Eamon Keane is gone from Newstalk

kraggy

Declan Carthy would be a brilliant (re) addition to Newstalk.

His nightime show a couple of years ago was super. Lovely voice, intelligent, knows how to have a conversation with guests.

Couldn't believe it when his show was axed at the time.

TimmyTarmac

I just can't fathom why the management at newstalk would bring back a presenter - Dara O'Brien - who presented there before and was not a success. What's changed in the meantime? Has he become Terry friggin Wogan or something?
Running low on money is one thing but running out of ideas is a bigger problem. I believe Frank Cronin is the man in charge there. Apart from Hook's show with over 100,000 listeners and Off The Ball - critical and cult hit, there has been little real success for Newstalk.
It's time for NT to decide what it wants to be and how to do it consistently.
Looks to me like Mr. Cronin is the 7th and latest failure at the helm of Newstalk.
I don't know why Dennis O'Brien doesn't put his money on a few horses at Leopardstown instead.

Aidric

O Brien is just about adequate on Setanta. He has a tendency to interrupt the flow of interviews with his self styled nuggets of 'wisdom', nuggets which he clearly has been working on all day.

Koloman

I'd be happy if O'Brien was the permanent replacement for Keane. He seems very knowledgeable and is usually on top of the subjects been discussed.

robo

I liked Declan Carthy back in the early days of Newstalk - he was a good interviewer and was not biased like a lot of other presenters.
Anyone know what he is up to these days?

mrsdewinter

I rather like O'Brien. He's intelligent and easy on the ear

Barname

maybe Newstalk should call it the Mattie McGrath show....

barneygumble

Dara has just described "Sex and the City" as "porn without the money shots".

Lovely image for a lunchtime.

Badabing

Dunphy back O'Brian back Gilroy back, What exactly are Newstalk doing if they weren't briging in the listeners a few years ago why bring them back.

robo

Badabing wrote: »

Dunphy back O'Brian back Gilroy back, What exactly are Newstalk doing if they weren't briging in the listeners a few years ago why bring them back.

Gilroy never left Newstalk!

Poochie05

Newstalk had gained a new listener to the lunchtime shot over the last few weeks with the presenter they had on, Jonathan Healy, but have to say they're risking loosing me again with Dara O'Brien - like Healy's matter of fact and efficient manner, found O'Brien's style a bit rambling TBH. Have been driving a lot for work over the last few weeks and was delighted to find something worth listening to during that slot from 12 and 1. Some days I didn't even bother switching to RTE1 for the 1 o'clock news!:eek:

Pot Noodle =

robo wrote: »

I liked Declan Carthy back in the early days of Newstalk - he was a good interviewer and was not biased like a lot of other presenters.
Anyone know what he is up to these days?

Heard him on 4Fm yesterday at about 6.45pm

Firetrap

It's a pity they're not sticking with Jonathan Healy. I thought he was pretty good.

mike65

O'Brien on again, is this it? Are we cursed?. We are cursed.

Barname

+1

prefer Healy

Deise Tom

giftgrub wrote: »

Eamon Keane moment of the decade...

If you want to watch the whole thing knock yourself out...but i'd just skip ahead to 6.35 for the GOLD

I thought mics on a table or the floor for a tv interview were a think of the past and that stations used the clip ons now adays.

Deise Tom

Who is presenting the show now.

Healy should be brought in full time.

robo

Jonathon Healy is by far much better - he is level headed and not opinionated! He would make me miss the RTE One O'Clock news...oh look at the time, have to switch stations!

Firetrap

The problem with Newstalk is that they seem to want 'personality' presenters all the time. The Claire Byrnes and George Hooks of this world. I thought it was interesting the other week when someone started a thread on Sean O'Rourke on Radio 1. Now he wouldn't be the first name off most peoples' lips when asked to talk about presenters on Irish radio yet he's quietly but efficiently doing his job very well and he got a few thumbs up here. Which is some achievement

moonpurple

eamonn keane was fired...has too much of a mind of his own..

heybaby

barneygumble wrote: »

Dara has just described "Sex and the City" as "porn without the money shots".

Lovely image for a lunchtime.

Yes i have noticed he is prone to making wildly inappropriate comments of late, johnathan healey is on reflection the better of the two and certainly better than eamion keane.

rebeve

O Brien is pretty good

bored and fussy

I was glad to see the back of eamon keane he sickened me he was, what we used call a company man. i.e he said what he thought his bosses would want him to say.
Mind of his own? No.

Barname

bored and fussy wrote: »

I was glad to see the back of eamon keane he sickened me he was, what we used call a company man. i.e he said what he thought his bosses would want him to say.
Mind of his own? No.

Eamon was once described to me as 'an independent FF'er'

Stylo

Damian Kiberd back in the chair today - who's gonna be next ? Gaybo ? Mike Murphy ?

Jaysus - can we have some continuity please ?

:mad::mad::mad:

jacaranda

I think Damien Kyberd is a welcome change from Eamon Keane, who was tabloid and much more down-market.

JonathanAnon

Listened to Kiberd today, who I've always thought was okay if a little bit wooden, and was surprised how facetious he was being with one of the guests (to the point of mocking, almost) .. cant remember who it was... But I was wasnt impressed and neither were they.. so there..

meolwan

any suggestions as to who will be in the seat next week????

Oh_Noes

Deise Tom wrote: »

I thought mics on a table or the floor for a tv interview were a think of the past and that stations used the clip ons now adays.

Not when the guest is going to sing, need a condenser mic. The reason it's so uncommon is that it's terrible production to have someone do an interview and then sing a song over a backing track sitting in the same chair.

I hope they get the lunchtime slot sorted soon, Kiberd just reminds me too much of someone who would get bullied at school. Vincent Brown would be good in that slot

Deise Tom

meolwan wrote: »

any suggestions as to who will be in the seat next week????

Joe Duffy is supposed to be leaving live line. They might give him a lunchtime gig.