Vincent Browne Special Tonight

dfbemt

As thread says, special show tonight TV3, 22.30. No word yet on guests but please let it be Lendihand himself. Better still, Martin Mansergh for comedy value.

Appalling that the national broadcaster RTEFF has nothing other than the usual propaganda on The Week in Politics. Hopefully IMF will take RTE, Pat, Ryan and all the other overpaid and overinflated egos first.

Looking forward to VB.

ArtSmart

+1

Bob_Latchford

dfbemt wrote: »

Appalling that the national broadcaster RTEFF has nothing other than the usual propaganda on The Week in Politics. Hopefully IMF will take RTE, Pat, Ryan and all the other overpaid and overinflated egos first.

Looking forward to VB.

Tuned into the Late Late Show hoping it would be a special. Turned out it was Shane Ward, Gloria Hunniford and some guy who "knew" what its like to die :mad:

Shiny

Link?

I tried to set a reminder and all I can see is XFactor the result...

dfbemt

Link as below

http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=48614&locID=1.2.139.&pagename=home

VB is moving X Factor to a later time. Imagine! Lenny and Cowen must be wondering when they will get to see the X Factor result....

Poly

dfbemt wrote: »

As thread says, special show tonight TV3, 22.30. No word yet on guests but please let it be Lendihand himself. Better still, Martin Mansergh for comedy value.

Appalling that the national broadcaster RTEFF has nothing other than the usual propaganda on The Week in Politics. Hopefully IMF will take RTE, Pat, Ryan and all the other overpaid and overinflated egos first.

Looking forward to VB.

RTE have been a shambles, Today at lunchtime while BBC and sky were covering our sorry state. RTE were showing a re-run of winning streak

Cassidy28

dfbemt wrote: »

As thread says, special show tonight TV3, 22.30. No word yet on guests but please let it be Lendihand himself. Better still, Martin Mansergh for comedy value.

Appalling that the national broadcaster RTEFF has nothing other than the usual propaganda on The Week in Politics. Hopefully IMF will take RTE, Pat, Ryan and all the other overpaid and overinflated egos first.

Looking forward to VB.

Rte makes my blood boil Marian Finucanes salary last year was 570,000 euro, she is on the radio 4 hours per week 2 hours saturday 2 hours sunday with lots of ad breakes during the STARS show, it is totally astonishing that she is being paid this amount the same goes for tubridy,kenny,duffy:mad:

baldbear

Vincent will be having a wake for the economy!
I hate that the VB show has to be moved to accomadate that "I'm a celebrity" rubbish in such an important week.

paulaa

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

Cassidy28

paulaa wrote: »

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

I hope its good news and he wont be talking in riddles:rolleyes:

Whippersnapper

paulaa wrote: »

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

Just repeating what Lenihan said earlier I suppose.

It will be interesting to see the panel on VB tonight.

steamengine

dfbemt wrote: »

Link as below

http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=48614&locID=1.2.139.&pagename=home

VB is moving X Factor to a later time. Imagine! Lenny and Cowen must be wondering when they will get to see the X Factor result....

You mean the X on the forthcoming (hopefully) ballot papers ??? Or in their case the missing X's

IrishHomer

paulaa wrote: »

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

I'd say that will be 7 sharp, he'll be anxious to go to the pub :P

Poly

paulaa wrote: »

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

Amazing, we now rely on BBC / Rueters / Bloomberg for news on our government. Reminds me of the great hush-up of last weekend.

paulaa

Cassidy28 wrote: »

I hope its good news and he wont be talking in riddles:rolleyes:

We live in hope !!

Whippersnapper wrote: »

Just repeating what Lenihan said earlier I suppose.

It will be interesting to see the panel on VB tonight.

I have a feeling the acceptance of a bailout will be announced. On the BBC 24 ticker it said there is a conference call of the G7 going on atm about the situation here

snubbleste

The bailout has already been accepted by Lenihan at 1pm
Cowen will say the 4 year budget spending cuts is adopted by cabinet at 7pm

Blatter

Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not tuned in very well to politics but did Lenihan not say in September that we won't need a bailout?

