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Newstalk Megathread

run_Forrest_run · 2008-02-13 10:50:33

sorry if this has been discussed already but I've had it with Newstalk...they have way too many adverts or they take too many ad breaks. I know they are a commercial station but so is TodayFM which does not have as many breaks. Also while I'm here, I'm fed up listening to Claire Byrne practically begging people to text…

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#8282 20-11-2014 8:43am
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oh the irony in one of their little info ads this morning. some muslim kid going on about how people should be allowed to practice their religious beliefs without having someone tell them their religion was wrong.

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#8283 20-11-2014 11:05am
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Is Pat Kenny on a weeks holidays ? Stand in people over the past 3 days

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#8284 20-11-2014 11:32am
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ifconfig wrote: »

Is Pat Kenny on a weeks holidays ? Stand in people over the past 3 days

Yep,

He said it before he left on Friday. In fairness he's on air a lot more than he was on RTE or to that fact than Hook.

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#8285 20-11-2014 11:47am
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Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Yep,

He said it before he left on Friday. In fairness he's on air a lot more than he was on RTE or to that fact than Hook.

Absolutely agree.
I've only switched the dial to him in recent weeks.
The RTE/SOR show isn't working for me.
Also the RTE stand in at the moment Keelin hurts my ears, unfortunately.

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#8286 20-11-2014 9:12pm
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bbability wrote: »

Folks,

I'm closing this thread on Saturday. Please continue to discuss Newstalk shows in separate threads from Saturday.

i wonder who's going to be annoyed enough to start a jonathan healy thread!

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#8287 20-11-2014 9:23pm
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ballsymchugh wrote: »

i wonder who's going to be annoyed enough to start a jonathan healy thread!

Not to mention a Shane Coleman one...

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#8288 20-11-2014 9:54pm
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ballsymchugh wrote: »

i wonder who's going to be annoyed enough to start a jonathan healy thread!

I'll probably have the Marc Coleman thread to myself, as I seem to be the only boardsie masochistic enough to listen to him!:p

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#8289 20-11-2014 10:31pm
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Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I'll probably have the Marc Coleman thread to myself, as I seem to be the only boardsie masochistic enough to listen to him!:p

I always keep forgetting to listen to him tbh. I genuinely used to enjoy his show during the week before. But that time on Sunday isn't exactly prime radio listening time for me. :P

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#8290 20-11-2014 10:43pm
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wnolan1992 wrote: »

I always keep forgetting to listen to him tbh. I genuinely used to enjoy his show during the week before. But that time on Sunday isn't exactly prime radio listening time for me. :P

I actually like the format of the show and appreciate many of the guests but Coleman himself I find borderline insufferable. He actually said a couple of months ago, and it's imprinted on my memory: "A lot of people on the left still have a soft spot for Stalin, or 'Uncle Joe' as they call him".:rolleyes:

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#8291 21-11-2014 1:54am
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Much like Mooney a couple of months age, Chris Donoghue has had a complaint against him upheld for stating that he would vote in a referendum in favour of changes to Irish law to permit same-sex marriage. The BAI really thinks we're all idiots who have to be saved from radio presenters expressing an opinion.

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/complaint-over-radio-host-backing-same-sex-marriage-upheld-in-part-1.2008972

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#8292 21-11-2014 9:18am
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foxtrot101 wrote: »

Much like Mooney a couple of months age, Chris Donoghue has had a complaint against him upheld for stating that he would vote in a referendum in favour of changes to Irish law to permit same-sex marriage. The BAI really thinks we're all idiots who have to be saved from radio presenters expressing an opinion.

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/complaint-over-radio-host-backing-same-sex-marriage-upheld-in-part-1.2008972

Loved his response to it this morning at around 7:40 where he basically calls the decision bullsh*t. :P

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#8293 21-11-2014 11:26am
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delighted with himself, raise his profile with his ever present and tiresome people pleasing populist viewpoints. his rant this morning was pathetic with his repetitive "it means i'm pro-equality" whinging. There was a gay rights spokesperson/campaigner who gave a very good in-depth interview a few weeks ago on a Saturday on Newstalk, who himself raised serious concerns over passing legislation for gay marriage, I can't remember his name but he gave a very balanced viewpoint on the issue, I'm pretty sure he was pro equality, would Chris regard him not to be or as bigoted because he didn't share his opinion? <Mod: snip - no personal abuse, including presenters and guests.>

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#8294 21-11-2014 12:28pm
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I couldn't give a toss about Chris's opinion on gay marriage however the BAI's busy body vocal interference in his voicing an opinion is in stark contrast with its continuing deafening silence on DOB's (whose winning of the ESAT contract was due to payments he made to FG's Michael Lowry, the then communications minister, who unduly influenced the bidding process accoridng to the Moriarty report...), ever increasing strangle-hold on Irish media.

