RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

True but if you look at the 'foot in mouth' statement, that was him doubling down on his PAC performance and trying to put all the blame on RTE.

He could have come back to RTE but he would have to toe the RTE line wrt PAC etc.

Always important to remember that no-one hates RTE as much as the people working there. At all levels.

This is despite the above average terms and conditions most of them enjoy.

Look who's in the Lidl leaflet!

Honestly, has Irish (worldwide?) marketing got so dumbed down that this is all they can come up with, the same tired faces. Are shoppers that gullible that Kathryn Thomas's face will sell them products? Maybe.

"To say none of this damaged him or ultimately contributed to his downfall is essentially saying you feel his appearances helped his cause."

It really isn't.

Ages ago, I heard an interview with Richie Sadlier on the Second Captains podcast. He's a psychotherapist who works with young people and sex education is one of the modules that's covered. He was talking about all the porn that youngsters are watching on their phones and what they've learned from that. So, him doing a programme on RTE about sex isn't as weird as you'd think. https://blackfortinstitute.ie/leinster-therapists/

So I have always wondered this. Do they hate where they work, the job they do or the company the work for? I love some insight from someone who's worked in RTÉ or is currently working there. Do they even watch their own product?

I know a retired radio producer, no end of complaints and stories about how the place was run.

Also about how some of the talent changed over the years. From being the 'presenter' to being the 'product', and everything being about how to promote the 'product'. Looking back now, this appears to coincide with the NK era.

You shouldn't wonder buddy, based on my experience its the same in all biggish semi state companies.

what one gets is a nest of scones or 'lifers as they are referred to, whose sole aim is to do as little as possible and maximise their 'conditions'.

These are the types who wouldn't do a smidgen over and above their absolute minimum and if problems arise they will be of zero help.

They are in every company boys and girls particularly the places like RTE where they run to the Unions if anyone says boo to them.

now nothing against Unions but I would wager that they spend more resources defending wasters than the those productive staff members who are genuinely have an issue.

I wasn't questioning whether he could talk about it, more making the point that once you have a book out and you are known for anything (e.g. sports in this case), you get the RTE gig. I'm sure there are thousands of psychotherapists without books and other incomes, that wouldn't be looked at. That's my point, the incestuous RTE family type of thing. (Still maintain that clip of him asking teenagers what they wanted to know about sex was fúckin weird looking, and by the looks on the kids faces they would probably agree).

The more I hear about the apparent goodwill towards RT, the more he appears as a politician.

I am guessing the are all the same from the top to the bottom. It disappointing, so many people want an opportunity and RTÉ are just gliding by.

I read that the camera technicians working for RTE... they all come from 3 different families.