"Speaking to Oliver Callan on Radio 1, Mr McCullagh said he will earn a salary of €209,000 when he takes up the role on November 3. "My salary will be €209,000 a year, plus pension will bring the total package to about €240,000, just under €240,000." He said there was no negotiation with RTÉ and that was the salary offered to him for the role."
"Mr McCullagh confirmed that he has a three-year contract as the presenter of Today and "sure who knows, it might be renewed". Having spent some time at Electric Picnic, he said he had "a bit of a strange weekend" following the announcement of his new gig. "A lot of people were saying well done, congratulations, which is very nice. Another lady came up to me and told me she had her TV recorder set for our documentary on Wednesday so yeah, pretty positive.""
"The offer to take over from Ms Byrne was made to Mr McCullagh at the end of July and he said he accepted it on his way to the airport when he headed off on a holiday. "It didn't take much thinking to be honest," he said of the offer. "I had said I'd be interested, if there were opportunities I'd be interested in having a conversation.""
Mr McCullagh will move from anchoring the Six One News to presenting Today on RTÉ Radio 1 from November 3. He will earn €209,000 a year, with pension taking the total package to about €240,000, and said there was no salary negotiation. He has signed a three-year contract with the possibility of renewal. Claire Byrne will leave the mid-morning slot on Radio 1 to rejoin Newstalk and will take over from Pat Kenny on a new weekend slot. The offer was made at the end of July and was accepted while he was heading to the airport for a holiday.
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