RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Because any time anyone disagrees with him on this thread or doesn’t come down as heavy on RT as he would like, he tends to imply that he’s being bullied and insulted. I’m on his ignore list because of it. Personally I think it quite strange, and will probably be now accused of being insulting

As I said many moons ago in this thread, Tubs has all the hallmarks of a sociopath. He's shown it on countless occasions on the LLS show over the years and I believe is one of the reasons he honed in so much on the famous misery slot. He couldn't give two fúcks about the poor bástards on the couch retelling their stories, but he absolutely loved trying (badly) to rinse it for all the ratings power it was worth.

Tubridy doesn't care about RTE, certainly doesn't care about the peasants in RTE who work beside him for 30 or 40k per year and he cares the least about the deluded people who listen to his show and sent him good wishes in the post. Tubridy only cares about fleecing RTE for as much wonga as is physically possible. He knows he's a lazy, useless, poor quality broadcaster who would struggle to make any sort of living in the dog eat dog commercial media world. Which is why he's begging the new DG, the staff and the dopey members of the public who will buy it, to have a second chance and he'll be a good boy from now on and work for sensible money. Please and thank you.

I hope he's shot from a canon in the garden at Montrose. But if I had to bet, I think they'll try and rehabilitate him.

Anyone able to clarify the seventh “untruth”? Seems like he’s admitting to it rather than refuting it and thereby making it not an untruth?

The next bit after “let me explain” leads off on a tangent about waiving 120k, so nothing about explaining the seventh “untruth” really.

“Finally the seventh untruth: That I did not ask RTÉ about their under-declarations of my earnings when they released the 2017, 2918 and 2019 earnings on the one day, January 20, 2021.

“This is a question I did not ask at that time, and one I should have asked. I fully accept that.

“Let me explain: at the end of my 2015-2020 contract, my agent advised me that I was entitled to a €120,000 payment, that has been variously called a loyalty, end-of contract or exit payment.

“I did not invoice for that payment. I did not pursue the payment and I did not receive any payment. The documents provided to you today bear this out. In my simple view, I had foregone a €120,000 payment – not taken it. But because of how RTÉ reported that decision in their accounts, the narrative of the last three weeks has been that not only did I take this payment but that I somehow contrived to hide it. I reiterate; I actually waived my entitlement to this payment, and I didn’t receive one cent of it. I hid nothing. I had nothing to hide,” he added in his opening statement.

There was the third secret of Fatima.. and the seventh untruth of Tubridy…

It’s probably a waste time anyone debating this thread with you that isn’t as cutting as you as regards RT.

It’s quite clear you have a severe personal dislike for him, at least that’s how it comes across. I think it then leads to you responding very condescendingly in disagreement, and of course, others then join in with you.

The thread is toxic with people salivating at RTs demise. Any perceived hint of “support” to RT is met with the usual “troll” nonsense, followed by folks tripping over themselves to thank!

Plenty your posting here is very good and civil and diplomatic.

What difference does it make to his dealings with RTE whether he sold chocolate or Uncle Bens in a previous life? That's my point.

Obviously tastes vary and some people think Tubridy is a good radio broadcaster. I don't, I found him a bit of a dimwit and disliked his giggle - also found the relentless boasting about freebies hard to take even before this latest news.

But for me the main new news is the extent and reach of NK and the way his 'talent' has shaped what we hear on the radio over the last - what, decade? two decades? evidently even the terribly dull Operation Transformation that we get blanket-bored with each year comes from him. If this gets rid of him it may make space for some innovation.

RTE have been very lazy - they had a brilliant broadcaster and production team combo in the Gay Byrne and John Caden era (faded a bit at the end, remembering the dreadful Stephen the paedophile episode) and rather than trying different approaches when that ended they have stuck with the increasingly stale formula of hour or two hour blocks with a single big name fronting them. The radio I enjoy most is stuff like Arena, Mooney Goes Wild, the History show the Doc on One - things where some expertise is on display - but they're all hidden away at odd times. Presumably that's because the likes of NK are convinced advertisers want 'names' rather than wanting access to popular time slots. I suspect people who keep talk radio on in the background will listen to anything, and might enjoy a bit of variety. BBC radio 4 have always done this to good effect, and not been afraid of repeating popular shows. Podcasts are now radio's biggest rival - they're doing something that RT's predictable witterings don't.

Maybe there needs to be a big shake up - change the method of collecting the license fee, reduce the amount of advertising, don't let ex-chocolate salesmen dictate what we hear. Increase the public service remit (more and better news reporting, particularly from Northern Ireland would be good), and make all the front of house people and other high earners declare income and interests every year.

a woman can dream . . .

Sticking with TV and ignoring radio, I could understand Kielty’s payment as they may be in competition with BBC NI for his services. But I can’t think of a single RTE TV “talent” that the BBC would want to poach. The competition for the talent is 100% within the Irish border so that’s just TV3. If they were willing to pay similar, then I have no argument and his pay is fair but I honestly couldn’t see them paying that kind of money for a show.

TV3 don’t get the licence fee and their advertising charge is fixed based on the RTE current price which is abnormally low due to addition of the license fee money.

Of all this situation, has the amount of money Renault Ireland pays RTE for advertising come out ? What multiple of €75k is the figure ? It would go a long way to explain why rte feels it needs to pay its various talent so much over market prices.

Tubridy was sneaky he knew well what was going on and was dictating demands via his agent behind the scenes while telling the country something else. He's done nothing wrong per se, but that doesn't make him worthy of being liked again.

So yeah I'm for one am happy to see his demise. His character traits are some of the worst of mankind. Greed, pathological lying etc.

The RTE board and Exec are at fault ultimately.

Maybe this is one of the children of Ireland who grew up in poverty….

@walshb

you have hit the nail on the head here.

The thread is toxic with people salivating at RTs demise. Any perceived hint of “support” to RT is met with the usual “troll” nonsense, followed by folks tripping over themselves to thank!

I am pro RT

my posting is always good natured

i have been accused of being a troll.

I have been reported for trolling.

I have got 3 warnings from the mods on this thread.

i reckon I am not the only one.

Exactly the type attacking posts I am talking about, and not your first either. We all know trolling occurs, but here, any perceived support for RT has the troll label bandied about, You being one quite fond of it. And now you're calling me an idiot...your posts really let you down. No need for the spite in them

Hey Pal, I don't think you're weird OK. Right now you're just coming accross like yer woman in that movie Misery!