"Well, I have to say we've been overwhelmed by texts coming in from listeners, but I won't read them all out because my late father used to quote the proverb: 'Self-praise is no praise'. "But on the other hand, he used to also say: 'If you want to be a somebody, you've got to bang, bang, bang on the drum'. Bit confusing for a young lad. "I will read, and I have been reading the texts that are coming in, and to be quite honest, I'm a bit overwhelmed. But the time has come to thank a few people."
Oliver Callan is recalling an encounter he had on the street with Pat Kenny. It's Thursday afternoon in Dún Laoghaire and we're discussing presenters' pay when he describes what the Newstalk presenter once surmised about presenters' earnings at the height of the RTÉ crisis over pay and secret side deals.
As the presenter moves to a new slot tomorrow, he discusses RTÉ pay, why he has decided not to announce his new salary and the Matt Cooper/Ivan Yates controversy Oliver Callan is recalling an encounter he had on the street with Pat Kenny. It's Thursday afternoon in Dún Laoghaire and we're discussing presenters' pay when he describes what the Newstalk presenter once surmised about presenters' earnings at the height of the RTÉ crisis over pay and secret side deals.
Bitter rivals poach big name talent, and shock departures are announced to loyal fans. No, this isn't football transfer deadline day, it's the Irish radio industry. Claire Byrne is to leave RTÉ later this year and will take over the show currently anchored by Pat Kenny, it has been announced. Kenny meanwhile has revealed that his Newstalk show is moving to weekends in the new year, in a major shake-up on Irish airwaves.
