Dee Forbes banging the RTE TV licence drum again 60m uncollected fee *poll not working - pl ignore*

The hr department had no it wtf?

In a way I can understand in my head what happened with TSTM. It was the pet project/big brain idea from two senior executives that everyone was afraid to call out. They went down a blind alley hoping it would all come good in the end. The mistakes they made were blindingly obvious though. Innovation in the public sector sadly is often limited because of the fear of failure, the fact that they didn't do a test production to see if there was appetite for their show is mad. If they had lost €250k on it, I don't think you could criticise them for trying something different, or pulled the plug early when it was sinking.

What I really don't understand though is the Tubridy payments affair. I can't fathom why executives would put their reputation on the line to retain any broadcaster, no matter how talented - let alone RT. Holding onto Tubs did Forbes absolutely no favours, the deal only contained risk for her. I still cannot understand her motivation.

Why did O'Keefe spill the beans on her own 450k redundancy?

It's obscene money.

Only fools will be paying their license fee now.

Tubs Podcast: "We didn't want it at this stage"

Maybe it was a case of Forbes paying back to whoever pulled the strings for her to get the position of DG ,because as we have seen,she was in no way suitable for that position.

Why would anyone get an exit package when they resign??

You get an exit package typically when you are handed your resignation letter instead of handing in your resignation letter.

He was in the golden circle. Too big a name to question, a brand that RTE had deluded themselves into thinking they couldn't do without. It wasn't for nothing that practically all of RTE's on air talent was represented by Noel Kelly either. A very cute operator who obviously knew how to extract top money for his clients

Yep I have been asking that question for ages. The next CFO was also baffled by it. Richard Something who is also gone now.

Forbes was leaving anyway and brought forward her departure date using holidays.

Her last day in RTE was the week before all this broke.

wonder do any of the higher-ups in rte read this....? just in case they do...may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your arse and may your arms grow too short to reach your arse ...

Is Timmy still sitting in the Seànad, the home for bewildered ex TD’s ?

450k exit pay is lottery type money.

RTE has been broke for years.

Dee Forbes is taking the pee out of those that paid her wages for years. I suspect her illness isn't very genuine. Indeed as others have said it's a kick in the teeth for all those who have genuine mental health issues. It's a shame the Government can't suspend her pension until she appears to answer. These people are happy to pick up their fat pay cheques, goodbye money and fat pensions yet won't accept that they are accountable for their actions.

All we as the public can do is shun her until she dies or wakes up to the reality that her huge rewards came with corresponding responsibilities and they now require her to answer honestly for her time at RTE. I have no faith in Bakhurst to reform RTE in any meaningful way. Full of hot air and soundbites.