RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Took a look at the Indo site and there's no Tubridy puff piece today. There are a lot fo reviews of the LLS and they are positive. It is almost as if Tubridy is deservedly being memory-holed. Kielty was good and the new LLS show is very different to the Tubridy stuff.

Even the Sindo must be having second thoughts about giving Tubridy a column. Those job offers for Tubridy have not been rolling in and the whole rationale of overpaying its "talent" and management has been destroyed. Was this the first LLS in recent years where there was no NKM "talent" wasting airtime?

Regards...jmcc

Give the LLS a couple of months before stating "the Show can't seem to pull in any top class guests."

It's early days yet but PK did a fantastic job last night showing us how bad Tubs was over the past 14 years.

Maybe PK did not want an A lister overshadowing his first show.

So hold fire for now and see what the future brings.

The Indo is close to being a newspaper. The Sindo is very much a viewspaper like the Irish Times. Apart from the Sindo/Indo's documented virulent anti-SF stance, they both tend to follow the herd when it comes to issues outside of politics and business. The Sindo will need to get an interview with Kielty for the front page. Tubridy now seems to be toxic because of those payments.

Not sure if any of the guests were NKM. It seems like a the opportunity to send a very public message to Tubridy and NKM was taken. This morning in the media, it seems to be a case of Bryan who?

Regards...jmcc

Maybe they think the first show will get a big audience, and if they have more high profile guests they are lined up for later episodes.

And what makes you think PK is the person solely in control of booking \ agreeing the guests?

When was the last time such an A lister was on the LLS?

If he did well why is the show mediocre?

I and countless others think PK did a fantastic job and I am looking forward to next weeks show.

Well I am no big fan of the Two Johnnies and I can't believe that RTE are employing them but RTE think if you have a decent amount of followers on Social Media that will turn into listeners and viewers.

Bar the Two Johnnies I thought the guests weren't bad.

For ages on here the party line has been pro government and pro RTE and RT.

I was banned for a month for disclosing some info on RT and RTE that certain people did not want disclosed on here.

Thanks for your kind words.

I just call it as I see it with no BS and if I get it wrong I will say so and own up to it.

I should also add that working in the media does not mean I won't call out the media if I feel they deserve it. I guess you could say that I have scruples which is why I don't or will never toe the party line.

Last night was pure muck, but has been elevated to gold standard by the dross it replaced.

His opening jokes were so average, and eventually got boring. I've seen better comedy at the Laughter Lounge.

Guest1 - the guy who hosts the other RTE chat show. Shall we expect to see Kielty on the Tommy Tiernan show next season?

Guest2 - Hector. Also rte alumni?

Guest3 - wife of ex rte gaa pundit.

Guests 4 and 5 - 2fm radio hosts.

McAleese - how many times has she been on before?

Stand by for the usual rota of Dermot Bannon, Daniel O Donnell, Vogue Williams, and anybody else with the faintest connection to RTE.

Who actually watches this, when you have millions of hours of quality streamable content available at the click of a button?

I suppose that Tubridy fans can always watch old episodes on the RTE Player ...if it works. :)

Regards...jmcc

I hope the guest list for future shows improves It has to if the Late Late Show wants to stay part of Irish culture. Because we are a small country I think RTE are quiet limited regarding A lister guests. It just too easy to become a celebrity here.

The perfect example are the Two Johnnie's. In my opinion they lack real talent. I have nothing personal against them and I feel if we didn't have social media they would most likely be playing gigs in local pubs and clubs. The same can be said for some of the up and coming talent.

Rory Stories and Emma Doran are 2 other examples of "celebs" who got airtime on this show last season. Comedians apparently. A few thousand Instagram followers (which can be bought) and the LLS booking team will be sliding into your DMs.

I would imagine the likelihood of anyone being able to grab Swift while on a massive tour is low. Actors are largely out too cause there's an actors strike. So that's not an issue unique to Kielty.

I think he did a great job for what his guests were, first Interview worked great. Two Johnnies were fine and I loath them.

McClean interview was also excellent, didn't rely on pulling on heart strings and just allowed him to speak.

So overall I may actually intermittently tune into it and wouldn't say about the LLS normally. He's fresh talent and the vibe is good.

I hope you are right there, however, my jury are still in the deliberation room debating the two Johnnies very sudden rise to a slot on 2FM (which has all the hallmarks of a talent agent of note) 🤔 It's making '12 Angry men' look like a picnic in there