenters had and have huge egos.

Gay Byrne was a very pompous, condescending little man. Think of him at the Rose of Tralee, Housewife of the year and Annie Murphy interview.

Pat Kenny was very proud, the toy show tickets episode, that illegal and bullying over the neighbours field.

Joe Duffy has a huge opinion of himself.

Ray D'Arcy and Brendan O'Connor seem fairly grounded.

If it's a nothingburger then why won't Ryan be at work tomorrow?

Truth is he knew that the published figures for his renumeration was wrong and he didn't say squat.

The sponsors paid NOTHING.

What they paid was discounted by RTE from their advertising so they paid nothing.

RTE paid.

Now why did RTE feel a need to hide this grubby deal from everyone? Because they promised everyone they would cut the salaries of top stars, but in reality were increasing the salary of at least one through an off the books scheme. Its as bad as it gets.

At this stage I have my doubts the sponsor ever existed. You can't trust anything that comes out of RTE anymore.

Yes, it’s a shame Pat is on holidays this week as I’d love to hear how he’d walk the tightrope in discussing it. Bound to come up on the Friday panel discussion tomorrow.

There seems to be a default from the most affluent, nothing to see here, move on. Comments like you could miss the weekly payments coming into your account.

There's a complete disconnect with those who are struggling financially, to pay mortgages, rear families, pay rent, buy food. They don't see how 345,000 euros over 6 years is a big deal. Where it's huge to 90% of the population.

Did Tubridy actually do the work and what was the nature of it to justify such huge sums?

If its revealed it was already part of what was coveted by his RTE contract it will look even worse.

Remember seeing her getting a ridiculous amount think over 50 grand a year, for doing a job either a newsreader or a intern/trainee could do

Also she does a podcast for Dancing with "Stars" as a make up for Doireann Garrity (another waster) getting the co host job of the Show (another example of why do they need 2 hosts for that show)

The Sunday papers will be good. A serious amount of journalistic digging about to begin. All trying to beat one another to the punch.

Nothing to see here? The chair of the board has said it's a gross breach of trust with the government, the Oireachtas, and the public.

They didn't scheme against RTE but did they agree with RTE to funnel money through a back channel account. The whole lot reeks. He absolutely knew that he was getting more than the published figures - sure RTE dropped two years of this payment in one go €150k - don't say that wasn't noticed.

No. Not one of the Prime Time panel acknowledged he was innocent.