Joseph O'Connor's Monologues

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Is there anyone else out there who is highly irritated by Joseph O'Connor's
"column" (oops freudian slip).

I don't find it one bit inspiring or entertaining and I think it has outlived its sell by date. I really wish no ills on the guy and to some extent think, fair play to him for finding something to boost his family's income and I'm sure it must be popular. My father sent me a link to it one day so he obviously likes it but I think it is the Kings new clothes.

Again - I am not being mean spirited to Joe. As far as I know he has written some fine prose in recent years and this is a sideline which probably surprised himself as how popular (or in my case unpopular) it has become.

My personal instinct is to switch the channel once I hear his dreary drone.

FlutterinBantam

100% agree, listened to the one tonight and had a thought to start a thread.

Joe, game is up, you had your day,getting tiresome, we can actually think for ourselves, give the thing a rest!!

Well done for starting the thread OP

JonathanAnon

Absolutely HATE this. Dull, full of cliché, pretentious, and cant stand his voice.
He was voicing an ad for the Listowel Writer's Week (or festival or something) a few months ago, and I near threw the radio out the window on hearing it.

Yet another reason not to listen to DriveTime, what with Mary Wilson already being poor enough herself. Yet another mistake today, announcing a contributor as being from UCD when she was from UCC (she corrected Mary)... The amount of very basic mistakes they make in their research is astounding.

mike65

Pompous, self regarding, dull, monotone. And thats on a good day. Olivia O'Learys similiar contributions are usually rather better.

imme

It's definitely his voice, the quality of his voice, not his writing. His writing speak to Ireland. The same probably goes for Fergus Finlay, his voice is difficult to listen to.

brettmirl

There is something about his voice that makes my skin crawl. Turn him off whenever he comes on.

JonathanAnon

Just in case anybody needs a refresher of what his monologues are like here's one that sombody uploaded on youtube. god only knows why.

Good job Handel didn bump into Joseph O'Connor on O'Connell Bridge before the premiere of The Messiah, he would have jumped into the Liffey.

Aidric

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Yet another reason not to listen to DriveTime, what with Mary Wilson already being poor enough herself. Yet another mistake today, announcing a contributor as being from UCD when she was from UCC (she corrected Mary)... The amount of very basic mistakes they make in their research is astounding.

I'm astounded that this woman is still at the helm of drivetime. I've tuned in a few times over the last number of weeks and was cringing through most of it. I'm beginning to wonder if any research is done at all.

giftgrub

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Absolutely HATE this. Dull, full of cliché, pretentious, and cant stand his voice.
He was voicing an ad for the Listowel Writer's Week (or festival or something) a few months ago, and I near threw the radio out the window on hearing it.
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"Shake your derriere in the sweet Kerry air"?

Shut the ***k up you ****er, I or I'll kill myself by pulling my heart out through my foot!!!!!!!

The Muppet

Some of them are good,I wasn't impressed with his Holloween in new york one yesterday. His tone is a little grinding.

parasite

yeah, it definitely jumped the shark a few months ago

FlutterinBantam

Lads and lassies...seriously....It's Halloween

Not trying to insult,but hey..... y'know.

humberklog

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Lads and lassies...seriously....It's Halloween

Not trying to insult,but hey..... y'know.

Hallowe'en while we're at it.


Good thing about Joe doing that item is that it means that Fergus is not.

FlutterinBantam

To hear Joe talking about New York you'd think nobody was ever there.
I always chuckle to myself at Mary Wilson's almost awestruck breathless closure after the monologue, you or I could do just as good Humber;)

themagicmunkey

I like the monologues - his voice is not great - but I enjoy them - don't always agree with his view point on things but thats fine...

some very amusing WC US '94 stories and some very poetic parenthood discoveries....

JonathanAnon

"Shake your derriere in the sweet Kerry air"?

I was wrecking my head to try and remember that one rhyme that used to drive me mad..... Even googled for it, and I strangely found that a few people thought this ad was great.... I mean, come on people.

Holloween

Maybe this was his jibe at how meaningless this pagan festival has become ;-)

nevey

Thank God it isn't just me. He is a boring, monotone, self-important twat. Why does he think anyone cares about his pathetic navel-gazing reminiscences? He does my head in. I rarely listen to Drivetime as a result, but get subjected to him occasionally on the highlights(!) of the week radio show.

Tabnabs

I like him. It's quantity over quality, but then he's asked to fairly churn the prose out for a commercial audience. His 'like' monologue was excellent.

Fergus Finlay on the other hand makes me want to slit my wrists, not a guy you'd want to be stuck beside on a long haul flight :eek:

Olivia O'Leary is by far the best contributor.

class1comp

I really enjoyed the "like" monologue

Firetrap

Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like his monologues at all. It's like the emperor's new clothes.

JonathanAnon

Pretentious, monotone ramblings today again as usual. Here's a bit of poetry for you Joe. You can use it for Writer's Week next year. "I'd love to break my chair off your pretentious derriere". I dont like Fergus Finlay either. Bleeding heart rubbish. Olivia O'Leary is about the best of them.

It's about at the same level as the show to be honest. There are a lot of quality shows on Radio One. DriveTime is not one of them.

JonathanAnon

Another ad with the fair Joe being played on RTE at the moment.

