RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

Very little I imagine. There are 2 outcomes.

1. RTÉ ONE +1 and RTÉ2 +1 are removed from saorview, without replacement, meaning the cost for other channels on the platform goes up, meaning that RTÉ bares some of the brunt of that increase.
2. RTÉ ONE +1 and RTÉ2 +1 are removed from saorview, with replacement, RTÉ sees a benifit as costs for transmissions remain the same and they also get some one else to pay for that portion of the muxes ... however its is likely that both channels on Saorview will be replace by the 2 remain Sky FTA channels Sky Arts and Sky Mix... or potentially Virgin Media ONE +1 and Virgin Media More.
3. In both cases its likely that RTÉ also loss an audience and loss some advertising revenue, and when you consider that both Sky News and Challenge have seen increases in audience since their arrival on Saorview that should continue with both Sky Arts and Sky Mix.

Seems to be more of a win for pay TV than for RTÉ. IMO.

And what exactly does it cost to broadcast effectively a recording of what was aired one hour earlier?

I would love to see a breakdown of figures.

so he was hurling junior in Ireland and getting payed massive wages. Then was found out taking the clubs money from the biscuit tin.

"I'm playing senior hurling now".

Virgin radio has 1% of the UK's marketshare with a weekly listenership of 1.4m.

The UK has a population of 68m,

RTE radio 1 has pretty much the same weekly listenership out of a population of 5m so more like a demotion to junior hurling in Louth than senior hurling.

If he doesn't increase listenership and ad revenue for the Murdochs they won't be shy to firing him.

Tubridy said "I'm playing senior hurling now" in an interview referencing his new job in the UK with Virgin Radio.

RTE and Ireland was small potatoes compared to working in the UK.

Basically sh1tting allover the only job he has ever had that paid him the guts of €10 to €12m over the last 20 years.

Well we all know how much of an expert on sports our Ryan was, so I can understand him using a sports analogy.

Which is just a live live simulcast of his UK show so he can't specifically target the Irish listener as his show has to be targeted at the UK listenership and he will be walking a tightrope if he tries to target both something I don't think he has the skill levels to do.

I wonder has he really thought this through, obviously he will be targetting the UK audience but by also being on Q102 is that going to sound a bit cringe, he will have to talk about what he is up to in London but without the decades of experience of UK life and what makes them tick. His whole persona on RTE was Mr establishment and goody 2 shoes, I just can't see that translating over to the UK. I don't envy him now he has a very big challenge ahead and alot at stake

Don't like to hear him mention himself in the same breath as Terry Wogan. Wogan had a talent and s natural way on the radio.

This man is delusional.

Thing is though. Someone who did have the talent of Wogan, wouldn't mention it either. The really great presenters did not think they were the bees knees at all - thats part of their appeal. The likes of Parkinson, or even Gaybo had a style that allowed them to talk to everyone one from the common man up to rock stars and top politicians. None of the greats would ever compare themself to one of the greats. Its whats part of what made them great.

Quote: Beechwoodspark

The "pub version" of Tubridy sounds like hell on earth to be quite honest.

This.

But the interview with Chris Evans on that YouTube clip, where Tubs shifted uncontrollably in his seat, tells me he knows this is last chance saloon. What's he gonna do from now on, when nobody else wants to hear how he was "quite friendly with Sinead O'Connor" or how Bono gave him a tricycle runs out if steam.

There's a word for €150k Tubridy which I think is apt (but perhaps his loyal housewife Instagram gang would not agree)

Insufferable.