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TV3 AND ITS supplementary channels are no more as a rebranding to Virgin Media Television comes into effect today.
The Ballymount broadcaster’s rebrand was announced at the end of June with the three channels that were part of the TV3 brand renamed from TV3, 3e and Be3 to Virgin Media One, Two and Three.
The TV3 Group of stations was bought by Liberty Global, the parent company of Virgin Media, in July 2015 for €80 million.
A year later, the company snapped up UTV Ireland for €10 million, which it rebranded as be3.
Virgin Media Television has promised to produce new Irish content as well as continuing its regular daily shows such as Ireland AM, Elaine, The Six O’Clock Show along with the new Virgin Media News at 8pm.
Head of news at Virgin Media Television has described the rebrand as a “new era in Irish television”.
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Profit before lives! Horrendous company.
@Rúraíocht: the greatest company to come out of this country ,
For those of us old enough to know the cost of flying to London 500 Irish pound return , you now can get a return for a pittance and your complaining,
@Rúraíocht: completely hideous. Never again will i use this fookers airline.
@Paddy Dunne: Ridiculous comment
@Rúraíocht: what a st3p1d comment. Tell me of 1 person who lost their life because of a well run Ryan Air. U don’t have to fly with them and the 1000s of people who work there are not slaves they can look for work elsewhere. But I have never heard them complain that they cannot get good staff so they must be doing something great
@Dixieblue: he is completely correct.
@Dixieblue: good for you. That is the beauty of choice. Just like the 1000s of staff they can move elsewhere but they don’t
@john s: Sorry, but I think it’s you who has won the st¥pid comment of the day. Are you a shareholder by any chance? Only someone with a vested interest could come out with a comment like that.
@Paddy Dunne: The airline has been brilliant for consumer value but there is cost to everything, they treat staff and customers terribly. Sneaky charges, bullying tactics and very duplicitous in the media. BTW it never cost £500 to go to London, I think the on the day business class was £350 ish…. still a mad price though
@Paddy Dunne: The airline has been brilliant for consumer value but there is cost to everything, they treat staff and customers terribly. Sneaky charges, bullying tactics and very duplicitous in the media. BTW it never cost £500 to go to London, I think the on the day business class was £350 ish…. still a mad price though
@Dixieblue: you will though €9.99
@Paddy Dunne: This attitude is ridiculous. So they should be immune to valid criticism cos of something they did like 30 years ago that someone else would have done anyway?
@Paddy Dunne: yeah, but offering cheap flights doesn’t allow them to treat their staff like dirt.
@Gav: People always crib and moan about sneaky charges. There are no sneaky charges. You pay for what you book. People who arrive at the airport with extra kilos, bigger bags etc. and then aren’t happy when they’re pulled on it, are either chancing their arm or can’t comprehend basic English while booking.
@Paddy Dunne: company treats staff terribly, staff treat customers the same way. They actually took their buisness model from southwest air in the states, all polices were taken accept for treatment of staff, southwest love their staff but o leary prefers to treat staff like dirt.
@Paddy Dunne: Ah yeah Paddy sure feck the staffs health and recent pay & condition issues as long as you can get a cheap flight Me Fein much?
@Paddy Dunne: Paddy I remember when the flights were mad expensive due to the duopoly of Aerlingus and BA, This was the same across Europe due to regulation of the industry.
When the EU deregulated the industry the likes of Ryanair and Easyjet started up amongst other carriers, Which would lead to lower tickets costs.
@john s: sure what’s the point in any employment rights then, sure if employees aren’t happy they can leave. What a ridiculous comment. Employers are legally bound to provide a safe working environment, if what is alleged in this article is true, it is a failure on Ryanair’s part to do so and they should be sanctioned accordingly. Those infected should consider civil cases against their employer on these failings. Nothing to do with any service offered by the employer, just the working conditions provided.
@john s: you’ve a very short memory, flights were cancelled for 400,000 passengers in 2018 because of staff shortages and mass exodus of pilots to other airlines.
