RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Meanwhile Tubridy and NK delighted that the baying mob has moved onto Marty.

Forbes gave a letter to Tubridy guaranteeing, Mr 'we're all in this together' Tubridy, that he would not suffer a paycut. The same Forbes who told us they had all taken paycuts.

You couldn't script this. She then plays the mental health card to avoid answering for her actions. That is an affront to every decent person who is genuinely battling anxiety.

She and Tubridy are hypocrites of the highest order who deserve every amount bile coming their way.

I wonder if the Government is becoming a lot more concerned that this story is still going into into its third week. It was fine when it was just about a departed Dee Forbes and a partially departed Ryan Tubridy and I suspect they were enjoying the spotlight falling on someone else for a change.

However, there is real damage being done to RTE now and I suspect the licence fee and advertising revenue as going to take a big hit this year which will cause the Government no end of problems. And this is before the Committee hearings next week. RTE staff will be paralysed with all of the investigations going on around it for the next six months which is going to make it very hard for the new DG to implement his changes and clearly the floodgates are about to open on cars, etc.

I've heard quite a change in tone from Government ministers about how important RTE is etc and I wouldn't be surprised to see a concerted effort to call a truce once Ryan Tubridy has been in front of the committee next week. The last thing they'll want is a whole load of new issues coming out of that and I'd say they're not happy that the focus is moving onto Marty Morrissey and who got cars, flights, public speaking engagements etc while being paid by RTE.

He wasn't hinting at anyone specific - it's a well used political tactic to ask fishing questions like that. It makes him look investigative without having to have anything to back it up. If nothing comes of it, he was only asking questions, what harm? If something does, he gets the credit for getting lucky. In this case, it came back to bit him square in the arse.

It would be like me asking "what other RTE stars is Dooley protecting from wrongdoing?". I don't need for there to be any truth in it for me to look like I'm asking the probing questions that could uncover some treasure. I'd just want to be sure that if there is someone else, they're not connected to me.

It’s a chance for real change at RTE. NK, RT and the executive can not be part of that

I haven't seen any claim or evidence that RTE bought anyone any cars. Are you sure that your grasp of what's going on is up to standard?

I doubt it, she didn't fit the brand ,not even noel Kelly would have her

What are you on about.

The Media Minister didn't give a clear answer on whether the public should continue to pay the licence fee.

This is the issue.

Not whatever pyscho drama you want to make it out to be.

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Neither have I