Why is Ronan Keating's separation considered news worthy enough for the 6.01?

runswithascript

As the title says.... WTF?

Surely this is the sort of thing that should be learned about by those who care from entertainment shows or glossy women's magazines.

TanG411

It's a sunny day and they didn't want to write about war.

Closed ac

Must've been a slow news day for RTE..

Although Ronan has been in the limelight a lot more since Stephen's death, so maybe they thought people would be interested in the break up of his marriage?

Biggins

Well known character, both for his terrible band/songs and his more so commendable charity work.

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Larkin91 wrote: »

It's a sunny day and they didn't want to write about war.

Not good enough.

fontanalis

Because if tomorrow never comes he wants to know if we still love him.

walshb

Well he is a very big Irish Celeb, has been for many years now.

Hank_Jones

People are idiots.

That's about all I can think of.

I don't see how anyone would have an interest in Ronan Keating's life, including his love life.
Sick of this crappy celebrity world that we live in....
People that aren't even particularly talented seem to be lauded within a media structure that is extremely flawed.

Isn't it a wonder it was on the news at all?

Biggins

Aaa well... we ARE talking about RTE here! LOL

Agricola

Shorry.................Is all that you can say. Years gone by and shtil, words dont come eashily, like shorry, like shorry...............

Kasabian

In other news Lauren Blanc will be the next French manager.

(I fcuking hate Thierry Henri and Kevin Kilbane)

Maradona runs over reporter , could have been a photographer but he ran over someone.

Conor Niland got beat in French open tennis.

I tuned in late.

Diabhal Beag

Slow news day

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walshb wrote: »

Well he is a very big Irish Celeb, has been for many years now.

Relevance? If he dies I'd say the coverage is warranted, but not his lovelife.

Chaos in Greece, the latest from the Dáil, upcoming cultural celebrations both sides of the border and the hope they'll be in a spirit of peace, murder, a cocaine seizure and sentencing, and excuse me... Ronan Keating's marriage has broken up?

Give me a break.

Owen

Because even though they suck 170 euro out of every house, they still can't produce a programme worth watching, news included. I wish they'd just fire everyone, and reboot, without proceeds from the TV license. Then at least we wouldn't be funding the obscene wages Kenny/Tubridy and co get.

rovert

LA3G wrote: »

As the title says.... WTF?

Surely this is the sort of thing that should be learned about by those who care from entertainment shows or glossy women's magazines.

So boorish people can have a go?

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I don't see how anyone would have an interest in Ronan Keating's life, including his love life.

Says the man posting a thread about him

Biggins

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Slow news day

If it gets any slower, I expect to see Paris Hilton on the screens again - GAWD help us! :pac:

DingChavez

I feel the same way when I see any kind of sports news or weather reports.

Why is the Ronan Keating non-news considered worthy enough for After Hours?

Abi

Ronan and Brian up a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! :pac:

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PaintDoctor wrote: »

Because even though they suck 170 euro out of every house, they still can't produce a programme worth watching, news included. I wish they'd just fire everyone, and reboot, without proceeds from the TV license. Then at least we wouldn't be funding the obscene wages Kenny/Tubridy and co get.

Hey, you're not this guy are you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxucWmoQfN0

6! HUNDRED! THOUSAND!

Cypher_sounds

The real question is, why is the 6.01 news not called The 6.01 Bad News? Never a good story on it, till it gets to the sports news and thats drowned out by the weather forecast that comes after it.

Biggins

DingChavez wrote: »

I feel the same way when I see any kind of sports news or weather reports.

Why is the Ronan Keating non-news considered worthy enough for After Hours?

AH is like butter and "Last Tango In Paris" - anything goes where possible!

pebbles21

They would have said it best if they said nothing at all!!

rovert

No one has done the pseudo intellectual "we are all dumbing down/we live a celeb culture" shtick yet

Unimpressed lads

Kasabian

rovert wrote: »

No one has done the pseudo intellectual "we are all dumbing down/we live a celeb culture" shtick yet

Unimpressed lads

There be ladies too

rovert

Kasabian wrote: »

There be ladies too

Ladies are too sensible to poorly parrot Charlie Brooker

pipelaser

I think Yvonne is a bit slow on the draw, ive know that he was a ****in edjit for years.:pac:

Kasabian

rovert wrote: »

Ladies are too sensible to poorly parrot Charlie Brooker

Was she in Eastenders?

Smokin_Aces

RTE likes to think we have celebrities..

Kasabian

pipelaser wrote: »

I think Yvonne is a bit slow on the draw, ive know that he was a ****in edjit for years.:pac:

Do you also like pipe?

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rovert wrote: »

So boorish people can have a go?

If you believe celebrity break ups and make ups should be on the state broadcaster's main news show you're pretty boorish yourself.

Can't you people just switch to Big Brother or The Hills or something else inane when the news comes on?

rovert wrote: »

Says the man posting a thread about him

He didn't post a thread about him.

PeterIanStaker

I couldnt care less if Keating spontaneously combusted, but this is typical RTE celeb-obsessed sh&te. And here I am replying to a thread on it. Bad Peter, no Hoegaarden for you!

Poly

he's only getting divorced for the Late Late tommorow.
Tubs told him he can't come on and whinge about the dead fella again.

"Give me something big Ronan, Twink bored the nation stupid last week" he said.

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PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I couldnt care less if Keating spontaneously combusted, but this is typical RTE celeb-obsessed sh&te. And here I am replying to a thread on it. Bad Peter, no Hoegaarden for you!

The thread is on what RTÉ News considering worthy to bring to our televisions, not the celebrity gossip itself.

Stephen Gately

Poly wrote: »

he's only getting divorced for the Late Late tommorow.
Tubs told him he can't come on and whinge about the dead fella again.

