RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

It was cancelled after consulting with the NUJ according to the journal.ie not by rte taking a solo run.

I reckon that a lot of the presenters will be leaving soon as they won't get any where near the money they are getting now....

The rates aren't absolutely exorbitant. Don't forget that the money isn't just to compensate you for the petrol/diesel/electricity you use, it's also to cover maintenance/wear and tear etc. on your car.

Mileage is as below.

You don't get mileage for every mile you drive either. No mileage for commuting, only for driving for work. You also only get paid mileage for whichever distance is lesser (either from your home to where you are working that day, or from your base to where you are working that day).

And as regards subsistence:

You get it if you are at least 8km away from your home or base for at least 5 hours. That's a grand sum of €16.29. If you are away for more than 10 hours, you get €39.08.

Why would they advise him? They never thought it would be discovered.

I am not necessarily talking about his agents/managers, just anyone in the know that could see how something like this would look if it got out. But maybe, as you allude to they were all too greedy and thought just take it, shur nobody will find out.

It appears to be underhand in multiple ways.

He lied by omission in not correcting the public statement from RTE - most people aren't in that situation, so it's irrelevent.

He lied to his colleagues about his solidarity pay cuts - would most people do that?

He didn't seem to provide any services in year 2 and year 3 to justify this €150,000.

If he was a footballer or actor and this money for nothing from Hollywood or an oligarch, it would be a totally different story.

But these are public funds and someone whose career is based on his reputation to speak on current affairs.

My posts are in reply to those who seek to excuse Tubridy of any fault in this scandal.

I disagree that 'all' the focus is on Tubridy. It is entirely valid to hold Tubridy and RTE to account. You will find no post from me putting all the blame for this on Tubridy. It goes much deeper than this. At this stage of the 'scandal' though Tubridy is the one in the spotlight. Dee Forbes resigned - to dodge PAC perhaps? But I expect the questions you have asked about governance will be at the core of what PAC look into.

He absolutely knew but who else knew?

This leads onto the excellent online publication The Currency has been doing some great stories on this but sadly they are tainted as their co-founder Ian Kehoe is on the RTE board. How can they can continue writing stories when one of their main men is stuck in the middle of the action keeping stum.

Why, where else would they go? Nobody else in the Irish Media landscape will pay them top Euro.

According to Duffy today, the way his contract is structured is that if RTE say they no longer need him, he's done.

Whether Tubridys contract is the same remains to be seen. He did after all have the presence of mind to get RTE to guarantee his appearance payments in the event of a sponsor pulling out. Remember RTE thought that unlikely, but he did get his guarantee.

So he's clearly a guy that likes to cover all bases contractually.

The other thing that Duffy said today that was interesting was that when it came to extending his contract recently, there was no negotiation. It was a 5 min conversation to extend on the same terms. Given the financial stress RTE are under, I would have expected them to push Duffy at least a little bit. RTE seem very soft when it comes to their "talent"

Yates reackoned there was all sorts going on too.

They need to fess up now to whatever,if they leave it and more comes out later it'll really be the end of the lot of them.

RTÉ summer staff barbecue has been cancelled following consultation with the NUJ. (This is not a joke)

RTÉ keen to avoid a grilling :) (This is a joke)

The NUJ branch representing RTÉ employees has called a lunchtime protest tomorrow, with supporters encouraged to attend and bring placards. 

Have they come out with Kielty's deal yet? That should be interesting...

They will have to at some point if he is in the Top 10.

http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4294745&tpl=archnews&force=1

Is the Toy Show musical going ahead this year? I heard it's being sponsored by Renault.

Now you're talking.

He knew about every cent but announced he was taking a pay cut.