Coillte_Bhoy

Poly wrote: »

Amazing, we now rely on BBC / Rueters / Bloomberg for news on our government. Reminds me of the great hush-up of last weekend.

Hello?? You're online aren't you so whats your problem? Also, what hush up last weekend?

cson

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Hello?? You're online aren't you so whats your problem? Also, what hush up last weekend?

I think the post was in reference to how our own media outlets in this country and their relative silence on the matter which is deafening. You'd have to hope that the future will see the end of the TV Licence financing for RTE and with it their blatantly pro FF bias.

It's simply incredible that Ryan Tubridy garners a greater basic salary than Barack Obama and only in this country would such a thing happen.

wylo

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not tuned in very well to politics but did Lenihan not say in September that we won't need a bailout?

September?? up to a few days ago he still wouldnt admit it.

cml387

Does anyone have a source for this address at 7 (apart from "two drunken frat boys").

Cassidy28

wylo wrote: »

September?? up to a few days ago he still wouldnt admit it.

Amazing absolutley Amazing what a stubburn bunch of clowns

Poly

BBC news will be showing Cowen's statement at 7pm,

RTE?

john hanrahan

overpaid and overinflated egos

vincent browne should be included in that list as well as dunphy on 300k +
from rte alone.

vincent will have his luvvies on tonight, he was good but now its like badger baiting difficult to watch

Byron85

john hanrahan wrote: »

overpaid and overinflated egos

vincent browne should be included in that list as well as dunphy on 300k +
from rte alone.

vincent will have his luvvies on tonight, he was good but now its like badger baiting difficult to watch

TV3 is a private tv station and is not state owned,unlike RTE, therefore TV3 can pay him what he likes. I lean pretty far to the left by all accounts but stopping a private company from paying someone high wages is unneeded intrusion and not to mention stupid. They can spend/waste their money on who they want for all I care.

hotmail.com

Poly wrote: »

BBC news will be showing Cowen's statement at 7pm,

RTE?

RTE said they will interrupt programming for any developments, I'm presuming this means they'll interrupt for his speech.

Why they're bothering I don't know, Cowen will just puke out the same rubbish we've all heard before.

cson

Byron85 wrote: »

TV3 is a private tv station and is not state owned,unlike RTE, therefore TV3 can pay him what he likes. I lean pretty far to the left by all accounts but stopping a private company from paying someone high wages is unneeded intrusion and not to mention stupid. They can spend/waste their money on who they want for all I care.

Correct.

Expecting the taxpayer to subsidise Pat Kenny's 800k pay packet is disgusting tbh.

john hanrahan

my point was that they are all on pretty high wages with big egos not just the rte guys , that kind of money is insane.

but they continually give out about how much politicians are paid yet they earn as much themselves.

the press in ireland have replaced the church in terms of its power over people and events.

Cassidy28

Poly wrote: »

BBC news will be showing Cowen's statement at 7pm,

RTE?

I have the popcorn ready hope its a good one

Sir Oxman

paulaa wrote: »

BBC just now saying Cowen is to make a statement tonight at 19:00.

And i will have to tune into a foreign station to hear what he says as RTE won't stop The All-Ireland Talent Show for something like this.

proon4

john hanrahan wrote: »

my point was that they are all on pretty high wages with big egos not just the rte guys , that kind of money is insane.

but they continually give out about how much politicians are paid yet they earn as much themselves.

the press in ireland have replaced the church in terms of its power over people and events.

The union leadership is as bad.. They are recieving massive salarys.. They no when to keep quiet when politicians wages are mentioned.. Heres an example from Jimmy Kelly,,Unite trade union regional secretary.."

Mr Kelly said the Government was operating sham politics.

“There is no place left at the table for disgraced politicians that have only thought of themselves,” he said.

“They should be forced to step down immediately, relinquishing their fancy cars and crazy expenses and allow the people to decide who it is to negotiate our way out of the mess they have created.”

