RTE: Radio, Telefis, Empty pockets

[Ogre Moran]

Prime Time is probably the only show that RTE produce that is watchable. In general the content RTE produce is self-indulgent dog shit. I am guessing Crankycorner works for RTE?

It was Micheal Martin who insisted on keeping the RTE TV licence fee. Perhaps he is trying to buy positive media coverage for the next election. Catherine Martin wanted to scrap the licence fee but she was overruled by Martin.

Retaining the licence fee is a really stupid decision that no one apart from Fine Gael and Fianna Fail were in favour of. I haven't paid the RTE TV licence in more than 10 years. I'm not gonna start now. And after that announcement a few days ago, I feel even better about not paying it. This is Fine Gael and Fianna Fail sponsored incompetence of the worst kind. The RTE licence fee should have been abolished. Thanks to Fine Gael and Fianna Fail it is being kept.

Prime Time is self-indulgent shit. Did you not see last Monday's edition?

 

[poulgorm]

Adding in what we will be paying in licence fees to the grant of €725 million, we will be handing RTE almost €1,000 million over the next 3 years.
And hardly a word about it. They get advertising revenue on top of that.

Have we gone totally bonkers? Surely there are more deserving causes that this money could be spent on? Trivial things like health, housing or (dare I say it) some small tax cuts?

Privately owned stations have advertising revenue only. This totally skews the market in favour of the state owned enterprise.

Surely a case could be brought to Europe about unfair competition?

 

[Ogre Moran]

Adding in what we will be paying in licence fees to the grant of €725 million, we will be handing RTE almost €1,000 million over the next 3 years.
And hardly a word about it. They get advertising revenue on top of that.

Have we gone totally bonkers? Surely there are more deserving causes that this money could be spent on? Trivial things like health, housing or (dare I say it) some small tax cuts?

Privately owned stations have advertising revenue only. This totally skews the market in favour of the state owned enterprise.

Surely a case could be brought to Europe about unfair competition?

RTE delivers what Catherine Martin wants (climate hysteria, promoting hate speech laws, etc.) and so she's happy to give them a billion. FFG play along and RTE protects it from the Shinners.

 

[J.R.R. hartley]

Let them eat.....cake

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It's their culture.

 

[mr.selfDestruct]

RTE delivers what Catherine Martin wants (climate hysteria, promoting hate speech laws, etc.) and so she's happy to give them a billion. FFG play along and RTE protects it from the Shinners.

She wanted the licence fee scrapped. It was more senior people in government that wanted it retained.

 

[markyboy]

Fake 'Brad Pitt' scams two women in Spain of €325,000

Spanish police arrested five people accused of scamming two women of €325,000 by posing as Hollywood actor Brad Pitt via online and WhatsApp messages.

www.rte.ie

I love the way RTE went with “Entertainment” as the category for this story.

This significantly reduces the chance Brad Pitt has of getting a genuine online relationship with a Spanish woman.

 

[daftbrush]

Fake 'Brad Pitt' scams two women in Spain of €325,000

Spanish police arrested five people accused of scamming two women of €325,000 by posing as Hollywood actor Brad Pitt via online and WhatsApp messages.

www.rte.ie

I love the way RTE went with “Entertainment” as the category for this story.

This significantly reduces the chance Brad Pitt has of getting a genuine online relationship with a Spanish woman.

There is mention of the Basque country.
This is an area which wants independence and our IRA/SF aways has a fraternal deligate at their Ard Feis.
It seems a contradiction that IRA/SF support independence for the basque region whereas they want the North to be forced to join us.

 

[greengrass]

There is mention of the Basque country.
This is an area which wants independence and our IRA/SF aways has a fraternal deligate at their Ard Feis.
It seems a contradiction that IRA/SF support independence for the basque region whereas they want the North to be forced to join us.

No they don't.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

There is mention of the Basque country.
This is an area which wants independence and our IRA/SF aways has a fraternal deligate at their Ard Feis.
It seems a contradiction that IRA/SF support independence for the basque region whereas they want the North to be forced to join us.

Not every one, they have had a few attend over the years.
As for contradiction, are you surprised, it's SF

 

[daftbrush]

Not every one, they have had a few attend over the years.
As for contradiction, are you surprised, it's SF

Yea you are right I think they missed one due to Covid 19 Beta Flirt.