Des Cahill al centro del caso di € 11 milioni di RTÉ Emittente statale del caso PRSI rischi di enormi costi

Des chose to invest in property rather than a pension, that’s on him. However it now looks like Des will get a windfall, courtesy of RTE/Licence fee payer/taxpayer

*”Speaking to the Sunday Independent in 2018, Cahill described how when the crash hit, it took his pension with it.* ***“I won’t have a pension,” he said at the time. “I invested in property that got into massive negative equity.*** *It was a millstone.” He also described how his home was under threat from the bank for a short time. Asked during the interview if he was out of debt, he said: “I am getting there. We did fine. We kept the house. But there was one year when I thought we would lose it — as you can imagine, that doesn’t need explaining. Especially when you’re the breadwinner.” RTÉ has described the two High Court cases as “pathfinder cases”. RTÉ is represented by Arthur Cox solicitors in both cases. The broadcaster has said it has put aside €11m “to cover the overall costs” for the two cases as they would affect cases involving 20 high-paid individuals or companies. RTÉ has set aside another €11m for 124 cases which remain to be heard as part of the scope process. The most recent list of independent contractors in RTÉ’s top 10 highest paid is: Joe Duffy (Claddaghgreen Ltd), presenter, €351,000; Claire Byrne (Derrough Media Ltd), presenter, €280,000; Miriam O’Callaghan, presenter, €263,500; Ray D’Arcy (What Next Productions Ltd), presenter, €250,000; and Brendan O’Connor (BOC Communications Ltd), presenter, €245,000. The list of RTÉ highest-paid earners with staff jobs is: Mary Wilson (€199,194); ­Darragh Maloney (€186,650); and George Lee (€185,674).”*

George Lee, 186k to breathlessly read press releases without any critical thought.
Nice gig.

It never ceases to amaze me that people imagine the big RTÉ pay scandal is that they overpaid some talentless talent, rather than they stole from their workers by categorising their employees as independent contractors. They did this with the collusion of revenue. And they are far from the worst offender as an industry sector. Many businesses are being supported in stealing from their workers and the state with revenue not caring.

From one fuck up to another, RTE just keeps on giving the sense of unprofessionalism