RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Of more importance than the sideshow in London is the DG, Kevin Backhurst, effectively offering a PAY RISE to the "top talent" in future negotiations.

In an interview with the Indo today he says:

"We would have to look at it individually. If they [the talent] argue that they are worth 250,000 but it means they do 10 fewer days of the year, that's possible. They'd be paid more per day, but they'd keep their salary under 250,000 Euro."

Back to square one we are with this bloke Backhurst. This is exactly the sort of fooling around that drives ordinary people crazy.

Nothing changes

Still not getting it, no one there is worth that kind of money. Supposed to be saving money and already the plan is being shown to be a sham

Agree. This is nonsense. If the DG is paid €250,000 for a full time job then paying th same to "THE TALENT" for a few hours work is disingenuous at least. More underhand deals

He's already brought up two dead people to agonisingly get to some kind of morality tale in that X clip.

Best of luck to Virgin's listeners Mid Morning :)

It's a smart way of dealing with Noel Kelly who will be full of outrage that his client's are being asked to take a massive pay cut. Bakhurst is simply saying "We will continue to pay your clients more generously than anyone else but our requirements for their contractual services has been re-assessed in line with our strategic plan."

The greatest pay scandal of all in RTÉ was giving Marian Finuncane a massive pay rise after she stopped working during the week. A half a million a year to read the weekend newspapers with her pals 😎

It’s 10am here in London England. Not London Ohio hasn’t the same ring to it.

So Joe Duffy won’t take a pay cut so they’ll put him on a three day week. So new ‘talent’ will fill the other days for €100 an hour probably. Or just play a tape of anyone saying ‘yeah,yeah, terrible. Michael on line 2’

because many people thinks he is an arsehole? so why would they wish him well? don’t get upset about it. we know you are a fan.

TBF to Tubs he's absolute shite on TV and much better suited to radio. Best of luck to him.

Literally NOT a pay cut. Ffs.

said it the other day,as soon as they get all this money(ours) its going to be wizzed against the wall,must be a sunami of piss flowing down to sandymount strand already...

Jesus, just heard his pathetic attempt to "drop names" about Sinead O'Connor ("we were quite friendly"). Continues to prove he has zero class and zero shame.

Its more than just embarassing. He had a cushy number doing 1 hour in the morning and 2 hours on a friday night.

His new gig is 3 hours Monday to Friday AND a show over the weekend.

I dont seem him getting a quarter of what he was on before in Virgin UK, and he has to work for ~3 times as long.

It will be a sharp shock to the system.

If he doesn’t like that he can “talk to Joe” 😀

And the weekend "Irish" show isn't even nationwide any more.

Embarassing is an understatement.