"Give me something big Ronan, Twink bored the nation stupid last week" he said.

Post reported.

Biggins

Poly wrote: »

he's only getting divorced for the Late Late tommorow.
Tubs told him he can't come on and whinge about the dead fella again.

"Give me something big Ronan, Twink bored the nation stupid last week" he said.

Well Tub's is silly - Twink bores the nation ANY week!

runswithascript

Poly wrote: »

he's only getting divorced for the Late Late tommorow.
Tubs told him he can't come on and whinge about the dead fella again.

"Give me something big Ronan, Twink bored the nation stupid last week" he said.

Stephen Gately wrote: »

Post reported.

What exactly is reportable in that post? I think it's hilarious.

rovert

LA3G wrote: »

If you believe celebrity break ups and make ups should be on the state broadcaster's main news show you're pretty boorish yourself. .

This doesnt make sense.

LA3G wrote: »

Can't you people just switch to Big Brother or The Hills or something else inane when the news comes on?

This line wont do your argument any favours Ronan was a bit than a reality TV star. To say otherwise is rather dumb and typical begrudgery.

LA3G wrote: »

He didn't post a thread about him.

I genuinely mis-typed I meant say is in a thread about him the point still stands.

LA3G wrote: »

What exactly is reportable in that post? I think it's hilarious.

You would, oh cerebal one.

Stephen Gately

Maybe I was being a little dramatic but I really think people are being a little bit hard on him. Ro is a nice guy and he didn't ask for this media intrusion.

bonerm

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I couldnt care less if Keating spontaneously combusted

I could. I'd love to see something like that.

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rovert wrote: »

This doesnt make sense.

Sure it does, take a deep breath and read it again breaking the words up as you try to.

This line wont do your argument any favours Ronan was a bit than a reality TV star. To say otherwise is rather dumb and typical begrudgery.

I'm not saying otherwise but even if he is your hero and you have all his posters on your bedroom wall this still doesn't warrant all his make ups and break ups appearing on the state broadcaster's main news show.

You would, oh cerebal one.

Being able to spell, form grammatically correct English and proof read doesn't make me cerebal... you mean cerebral I assume.

runswithascript

Stephen Gately wrote: »

Maybe I was being a little dramatic but I really think people are being a little bit hard on him. Ro is a nice guy and he didn't ask for this media intrusion.

When the 6.01 covered the story it looked like he'd organised a press conference but I was trying not to pay close attention.

He probably is a nice guy, in fact there's nothing about him I especially dislike but all that's irrelevant as my problem's not with him, it's with RTE News.

rovert

LA3G wrote: »

Sure it does, take a deep breath and read it again breaking the words up as you try to.

Lame comeback to back up a lame comeback. 0-2

LA3G wrote: »

I'm not saying otherwise but even if he is your hero and you have all his posters on your bedroom wall this still doesn't warrant all his make ups and break ups appearing on the state broadcaster's main news show..

They arent....

LA3G wrote: »

Being able to spell, form grammatically correct English and proof read doesn't make me cerebal... you mean cerebral I assume.

Simply cant be arsed in putting much in replying to you and your half baked points.

LA3G wrote: »

When the 6.01 covered the story it looked like he'd organised a press conference but I was trying not to pay close attention.

He probably is a nice guy, in fact there's nothing about him I especially dislike but all that's irrelevant as my problem's not with him, it's with RTE News.

Are they DUMBING DOWN?

goat2

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

The real question is, why is the 6.01 news not called The 6.01 Bad News? Never a good story on it, till it gets to the sports news and thats drowned out by the weather forecast that comes after it.

his seperation is no one elses business but his own, i have no interest in that kind of news
why is there not good news in the job front, which is more of my concern,
people burying tyres in bogs, and taking money pretending they were getting them to recycling, no permets by these people, big houses built as we could see the last night, the tyres paid for them, what do they owe the revenue, since the rest of us are caught up in this thing paying our taxes

rovert

goat2 wrote: »

his seperation is no one elses business but his own, i have no interest in that kind of news
why is there not good news in the job front, which is more of my concern,
people burying tyres in bogs, and taking money pretending they were getting them to recycling, no permets by these people, big houses built as we could see the last night, the tyres paid for them, what do they owe the revenue, since the rest of us are caught up in this thing paying our taxes

Wee bit of random rant there, I dont think Ronan will get a 40 minute report on Prime Time if that is the point you are trying to make.

sponsoredwalk

Q: Why is Ronan Keating's separation considered news worthy enough for the 6.01?

A: Because compared to their stellar reporting on the trilateral commission & their parsimonious coverage of the protests this is hardcore reality.

deelite

RTE probably put it on the news as it was apparently the most clicked news story of the day on BBC - so maybe RTE didn't want to let a possible rating winner pass them by.

deelite

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

Q: Why is Ronan Keating's separation considered news worthy enough for the 6.01?

A: Because compared to their stellar reporting on the trilateral commission & their parsimonious coverage of the protests this is hardcore reality.

You are in sooooo much trouble - for mentioning the "T" word:eek:

runswithascript

The story could easily have been replaced by today being when man first created artificial life in the laboratory but they missed the boat on that one it seems.

Biggins

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

Q: Why is Ronan Keating's separation considered news worthy enough for the 6.01?

A: Because compared to their stellar reporting on the trilateral commission & their parsimonious coverage of the protests this is hardcore reality.

Now, now ...don't be bold!

rovert

LA3G wrote: »

The story could easily have been replaced by today being when man first created artificial life in the laboratory but they missed the boat on that one it seems.

You are expecting RTE at 6 to cover a story which is only breaking news at 8.

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