150KTubs - future career in Virgin Radio and other soulful pursuits **Mod: Read OP**

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Is the Mr. Mister / Marillion mix-up a comment made in jest or did he really say that? It’s entirely plausible that he did say it of course.

Reminds me of the time many years ago (in my teenage years) when I heard Peter Collins play R.E.M.’s “Orange Crush” and he came back on air saying something like “What a great summer song there from R.E.M. - who doesn’t like some refreshing orange crush on a hot day?”. The song is most definitely not about a refreshing summer beverage…..

Didn’t someone once call Bell X1 “Bell Eleven” on 2fm too?

The interview with Callan I referenced is now linked above. An interesting read, particularly about the time slot and audience.

Just back this morning from 10+ days on a multi-city jaunt in the Middle East and absolutely shattered - I haven’t felt this tired and as sore all over since my sporting days. There was no direct flight from my final port of call so a multi-leg return journey and layover in Istanbul didn’t help (the lounge there is surprisingly nice though - Aer Lingus take note).

Anyway, due to a combination of in-flight boredom and the wonders of modern technology with Wi-fi in the sky I went down a Tubridy rabbit hole and read the entirety of old thread dedicated to his former radio show, and a sizeable portion of the thread dedicated to the payments scandal when it broke.

It really is fascinating to read these with the benefit of hindsight, particularly the radio thread with many posters calling out what was hiding in plain sight for years before the payments scandal broke. What was also interesting to read were the comments from Ryan’s ardent supporters, some of whom frequent this thread. If I had to sum it all up in one word I’d use one of the man himself’s go to phrases - intriguing.

If one were bored over the Christmas break it’s certainly worth revisiting one or both of these.

I’m off to bed now with an ambien, I hope to resurface sometime tomorrow in considerably better form than I find myself in at this moment.

Goodnight and good luck.

Oh ffs. 🙄 I wake up to this?

The school gets €1,000 (I think) Tubridy probably getting 25 times that for turning up for approx. 30 mins to an hour I’m guessing? You’d think the school principal would have more cop on that to allow this chap with shall we say “a chequered past” into the school?

You’d have to ask how this translates into sales for the brand - that’s a lot of extra sales of briquettes to sell to break even in this “event”. And that’s before we bring Dermot Bannon’s fees into it (he’s a Brand Ambassador for them too).

The only saving grace is at least he didn’t force the kids to read “Patrick and the President”. 🙄

Nice use of language in the piece too “following his exit from RTÉ” - that’s one way to describe it I guess.

I’ll need 3 Ambien to get back to sleep after seeing that now. Thanks a lot podge! ;)

Any link to this? Not doubting you, I’d just like to read for it myself if so.

Some are under €60k…..a month, for as much as 25ish hours work in that month. The hardship.

Labour laws and such matters don’t apply to RTÉ - don’t you know this? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hence why Mr. Backhurst was so keen to retain the services of the HR Director - even though most of the “shenanigans” of the last few years happened on her watch. Those HR Directors really do know where the bodies are buried……

You really do have to wonder how anyone thought this was a good idea? The arrogance and general “couldn’t give a flying fück” attitude of these people is truly breathtaking. A grand total of zero self-awareness by everyone in that room.

He is free to do whatever he wants, and clearly does where there’s money/a fee involved. People are also free to judge him by his actions.

You either don’t see anything wrong with this, or you’re possibly just trolling for a reaction.

Others however might find it a tad uncomfortable considering his relationship with Gay Byrne. He could of course have said no to this “opportunity” on such grounds and I assume Mr. Murphy would have understood. But “a gig is a gig is a gig” it seems for almost all of the NK stable, and as Ivan Yates always says he doesn’t speak Latin and doesn’t understand pro bono.

The embassy said no fee was paid to Tubridy by them. Why would they be paying a fee, they were merely the host venue for this event, the organisers (Murphy’s side, his publisher) would be the ones footing any fees to Tubridy - which begs the question why the embassy (the taxpayer) picked up the catering costs? There are legitimate questions to be asked about this.

His film reviews are always hilariously bad takes. The starting point is everything is amazing, but by golly if it has even the most tedious of Irish connections it’s amazing, delicious, gorgeous, beautiful, going to win Oscars and definitely the “bestest” (I have heard him say this) film ever. It’s all over-simplified platitudes and banal compliments, there’s no actual educated criticism of the film’s plot or themes or anything of depth. The “monkey in a dress” line however is pure Partridge. Monkey tennis anyone?

I assume part of Tubridy’s logic here is if he plays cheerleader to the actors then one day they might appear on his show so he better not be a big meanie and say “actually, this film is crap” (which is what an actual critic would do) lest he offend said actors.

No Brian, they can’t. Attack the poster is always the way.

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My reply provides a subtle hint as to his alleged identities (plural).

I’ll probably be reported now for assuming his gender, even though everyone knows who it is.. 🙄