"Your buttocks have me intoxicated".. followed by audience laughter. A crude BOTTOM of the barrel "joke" by a pompous ASS. My skin crawls when I hear his voice..

Is he still doing monologues for DriveTime, I dont listen to it any more.

DublinWriter

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Pretentious, monotone ramblings today again as usual. Here's a bit of poetry for you Joe. You can use it for Writer's Week next year. "I'd love to break my chair off your pretentious derriere". I dont like Fergus Finlay either. Bleeding heart rubbish. Olivia O'Leary is about the best of them.

Hear Hear.

Chrisht, I thought Paul Durcan's Friday braying poetic diatribes were bad on Pat Kenny until I heard Joseph O'Connor break out in song one evening on the commute home.

The same self-satisfied smug monotone of any associate broadcaster who thinks his/her options actually count for anything and that the great unwashed actually hang on his/her every insightful word.

WTF are they smoking in Montrose? The fumes of our money by the sounds of it.

FlutterinBantam

These vested interest punters have infiltrated RTE with little opposition.

Mark my words advertising rev. is behind it somewhere.

I(naive laddie that I am) often wondered why horse racing got such big profile on Saturday Sport.

Like a fookin' ordinary meeting in Naas, couple of hundred at it.

What the fook like? Peader Flanagan on day and night!!


Till the cent dropped... sponsored by Paddy Power.;)


Burned the frikken tail feathers of the auld Flutt so it did.:P

JonathanAnon

Did I miss his contribution this evening? Mary Wilson said at the start of the show that he was Joseph O'Connor's monologue would be a letter to Santa. But I had to go out for a while, not sure if I missed it.

JonathanAnon

Why are they replaying his diary of the 94 world cup. I wouldnt be interested in his writings from this world cup but at least they might be topical..

All the "mad" people he met over there. An Irish fan with .... wait for it... a blow up doll painted green... surprised he came back with his life.. I'd say Joe and Father Stone (from father Ted) would have some night out.

DublinWriter

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Why are they replaying his diary of the 94 world cup.

...because it's the summer and most of the 'talent' are on school holildays.

martin451

I hate his pretentious monologues any 10 year old could do better -all you need is a big enough ego.
Its all a product of media self love

Coillte_Bhoy

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Why are they replaying his diary of the 94 world cup. I wouldnt be interested in his writings from this world cup but at least they might be topical..

All the "mad" people he met over there. An Irish fan with .... wait for it... a blow up doll painted green... surprised he came back with his life.. I'd say Joe and Father Stone (from father Ted) would have some night out.

Thought that was very good. I was there and he really captured the experince for me in his writings after the tournament and in the monologue. THought it was great, spot on.

Einhard

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Thought that was very good. I was there and he really captured the experince for me in his writings after the tournament and in the monologue. THought it was great, spot on.

I can see why some people mightn't like him. His tone does grate a little and the monologues can be somewhat tedious, but I was listening to the USA '94 World Cup diary yesterday and couldn't help breaking out in a little smile.

Also, I don't really see how he can be described as pretentious unless it means something other than I think.

Plowman

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martin451

plowman That's because she is as journalists know best :rolleyes:

JonathanAnon

Just listening to his self indulgent drivel again today... I mean does he just down with the Online Rhymer for an hour every night and put this crap together.. ??

Olivia O' Laaaayery (as Mary calls her for some unknown reason) is good and I mostly enjoy her radio "column", but I'm sick to death of O'Connor..

padd b1975

In my opinion Derek Davis was the best at this radio column malarky. O' Leary is way too preachy for my palette and as for O'Connor, it says it all when the guy ripping the piss out of him on funny Friday writes better and more amusing peotry.

JonathanAnon

padd b1975 wrote: »

It says it all when the guy ripping the piss out of him on funny Friday writes better and more amusing peotry.

lol, yeah I've always thought this as well.. He is the true writing talent.. But I disagree on Derek Davis, waaaay too santimonious and playing the poor mouth for me.. in that inimitable sad , sympathetic tone of his.. and he's preachy as well..

FlutterinBantam

ifconfig wrote: »

Is there anyone else out there who is highly irritated by Joseph O'Connor's
"column" (oops freudian slip).

I don't find it one bit inspiring or entertaining and I think it has outlived its sell by date. I really wish no ills on the guy and to some extent think, fair play to him for finding something to boost his family's income and I'm sure it must be popular. My father sent me a link to it one day so he obviously likes it but I think it is the Kings new clothes.

Again - I am not being mean spirited to Joe. As far as I know he has written some fine prose in recent years and this is a sideline which probably surprised himself as how popular (or in my case unpopular) it has become.

My personal instinct is to switch the channel once I hear his dreary drone.

My instinct is to clump a well polished boot in the seam of his nutbag.


But that's only me

JonathanAnon

You know.. I think he's actually getting worse.... The guy that parodies him on Joe Duffy's unFunny Friday is a far better writer in my opinion.

oh, and I have the mother in law's present sorted for the Christmas..

CountyHurler

Five years later, Joseph O'Connor is still dull as dishwater, Mary Wilson is still worse than any of RTE's second tier presenters, and Siobhán Madigan is still shouting the sports news at me.... I guess nothing ever changes in RTE.