FabSwingers.com forum: Bye bye Tubirdy

By *hilabout OP Man
over a year ago

kilkenny

Personally I hope it is bye bye after shown himself to be quiet arrogant the past few mths n yesterdays statement was the final nail

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By * aim to pleaseMan
over a year ago

Kinnegad

And rte want to raise the tv licence fee in the wake of this.... only in Ireland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They're not going ahead with a so called broadcasting licence ..the tv license as it is is staying the same , maybe they will increase the fee to pay the next arrogant ass wipe a fortune

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

A lot of jealousy going around. A top TV presenter can command a large salary, and it's on the employer to justify agreeing to a wage package, not the employee.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

And if an employer tells a third party an incorrect salary, then it's not the employees responsiblity to correct it.

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By *aney JoyTV/TS
over a year ago

North Dublin

"A lot of jealousy going around. A top TV presenter can command a large salary, and it's on the employer to justify agreeing to a wage package, not the employee."
Tubridy a top TV presenter no he isnt

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"Tubridy a top TV presenter no he isnt"

Between his radio show and the benchmark chat show, and high profile toy show... he was inarguably Ireland top presenter.

Love him or loathe him (I'm the latter) he WAS the top guy.

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By *ay_Gatsby_D4Man
over a year ago

City Centre, Dublin

It comes down to the old adage

“The easiest way to make a million, is to make someone else 100 million”

He brings in more than he costs, so he gets his big wedge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tubridy a top TV presenter no he isnt

Between his radio show and the benchmark chat show, and high profile toy show... he was inarguably Ireland top presenter.

Love him or loathe him (I'm the latter) he WAS the top guy."

His radio show was abysmal just like the late late, the personality of a dish cloth, he has zero charisma and likability unlike gay Byrne or even pat Kenny and he's known as plank

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

I'm no fan... But if enough people think you're hot shit then that's what you are. RTE obviously thought he was.

The person why should lose their job is the one in RTE who approved the payments.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm no fan... But if enough people think you're hot shit then that's what you are. RTE obviously thought he was.

The person why should lose their job is the one in RTE who approved the payments. "

Dee Forbes is the person who approved the payments ,how convenient this all came to light a few months before her contract was up, I really think this is orchestrated on purpose, he doesn't want to stay in rte after 14 years any job would become fatiguing , all that money was squirreled away in a tax free pension no doubt

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

I don't see that Tubs or RTE gained anything here so I don't know why they would have orchestrated this.

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By *leasurer77Man
over a year ago

Athlone

Looks like there might be a job available in BBC Northern Ireland..

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By *ongueandgroove555Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

Don't we just love seeing a successful person fall from grace.

He got paid the salary because he got and kept his audience. That's what matters in broadcasting.

But typical Ireland just waiting for the chance to kick anyone that's more successful than them.

Begrudgery is alive and ...well..kickin

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By *hyeyesMan
over a year ago

meath

"Don't we just love seeing a successful person fall from grace.

He got paid the salary because he got and kept his audience. That's what matters in broadcasting.

But typical Ireland just waiting for the chance to kick anyone that's more successful than them.

Begrudgery is alive and ...well..kickin "

Begrudgery ???

RTE are a financial mess and need to be bailed out by the Government

The new DG is knocking them into shape .

There's no one knocking Tubridy door down to sign him up ...

Says it all really ....

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By *ongueandgroove555Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

"Don't we just love seeing a successful person fall from grace.

He got paid the salary because he got and kept his audience. That's what matters in broadcasting.

But typical Ireland just waiting for the chance to kick anyone that's more successful than them.

Begrudgery is alive and ...well..kickin

Begrudgery ???

RTE are a financial mess and need to be bailed out by the Government

The new DG is knocking them into shape .

There's no one knocking Tubridy door down to sign him up ...

Says it all really ....

Wasn't my point, the financial mess of rte is nothing to do with tubridy. He negotiated a salary, how rte paid and disguised it is nothing to do with him.

My point was people taking pleasure when someone successful falls from grace.

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By *leasurer77Man
over a year ago

Athlone

"Don't we just love seeing a successful person fall from grace.

He got paid the salary because he got and kept his audience. That's what matters in broadcasting.

But typical Ireland just waiting for the chance to kick anyone that's more successful than them.

