Someone in management authorised the job cuts AND the extra secret payments to Tubbers. Those who suffered pay cuts and those who lost their jobs while Tubbers was secretly getting ~50k extra a year might not think it's a storm in a teacup.
It will all be forgotten about next week or even sooner if some A-list celebrity has a Major scandal, like breaking a finger-nail.
The media likes nothing better than to turn on it's own. Look at today's Indo website now (5.20pm):
1. Ryan Tubridy apologises for never asking questions about RTÉ publishing wrong figures for his pay
2. 'Devastated, ashamed, betrayed and angered’ – RTÉ staff demand answers on who signed off on Ryan Tubridy’s pay
3. ‘I’m under no illusion as to my good fortune’ – five times Ryan Tubridy talked about his pay
4. Liveline callers divided: RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy debacle attracts anger and support
5. Ryan Tubridy tried to bow out before he ‘burned out’ – but timing of decision to step down from Late Late is certainly interesting
6. Up to Ryan Tubridy whether to hand back €345,000 in extra payments from RTÉ, media minister says
7. Fionnán Sheahan: RTÉ lied to us and Ryan Tubridy appears to be paid so much he doesn't notice the extra cash
8. RTÉ scandal goes way beyond Ryan Tubridy - board-level ignorance is never an excuse
9. Oliver Callan says RTÉ scandal is ‘sprinkled with shambles’ as he sits in for Ryan Tubridy
10. Explainer: What's the problem with Ryan Tubridy's RTÉ paycheque?
11. The Indo Daily - EXTRA: RTÉ and €345,000 of hidden payments to Ryan Tubridy
Right now, it's all about getting Turbidy - they haven't even mentioned that Dee Forbes has been suspended even though she only has a week or two left on her contract.
And wait until you read the Sunday papers
