RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

That could ask, but not in a million years would (or should!) Renault agree to go within an asses roar of any committee hearing.

He said he would pay it back if the gigs didn’t happen. He’d been paid upfront for 2 years worth

So, he’s still expecting to do 6 more appearances for Renault even though Renault no longer wanted the freebie they were getting. That’s a question in itself - why did Renault turn down these all expenses paid free gigs?

The talent works in security lol.

Kelly will arrange 6 events to ensure Tubridy doesn’t pay the money back. Events will be held in an old phone box and will consist of Tubridy speaking for an hour about the horn he got each time he ran a misery slot on the LLS

Can PAC 'contact' Renault for input? In the form of written questions... Renault don't have to reply but could reply with letter signed off by legal, etc etc

Probably a long shot.

You are ranting and raving nothing Tubridy has done is legally wrong. I accept you don't like Tubridy and on a personal level I don't have much time for the guy but I don't go making up conspiracy theories about the guy.

Tubridy getting the payments guaranteed is not illegal it's his agent doing his job. Again it's RTE who stupidity agreed to it. Then again is easier to rant about a public figure than relatively unknown RTE staff.

I accept the moral argument about lying to other staff but that's not a crime and its unfortunately not altogether unusual in any organisation. Payroll is normally the most confidential information in any company for a reason and if a company was to publish all salaries of their employees it would cause problems about staff.

My point about the pension was pointing the complete and utter double standards. RT is not a god he is a normal person and is entitled to seek the best deal from his employer as possible, the same as every one else. As you can see it's very easy to take the arguments against Tubridy as use them against others on vastly lower salaries. People should be very careful what they wish for.

On the invoices is why did RTE pay out on them? I personally believe NT that it was RTE who asked for wrong description to be put on them. NK/any company/person can put anything they want on an invoice it doesn't mean it will get approved for payment. For 150k to be paid multiple people will have to have seen these invoices. 75k is not small change so you would hope at least 2 people would have to approved them(if not that's a red flag on its own). So these invoices were approved in RTE and person/people approving did not investigate the consultancy services provided/approved invoices they did not understand. These invoices should have been caught and rejected. It's the failure of basic financial controls which is frightening and something RTE have not being able to answer even to Grant Thornton.

NT and RT are not in charge of RTE finance team/reviewing supplier invoices. What ever the description on the invoices some how they were approved for payment and Rte have not being able to explain why.

A lot of people here are far far too emotional and are not looking at the facts of the situation.

That bit slipped my mind.

Q - Why did Renault not want to continue on with the cost neutral deal they had?

RT - wow - he has such a HIGH opinion of himself...

I dunno if he's deluded or if he thinks that the public are stupid???!!

The way he goes on about "his love of the children" - its sooo sickening.. does he not realise that those kids that he loves sooo much - its their parent's who pay his wages (partly).. via the TV licence.. and ALLLLL the €€€ he has helped to raise for children's charities etc - who donated? Yes - the people who pay the TV licence also..

Yet.. he uses his agent to "get him the best deal"..

If he lovvvvvves the kids soo much - why would he be looking for an increase in TV licence???!!

He's a liar imo - but then again - I NEVER liked him - always felt he was soooo smug.... as my mother would say.. "too sweet to be pure"..

I hope his days at RTE are over...

OMG - how condescending was he to his colleagues.. he needs to be taken down another few pegs imo

Moya Doherty the latest to duck out of the committee hearing tomorrow

huh