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kneemos · 14-08-2012 11:45am

constitutionus wrote: »

Mary Macavoy to cover the tom dunne show with fionn davenport next week .

Even the woman herself says to be afraid !

Say your joking.....PLEASE.

wnolan1992 · 14-08-2012 12:11pm

introubleman wrote: »

Sile, Tom Dunne, and Murph on off the ball..... How are they still in their jobs???

Cringeworthy

Murph's a legend. End of.

kneemos wrote: »

Say your joking.....PLEASE.

He isn't.

kneemos · 14-08-2012 12:34pm

He isn't.

[/QUOTE] The "death notices"so.

Imhof Tank · 14-08-2012 1:20pm

introubleman wrote: »

Whoa, you're way off the mark there with that one, Murph's hilarious.

Tries way to hard to be funny and doesn't pull it off, love the show, can't stand him[/QUOTE]

^^ = Contradictory statement. Murph is an integral part of the show

JonathanAnon · 14-08-2012 1:23pm

Fair Play to Jonathan Healy for putting the question about management wages to that woman.. That exact question should have been put to Fergus Finlay when he was playing the poor mouth yesterday.

TheGimp · 16-08-2012 5:12pm

Sile Seoige, Hook, McAvoy are insufferable. Used to like Tom Dunne but the more I listen to him the more I think he's a gormless eejit.

Can only listen to Healy and Moncrieff these days (Moncrieff being leagues ahead of just about everyone on the radio).

Swan Curry · 16-08-2012 8:12pm

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

kneemos · 16-08-2012 8:19pm

Swan Curry wrote: »

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

Seems to be everywhere lately.I think Moncrieff is back tomorrow.It was hilarious last Friday I must say with that Australian movie critic.

fred funk }{ · 16-08-2012 9:28pm

Swan Curry wrote: »

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

Couldn't agree more. He isn't very good at all on the radio.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 17-08-2012 7:28am

Fionn and Biddy are presenting the TD show next week.:eek:

Heroditas · 17-08-2012 8:34am

Swan Curry wrote: »

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

Oh I don't know.... you could end up with Andrea Pappin or Síle "how ya gittin an" Seoige.

tapit54 · 17-08-2012 12:11pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Fionn and Biddy are presenting the TD show next week.:eek:

Could be an interesting week! :-)

ballsymchugh · 17-08-2012 3:32pm

why does newstalk news have stories from a few days ago?
that spanish mayor and union stole that food at least 2 days ago. at least that's when i heard it on newstalk the first time!

Calhoun · 17-08-2012 7:57pm

Anyone happen to be listening around 18:30 to another one of Georges so called experts who spent the whole time kissing ass.

I wonder if they have to shower afterwards with the shame.

Marcusm · 17-08-2012 11:33pm

Swan Curry wrote: »

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

Tuning in Pat Kenny and getting Ronan Collins?

MJ23 · 18-08-2012 12:38pm

Is Tom Dunne off next week? If so, I'll tune in to see what its like. Can't stand his painfully boring voice, fake laugh and obsession with music.

Ol' Donie · 18-08-2012 12:45pm

Swan Curry wrote: »

There's nothing worse than turning on the radio expecting to hear Sean Moncrieff and then getting Fionn bloody Davenport instead.

Ha ha, this exact sentence came into my mind several times this week. Meant to post it myself.

ballsymchugh · 18-08-2012 3:20pm

MJ23 wrote: »

Is Tom Dunne off next week? If so, I'll tune in to see what its like. Can't stand his painfully boring voice, fake laugh and obsession with music.

i'll give you 5 minutes.
one thing i'll give him, he does know his stuff about music.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 19-08-2012 3:28pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

i'll give you 5 minutes.
one thing i'll give him, he does know his stuff about music.

You're right about that, the guy has a fantastic knowledge of music, I find I share a lot of his tastes. He's the kind of guy who I'd like to have a pint with.

risteard7 · 19-08-2012 5:52pm

Dave mcintyre back roaring and shouting again, when somebody has a shot that goes 10 yards wide

EchoO · 19-08-2012 6:53pm

McIntyre reminds me of Jonathan Pearce in his Channel 5 days.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 19-08-2012 8:45pm

risteard7 wrote: »

Dave mcintyre back roaring and shouting again, when somebody has a shot that goes 10 yards wide

Clown of a man. Somebody needs to tell him to tone it down.

