Up-Date From Ireland - Part two

 

RTE upsets Catholic Ireland (again)

Part Two

                    Presenter Ryan Tubridy has dominated the printed media and other media outlets. It has been said if a story is on the front pages for nine days in a row, it sticks. For example, if a minister or some high profile person is in the main news for nine days on the trot, it can usually result in them resigning from their post. This situation has been on the headlines of every single national newspaper for nine days on the trot. This is the tenth day, and on the headlines of all newspapers, save one, leading with a budget coming up. It has trumped every other consideration or event. In five newspapers on Sunday morning, there are 50 stories relating to the RTE/Tubridy affair. Twelfth day now, and it is still the headline in all the newspapers. For another anomaly of this saga I was somewhat bemused to see a photograph on the front page of the Irish Times of the RTE staff out protesting outside of RTE’s studios. They held banners stating things such as ‘truth matters,’ etc.; I was wondering if they had gone to the Pro-life office and asked them for a loan of their banners, they would be useful for the day. 

The Politicians, too, are wagging their fingers. With elections looming in the not too distant horizon they have to be seen to be doing something given that RTE receives taxpayers money. Plus, its good for the image to be seen speaking tough on something on which they know they have the wind at their back (they're so brave, these Irish politicians), though they have to thread someone lightly as it's the media, especially who have given them their oxygen of publicity and most likely enabled them to be where they are. There is no mention of the oversight the government should have had in how RTE handled its financial affairs, as the taxpayers fund about 50% of its revenue. So, many of RTE's management and presenters and their managers will be hauled before the Oireachtas Committee on Finance (somewhat similar to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance). There is also the possibility of a Garda inquiry as the top managers had their slush fund to enable them to go to the top sporting events, etc. Other issues are coming to light as well.  You may accuse me of gloating and being gleeful; well, you would be right. Or maybe another way of putting it, I'm glad that everything that has been covered is now being uncovered, and I'm hoping that justice will be done. However, I don't think my 'gloating' is on a firm basis if I'm hoping for effective results, that is. What do I mean by effective results, that RTE and staff would see Christianity as part of the Irish Heritage, even their own heritage? Basically, they would get right with Jesus, and if not at least, have respect for  Christian values and those who profess them. A hard ask given that media sees sensation as their bread and butter. How things have turned that they are providing the sensation at the moment. Those whose task it is but the Politicans and RTE are part of the same circle. Even Conor Mc Gregor has come out and called the rte set, posh yahoos and Irish politicians lizards. He may have  a point.

                              It’s even possible that things could go from bad to worse. Its claimed that 15% of people don’t pay the licence fee. I don’t know where they got that 15%,  is it 15% of the whole population over 18 or 15% of households. Also a poll done by one newspaper arrived at a figure of 30% of people saying they will not pay their tv licence. They are assuming that everyone is glued to RTE and those not paying Ryan Tubridy’s  hidden bonanza oh er sorry tv licence are getting a free ride on the backs of the compliant television licence fee paying cohort, so it has been speculated that they will bring in a compulsory household broadcasting charge,  just another step to bring in their totalitarian agenda.

                   The biggest anomaly to me in all this is that a nation is up in arms, politicians and the media over 375,000 euros paid covertly to a presenter. These politicians and jounalists who have spared no effort using every subterfuge to have abortion introduced into Ireland hoodwinking the citizens with spurious arguments to have the people vote for the barbaric murder of young children while still in their mothers wombs are worked up over 375,000 euros. 31,000 young babies murdered by the death squads of the political and media class since the introduction of abortion in Ireland.   375,000 euros couldn’t even begin to compensate for the loss of one of these vulnerable innocent lives. 

By prayer Crusader St Rita 

Dublin