Con Murphy Leaving RTE

JonathanAnon · 22-09-2012 4:57pm #1

Just heard it announced today on the radio... Always liked him on the radio, wonder where he is heading..

Kristopherus · 22-09-2012 5:01pm

He's hardly old enough to qualify for the RTE Redundancy Package. Best of luck to him in whatever he does.

Harry Angstrom · 22-09-2012 5:14pm

The most entertaining thing about Con Murphy was when the lads on Off The Ball would rip the p!ss out of his sports blogs

mike65 · 22-09-2012 5:22pm

He's leaving to spend more time playing cards I expect.

Ol' Donie · 22-09-2012 5:24pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

The most entertaining thing about Con Murphy was when the lads on Off The Ball would rip the p!ss out of his sports blogs

Not to mention the apres match sketches.

Aidric · 22-09-2012 5:28pm

An excellent broadcaster and had a very good manner about him. Big loss to RTE.

mrsdewinter · 22-09-2012 7:10pm

I couldn't believe it when I read it in the Times this morning: really liked his style and his departure can't be good news for the station

JonathanAnon · 22-09-2012 7:36pm

I was searching earlier, and somebody on one of the football forums said that he announced he was leaving on MNS (Monday Night Soccer) earlier this week, and that he took redundancy from RTE..

jimmyw · 22-09-2012 10:03pm

There seems to be a trend emerging lately with a lot of presenters leaving.First Brian O O'Connell, Charlie Bird and now Con Murphy.Whos next, Marian Finucane? Ryan Tubridy? Joe Duffy?:p

theteal · 22-09-2012 10:07pm

what happens to MNS? that was Con's baby. He was very good - even if he is a rovers fan

Heroditas · 22-09-2012 10:22pm

theteal wrote: »

what happens to MNS? that was Con's baby. He was very good - even if he is a rovers fan

Maybe they'll give it to Joanne Cantwell! <shudder>

bob50 · 22-09-2012 10:28pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Maybe they'll give it to Joanne Cantwell! <shudder>

I thinks Joanne will get this job !!!!

Ol' Donie · 23-09-2012 12:56am

jimmyw wrote: »

There seems to be a trend emerging lately with a lot of presenters leaving.First Brian O O'Connell, Charlie Bird and now Con Murphy.Whos next, Marian Finucane? Ryan Tubridy? Joe Duffy?:p

God bless your optimism.

Aidric · 23-09-2012 8:40am

Heroditas wrote: »

Maybe they'll give it to Joanne Cantwell! <shudder>

She has already ruined the Against The Head programme after taking it over from Con.

Dannygirl · 23-09-2012 12:00pm

theteal wrote: »

what happens to MNS? that was Con's baby. He was very good - even if he is a rovers fan

I heard Peter Collins will be hosting MNS now. :eek:

MJ23 · 23-09-2012 2:53pm

I like Con, good presenter. Much much better than that bumbling mumbling idiot Des Cahill

bbability · 23-09-2012 4:29pm

He must have something lined up. A move to the UK perhaps?

Dannygirl · 23-09-2012 4:34pm

bbability wrote: »

He must have something lined up. A move to the UK perhaps?

He'd miss too many matches at tallaght if he moved away.

Gary The Gamer · 23-09-2012 4:36pm

I think he mentioned some sort of job with one of the LOI teams but that could have been a joke.

juan.kerr · 23-09-2012 4:37pm

jimmyw wrote: »

There seems to be a trend emerging lately with a lot of presenters leaving.First Brian O O'Connell, Charlie Bird and now Con Murphy.Whos next, Marian Finucane? Ryan Tubridy? Joe Duffy?:p

Hopefully all 3.

Dannygirl · 23-09-2012 4:45pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

Hopefully all 3.

Sure who would the country moan to if Joe left? ;-)

juan.kerr · 23-09-2012 4:47pm

Dannygirl wrote: »

Sure who would the country moan to if Joe left? ;-)

The Irish Times letter page? After Hours? Or maybe we could do without the old biddies complaining.

