RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Likewise, I didn't hear Yates on this today when he was on air. Did he declare an interest? Does anyone know?

I think this is the last straw for the majority of people; especially the younger generations who never engage with RTE productions. This should be the end of the unconstitutional TV Licence Fee. Anybody who's paid it up to this point must feel like a right fool now that its been exposed what mugs RTE take us all for. The threats they've made to everyday ordinary, principled people who have no doubt been struggling financially and most likely mentally were malicious and evil before these revelations, now they've crossed the line to criminal. Chasing money out of people's pockets whilst feasting on inflated salaries calculated through nefarious means, hidden from the public through deceit; they have broken the public's trust. Not that any of them will ever see the walls of the courts they've banished so many to before a judge, they will also most likely not be required to pay back any sums of monies they were unjustly paid. However, the court of public opinion will judge them fairly, and that judgement will linger over them for the rest of their lives, history will not look on them kindly, they will be vilified and treated as what they are, vile, evil, sick, twisted, thieves!! Never to be seen or heard from again, banished off the airwaves and our television screens.

I call for the abolishment of the TV Licence Fee; Complete and full independent and political investigations into the running of RTE and their contractual agreements with employees, and other players; and the dissolution of RTE in its current form, to be replaced with an independent national media service which primarily focuses on factual and educational programming funded by the state as advised by an independent board. It would be funded through general taxation; however, the company would be allowed to gain revenue from private advertising firms, etc. which would be overseen by the aforementioned independent board, and these monies would be used to produce entertainment programmes. In addition the board would also be responsible for setting the budget, including salaries; this would ensure that the company would get its monies worth and would not be paying employees exorbitant salaries that are unjustified and out of scale with the market.

There is no difference between being forced by the state to pay a "TV Licence Fee" (which is really just an annual subscription to RTE) or an annual subscription to other Entertainment Services such as Netflix, Spotify, or Disney+, to name but a few. This should not be legal, it is unconstitutional on the basis of how undemocratic it is, and it surely breaks many, many competition rules and regulations, particularly in relation to EU law. Aside from this, it is morally wrong and unjust to force a population to subscribe to an entertainment service or otherwise against their will, with the threat of imprisonment and large fines if disobeyed, and possibly even a criminal record which could hinder their lives.

We need to be heard, we must demand an end to this shameful money grab by the RTE Elites and their buddies in the Dail allowing this sort of disdain for the public to exist, they can act as shocked and disgusted as they like but Leo, Micheal and Eamonn can save their faux outrage as we can see right through them, and each one of them is just as bad if not worse than the crowd out in Donnybrook. En-masse we need to refuse to pay the RTE Annual Subscription Fee and demand rank and file change at the company; then when the time comes we need to remember the disdain the government held us in and vote accordingly.

Rise Up! Let Our Voices Be Heard! Together We Are Stronger! Together We Will Prevail!

The Currency are doing an even better job. I know most of their content is subscription only but I'd encourage you to check them out if you're not familiar with them.

Likewise, Eamonn Dunphy did a good podcast with Fionnán Sheahan last Friday or Saturday on this, worth a listen.

I'm saying it now, I don't think there's any chance Tubs will be back on air next week. I genuinely feel we may have already had the last ever Ryan Tubridy Radio Show on RTE.