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RTE’s Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh says she’s ‘constantly financially smashed’ amid pay gap row

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh has revealed she struggles to make ends meet, despite being a full time employee of RTÉ.

After it emerged that Sharon Ní Bheoláin earns between €60,000 and €80,000 less than her Six One News co-host Bryan Dobson, a row within the broadcaster is rumoured to have begun.

Bláthnaid told the Irish Mail On Sunday newspaper that she was “constantly financially smashed” even though she’s worked for the broadcaster for 30 years.

Row: Things are said to be tense within RTE

“I hope things will improve after this headline week,” she said.

“Probably not for me but for the next batch hopefully. You have to admit there is a problem to fix and the one thing about us is that we are loud.

The former Afternoon Show host, who now co-hosts a radio show with Dereck Mooney on Saturday’s, said that she has been taking students in during the summer, to make sure she can pay the bills.

“RTÉ is in trouble financially but that is not my fault. Everyone runs RTÉ and not everyone can manage it but I am very optimistic about the next few months. I am.

Pay: Sharon’s salary was revealed as much lower than her co-anchor’s

“But then again I have a habit of being very optimistic and then being gutted. I suppose if I was towards the end of my career and I was thinking that there might be packages or whatever – but I can’t go anywhere. I can’t afford to go anywhere.

“My daughter Síle is in college and she is 20, Peadar is going to do his Leaving Cert, the other two come after him. I have been keeping students all summer.

“That goes towards the back-to-school fund. I am a great believer in that. We are all good, and we aren’t going anywhere,” she said.

Leave: Bryan won’t be back until September | VIPIRELAND.COM

While the gender pay row continues, Bryan Dobson has taken annual leave, and won’t be back in the station until September.

Although some staff say they are struggling, other RTE stars are raking in huge salaries. In the latest figures Ryan Tubridy earned €495,000, Joe Duffy €416,893 and Bryan Dobson took home €195,816.

And female stars Marian Finucane brought home €295,000 while Miriam O’Callaghan was paid €280,445.

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