Have you noticed no mention about their salarys ? He couldnt, because then he would be drawing attention to the Union officals massive salarys



Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/call-to-protect-low-paid-workers-from-cuts-482649.html#ixzz15wbAt5iZ

amacca

no sign of any announcement on either bbc or any interruption to the all ireland utter drivel show or country file

is it supposed to be on bbc3 or bbc 4 etc ....or is it just horse**** on a par with the stuff that makes it out of our elected representatives week in week out

BeeDI

john hanrahan wrote: »

my point was that they are all on pretty high wages with big egos not just the rte guys , that kind of money is insane.

but they continually give out about how much politicians are paid yet they earn as much themselves.

the press in ireland have replaced the church in terms of its power over people and events.

You are correct about Browne. He is overpaid by a mile, private sector or not. He is a multiple times failed business man, who talks down to and sneers at everybody he interviews if they don't happen to agree blindly with his arrogant outlook on life. He feigns concern for and empathy with people on low wages, which is a bit rich coming from a €300k fat cat. Simply address the sound of his own pontificating voice.
Only G Hook comes up to his standard of criticism of all and sundry.
That said the RTE crassly overpaid underperforming, fat cats, should be told they are on €60k effective tomorrow morning.

Cassidy28

BeeDI wrote: »

You are correct about Browne. He is overpaid by a mile, private sector or not. He is a multiple times failed business man, who talks down to and sneers at everybody he interviews if they don't happen to agree blindly with his arrogant outlook on life. He feigns concern for and empathy with people on low wages, which is a bit rich coming from a €300k fat cat. Simply address the sound of his own pontificating voice.
Only G Hook comes up to his standard of criticism of all and sundry.
That said the RTE crassly overpaid underperforming, fat cats, should be told they are on €60k effective tomorrow morning.

+1:D

BeeDI

amacca wrote: »

no sign of any announcement on either bbc or any interruption to the all ireland utter drivel show or country file

is it supposed to be on bbc3 or bbc 4 etc ....or is it just horse**** on a par with the stuff that makes it out of our elected representatives week in week out

Can't get Biffo out of the bar, I'd say. Sure what's the rush anyway.

cml387

I would guess that this will be a press conference.

An official "Taoiseachs adress to the nation" would require equal time for the opposition on television.

I suppose it's a technical pont.

Cassidy28

BeeDI wrote: »

Can't get Biffo out of the bar, I'd say. Sure what's the rush anyway.

No bother sure the people of this country are doing allright,sure whats all the fuss about,theres no problems in this country

BeeDI

proon4 wrote: »

The union leadership is as bad.. They are recieving massive salarys.. They no when to keep quiet when politicians wages are mentioned.. Heres an example from Jimmy Kelly,,Unite trade union regional secretary.."

Mr Kelly said the Government was operating sham politics.

“There is no place left at the table for disgraced politicians that have only thought of themselves,” he said.

“They should be forced to step down immediately, relinquishing their fancy cars and crazy expenses and allow the people to decide who it is to negotiate our way out of the mess they have created.”

Have you noticed no mention about their salarys ? He couldnt, because then he would be drawing attention to the Union officals massive salarys



Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/call-to-protect-low-paid-workers-from-cuts-482649.html#ixzz15wbAt5iZ

Only thing on that site is a crocodile call from Jack Fat Cat €150k a year, O Connor, to protect low paid workers.:rolleyes:

x in the city

just put on 1 and 2 now and f***k all on

all ireland talent bollocks, with some fat blint, no wonder we are f|cked

Laminations

BBC news say statement due from Cowen in next hour, they report the conference call has finished

hotmail.com

Unless he announces he's resigning, this statement is meaningless.

zootroid

BeeDI wrote: »

You are correct about Browne. He is overpaid by a mile, private sector or not. He is a multiple times failed business man, who talks down to and sneers at everybody he interviews if they don't happen to agree blindly with his arrogant outlook on life. He feigns concern for and empathy with people on low wages, which is a bit rich coming from a €300k fat cat. Simply address the sound of his own pontificating voice.
Only G Hook comes up to his standard of criticism of all and sundry.
That said the RTE crassly overpaid underperforming, fat cats, should be told they are on €60k effective tomorrow morning.

