RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Ugh, with a title he'd be really unbearable.

Yeah that’s what I’m getting when I listened to that slot yesterday morning for about 20 mins- A LOT of music - he’s essentially a disc jockey literally albeit a button pushing jockey in these modern times - the DJ or presenter bit is very low key

I think the key reason is likely to be (my guess) - Virgin Radio like all stations want to expand their market- I don’t think the daily show is the big news- I think it’s actually the syndicated weekend show that will help virgin radio generate revenue in Ireland and potentially expand their brand-how much revenue though who knows - small fry overall but selling a weekend show to half a dozen or so Irish radio stations must be worth 20k (4k per station per week X 5 stations) a week? say 30 weeks a year that’s 600k in revenue?

Feel free to attack my maths as I haven’t a clue but the weekend show is definitely a potential revenue generator in a market virgin UK didn’t exist up to now.

So my guess at 50k is probably right .

Well no, an "insider" is telling them. And fair play to them they converted into Euro too.

Even the headline is hilarious.

"Here's how much Ryan Tubridy could be earning"

Could be earning.

They have no idea and just made it up.

Which is standard fair really for them.

Noel Kelly Media are not quoted in the article, an "insider" is.

You do know how tabloids work, right?

Make up some click bait, get people to read and share it = $

So you have done your part.

Tubs is a millionaire and doesn't need the money

His own sense of self importance in my opinion does need the job for any money

It's a good gig for him from that perspective as he gets on air in the larger cities

its probably not.

I reckon team Tubridy/Kelly are ultimately playing a long game here with the end result being a triumphant return to RTÉ in a few years, and the new Virgin gig will go 1 of 2 ways (in their eyes)...

1. Tubridy will end up being a success in the U.K. which will lead to bigger and better (and more lucrative) things (BBC) - Highly unlikely given the limited talent he possesses.
2. Tubridy will do just enough to get by and survive for a few years on U.K. airwaves, at which point Noel Kelly will offer the golden child back to RTÉ (because he's 'huge' in the U.K. now), and RTÉ will bite, and he'll make a triumphant return to do 5 hours of radio a week for about €325k

I'm wondering if the weekend show isn't just going to be edited highlights of his daily show.

Or is he going to come in extra on a Saturday morning to do a live show.

It would be best to do a live show if he ever intends returning here. Wouldn't be a bad idea, he can waffle on all he wants about the weeks events and maybe try for a Brendan O'Connor format.

Only thing going against that is that he's a lazy sod who is used to doing the minimum.

dont care what tubridy is earning or not earning, we arent paying for him anymore 😀

I imagine he is a fair bit off being relegated to doing 21st parties in local GAA clubs just yet.

If Graham Norton is on their books they can clearly pay mega money regardless of their share of the UK market.

Be interesting to know what Tubs is getting. He's already proved me wrong as I genuinely wouldn't have thought any station in the UK would want or even really know who he was.

Can't see that happening. He was top of the pile in RTE and could do what he wanted. Not anymore. If he was to come back it will be on a very reduced rate. He might have enough to make the Virgin gig a success. Maybe get a better deal year on year. Going to the BBC...? Again can't see that happening.

Multi-millionaire as in has a couple of million in the bank. While you or I would be delighted with that, he needs to earn more to keep up his lifestyle, so needs to remain somewhat relevant. For someone like him, a couple of million is not enough to just retire on. He'll be fishing for a book deal soon enough. In his head, he's probably hoping for a Netflix series about his life.