@EillieEs: yes was not good and lots of pilots left as is their right. This is the key point. They chose to leave. Ryan Air had no problem in replacing them. Which is surprising when people say they are the devil.
@In fairness now…: someone with logic and facts. But you can make something up if it helps. Sorry u already did .
@john s: “Tell me of 1 person who lost their life because of a well run Ryan Air”…… Eh, the virus didn’t walk to Ireland on its own.
@Paddy Dunne: London was never 500 pounds. I’ll give you a couple of reasons why Ryanair was successful. Not the only ones though. Deregulation and the government rescue of Ryanair from financial collapse in 1989. Ironically they were given exclusive rights by the Irish government to Ireland/Stansted, Ireland/Gatwick, Dublin/Liverpool & Dublin/Munich routes. If that happened now to any other company MOL would be the first person to kick up, which he has already about Lufthansa. I think MOL has a short memory.
@Paddy Dunne: Jaysus Paddy you’re right they’re the greatest. Great idea sacrificing staff for cheaper flights. After all they’re only numbers and easily replaceable. I think maybe €20 reduction on all return flights as each member of staff is of no use any longer to Mick. But then there are Mexican cartels with with better job prospects. And Paddy as soon as you think of these people as humans you know you’re going soft…
@Fr. Fintan Stack: they took an aerlingus flight as Ryan Air don’t fly to China
@john s: Ah yes, another expert medical scientist just like your mentor, Professor O’Leary. It couldn’t have come in via Italy, UK, Germany or any other destination you care to mention.
@Fr. Fintan Stack: you are the one blaming Ryan Air and I am pointing to the fact that they don’t fly to China. But I apologise as far as the media have reported this virus came from China.
@john s: Where did I blame Ryanair? The fact is we don’t know how it got in to Ireland. I do blame MOL however for blurting out irresponsible populist rubbish that he knows nothing about for the sole reason of bringing in more profit for himself and his company, irrespective of the consequences for the general population.
Who would thought that Ryanair and the Bullying MOL would cut corners and pressure staff.
@Fred the Muss…: ahh the defense of making stuff up because u Don’t like them. Sounds like bullying form behind a keyboard. Keep it up mr O Leary you are a credit to this country.
@john s: you must be joking, the only thing the man is good at is profiteering from tragedy! 9/11 was proof of that and you can be sure he has something similar with the MAX at the moment. Don’t you worry, he will turn the pandemic into something he can profit from too
@john s: the article is literally about Ryanair staff working in an apparently unhealthy environment being bullied but your problem is with people calling management out?
@Joe_X: wow thats a stretch 9/11??? It is horrendous that someone that employees 1000s of employees wants the business to be successful. Mr oleary should be ashamed of himself that .
@EillieEs: the article is about anonymous people making claims that if true the hsa would close them down. But I bet the hsa would go in and say all is well. Alot of people seem to mistake being told to do your job with being bullied.
@john s: After 9/11, Boeing started going through a rough patch, and Ryanair booked 2 of Boeings lines that built the B737NG in a contract that saved Boeing. If any other airline wanted a B737NG, Boeing directed them to Ryanair, from who they bought the slot from. Any B737NGs off those lines were built to Ryanair requirements, and any airlines who bought the slots from Ryanair, then had to either take the aircraft on those specs, or paid Boeing to modify the aircraft to their own requirements.
@Joe_X: so boeing needed business after 9/11 and Ryan Air stepped up to give them business to survive . Wow I see how they are evil now.
@john s: he profiteered from a tradgedy and doing the same now with the MAX….profiteering from the misfortune of others. The stone in the ditch has better ethics than the man.
@john s: his tactics woild nearly make you ashamed to call yourself Irish, but I suppose wherever you go you will find people like that. Seeing as you seem to admire hime so much, it probably is not beyond you to pull the same kind of stunts!