Begrudgery is alive and ...well..kickin

Begrudgery ???

RTE are a financial mess and need to be bailed out by the Government

The new DG is knocking them into shape .

There's no one knocking Tubridy door down to sign him up ...

Says it all really ....

Said new Head Honcho had 170k offer ready for Tubs on Tuesday. That was just for radio show.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

What i find odd is that his wages for 2017 - 2019 that they disclosed publicly as they have too, didnt match what he knew he was earning for those years by around 100k, yet he never noticed this?

I mean, there has been such scrutiny on the wages of the top Rte staff since the 08 crash, I find it odd that he wouldn't have been keeping an eye on the media when they released the figures.

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By *ickheadcuntCouple
over a year ago

Cork Ireland

Today fm will take him on he will be grand out

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"What i find odd is that his wages for 2017 - 2019 that they disclosed publicly as they have too, didnt match what he knew he was earning for those years by around 100k, yet he never noticed this?

I mean, there has been such scrutiny on the wages of the top Rte staff since the 08 crash, I find it odd that he wouldn't have been keeping an eye on the media when they released the figures.

It's not his job to report an error his employer made. Whether he knew or not is irrelevant. It's RTE's error and their responsibility.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"Wasn't my point, the financial mess of rte is nothing to do with tubridy. He negotiated a salary, how rte paid and disguised it is nothing to do with him.

My point was people taking pleasure when someone successful falls from grace.

That's pretty much my take on it too.

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By *hilabout OP Man
over a year ago

kilkenny

It's the arrogance of him up there in grace as one describes where his place was

A small bit of humidity n ownership of his situation from the day one would have seen him through this n back in grace in no time

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

What does he need to take ownership of? Being paid a lot?

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

I've never been a fan and I think the ridiculous salaries laid in RTE can't be justified as I doubt those people could get anyway near same salary anywhere else.

But we would all do the same if we got the chance, offered silly money.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"I've never been a fan and I think the ridiculous salaries laid in RTE can't be justified as I doubt those people could get anyway near same salary anywhere else.

But we would all do the same if we got the chance, offered silly money. "

Top TV presenters get paid that and more elsewhere in the world. It's a ridiculous amount of money agreed, but it's not unusual internationally.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

"What i find odd is that his wages for 2017 - 2019 that they disclosed publicly as they have too, didnt match what he knew he was earning for those years by around 100k, yet he never noticed this?

I mean, there has been such scrutiny on the wages of the top Rte staff since the 08 crash, I find it odd that he wouldn't have been keeping an eye on the media when they released the figures.

It's not his job to report an error his employer made. Whether he knew or not is irrelevant. It's RTE's error and their responsibility."

I dont agree, he more than likely knew and decided to say nothing.

He's denied any wrong doing and came out all guns blazing in defense and now it's backfired on him.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

"It's the arrogance of him up there in grace as one describes where his place was

A small bit of humidity n ownership of his situation from the day one would have seen him through this n back in grace in no time"

Exactly

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

"I've never been a fan and I think the ridiculous salaries laid in RTE can't be justified as I doubt those people could get anyway near same salary anywhere else.

But we would all do the same if we got the chance, offered silly money.

Top TV presenters get paid that and more elsewhere in the world. It's a ridiculous amount of money agreed, but it's not unusual internationally. "

If RTE refused to pay some of there top earners their salary demands do you think they would get snapped up by the BBC, SKY or HBO. I doubt it.

No one in the UK or America knows who Ryan Tubridy is or Joe Duffy or Miriam O Callaghan or Pat Kenny!

Seems a lot of them have family backgrounds that help. Tubridy, lottie Ryan, O'Garrihey etc

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

I am not for sticking the knife in. It’s just that He was always lame and Won’t be missed

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

I'm sure he will find a well paid gig outside of RTE. His ability to command viewership/listenership means he's valuable to someone.

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"I am not for sticking the knife in. It’s just that He was always lame and Won’t be missed "

This is the way I look at it too

Mr Bland with no personality

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

"I'm sure he will find a well paid gig outside of RTE. His ability to command viewership/listenership means he's valuable to someone.

Fair play to him if he can.

At the end of the day anyone of us would squeeze as much as we could from our employers.

