Liveline: Thread with no name, Host with no shame

We're not worthy !

Shout out to the regulars on this thread who have been talking about NK management and their involvement at RTE for ages. Starting to see that you lot were spot on. Tipping my hat to y'all!

I am of the strong opinion that todays JD show was an Artificial Intellegence job. Why ? .it was all going swimmingly well until it came to the belch. Joe never apologises when he belches but today he did. Previous belches were also of a discrete nature circa at a decibel level of50 max but todays was well over 122 decibels. The real Joe would also have been much more aggressive/ascertive/ combative/put down mode/balanced / etc

Tubridy is finished as a broadcaster in Ireland I reckon. There's been a fair bit of suspicious activity the past few months around him with RTE and I reckon he'll see out his radio contract and it won't be renewed.

He left the LLS very suddenly, only a couple of weeks after giving an interview saying he intended doing it for a few more years. His motives were suspicious at the time to us who knew him, but it is now obvious he knew the game was up.

His leaving show on the LLS was very poorly attended, the great and the good stayed away. They were forewarned; either by NK or else they knew from gossip within RTE that he was buggered.

The lack of love for him in RTE is obvious in that nobody has come out to defend him and his statements the past two days don't help him going forward. He lays the blame squarely on RTE and absolves himself of any real complicity in it. The truth is that the payments would not have happened without his active complicity in the matter.

I wasn't surprised that Duffy had a programme about him, he was fairly strident against RTE after the story of the COVID breaching leaving party for Phil 'Whiplash' Collins. I got the impression then that he (Duffy) doesn't have too many friends in RTE, and he knows he's in the clear on payments, so he's probably betting that some others are mired in this. Interesting. But not unusual, as every workplace has its cliques and people backstabbing each other.

So what now for Tubridy? I think he's very damaged goods and unless he has a very good personal relationship with the new DG, he'll be gone when the current radio contract runs out. Where will he go? Maybe Newstalk, but he won't have the pulling power of Pat Kenny and therefore he won't command near the wages he's currently on.

His inane natter isn't up to BBC standards and he doesn't have the focus for them, so I personally think the UK is out. Unless he goes to a private station, but I honestly don't know much about them.

Which leaves the US, and I think he can get a few years there. There's still an older 'Irish' element there who will think his Leprachaun lilting will be cute and there's plenty of stations there where his inane waffling would find a slot. The pay would be a downgrade, and he'd be on a 'hire & fire' contract but I think its his best option. He can butter up his contacts with the US Irish Democrats and have the odd weekend in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard etc. It would be right up his alley, he has the money to support himself and convince himself he's worth it.

Wonder will any of the Irish rent-a-hacks be appearing on their mainland media this weekend with the béal bocht? The likes of the BBC wouldn't mind shifting attention from them and their obscene salaries onto Johnny Foreigner, then again it might prompt questions as to whether the BBC DG should resign for the millions their "talent" are paid

I always got the impression that the RTÉ/Duffy got their NI brief from the "trusted" BBC (who often don't have a clue where or what NI is), rather than say by travelling an hour up the road

The NUJ are a UK organisation, so the Irish hacks need to plead their case about their victimhood and shake down RTÉ/taxpayer for a bit of Tubridy's dough and who better to apply the pressure

rolls eyes

Did l say they were? Unless you’re completely unaware of the situation or a Tubridy acolyte, you must surely realise this is most likely the end of his broadcasting career in lreland. Do you think the payments weren’t negotiated by him or his agent? Do you think the secrecy of the payments wasnt to keep the “plebs” in the dark while he laughed up his sleeve?

I am quite concerned.

I think that there is likely to be a clear out of talent in next few months/years, and I especially worry about Joe. He did say today that LL is his life. I agree with that statement. You may also joke, but he does put his all into that show.

How long has he got left on his contract?

I think Tubridy knew, and not only knew, but demanded as such. I agree with previous poster. His reasons for leaving were stupid, and made no sense. And his final show was very low key. He has done a lot of damage. He needs to go.

I pray Joe stays for as long as possible.

Jor subtly suggesting he coukf jjump chipnyo Newstalk today

Callercalled fof salafh cuts at RTE.." If they don't like it they can head overseas"

"Or across Town" says Joe - despite Newstalk previously saying they had no interest in his "talents"

Technically Paddy is not fully a Johnny Foreigner in the UK. RTE staff don't seem to consume RTE output. Before Telecom Eireann (Eircon) was privatized they and RTE owned Cablelink to relay UK TV here. Cablelink through various mergers and buyouts is now Virgin Media and own TV3 which is branded as VMTV. So it goes to show that the state does not need to own a media company for it to survive.

I'm aware the NUJ is an UK organization, but what surprises me is the amount of Anglos involved in Irish trade unions. The last visage of the British Empire?

BBC Radio 4 has the Media Show at 4:30pm on Wednesdays so we'll see if they cover it. The World Service might cover it as they like to keep up to date on their (former) colonies.