2fm - New schedule coming

That's a very petty way to describe someone.

Definiteky. GO’C in the afternoons was great. I didn’t realise he’d nicked a lot of the presentation style off Steve Wright. It wouldn’t have been noticed here at the time as BBC R1 coukd only be picked up on LW/MW so it was a step down for many to go from FM. Only A252 managed to lure listeners away from FM successfully I’d wager.

Thanks for sharing and fair play to him

So apparently Lottie knew all along that she was only doing 5 weeks of the new show, all cleared up now…

"I wanted to clear up some recent headlines about my role at 2FM. When it was announced that I would be taking over Drive, it was always agreed between myself and my bosses that this would be
for a five-week stint. The term "summer schedule" has led to some
confusion, implying a 12-week duration.

It does read like she was fired, got mad, went to the papers, got hauled in by the boss and was told to roll back the story or else. Summer schedule does imply something lasting till September so I don’t think anyone was expecting her to be going anywhere for 3 months after the initial announcement.

poor them! poor! poor them! I feel so sorry for them.

Well done to the folks in their 20s and 30s earning that living, working hard 9 to 5, doubt they have any problems in work!

Bod years ago RTÉ should have said to their "stars" that's fine we can't afford you, you head to the US or to the UK and now they should be saying, we definitely can't afford you and if you dislike the terms then you know where the door is and since you are good at your job you can find other sources of income.

In fairness if you want to send me a link to such jobs, I'd happily apply and again those in RTÉ can also avail of such positions with a career plan also. RTÉ don't need them is all I am saying.

In the past RTÉ Talent would take of for the summer, Gay, Gerry and Pat would all be off for 2 to 3 months before returning in the autumn, around that time it began to change with the arrival of Newstalk and the Regional yuff radio stations (Beat, iRadio, Spin), then RTÉ shows would take a week here an there rather than in one full summer. I think Tubs contract had him on 40 - 50days holiday.

Is that the same Damien O'Reilly who did Countrywide?

Is it not Justine Stafford that is getting it, not Kayleigh Trappe?

Basically the same thing but at least Stafford seems to have original content in fairness to her rather than just miming. Miming without the black & white face paint may I add!

yes.

That headline is not backed up by what is actually in the article....lol

Her contract was always for 5 weeks...

Most people would be dusting down their CV and looking at their options if their employer humiliated them like this. I don't buy that "For 5 weeks" story that's being pushed now. They decided to pull Lottie for reasons best known to themselves and it was manna for the red-tops. Because Lottie knows she'll never have an easier or better-paid job than that of "Showbiz reporter" she'll take it on the chin and hang on in there. Dan Healy & Co know it too. Lottie will do anything to stay in 2FM.

I agree. I think they should face lived with the decision however. Lottie isn’t in the door so they should have known her ability. More so, if they were in doubt, do a trial show in house and test the format out. They didn’t and someone shot from the hip appointing Lottie fur the summer. Ok, it’s not working as expected Give them pointers on presentation style. Basically do whatever the fúck you need to do to keep the show on the rails. It’s only 3 months after all. You’ve made a public facing decision, live with it and thank your stars it’s just for the summer.

What you don’t do IMHO is pull one half of the team after 3 weeks seemingly very suddenly. Also don’t blindside them so they’re pissed off and likely to head for the papers. OK, now they’ve kind of corralled the blowback It’s made the place look like an even bigger basket case than it is. Head of Radio of whoever is in overall control in there should be rounding up the various gimps responsible, pulling them into their office and chewing the atses off them before admitting a good kicking and probably P45s.

It’s all very bizzare if you ask me. To get that excited about a 5 week stint screams something is off. She was getting congrats from her pals online - all for a 5 week role

If she’s still a contractor then just let her go when her contract is up if not then she can be one of the 400 getting cut

the huge problem with the RTE restructuring is that the redundancies are voluntary. They shouldn’t be allowed to pull that one. It should be involuntary redundancies as experience by most people living in the real world. You won’t get rid of Lottie or any other underperforming hangers on in a voluntary redundancy. Instead you’ll lose Dave who is good at his job, is sick of the crap and knows he’ll do better doing the same job in an independent company or Laura who has been there a nice while, wants to slow down and takes the redundancy to allow her to work maybe a 3 day week ride where to ease into retirement. So you’re losing experience and competence while the hangers on linger. It’s even more destructive as anyone who is turned down due to being seen as too valuable has already taken the mental step towards leaving so will go eventually if they’d own accord.

You don’t clear out kifers and intransigents with voluntary redundancy. It’s the opposite. It only doubles down on stupid and makes the place worse overall.

Exactly, the good people will take a big payout safe in the knowledge they will walk into another radio station

Get rid of lottie and…….did Gerry work outside of RTE?

I see parallels between what happened to Ryan Tubridy last summer, and this debacle. In both cases we've got RTE lifers who've lived sheltered existences and have got to where they did thanks to connections and good agents. When the real world came crashing into both their worlds, neither handled it well.

She's no longer a contractor (if she ever really was one). A number of sometime on-air types - like Lottie was - have been made staff in recent weeks and months, apparently.

Same money but now tax and PRSI are taken at source.

There are a good few like her who were also "contractors" until recently.

I'd say so. They've been around quite a while and RTE is committed to cleaning up it's 'bogus contractor' act.