If anything RTE are to blame for having such poor haggling skills when negotiating contracts.

If I told my boss I could earn more in the middle East he would tell me not so politely where Dublin Airport is!!!

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"I am not for sticking the knife in. It’s just that He was always lame and Won’t be missed "

He will be missed by some, not you or me lol, but maybe we just aren't his demographic.

His late late Stephen Fry interview was the final straw for me. Total cringe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The broadcasting landscape has changed phenomenally since the advent of RTE TV in the early 1960s, and the emergence of the pirate stations which morphed into local broadcasters; RTE's funding model of a licence fee with advertising too, is dead, and will be buried within two years.

I never listened to Ryan Tubridy nor watched him on The Late Late Show because I disliked his fake style of interaction with guests.

RTE has to adjust to a new financial culture; Joe Duffy will be the next to go; he used to be worth listening to, but his style is now jaded and tired.

Ryan Tubridy and RTE have reached the end of the road

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By *UIETELLE2052Couple
over a year ago

Dundrum/Rathfarnham

Correct

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

Will be v interesting to see what the new RTE will look like. A total rethink is needed

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Some interesting people could take over that slot and more besides

Anton Savage

Gavin Reilly

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

I don't mean that spot specifically... I mean RTE generally. I don't often agree with McShite, but it needs a slimming down and an overhaul. They used to have a near monopoly, but suddenly they are in a very crowded space with streaming in particular, and now with the oncoming financial crisis with boycotts of the license fee. It needs to show value for money, and better governance, to regain public trust.

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By *rish_GuyMan
over a year ago

Foxford

RTE in general seriously needs a shakeup & a big 1 at that aswell. They want to increase the licence fee now aswell. That'll only make more people not pay & use other alternative ways of watching TV programmes, etc.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

I honestly think they need to slim down. Reduce the headcount. Cancel a few services, and concentrate on having fewer, but higher quality original programming.

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By *ufflerloverMan
over a year ago

Sligo

Ok, I’m not a huge fan of Tubs but I’ve always thought he was sincere and professional, if anything I’ve always thought that he shied away from asking hard questions.

I would like to ask the question, if a company was willing to give you €150,000 or whatever it was and it wasn’t illegal, 1. would you take it and 2. would you tell everyone about it?

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By *rish_GuyMan
over a year ago

Foxford

"Ok, I’m not a huge fan of Tubs but I’ve always thought he was sincere and professional, if anything I’ve always thought that he shied away from asking hard questions.

I would like to ask the question, if a company was willing to give you €150,000 or whatever it was and it wasn’t illegal, 1. would you take it and 2. would you tell everyone about it?"

Ya, I'd be the same as that aswell, about it him.

Good question.

1, Hard to say, for me really. IF I did take it, I'd be SERIOUSLY be on my gard over it & try not spend it all.

2, No, better say nothing until I hear more.

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By *ufflerloverMan
over a year ago

Sligo

"Ok, I’m not a huge fan of Tubs but I’ve always thought he was sincere and professional, if anything I’ve always thought that he shied away from asking hard questions.

I would like to ask the question, if a company was willing to give you €150,000 or whatever it was and it wasn’t illegal, 1. would you take it and 2. would you tell everyone about it?

Ya, I'd be the same as that aswell, about it him.

Good question.

1, Hard to say, for me really. IF I did take it, I'd be SERIOUSLY be on my gard over it & try not spend it all.

2, No, better say nothing until I hear more.

It’s very difficult to refuse money if you think you have worked for it Then your realise your employer has broken the rules, a lot of people wouldn’t really know what to do, and end up saying nothing about it.

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By *rish_GuyMan
over a year ago

Foxford

"Ok, I’m not a huge fan of Tubs but I’ve always thought he was sincere and professional, if anything I’ve always thought that he shied away from asking hard questions.

I would like to ask the question, if a company was willing to give you €150,000 or whatever it was and it wasn’t illegal, 1. would you take it and 2. would you tell everyone about it?

Ya, I'd be the same as that aswell, about it him.

Good question.

1, Hard to say, for me really. IF I did take it, I'd be SERIOUSLY be on my gard over it & try not spend it all.

2, No, better say nothing until I hear more.

Ya,that's true alright.

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