RTE Olympics commentators? basketball guy Tim McCarthy?

cjbh · 22-08-2008 01:56AM #1

anyone know anything about the basketball commentator, Tim McCarthy? like, where is he from, what does he look like? i mean, whoa:p:eek:

also the athletics guy, Tony O' Donoghue, he has been commentating for years yet i have never seen what he looks like.

and the gymnastics commentators, Jerry Kelly and Colm Murray, anyone know anything about them?

aaargh, it drives me mad not knowing what these people look like!!! LOL! i even emailed rte but they couldn't help

overall i think rte's commentating is very good, the madcap commentators have grown on me (really annoyed me to begin with) and now i'm intrigued!

dango · 22-08-2008 02:02AM

Timmay Mccarthy has to be one of the most annoying commentators on irish tv. Those americanisms with that accent just sound silly. I'm sure they're all ugly, it's like a half step up from radio

Xavi6 · 22-08-2008 02:39AM

cjbh wrote: »

also the athletics guy, Tony O' Donoghue, he has been commentating for years yet i have never seen what he looks like.

Ehhhhhh O'Donoghue's always on tv, whether it's for the soccer, GAA or just a story on the 9 o'clock news.

Google images is your friend.

DarkJager · 22-08-2008 06:38AM

Who's the guy that does the womens hockey?? He sounds like the fcuking cookie monster...

Dennis the Stone · 22-08-2008 08:36AM

I think the Tony O'Donoghue that does the athletics commentary is different to Tony O'Donoghue the sports reporter (above)

zuutroy · 22-08-2008 11:34AM

McCarthy's a fool. I had him as a coach back in the day where he used to tell us not to dunk as its only two points and there's no need for showboating :rolleyes:

The hockey guy is a looney. I'd say he could get very annoying very quick.

Morgans · 22-08-2008 11:35AM

Tago Mago wrote: »

I think the Tony O'Donoghue that does the athletics commentary is different to Tony O'Donoghue the sports reporter (above)

I think you are correct.

Vince135792003 · 22-08-2008 11:40AM

dango wrote: »

Timmay Mccarthy has to be one of the most annoying commentators on irish tv.

I enjoy his work on commentary.

gordon_gekko · 22-08-2008 08:34PM

Vince135792003 wrote: »

I enjoy his work on commentary.

me too and whats this about him and an american accent, he has a thicker than a double ditch cork brog

zuutroy · 22-08-2008 09:28PM

gordon_gekko wrote: »

me too and whats this about him and an american accent, he has a thicker than a double ditch cork brog

The poster says Americanisms with the Cork accent sound silly, which is very true. He sounds like Fr. Jack when he repeatedly shouts "Oh Yeeeasss!"

Vince135792003 · 23-08-2008 10:07PM

zuutroy wrote: »

The poster says Americanisms with the Cork accent sound silly, which is very true.

I don't think it sounds silly. I enjoy the fact that it comes across that he genuinely enjoys and is excited about what he's commentating on.

Zaph · 23-08-2008 10:20PM

DarkJager wrote: »

Who's the guy that does the womens hockey?? He sounds like the fcuking cookie monster...

I heard him for the first time today, feckin' brutal he was. I think his name was Frank Whelan, never heard of him before.

chalkitdown1 · 23-08-2008 10:45PM

Vince135792003 wrote: »

I don't think it sounds silly. I enjoy the fact that it comes across that he genuinely enjoys and is excited about what he's commentating on.

This.

I think he's great. He gets so excited about the smallest of things.
'tis very entertaining. I'm gonna miss him.

mickd · 24-08-2008 06:59AM

This guy is probably commentating from a studio in RTE. Imagine going ape at an event 1000's of miles away

Saint_Mel · 24-08-2008 07:51AM

cjbh wrote: »

anyone know anything about the basketball commentator, Tim McCarthy? like, where is he from, what does he look like? i mean, whoa:p:eek:

Timmy is from Cork but lives in Athlone