RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Considering the behaviour of RTE during the pandemic I would suggest they are already as bad as anything in the US, they acted as a propaganda wing of the government every bit as much as a FOX news would.

RTE doesn't need to be changed and updated, it needs to be torn down and rebuilt.

Some of us are of an age that we remember when a lot of RTE radio staff cut their teeth in pirate radio and community radio. They then made the step to RTE and talent decided if they got a shot at the big time. Sometimes it worked; sometime it didn't.

I remember Gerry Ryan at night time in the 80's; The Ryan Line I think it was called. Used to be on after 10pm. Good programme. Then they took a punt on his getting a 3 hour slot at 9am. Big risk, but worth it and it paid off. And it was all done without Noel Kelly. Fairly long list of excellent broadcasters who made it without an agent like him; Gaybo, Mike Murphy, Wogan, Marian Finucane, Cagney, Whelan, Dermot Morgan, Olivia O'Leary, etc. etc.

Those talents are still out there, they are working in media and in local radio. RTE seem to be scared to promote or employ anybody from the outside, Partick Kielty is regarded as a major breakthrough in that he isn't in house. You only need to look at the success of Sarah McInerney or Tommy Tiernan in their roles to see that the talent can be found outside of NK.

There's an interview that's been up here a few times from 2011 about NK. Some people joined his stable as they felt they wouldn't get the breaks without him. So how does he wield so much influence? What makes RTE deal with him and only him? I can hazard a guess at the answer, but I'd probably be banned from the thread.

RTE need to grow balls. Tell them that the likes of Duffy is getting €150K next time out for 44 weeks work, or else he can sail off into the sunset. Same goes for a of of them. Knock 50% off their wages, down as far as €100K and see what they do. NK will blink first.

Yes, and what one woukd think should be his best show is the funny Friday. It’s quite possibly the biggest pile a puke on any radio station anywhere.

Interesting read this, really serious issues clearly and money going to wrong people.

I am 100% sure you are referring to a youngish female correspondent on NT.

Stickie this. Best post on the thread.

funny Friday is a good show.

if you don’t find it good - then you are probably too young.

the show is not aimed at your demographic

RTE will have no choice but to cut all wages savagely with the future collapse in TV Tax compliance and sponsors running a mile from their toxic brand

Joe Duffy and Claire Byrne never once had a discussion about RTE salaries on their programmes.

The next story that will break will be more revelations of what's going on in RTE. I know you would like this all to go away but sadly that won't be happening.

Emma O Kelly? I'd say definitely in the +100k bracket along with 118 other RTE employees excluding of course the super high earners on +250K

I suggest you read the article by Gareth O'Callaghan that @gmisk posted just below your post:

I remember those days too.

i think the evening line up was :

Fanning followed by whelan followed by Ryan and then after midnight it was Mike maloney (or mark cagney)

Tubs is at fault for a monumental lack of self-awareness as to how this would look.

RTE paid him the money…

Seems nothing illegal has been uncovered.

all the rest, so far is posturing. You’d swear public money in public bodies was never thrown around before, squandered, unaccounted for, mislaid the way some a the commentary is playing out.

it’s as old as the hills all this, in pretty much any country. Freebies, under the counter deals, nepotism, favouritism and so on

if a deep dive was conducted on all these public bodies and in all the public service the same would be unearthed.

people want change? Well, seems whole new legislations may be needed.

wake me up when the handcuffs are on RTE; otherwise it’s just box-ticking