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Charlie Bird back in Ireland

  • 30-06-2010 8:08pm
    #1
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭


    I see Charlie Bird is back in Ireland on the news this evening. Anyone know when he got back ? Who is taking his place in America ?


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  • #2
    DeepBlue
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    Richard Downes is the new Washington correspondent. He's done a few reports already and could have been there for a while for all I know.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Downes

    ggBqT.jpg


  • #3
    cooker3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,646 ✭✭✭cooker3


    I don't quite get why he was there in the first place or why they cover US politics quite as much as they do. Stuff like healthcare reform really doesn't matter a jot to someone living in Ireland


  • #4
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    But it does.


  • #5
    Poly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Poly


    Did he ever get his printer fixed?

    I think his USA working holiday experiment proved that RTE lifers can't hack it in the real world. George Lee is another example.


  • #6
    Luis21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Luis21


    Hope they dont put him at anything dangerous when he'll end up making the whole thing about him. See Dublin riots.


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  • #7
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Poly wrote: »
    Did he ever get his printer fixed?
    LOL :D.
    That documentary must surely have done a lot of damage to his reputation. I imagine he's too tunnel-visioned to notice though.


  • #8
    Keano
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Anyone else think Richard Downes looks like Ben from Lost?


  • #9
    Mick Daly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Mick Daly


    No.


  • #10
    paky
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭paky


    No i think he looks like somebody who turned up for exams in school


  • #11
    Mick Daly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Mick Daly


    I think he looks like a man with glasses.


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  • #12
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Downes is a breath of fresh air after Charlie Bird. The Washington post may not be very important or necessary, but at least Downes can do it competently.

    Charlie Bird's role as 'Chief News Correspondent' is totally redundant. They didn't need him or his role when he was in America, and they don't need him now.


  • #13
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    A Bird-watching thread in the Television forum?


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