@David .. Did you think it was Vulgar 4 years ago . Possibly not but because the country in crises you blame Pat Kenny , Ryan Tubridy and everybody else and accuse them taking too much money. If you were in his position and could demand a good salary , would you refuse it if you were handed it . I agree the salaries are over the top but you lot sound like begrudging vulchers , who never showed your faces and now sit on the sofa shouting at anybody else who might actually be successful !

I like everybody else always thought the salaries were very high in RTE but then again the money was there and RTE were willing to pay it to DJs and Presenters to lure them to the state broadcaster which is fair enough . Now the money is gone and cuts have to be made but i don’t feel it is something we should all be delighted about .

Do you watch football on TV moan about how much players are paid , do you watch movies and moan about the salaries of the actors , do you listen to music and complain about the wealth in the industry , but yet you would have a pop at ordinery men and women who have worked their way to the top of Irish media and then tell everybody its vulgar .

As for @ WeAreRagbags , where are the @ millionare presenters swanning around telling people they have to suck up ? What complete begrudging bullshit .

As i said i agree the cuts must be put in place to make RTE profitable for the people but you should all get off the hatred bandwagon !!!

David if you were offered a job for 500,000 tomorrow would you say no ? Spare me your answer

Because they are not a commercial organization, and don’t operate in a normal commercial environment.
If this was private sector, and operating on a profit and loss format……

See below for my answer to this twat!

Joe Duffy has to be the most overpaid, patronising egotistical maniac ever!The man’s a complete fraud! Do you hear him defending the wealthy on a daily basis? He never stops going on about how the higher paid are paying far higher taxes and USC contributions than the less well off! Listening to his programme makes me cringe sometimes! Another reality dodger!!

Its really pathetic to listen to you all pontificating about a story that has been drummed up by the media . This story is a year old and fills a front page . The staff were already informed of these cuts last year and they only new news is they are extending it to the top 20 earners and not just the top ten that have already accepted they will be cut .

They really sad part is that , the national broadcaster will lose its London studio .

Read the sad comment above about Joe Duffy and the personal attack . I don’t like the joe duffy show and just don’t listen to it but as for making personal comments about a person because of your opinions of his professional ability is a sign that you lack education .

Say the show is shit if you like but references to the presenters personal life and character just because the country’s in crises and you need a scapegoat for your begrudging anger is really pathetic .

Yes RTE management should be ashamed of themselves for allowing the taxes of the people to be spent foolishly beggars believe but then again I’m sure you all think you can do a better job .

How would you like if I came to your job and told you how to flip burgers !

Both of them have relatives elected for FF.

FF always made sure that the people on the airwaves were always good stock.

Try to bring up Charlie Traitor Haughey on Liveline – Joe manages it all away, he was very good recently batting for Ahern. Expert stuff de de de.

Exactly!

Lol lol lol thanks for making me smile. Lol lol lol

Probably due to contracts.

They should have done this the day they got into power. They are only doing this because they are being pressured into it, otherwise it would have been done long ago

Whatever about the criticisms of RTE, this should be applauded loudly. At least they’re doing it (admittedly they took their sweet time). If RTE can do it, the Dail can, and all state-sponsored agencies who have ridiculously over-paid CEOs etc.

Think I will write a song….

True they do a few hours a week and have silly holiday time in which they moonlight elsewhere.

He is useless. He used to be good when he started out on 2FM. And least I thought so at the time anyway.

Apologies to Alan Patridge!

i agree with u 100%.

Em, with reference to your Croke Park jibe, they did tear up contracts in the public sector when they unilaterally increased public sector pension contributions through the pension levy and imposed pay cuts. The country is only broke because the government will not make people pay their contribution proportionately. How can it be moral or fair in a time of economic crisis to have the wealthiest in society pay proportionally less than lower and middle income earners? That is the real issue and the real statement of what kind of country and society we have. Not the utter facade being put out there of worker v worker in the public and private sector.

But not paid my dinosaurs, they get it free.

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dave mc savage, yet another of the andrews dynasty by the way, is a crude unfunny excuse for a comedian… Like he is seriously unfunny!!!

Oh look who is back a member of tubridys extended family

Right on Arbittrasure. and not just Ryan Tubridy. What about galactic talents such as Brendan O’Connor? I sure hope he doesn’t lose out in this cruel move.

Tubridy is to television what Larry Murphy is to women’s rights.