McDave · 19-08-2012 9:01pm

Ex-NewsTalk presenter Claire Byrne is being touted in the Sindo for Morning Ireland: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/claire-byrne-lined-up-for-morning-ireland-role-3203556.html

I think NewsTalk really dropped the ball on CB. NewsTalk foisted Ivan Yates on her, and I didn't much care for the way Yates behaved towards her. No class. She left NewsTalk in fairly short order for RTE, and after some supporting gigs, it looks like her time has come.

Good luck Claire. If you're on MI, I'll be tuning in from Lyric - having long ago given up the ghost on the Breakfast Show.

wnolan1992 · 19-08-2012 9:18pm

McDave wrote: »

Ex-NewsTalk presenter Claire Byrne is being touted in the Sindo for Morning Ireland: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/claire-byrne-lined-up-for-morning-ireland-role-3203556.html

I think NewsTalk really dropped the ball on CB. NewsTalk foisted Ivan Yates on her, and I didn't much care for the way Yates behaved towards her. No class. She left NewsTalk in fairly short order for RTE, and after some supporting gigs, it looks like her time has come.

Good luck Claire. If you're on MI, I'll be tuning in from Lyric - having long ago given up the ghost on the Breakfast Show.

This could be the thing that makes me actually consider MI as a viable option in the mornings...

Agree with your post 100%, NT were fools to let her go IMO.

McDave · 19-08-2012 9:21pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

This could be the thing that makes me actually consider MI as a viable option in the mornings...

Agree with your post 100%, NT were fools to let her go IMO.

And then end up with so little after Yates had to bail. Not that I was at all a fan of Ivan's.

ballsymchugh · 19-08-2012 9:24pm

i couldn't rate claire byrne when she was on newstalk, she always seemed out of her depth. seemed like she was asking questions without following on, just like ryan tubridy on the late late, he just asks what's on the card without elaborating.
always felt like people she interviewed went rings around her without her noticing, which is why ivan yates was a much better replacement.

kneemos · 19-08-2012 9:26pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

This could be the thing that makes me actually consider MI as a viable option in the mornings...

Agree with your post 100%, NT were fools to let her go IMO.

I was never a fan of Clair Byrne until she went to Newstalk where I think Yates lightened her up a lot.I also remember her being over the moon that she did'nt have to get up at all hours for the breakfast show.

GSF · 19-08-2012 10:14pm

kneemos wrote: »

I was never a fan of Clair Byrne until she went to Newstalk where I think Yates lightened her up a lot.I also remember her being over the moon that she did'nt have to get up at all hours for the breakfast show.

well if she gets an RTE gig she will be working one week on one week off. None of this full time, 5 day a week presenting on RTE

Heroditas · 19-08-2012 10:18pm

I posted this on the Breakfast Show thread but it's equally relevant here:

It's being reported in the Sindo that Claire Byrne will take over Radio 1's morning slot.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't she state that she was looking forward to doing light entertainment when she left Newstalk?

Anyway, News talk really need to capitalize on this and appoint a top notch breakfast host. There's now an opportunity to grab some of Radio 1's listeners.
Byrne is, in a word, awful.
Far too many cringe worthy moments - most notably when she tried to get a van together with supplies to help during the floods back in 2009. Awful stuff

Dub13 · 20-08-2012 6:10pm

Whats this Talking English crap on a Sunday night,were is talking history gone..?

yosser hughes · 20-08-2012 6:21pm

McDave wrote: »

Ex-NewsTalk presenter Claire Byrne is being touted in the Sindo for Morning Ireland: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/claire-byrne-lined-up-for-morning-ireland-role-3203556.html

I think NewsTalk really dropped the ball on CB. NewsTalk foisted Ivan Yates on her, and I didn't much care for the way Yates behaved towards her. No class. She left NewsTalk in fairly short order for RTE, and after some supporting gigs, it looks like her time has come.

