RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

The overriding vibe that the LLS has given off for many years is ............ lazy. No new ideas, no interest in making compelling tv, just shove a few nobodies on the couch every week, play those ads and peddle those sponsor giveaways. Job done.

It looks like it will be the same under PK. If that's the case, a wasted opportunity in light of what's gone on. May reserve judgement until he's done a round of LLS staples anyway. A couple of high profile interviews (if he ever gets them) A couple of hard hitting interviews on something controversial. See how he gets on with the specials and the Toy Show. My strong suspicion is it's going to be the same product as the last 14 years but with a different host. He's a 3 dimensional human being at least, so whatever he does will be better than what went before, but I think, more than likely, it'll still be barely notable.

Why the need for.fair city staff to stay in a 200wuro a night hotel 20 mins from.montrose for a.atory conference?

Haven't they got any meeting rooma there?

According to the Indo this only happened in the past few weeks. Seems our money is being well spent,😕😄

November means it won't feel Christmassy and besides they rarely have toys on the show. They just have Tubs trying to make himself look good at the expense of children. Glad he won't be there creeping people out.

I would love to see the excuse but it is behind a paywall.

It is just part of RTÉ mismanagement.

I suspect that the Exe producer of Fair City is pretty much running her own department with in RTÉ. She's given a budget and she uses that budget with no really input from anyone outside Fair City.

She's given €17m, 10% is given to Admin & Management (Staff, Training and Marketing), 10% goes to actors and 80% to crew (make up, scripting and so on, with in this you also have room for training).

She pays no attention to value, its all about spend. IMO.

My reasoning is the press release for the photographer, I suspect that was call for by the Exe Producer. Really this should come from central costs with in the marketing manager (I guarantee you Mr. Nice But Dim was never made aware of what's going on in Fair City and Mr we assume he is sick also didn't know, head of Marketing and the head of content).

And it was always too early and felt all wrong. It hasn't been about Christmas for a long time, it was all about Tubs.

I said I’d give PK the whole season to get to grips with everything- that’s probably way to generous - two shows in and I’m happy enough with PK- but it’s not PK, you’re right it’s the format of the show- last Friday was his first proper LLS- I was bored tbh - we predicted a lot more NI guests and that’s happening - but NI is a small enough patch of land- it won’t sustain TLLS for a season no less the next few years-what then?

TBH I don’t even know if the audience participation and panel discussion will work anymore- it was fine back in the day but there’s so many more shows now doing that so it’s not a novel thing confined to TLLS. I probably made my mind up this week- TLLS should just go quietly - hate to say it but it’s brain dead, kept alive for some unknown reason that nobody can remember.

Happy to be proved wrong by the end of season but I just don’t think so- you’ll expect a few golden moments as you would with any show but the bleedin country and western show, ah jayzuz no🤪

Tubs out batting for Tony Holohans new memoir...says it all really

Who’s going to do the toy show this year?

please tell me they will see sense and use the children’s tv presenters rather than trying to get Kielty to do it.

Although I get the impression that Kielty would have the sense not to do what Tubridy did, actually dressing up with the children and trying to sing, god that was sickening.

Gavan Reilly has stepped back from doing his sunday show on Newstalk.

He was excellent at it, he emphasised that it was his own personal decision to step back from the show.

Tubs a possibility for that slot?

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

You are just trolling now. Greatest asset ? I am definitely mixing in different circles to yourself as I honestly have not met one person who would want him back.

What is completely wrong on RTE’s part is not taking this opportunity to tackle the other waste in the organisation. The assets have been shown up in the PAC interviews to have questionable contract values based on a complete lack of competition for these stars. Nobody wants them and certainly not at the cost RTE is willing to pay. The advertising revenue is static regardless who is in the seat.

Although truthfully, it would turn a harsh spotlight on the board itself which has serious questions in regards to their own packages and exit packages.

Or tiredness ! Utter nonsense to put it on at 9:30 pm when its aimed at young kids

Might answer your question!!!!

I am going to take this at face value.

PK may have lost 50% of his audience following the first show, but that would have been expected. I was surprised it was not more, I didn't think much of the show myself.

I think the morning show is doing fine, but I would move to a more lighter news programme, hosted by 5 reporters, each hosting on alternate weeks, with local / soft news reports surrounding the show, I think just more of the same you'd consider just keeping one of the current guest presenters. Call the show Radiowide.

I think the ship has sailed on Tubs and RTÉ. It's up to Tubs to move his boat forward. I'd go back to the advise

Retire - Rest - Return

Many, many years ago, the Toy Show was a national event when youngsters were allowed to “stay up late” and see the latest toys they could only dream that Santa might bring . There were cringey performances by showbiz kids and privileged kids who demonstrated the toys. Gaybo played the bambozzled grandad and then Pat Kenny played the awkward uncle but somehow this show was an annual highlight. (PK introducing the creator and star of the most successful show in the history of television as Gerry Seinfield is TV gold 😂)

Then, everything changed for toys. All the kids wanted was a PlayStation (and later, an iPhone) and they didn’t need Santa to get the fanciest toys (Scalextric!). Of course, RTÉ ignored the market and they were never going to give up an actual “hit show”, even if its entire raison d’etre was gone. So they transformed it into an ego trip for Tubs, who can almost sing and sort of dance. And those showbiz kids😫. Soon, normal kids were begging to go to bed while parents tried to recreate the magic of their childhood. It all ended with Toy Show - the Musical.

If Bakhurst brings Tubs back for a Toy Show, he will destroy any credibility he has created as a new beginning for RTÉ