OLeary should change his to Michael Trump. Top down cultural hierarchy. This has O’Leary written all over it.
@In fairness now…: Funny time for story to come out though…
Someone was sent on a fishing expedition..
O Leary couldn’t give a xxxx about staff. You’re a number that easily replaceable many times over.
@The Irish Bull: most Australians wouldn’t give a castlemaine for anything else either
@The Irish Bull: same as every other profit making company in the world, only difference he’s honest about it.
@Sean Dalton: how many other airlines had to cancel thousands of flights because of a mass exodus of pilots to rival companies?
@EillieEs: yet they were all replaced and Ryan Air continued to thrive. Must be because it is so well run. And can attract 1000s of employees.
I wonder has “Ah, it’s no worse than a cold” Michael O’Leary been vaccinated.
You really do tire of O’Learys rhetoric in these calamitous times. We do not need his arrogance and corporate ambivalence when so many in our sick world are dying.
If they can’t prevent or contain an outbreak in their own office, how can they mabage the fleet of hundreds of aircraft and still say its safe..
I hope Ryanair collapses then we can go back to the good old days of unaffordable flights , no more foreign holidays or trips for the weekend etc ….
@Peter donnelly: and of course not having to sit beside poor people.
@Peter donnelly: cheaper travel happened because of EU open skies policy and the massive fall in oil prices in the early 80s following its peak in 1980.
@EillieEs: and all the extra planes to accommodate demand did not help. How did people fly??? Yes on planes that were provided my companies like Ryan Air do to the good business model . No need to thank mr oleary
I’d much prefer the HSE’s ‘mass hysteria” to O’Leary’s money mania. Ryanair have behaved with a complete lack of honesty and responsibility since the start of the Pandemic.
Their constant denials, opportunistic PR, nauseating ads and their attitude to refunding their customers makes them a national disgrace and embarrassment. Expired cheque refunds is something you would not see from a door to door carpet salesman never mind a ‘respectable’ corporation. They really are beyond a joke.
They only thing they understand is money. They should be fined big for reckless endangerment and gross negligence. They should be warned that their licenses are dependent on behaving responsibly. They bring very little to Ireland’s economy. The state needs to find its teeth to whip them into shape.
And the hit job commences. How dare O’Leary question anything of the last 11 months.
Sounds like the sensible actions of any business clinging to solvency through this madness. The concerned staff member(s) will be safer from the virus on the dole. And good enough for them.
@Barry C: another knuckledragger.
Get a few words from that bell end Eoghan Corry and see what he has to say. If this is how they treat their staff how do customers get on
@Scott Crossfield: have you ever met Mr Curry? Just wondering why you would use such a word to describe him?
And this is the company that wants us to believe that it’s safe to travel and the healthcare industry has it out for them.
I doubt that this is the only company that have had dubious practices during the lock down. Heard something similar but on a smaller scale recently, close contacts were not required to self isolate following a number of positive tests in a tight knit group of employees. The mantra to the staff was “our investigation was thorough and nobody was at risk”. Yet the close contacts continued to mix with the general staff.
Imagine MOL on the radio only a week ago telling us all he knew better than the CMO. O’Leary is a spoofer, a joker and obviously a wannabe medic.
MOL has more liathróidí than any politician
@Paul: He has balls alright but their not crystal
@Paul: more liathroidi for what? His unabashed goal is to make money, nothing else. Politicians,not that I have much gra for them,have to take people’s physical and mental health into consideration and not just chase the airgead at the expense of all humanity which MOL does. He’s a decent business man but you cannot compare him to public servants in any form as his only goal is money not the uplifting of country or fighting for the underprivileged or the economic stability of a country or resolution of conflicts he just wants cash.
Profit before People
As per gov guidelines.. the office should be closed and all staff WFH
No surprise. The man’s a w****r.
The office has been open since June. All staff are to work with in the office nobody allowed work remote.
Anything to keep the limelight away. Like chickens all couped together up there.
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