As usual with most Irish institutions, the BAI is intent on policing Irish peoples morals and ethics while ignoring the golden circle 'establishment' surrounding our politicians...

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#8295 21-11-2014 12:33pm
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Moderator: can we leave out the personal sniping please? Posts deleted.

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#8296 21-11-2014 3:36pm
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Noticed that the Tom Dunne Film review thingie podcast was available yesterday evening before the actual radio show aired...always thought it was live but tbh never listened to a whole show so could be wrong....he did mention txting in on 53106 which I thought was a bit odd considering it wasn't live - anyone?

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#8297 21-11-2014 5:14pm
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bbability wrote: »

Folks,

I'm closing this thread on Saturday. Please continue to discuss Newstalk shows in separate threads from Saturday.

Is it not handier for everyone to have one general thread like this?

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#8298 21-11-2014 9:31pm
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DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Is it not handier for everyone to have one general thread like this?

Alongside ones for the big shows: Hook, Breakfast etc. I thought that system worked well, but les mods have ses raisons that the rest of us ne connait pas...

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#8299 21-11-2014 9:37pm
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DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Is it not handier for everyone to have one general thread like this?

Was gonna say this.

I don't want to start a Global Village thread. :-(:-(

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#8300 21-11-2014 9:43pm
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DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Is it not handier for everyone to have one general thread like this?

Hear hear. I second that.

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#8301 21-11-2014 9:44pm
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

Was gonna say this.

I don't want to start a Global Village thread. :-(:-(

there is one already. it'd be racist not to have it. or is that homophobic? sectarian anyone?

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#8302 21-11-2014 9:46pm
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ballsymchugh wrote: »

there is one already. it'd be racist not to have it. or is that homophobic? sectarian anyone?

A thread singling out Global Village? I blame Irish society.

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#8303 21-11-2014 9:47pm
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

A thread singling out Global Village? I blame Irish society.

you definitely definitely can't blame certain sections of irish society though.

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#8304 21-11-2014 9:53pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056051153

here is the thread

be handy if the last post before locking has links to the threads.

as far as i know, it's only PK, moncreiff, off the ball and global friggin village that have threads.
be grand if there was just a regular newstalk thread for the minor quibbles of the day during the news shows.

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#8305 21-11-2014 9:56pm
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ballsymchugh wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056051153

here is the thread

be handy if the last post before locking has links to the threads.

as far as i know, it's only PK, moncreiff, off the ball and global friggin village that have threads.
be grand if there was just a regular newstalk thread for the minor quibbles of the day during the news shows.

I am so offended by this. Gonna oraganise a parade.

Woah, sorry, still in Global frame of mind.

And you all can f***in accept that.

Woah....

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#8306 21-11-2014 9:58pm
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

I am so offended by this. Gonna oraganise a parade.

Woah, sorry, still in Global frame of mind.

And you all can f***in accept that.

Woah....

it's your right to have a parade, man! or is that an offensive term to you??!

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#8307 21-11-2014 10:07pm
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I might start a thread for that Gaeilge Gaisce thing, seeing as the Megathread is closing.

Boards might want to get some new servers to cope with the deluge of posts :pac:

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#8308 21-11-2014 10:07pm
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ballsymchugh wrote: »

it's your right to have a parade, man! or is that an offensive term to you??!

It's also my right not to have a parade. All you Irish people need to accept that.

And I find the term "offensive" offensive. It's my right to feel however I want to feel, without it being labelled. Please respect that.

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#8309 21-11-2014 10:09pm
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Skid X wrote: »

I might start a thread for that Gaeilge Gaisce thing, seeing as the Megathread is closing.

Boards might want to get some new servers to cope with the deluge of posts :pac:

Sin, sin, man.

Sin, sin.

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#8310 21-11-2014 10:31pm
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I might as well now register that the woman who has a book show on Sunday Morning has the most D4 accent ever heard on radio, 'wroishers' and 'lish'r'shur' etc.. all delivered in an odd stop-start rhythm, as if each word is recorded independently then badly spliced together

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#8311 22-11-2014 10:37am
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ok the thread is now closed. I would ask all contributors who wish to discuss Newstalk shows to start separate threads for show topics. There are a few already in play such as the Pat Kenny Show and Off The Ball.

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