RTÉ admits paying Tubridy €345,000 more than declared

ignore requests for TV licences fees

I wouldn't go advocating for someone else to break the law TBH.

But I agree, certainly don't buy a Renault, nothing to do with Tubs though.

All my Christmasses would come at once if "Trevor from Birmingham" called into his show and after some #bantz with Tubs, asked him when he plans to return the €150k he took!

It is the kind of image that almost demands a caption competition. :)

"Double Oh Tubridy -- licenced to bore."

The publicity fluffers might want to give the impression that Tubridy is doing well in London but he seems to be just seat filler material rather than an A-lister.

Regards...jmcc

No offence to Ms Garrihy and her fiancé ... but ...

Why is the cost of this ring important to this story and why is the shop where they bought the ring?

One wonders if RTÉ DG will have to oversee the wedding plans!

I am surprised she didn't say: -

"I was so surprised when we arrived, I didn't know my bubo knew where I shopped for all my jewelry and accessory needs, and then the fab staff who I know by name help show us to the exact price range we were in, after all I only just got my doer upper house finished... you know the front door was by Porta, and the house refurb by ARO Architects and the garden brought to me by The Gardener.ie, oh and what am I wearing well... H&M have a new season ..."

That's it a great description. At least those working in bog standard state companies know their limitations and how lucky they are. In RTE they are full of delusions ,you have the likes of Sharon ni bheolain and clare Byrne thinking they are celebrity newsreaders on sky news when they are just convent girls that got good grades in school and got lucky

I think he means to say that many of the people in RTÉ aren't all that good and are potentially over paid and largely lucky.

I can say "and the Headlines" as well as Sharon ... I just don't have the legs for it !

Oi!

He did also mention Clare Byrne.

I'd argue that Sharon often trips over her words and has to correct herself. That's just an observation.

Clare I tend to think like a lot of interviewers is simply a newsreader, I find many news / Current Affairs presenters to be like this, simply reading off a script. I think this could be more to do with producers than the presenter.

I thought the rte 'stars' were told recently to stop plugging shops, car brands, hair transplant etc?

Seems some just can't help themselves.

I thought KB would have had something to say about this news story. It's undermining his authority when he tells them to stop plugging stuff, and they openly do it again, when it's obvious the couple got a discount or a free ring for getting this company name mentioned.

You're either the boss or not. I'd put out a line now to say any more of it and there will be disciplinary action taken.

Unless it is in their contract specifically prohibiting this (and I doubt it is) KB cannot control what people do outside of their work.

I'd imaging the only way an rte name would be punished is if they plugged something on air for personal gain.

I think Dathai O'Shea got told off for plugging his plugs on Oliver Callans show.

I'll try.......

Ryan Tubridy is James Bond in...........

• From Montrose with Love
• Goldfingers
• Thunderbollocks
• On His Majesty's Deportation List
• Live And Just Lie
• The Man with the Golden Renault
• The Nation Who Loved Me
• Employment Contracts: For Your Eyes Only
• A View To A Shill
• Licence to Shill
• Donnybrook Is Not Enough
• Lie Another Day

10k a year, closer to 80-90k these days.

It's undermining his authority when he tells them to stop plugging stuff,

Unless they are hocking something grossly offensive like Nazi memorial, KB has no authority.

How would he?

Their contract would suggest don't engage in anything grossly offensive in public that would damage the reputation of the company - standard stuff, even at that it would be up for debate legally if it got to that.

Whether they are a paid employee or on contract no company in Ireland exclusively owns a person or how else they choose to generate revenue or an income.

Think about it.

There is only exclusivity if it expressly stated in the contract both sign and even then that is finite.

We abolished slavery a long time ago.

You also have to remember that such things take time and take them away from RTÉ, were they work, RTÉ would have to agree to let them head of to a photo shoot, unless they have arranged it during their copious amount of holidays.

You have pivoted to them not fulfilling their contractual obligations, that is completely different and irrelevant to the points raised.

I have no idea who Doireann is, but if she raises her profile using her personal social media than there is a potential gain to RTE.

There is nothing really complex about it.

Is it a potential gain for RTÉ?

Sure why not let all RTÉ presenters push their brand outside of RTÉ?

An independent podcast for all, The HSE Daithi's Hair Show, Maura's Penny's from Heaven Dresses, Lottie's Toyota Car Lot.

And what if they don't do well... what if they are just pushing a brand ... and that's all they are known for, and when they are on RTÉ people just think of that brand !

But sure pay them 100k and let them take in another 100k with a sponsorship.

And clearly it isn't work for her, I only know her because I look at RTÉ press clippings, and you do not. I am sure she's bring in that youth audience they are so desperate to get.

I think maybe your missing the point that RTÉ suggest that their presenters are exclusive to them and that they need to be exclusive so to gain and retain an audience. Yet once you begin to be ubiquitous you just be come the next Carrie Crowley, and you get a diminishing return.

I don't see how this fits with Public Service Broadcasting.

Exclusivity in an employment contract means not working for competitors - which would clearly be detrimental for your employer's commercial interests. So she can't work as presenter for Today FM while signed to RTE. This isn't controversial.

Plugging jewellery on her own time has nothing to do with exclusivity. If Ms. Garrihy wants to earn some extra money on her own time and with her own resources as a cleaner or a dog walker or a jewellery model, she's perfectly and lawfully entitled to do so.

Clearly they are linked though - let said person go from RTE employment or contract. Then see how much related sponsorship/ promotional work they get. Said person is piggy backing on work for RTE.

They clearly do suggest that there presenters and talent are "exclusive" to them and that is why they need to pay them so much money. I mean this has been their argument for a very long time.

I am not suggesting that a company own every facet of a person, I am suggesting they are a public service broadcaster with contractors and staff in a public service broadcasting company that is currently in the mists of a scandal involving sponsorships.