Good luck Claire. If you're on MI, I'll be tuning in from Lyric - having long ago given up the ghost on the Breakfast Show.

I couldn't disagree with you more. Claire Byrne was completely out of her depth and Yates only showed her up for the complete lightweight she is. Reading the news is about her level,however somebody in RTE likes her.
Newstalk didn't drop any ball in relation to some great talent, getting on to the gravy train that is RTE is the holy grail for those involved in the media in Ireland. Newstalk don't pay very well and are not likely to eithe,r when they have yet to turn a profit.
I suggest you listen to her when she is interviewing someone.As somone said earlier, she reads the question on the card, she just doesn't have the political or cultural awareness or depth of knowledge that she really should have. Then again,that's not unusual these days.
I genuinely despair that she seems to have been promoted way way way beyond her ability.

EchoO · 20-08-2012 7:17pm

McDave wrote: »

Ex-NewsTalk presenter Claire Byrne is being touted in the Sindo for Morning Ireland: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/claire-byrne-lined-up-for-morning-ireland-role-3203556.html

I think NewsTalk really dropped the ball on CB. NewsTalk foisted Ivan Yates on her, and I didn't much care for the way Yates behaved towards her. No class. She left NewsTalk in fairly short order for RTE, and after some supporting gigs, it looks like her time has come.

Good luck Claire. If you're on MI, I'll be tuning in from Lyric - having long ago given up the ghost on the Breakfast Show.

The Breakfast Show with Claire Byrne had 70,000 listenerships, after she left they gained 63,000 - hardly a coincidence,

McDave · 20-08-2012 7:25pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

I couldn't disagree with you more. Claire Byrne was completely out of her depth and Yates only showed her up for the complete lightweight she is. Reading the news is about her level,however somebody in RTE likes her.
Newstalk didn't drop any ball in relation to some great talent, getting on to the gravy train that is RTE is the holy grail for those involved in the media in Ireland. Newstalk don't pay very well and are not likely to eithe,r when they have yet to turn a profit.
I suggest you listen to her when she is interviewing someone.As somone said earlier, she reads the question on the card, she just doesn't have the political or cultural awareness or depth of knowledge that she really should have. Then again,that's not unusual these days.
I genuinely despair that she seems to have been promoted way way way beyond her ability.

Just giving my POV Yosser.

I gave Yates the benefit of the doubt for a long time, but he was an awful smart ass in the end. And all despite his considerable experience, which should have made him a serious broadcasting heavyweight.

Claire Byrne was fine in her NewsTalk role. Obviously she will never be a John Bowman. But she's head and shoulders above phoneys like Miriam O'Callaghan. If you look at the current crew on Boring Ireland, which I can't really listen to, IMO she'll be an asset.

McDave · 20-08-2012 7:32pm

EchoO wrote: »

The Breakfast Show with Claire Byrne had 70,000 listenerships, after she left they gained 63,000 - hardly a coincidence,

Chris and Claire didn't do so well. Yates increased the listenership. He has an obvious profile. But even the current crew is holding up well after Yates' departure. So there are must be other factors at work.

fred funk }{ · 20-08-2012 9:41pm

Anybody who thinks Clair Byrne is a talented presenter is either on drugs or her brother or sister. I'm sorry, but she is shockingly bad and I'm genuinely baffled that someone actually rates her.

EchoO · 20-08-2012 10:25pm

McDave wrote: »

Chris and Claire didn't do so well. Yates increased the listenership. He has an obvious profile. But even the current crew is holding up well after Yates' departure. So there are must be other factors at work.

There's a bit of a time lag with the JNLR figures so the current crews ratings aren't know yet, I fully expect them to nose dive. Ivan's obvious profile only started to have an affect after she left. For me, the reason why Ger and Claire, or Ivan and Claire, didn't do so well is down to her not having a particularly likeable radio persona. I really can't understand why has been given the breaks she has in RTE, her talent definitely doesn't merit it.

Technique · 20-08-2012 11:12pm

Byrne is too lightweight for current affairs and too stuffy for light entertainment - she'll be perfect for RTE.