Private sector or not? If someone else pays him, why do you care?? I care about people in RTE being overpaid, but that's because we must by law pay for a tv licence. But TV3 can pay their staff whatever they want, as long as I don't have to pay anything

Cassidy28

x in the city wrote: »

just put on 1 and 2 now and f***k all on

all ireland talent bollocks, with some fat blint, no wonder we are f|cked

Most of the programmes on rte 1 and 2 are repeats of programes down through the years,ANY DECENT programes they source from england

proon4

BeeDI wrote: »

Only thing on that site is a crocodile call from Jack Fat Cat €150k a year, O Connor, to protect low paid workers.:rolleyes:

Correct .. and no mention of the salarys.. Its time for the workers to take the unions back from the fat cats like O Connor and the rest of them There no different than the politicans "Pigs at the trough " comes to mind

Callan57

Cowan probably bottled it ... Hanafin was a no show on Marian Finucane's prog this morning.

Rabble Rabble

BeeDI wrote: »

You are correct about Browne. He is overpaid by a mile, private sector or not. He is a multiple times failed business man, who talks down to and sneers at everybody he interviews if they don't happen to agree blindly with his arrogant outlook on life. He feigns concern for and empathy with people on low wages, which is a bit rich coming from a €300k fat cat. Simply address the sound of his own pontificating voice.
Only G Hook comes up to his standard of criticism of all and sundry.
That said the RTE crassly overpaid underperforming, fat cats, should be told they are on €60k effective tomorrow morning.

Brownes Dalkey house is worth 3M apparently, bought for nothing. The real winners in the property market - which is by and large a zero sum game - was his generation. The cost is borne by people in negative equity.

If someone made 3M setting up a world class company in Ireland, that is to say on merit, Browne would be taking about increases in inequality, and the unfairness of the system.

He could give it back. Voluntary taxes? Capital gains on unearned wealth. Even the tories have increased that.

Also why does he need so many jobs, an act in itself which stops someone else getting one ( like the SBPost job). Thats materially affecting the GINI index.

I often wonder why people dont mention this to him when he is pontificating.

cson

BeeDI wrote: »

Only thing on that site is a crocodile call from Jack Fat Cat €150k a year, O Connor, to protect low paid workers.:rolleyes:

Fat Cat Crocodile.

There's a kiddies plush toy in there somewhere.

/humour

Rabble Rabble

zootroid wrote: »

Private sector or not? If someone else pays him, why do you care?? I care about people in RTE being overpaid, but that's because we must by law pay for a tv licence. But TV3 can pay their staff whatever they want, as long as I don't have to pay anything

he is a hypocrite. Anyway he would work for RTE if he could, I bet he has in the past.

Kristopherus

Sky News qouting the Krauts as saying a Bailout for Ireland was not automatic:eek:

Cassidy28

Callan57 wrote: »

Cowan probably bottled it ... Hanafin was a no show on Marian Finucane's prog this morning.

Biffos probably on a goverment jet flying far away from here,he probably just could not take any more

KevIRL

Statement made

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/article.php?id=246

TAOISEACH, Brian Cowen, has told Waterford Whispers News that praying to God could well be a “viable option”.

On Friday afternoon, while praying for help in his local church, he admitted that Ireland would be best off praying for a miracle than borrowing money from the European Central Bank (ECB).

"We're ****ed! There's nothing else left to do only pray

"If every single person in the country prays we should get some kind of response.

"After all, we need all the help we can get." he added.

Cowen highlighted the fact that miracles have happened in the past and could happen again if we all just come together and ask the big guy for some help.

He said the focus of the prayers should be providing a contingency capital fund that can be used as a back-up for the banks.

"You will need to specify this in the prayer, otherwise he won't know what your on about" said Mr.Cowen.

The Taoiseach admitted that although the Government will be applying for a bail out, it doesn't expect to see anything happy or positive for at least 20-30 years.

Speaking about the type of prayer to be used, he said that the 'Our Father' is a good one to start with and that people should 'ad lib' between verses and use a worried tone when speaking.

"The prayer should sound real and desperate. Don't be afraid to get down on your knees and beg. If this run of bad luck keeps up, we'll all be very used to kneeling" he joked.

Enda Kenny, the leader of the opposition, described the Taoiseachs praying strategy as 'ludacris' and stated that the 'Hail Mary' would be a more suitable prayer to use.