The Frontline

minktrapper

When is Pat Kenny going to stop knocking our food producers.As a presenter why isn't he taking a more middle of the road opinion.

Lapin

Don't know about food procucers but it looks like the arts are in for it tonight.

Moore McDowell can always be relied upon for a cranky word or two.

JonathanAnon

Am I the only one hearing Windows "exclamation" sound ??

JonathanAnon

Well maybe Denis O'Brien should subsidize it from the license to print money he was handed by Michael Lowry.

JONJO THE MISER

That fellow from the gate with his posh after dinner cocktail talk, get out of it and cut the funding, bunch of toffs.

Lapin

If, as Michael Colgan says, the Gate Theatre returns every penny it receives to the exchequer, then surely it can manage without a subsidy ?

JonathanAnon

Did I not hear "RTE supporting the arts" after all of the ads for this "playwright's" play..

artful_codger

So her point is that the subsidised arts have made some actors and musicians like Bill Whelan Millionaires. Thats her point?

JONJO THE MISER

Italian opera, more ya:rolleyes:

Lapin

I thought all opera was Italian anyway

RossieGooner

God that Gate fella is a condescending git .

Fromthetrees

Why aren't they having a treaty debate? Have the art chat whenever. I know they had one debate but surely a second isn't asking for too much.

JONJO THE MISER

Fight Fight:D

RossieGooner

Lapin wrote: »

If, as Michael Colgan says, the Gate Theatre returns every penny it receives to the exchequer, then surely it can manage without a subsidy ?

The more he speaks the more vaild this point is .....

JONJO THE MISER

RossieGooner wrote: »

God that Gate fella is a condescending git .

What would you expect, looking forward to his after show party and cocktails id say.

Skid

These people who frequent The Abbey and The Gate live in a bubble, they believe everything they do is so worthy and fool themselves into believing they generate cash for the Exchequer.

Waste of money, and hey Michael Colgan - the money you squander could be used to perform more operations on seriously ill patients.

Times have changed, let the luvvies fund their own entertainment.

Lapin

50 people on the dole costs €488800 in payments.

JONJO THE MISER

Yeah people on the dole are going to be going to the opera:rolleyes:

artful_codger

We're not talking about the book of Kells tho, we r talking about taxpayers funding plays staring Keith Duffy.

Skid

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Did I not hear "RTE supporting the arts" after all of the ads for this "playwright's" play..

Well spotted Jon

4. RTÉ support may fall into one of two categories: free advertising or matching advertising.

http://www.rte.ie/about/supporting_arts.html

Another inbred RTE scheme to give freebies to their own.

RossieGooner

Whats the number to text the show ?

JonathanAnon

I bet Michael Colgan drives one of these

Lapin

Anyone using hospital trollies and waiting lists to bolster their argument has lost.

M cebee

a lot of money wasted in the hse
They'd pay for the arts with hse savings

vicwatson

This is the worst frontline I've ever seen I think, for the first 30 minutes i didn't think there was an audience.

JONJO THE MISER

The elite serving the elite, cant stand the one with the pouty lips.

Skid

I think the Frontline audience is always noticably quieter when the show starts at 10.30 rather than 9.30.

It is a bit too late for an engaging debate.

telekon

Fiona Looney on that stage arguing for not cutting the arts budget is doing more harm than good.

When I look at her luvvie face, and consider that horrible 'modern Irish women' crap she churns out, I want all arts funding to not just be cut, but obliterated...

JONJO THE MISER

Your man from the gate cant handle getting caught out, your man was right he said he went to New York and told people the country was not broke when it is, fair play to your man for getting on that.

grey_so_what

A Ryanair Theater......Charge you extra for your handbag......yeah, sounds great....

vicwatson

Skid wrote: »

I think the Frontline audience is always noticably quieter when the show starts at 10.30 rather than 9.30.

It is a bit too late for an engaging debate.

That or they're asleep with boredom

M cebee

the ryanair theatre
Haha

JONJO THE MISER

The glasses and the fancy words:mad:

RossieGooner

RossieGooner wrote: »

Whats the number to text the show ?

Anyone ?

vicwatson

telekon wrote: »

Fiona Looney on that stage arguing for not cutting the arts budget is doing more harm than good.

When I look at her luvvie face, and consider that horrible 'modern Irish women' crap she churns out, I want all arts funding to not just be cut, but obliterated...

She looks like an oompa lumpa !

Skid

If this was Liveline the Duffer would be wheeling out Lorenzo De Medici's descendants to give us an exclusive on how he would feel about arts funding now.

telekon

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

The glasses and the fancy words:mad:

Shut up. He's infinitely better than you...

JONJO THE MISER

telekon wrote: »

Shut up. He's infinitely better than you...

He is a pounce and a teddy boy more like.

JonathanAnon

Johnny Ronan has let himself go..

pixelburp

What the hell are the DeMedecis being brought up in debating funding the arts in 2012? Jesus. This is a total strawman argument based on tired cliches about arts in this country, cliches and stereotypes already indulged in this thread. Ooh err, check out 'dem ponces and snobs with der arty ways :rolleyes: The Arts may not be entirely commercially viable, but it makes money back in dozens of different fashions; slashing its funding won't put a single extra person in a hospital bed.

M cebee

RossieGooner wrote: »

Anyone ?

1800foodandroses

telekon

Hmm, valid point about subsidising sport. The look of terror in beardy's face was a joy to behold...:D

grey_so_what

I'm all for community projects, funding for arts for kids and schools, but the "darlings" of the theater world get up my goat.......they live in another world as far as I'm concerned....

Lapin

RossieGooner wrote: »

Whats the number to text the show ?

01-208 2941.

Its a landline so not sure if it handles texts.

But you can ring it and leave comments.

grey_so_what

I'm close to shooting that one with her tinnnnnneeeeyyyybabies.......

Niamh. GO AWAY.

JonathanAnon

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When ya worried about ya tinyeeeeee baybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeZZZZZ

RossieGooner

Lapin wrote: »

01-208 2941.

Its a landline so I'n not sure if it handles texts.

But you can ring it and leave comments.

Thats number for tickets but thanks anyhow - dropped them an email.

Skid

What the feck does Social media jobs have to do with Arts funding, KPMG man?

telekon

Funnily, that's how I picture all executives in KMPG to look...wonder does he have his fil-o-fax on him.

I8A4RE

Did I hear right when the art director from navan said that her company made 2 or 3 hundred grand profit? How is her company subsidised?

5iver entry for museums I propose. Don't remember talking about Synge and Labrochy(sic) in the pub.....

grey_so_what

Skid wrote: »

What the feck does Social media jobs have to do with Arts funding, KPMG man?

I think he was thinking of the social life.......drinkies.......Skid:D