Simon Bourke: €150,000 for Oliver Callan is a start, but RTÉ remains way out of touch with the common man
It slightly hinders one’s enjoyment of a radio show when you find out how much the host is worth. That cheery discussion, reminiscent of a chat round the kitchen table, becomes less cosy, less warm, when you realise the person asking the questions earns more than any almost any journalist in the country. He may sound like one of us, act like one of us, but he’s not really.