Oiling up the Tape Players out in Montrose.

NIMAN

No Brendan O'connor for the 2nd weekend in a row.

Cosmo Kramer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498557#Comment_121498557

Hope they've enjoyed their time off over the Christmas, I finished up in my own job at lunchtime on the 21st and I'm not back at work until tomorrow. They're entitled to their holidays as well and hopefully it gives one or two others a chance to gain some opportunities and experience while they're off. Failings of senior management aren't the presenters' fault.

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121582115#Comment_121582115

All at the same time?

Marcel Sweet

Most of the "Top talent" back now ...folksy Ray still hangin in on the arternoon graveyard slot at a cool €450K + !

Be snapped up over in the UK so he would ...could be trouserin up to £80K sterling like Tubburty ?

Can't figure out why these Dudes don't give it a try.....

RINO87

I wonder will we have a "Try it Sometime" moment from the disgraced once? Who will conduct the Interview?

"Two houses, one in Dublin and an Apartment in London, two housekeepers and multiple bags of sneachta...on my wages? You try it sometime."

amlinopta

No sign of Claire Byrne after a week. Carole Coleman presenting Morning Ireland, Samantha Libreri and Cian McCormack have already filled in this year. Just the five full time presenters.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121513250#Comment_121513250

Tell us more about Sound Operators thing? Surely the producer would make decisions on that?

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121734458#Comment_121734458

There is no evidence of a producer whatsoever in that mess of a show

Expunge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121734458#Comment_121734458

The story as I heard it was that early on in the life of the Ray D'Arcy Show, he was determined to drive his own desk, even though a Sound Op. was assigned and rostered for the show. They could still very well be paid to be available for that to this day, I don't know.

The D'Arcy team also wanted a printer in the studio, as was the case in Today FM.

The team got a flat "no" to that request from somebody senior, pointing out that the noise of a printer in the studio would be too loud.

There followed a rant by somebody on the imported D'Arcy team about the Civil Service mentality of this decision - to much mirth from the techies.

The imported D'Arcy team never did mind taking the Civil Service money, though.

Brendan Bendar

Strong bang of “Tell them fuhherk all and get the hell outa Dodge” from RTE today.

Goggins must be packed……

Losty Dublin

Shay Byrne has been busy mixing it up all week with all sorts of genres. A bit of Country and Western, a big of Country, a bit of Country and Irish, a bit of Irish and Country, a bit of Western, a bit of Western and Country and some Irish.

And because he's on next week as well, he brought in an 80's compilation and ABBA Gold that he has in the car just in case he runs out.

dvcireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122066600#Comment_122066600

Did he play any of his Rising Time favourites:

Shaney Boy by Kevin Johnson

Mr Bojangles by Sammy Davis Junior

Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet

Anything from the Hamilton soundtrack

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122068565#Comment_122068565

Hi Shane! 😁