Dannygirl · 23-09-2012 4:50pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

The Irish Times letter page? After Hours? Or maybe we could do without the old biddies complaining.

Uh old biddies? Plenty of old lads complaining too!

Anyway getting off topic. Con is one of the best presenters RTE have had in a long time. Their loss.

juan.kerr · 23-09-2012 4:52pm

Dannygirl wrote: »

Uh old biddies? Plenty of old lads complaining too!

Sure, but they all share one thing in common. They listen to Joe Duffy. :eek:

Badabing · 23-09-2012 6:04pm

Didn't Con leave RTE for Century years ago?

GSF · 23-09-2012 6:17pm

Badabing wrote: »

Didn't Con leave RTE for Century years ago?

He started at FM104 in '89. Think he was there til 93 or 94.

Dannygirl · 23-09-2012 6:26pm

Badabing wrote: »

Didn't Con leave RTE for Century years ago?

No he joined RTE when Century closed down.

RadioRetro · 24-09-2012 12:15pm

GSF wrote: »

He started at FM104 in '89. Think he was there til 93 or 94.

He wasn't there late 93 anyway. Darragh Moloney, Adrian Eames and David Kelly were the sports department then.

GSF · 24-09-2012 12:35pm

RadioRetro wrote: »

He wasn't there late 93 anyway. Darragh Moloney, Adrian Eames and David Kelly were the sports department then.

All now at RTE, although Kelly took the scenic route via TodayFM and TV3

Yakuza · 24-09-2012 12:46pm

jimmyw wrote: »

Charlie Bird?

I never knew he'd gone. Having googled it, it was announced when I was on my holidays. Best of luck to him, TBH.

Edit : My 2222th post - the twoth, the whole twoth and nothing but the twoth

Wacker The Attacker · 24-09-2012 1:34pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Maybe they'll give it to Joanne Cantwell! <shudder>

She's better that that Jacqui Hurley wan.

yosser hughes · 24-09-2012 3:47pm

Has anyone got a link to back this up? I seriously seriously doubt he's leaving RTE. He's an RTE lifer if ever I saw one.He sounds far too comfortable in RTE and their overstaffed sports dept.

GSF · 24-09-2012 4:26pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

Has anyone got a link to back this up? I seriously seriously doubt he's leaving RTE. He's an RTE lifer if ever I saw one.He sounds far too comfortable in RTE and their overstaffed sports dept.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0922/1224324270754.html
The Irish Times doesnt make mistakes. Just corrections & clarifications.

yosser hughes · 24-09-2012 4:30pm

GSF wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0922/1224324270754.html
The Irish Times doesnt make mistakes. Just corrections & clarifications.

Well,I am surprised,I must say. I wonder what he's got lined up?

JonathanAnon · 24-09-2012 4:34pm

It's true alright yosser.. it was announced last week.. I heard it myself..

http://foot.ie/threads/172038-Con-Murphy-leaving-MNS

http://www.thefreekick.com/board/topic/12516-rte-correspondents/page__st__80

links to it above as well.. I disagree with you though, I think he's great..

Seems to be the same with all areas of the public service though, all the good people are taking redundancy and all the dead wood on big wages are staying..

juan.kerr · 24-09-2012 4:35pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

Has anyone got a link to back this up? I seriously seriously doubt he's leaving RTE. He's an RTE lifer if ever I saw one.He sounds far too comfortable in RTE and their overstaffed sports dept.

No doubt he'll be back as a contractor the week after.

yosser hughes · 24-09-2012 4:39pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

No doubt he'll be back as a contractor the week after.

It wouldn't surprsie me one bit.:rolleyes:

JonathanAnon · 24-09-2012 5:06pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

No doubt he'll be back as a contractor the week after.

lol.. you never know he might get a few days on the "I cant believe it's not marian finucane show"... I think even the RTE janitor has stood in for marian at some stage..