Yates had his faults but he was excellent at calling it when it came to Irish politics and at asking the probing questions in interviews.

gothictwilight · 21-08-2012 10:13am

There's something quite unlikeable about Claire Byrne, can't put my finger on it.
She seemed very out of her dept on Newstalk.

mike65 · 21-08-2012 10:54am

McDave wrote: »

Chris and Claire didn't do so well. Yates increased the listenership. He has an obvious profile. But even the current crew is holding up well after Yates' departure. So there are must be other factors at work.

Its the 6 month numbers published in late Oct/early November that will tell us much better.

GSF · 21-08-2012 11:13am

gothictwilight wrote: »

There's something quite unlikeable about Claire Byrne, can't put my finger on it.
She seemed very out of her dept on Newstalk.

Shes not very spontaneous. Comes across as very head girl jolly hockey sticks type. Would struggle with banter if it wasnt pre-scripted.

McDave · 21-08-2012 10:42pm

Technique wrote: »

Byrne is too lightweight for current affairs and too stuffy for light entertainment - she'll be perfect for RTE.

Yates had his faults but he was excellent at calling it when it came to Irish politics and at asking the probing questions in interviews.

I really wanted to like Yates. He could have potentially brought a lot to the show. But in the end I think he had what seemed like a lazy attitude, riffing on slagging Chris, and not getting stuck into the serious politicos when they needed to be taken down a peg or two. In the heel of the hunt, he didn't go for the big game on the Breakfast Show.

I'm not arguing CB had more political nous than Yates. But she's undoubtedly a good presenter. And I think she'll do a better (and hopefully less patronising) job than Aine Lawlor.

JimboJones74 · 21-08-2012 11:17pm

Would rate Ivan far higher than CB.
Ivans slagging of Chris I felt was un-needed and pointless.

Is the Fionn/Mary double act working?

tommyboy2222 · 22-08-2012 10:21am

the Fionn/Mary double act working?

They are on now and it's excruciating.

Talking about rape. Apparently its bad mmmmkay ?

I would never have known.

td1 · 23-08-2012 10:53am

they're still employing sarah carey

and now they've decided that mike soden is just the economics guru we need

:( - could you pick 2 people more representative of what was/is rotten with this country

DEFTLEFTHAND · 23-08-2012 1:44pm

Biddie from Glenroe presenting a national radio show has just got me thinking about something.

Does anyone remember about two years ago comedian PG Gallagher was due to fill in for Tom during his summer break. I think he did two days before being pulled and Sile Seoige was parachuted in (pardon the pun).

Did anyone hear PG for those two days, and if so just how bad was it?

EchoO · 23-08-2012 3:59pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Biddie from Glenroe presenting a national radio show has just got me thinking about something.

Does anyone remember about two years ago comedian PG Gallagher was due to fill in for Tom during his summer break. I think he did two days before being pulled and Sile Seoige was parachuted in (pardon the pun).

Did anyone hear PG for those two days, and if so just how bad was it?

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/comic-not-laughing-as-radio-axe-falls-2315232.html

Station insiders claim Newstalk's decision was prompted by fears of a ratings meltdown with the arrival of Ryan Tubridy in the same slot on 2fm.

:pac:

It wasn't great now, but being replaced by Sile Seoige was adding insult to injury - she was awful. I remember thinking Newstalk's claim that "Sile got a particularly good reaction from listeners" was very suspect.

Badabing · 23-08-2012 4:02pm

Jesus Tom Dunne has had some ratings meltdown since he took over 4 years ago.

kneemos · 23-08-2012 4:09pm

I think I vaguely remember it being a bit mad but not that bad in fairness,paticularly as he said himself on the second day.

themont85 · 23-08-2012 7:04pm

Irish talk radio is really in the dumps at the moment. Pity I used to really like Newstalk. Morning Ireland taking on Claire Byrne, one of the reasons I stopped with NT, disappoints me.

Swan Curry · 23-08-2012 7:11pm

The food guy on Moncrieff today was pretty entertaining.He's probably the only chef they've had on that I wouldn't mind listening to instead of Paolo.

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