RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

This idea the RT is TOO well connected politically. How long more will this be relevant for ?Another one year, 5 yrs, 25 yrs or what. As the saying goes - “ if you have a reputation for getting up early you can stay in bed all day”

was ‘ the well connected situation’ the reason for the way the committees handled RT with the proverbial kids gloves and which also allowed him to raise issues/make statements that were irrelevant , time waiting and self promotion.

it was a very neat strategy trick to raise the concept of the damage done to his reputation and he ‘ must be allowed here and now to right it , SO PLEASE ALLOW ME’ type of approach. Trying to endear himself to the Children of Ireland was part of this and was laughable.

it reminded me of when Charlie H did the chicken run through Ireland to redeem himself and it worked at the time

It was unsustainable because it destroyed Tubridy's reputation when the shady deal came to light. Tubridy was guaranteed the payments even if he didn't do the work. It was all a scam and a sham. Tubridy lied to his colleagues who did take a pay cut.

And to receive the payments falsely described invoices sent to front companies in the UK had to be used.

Trying to relate that to pensions is utter gibberish. Your post bears no relation to what actually transpired.

Pat Kenny criticises the 6.1 News reports on the Tubridy hearings.

There's a massive difference between seeking an on-the-books pay increase from an employer and an off the books out of sight increase known only to a few which involves a fake invoice.

An awful lot of people don't seem to understand the destinction. I'm sick of hearing the "sure he was only looking for an oul pay increase" excuse.

What’s of interest here is that NK is RT’s agent and he is central to all matters re RT income. So if RT or who ever spots a possible revenue source for RT and brings it to RT’s notice then the first one that RT contacts should be NK -100%. RTE would have nothing to do with it. The only connection that RTE had/ have with Renault is that it sponsors the LLS. So the deal that RT /NK worked out /should have with Renault was just a pure coincidence re having any connection to RTE in that RT was providing a service to RTE and Renault was sponsoring the LLS.

IMO , I would say that the scheme was initially thought up by NK and RTE fell for it

What did RTE do that was illegal? So why do you have think there is an 'issue' at all?

Does something has to be legally wrong for it to be wrong?

That has not and never has been the standard for 'scandal'.

Tubridy lied to the public and his colleagues about pay cuts, all the while he knew he had money guaranteed by RTE coming in. And this is taxpayers money. He wasn't getting the money from Renault. He was getting it from RTE.

He can have the money and keep quiet about it OR his reputation.

People can disapprove of the conduct even if it technically legal. And that can have consequences for the reputation and earnings opportunities for someone in a public role.

The biggest issues for RT for me are:

Not correcting or clarifying his remuneration when it was published. Even if covid didn’t happen and the total was continually paid by Renault, RTE and the LL were a part of that package and RTE was spending money on these events. Foolish to consider them entirely separate

Not clarifying Astus, but this is really more on NK/RTE.

So reputational damage but salvageable I think, but that largely depends on how his colleagues feel. I certainly don’t think he was involved in a purposeful attempt to scam public money.

The amount of refutation that RTE does tomorrow, is the second half. We're only at half time.

At the time people were saying he carried RTE on his back and for good reason. Companies used to pay hugely for ad slots on his shows. But he also had no competition on the national airwaves or tv. Still a great broadcaster.

nobody declares there earnings to anyone outside of their accountant and the taxman. I doubt you do, and you wouldn’t be on your own, so why should he.

Ethics doesn’t come into it. How many businesses senior mgmt take pay I increases while letting people go?

He has taken no more than he is contracted to take. Did he get money he wasn’t contracted to get? I don’t think so.

And I feel that if RTE cut him now, they may be liable in court.

Take sentiment and bitterness out of it. And as for ethics, please…..

Nonsense.

How did he 'resign' from presenting the LLS show then?

Tubridy did multiple times though didn't he. To the press. To the public. To the colleagues.

He lied about fake pay cuts while knowing RTE were guaranteeing him money for nothing.

And ultimately the public are his audience. So in doing so he destroyed his brand.

Strangely the public seem to take a dislike to such conduct.

Is your pay declared by your employer in public to the government?

Well?

If you don't get how it is an utterly irrelevent comparison, that is on you.

You don't have a clue about the basic facts here.

I had to kind of grin when RT brought up potentially losing his job on Friday. He’s not going to resign. I’m sure there’s a break clause in his contract where he’s on he hook fur payments to RTE should he not fulfil the contract term notwithstanding serious health issues etc. if so he’s not going to resign. If he’s sacked he’s paid anyway. The contract will be bought out so he’s still doing well. Faced with that I’d have him on a late night/overnight slot on one of tge online stations, preferably playing wall to wall hardcore dance because you’d know he’d hate it. He might even leave.

No offence intended to dance music or dance music fans. It’s just something Tubs wouldn’t enjoy I feel.

So Maia Dunphy, Dave Fanning and Jim Sheridan now all defending RT...

Two NK clients who have issue with RTE and a freelance musician who has worked with Ryan for numerous years on the Late Late

Fascinating stuff