Norah Casey - I just dont get it...

JonathanAnon

I dont want to start a hatchet thread about Norah Casey, but I'm wondering how she has leapfrogged everybody and got jobs with Newstalk Breakfast and RTE's Today show with little or no experience..

I have huge respect for her in that she runs her own businesses etc etc, and she was alright on Dragon's Den, but I dont see why everybody is so anxious to "broadcast her to the masses"....

heybaby

In fairness to her she does have a background in business and newstalk's credibility is enhanced because of her real world experience. I think she does a good job especially considering her lack of presentation experience. In this instance i wouldnt necessarily have an issue with her 'leap frogging' other people as you put it because of the specialist subject matter, its a very different situtuation to tv personalities eg baz and lucy or aidan power being used on radio when there are perfectly good experienced radio presenters out there.

NEDDURC

She is starting to grow on me abit now. I think Newstalk were looking, as heybaby said, for more of a character (real world) to fill Ivan Yates boots. Shane Coleman is quite clever and funny at times but he wasn't really adding alot to the show.

I agree that Nora Casey's profile has really risen in the last few years. I watched her interviewed by Gay Byrne recently (can't remember the name of the show) but it was quite interesting too. She's had a very difficult time recently with the death of her husband.

I haven't seen the new RTE programme yet so can't comment on that. I think she is a reasonably interesting character. She also did a good job on the rte debate over the last european election I thought.

giftgrub

Newstalk have a thing about getting "names" on air...i dont think she's all that great.

In fact the banter between herself and Chris makes me want to smash in the radio...i cant stick it for longer than a few minutes.

I end up switching some music on, "Snoring Ireland" on RTE is the same show day in day out.

Penny Dreadful

giftgrub wrote: »

Newstalk have a thing about getting "names" on air...i dont think she's all that great.

In fact the banter between herself and Chris makes me want to smash in the radio...i cant stick it for longer than a few minutes.

I end up switching some music on, "Snoring Ireland" on RTE is the same show day in day out.

I agree. I think the "banter" is forced and generally not funny at all. Ivan and Chris had a way of working together and while I didn't always find it funny or like it, was at least organic and natural. Norah seems to be trying to be a version of Ivan and its just not working for me.
I was quite surprised when she got the gig. I much prefer Shane Coleman or even John Drennan with Chris in the mornings.

Heroditas

She's awful. Might be fine for a chat show a la Moncrief but when it comes to the political analysis, she is dire.
I have no desire to hear about how she's on the board of the Children's Hospital or her "experience" as a businesswoman.
Just get on with it and ask the hard questions.
Lost a lot of respect for her when she was on the panel campaigning for a yes vote in the recent Fiscal Treaty - her argument consisted of cliche after cliche after cliche.

noreen.

In my opinion she is one of the best presenters. I was very impressed when she stood in for Vincent Browne on TV3. She kept the (right) questions coming, kept the debate on track and we got a hell of a lot more info. in that hour than other presenters would have got out of them.

SEPT 23 1989

noreen. wrote: »

In my opinion she is one of the best presenters. I was very impressed when she stood in for Vincent Browne on TV3. She kept the (right) questions coming, kept the debate on track and we got a hell of a lot more info. in that hour than other presenters would have got out of them.

for gods sake:rolleyes:

iora_rua

I don't have a problem with her, other than I'm not overly into the religious stuff, but if that's what helps her get through life, OK.

It's good to have a female viewpoint on Newstalk early morning/current affairs - and it's an alternative to having to watch Sinead Desmond on TV3 : ))

Sheepkins

Spare me from the pathetic discussion this morning about b---- Christmas cards. The amount of airtime given to the irrelevant topic was cringeworthy. I guess it's because the presenters feel more at home latching on to inane topics rather than tackling the bigger issues. To hear Tom Dunne add his penny worth made me reach for the off button. You have made your point get over it.

Mr E

Ah I think she and Chris walk the fine line between light and serious. If you want the dial all the way towards serious, change to Radio 1 tbh.... I think she is a good addition to Newstalk Breakfast.

JM Skipton

Chris calling her "Casey" makes my skin crawl

meoklmrk91

Listen to breakfast nearly every morning, I miss Ivan but I think she is much better than Shane Coleman, I am enjoying the show much more recently.

snubbleste

I'd never heard of her before Newstalk.
She's a breath of fresh air and has good business knowledge and her life experience suits the show. She does lack in some interviewing skills though.

qwert2

I was listening to the show the morning after the US election. To paraphrase Norah she said while talking about the first lady, 'I wish it was a first gentleman I was talking about'.

Personally I don't like that sort of flippant feminism. The important thing is to have the right person for the job, not a token representative

Mind you, she could be a huge supporter of gay marraige, and was hoping for a gay couple in the white house instead

bamboozle

JM Skipton wrote: »

Chris calling her "Casey" makes my skin crawl

me too

mike65

Casey? Whats that about? Chris Casey was a smart savvy entrepreneur whos station dragged Irish radio into the latter half of the 20th century so that's not what she is alluding to is it?

Oh wait that's Chris Carey!

As for the woman herself, the more I hear her the less I like her, that auto-chuckle tic of hers isn't helping.

Sheepkins

Her cackle in the background whilst someone else is being interviewed really grates! I think she likes being referred to as Casey!!

hardCopy

I think her timing is off or something, she just seems to start speaking at the wrong moment.

Shane Coleman has always worked well with Chris.

Maybe somebody else from a political background could have been tried. Ivan was always very good at pushing the politicians when they tried to deflect.

Declan A Walsh

snubbleste wrote: »

I'd never heard of her before Newstalk.
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Norah Casey was one of the "dragons" in RTE's Dragons Den for the last couple of seasons. That's when most people first heard of her. She is in charge of a womens' magazines publishing empire.

DEFTLEFTHAND

She just seems a little too smug to me. Fair play she's successful in business and makes money, but she needs to stop with the digs at men. I hate these Catholic raised broads who think they've broken through some sort of chain to achieve in the male corporate world.

Heroditas

"LA Crivian" this morning.
No Norah, it's "L'Ecrivian"

Nearly as bad as Christ referring to the skydiver for the whole morning a few weeks ago as "Boom-gardner"

buckfasterer

I really can't stand how many times she has to keep mentioning how she's a business woman and done everything herself and is on dragons den.

I can't help but think that if her other ventures were so successful then she wouldn't have to be pimping herself so much out on breakfast radio and now on rte on a Fri afternoon.

neris

buckfasterer wrote: »

I really can't stand how many times she has to keep mentioning how she's a business woman and done everything herself and is on dragons den.

I can't help but think that if her other ventures were so successful then she wouldn't have to be pimping herself so much out on breakfast radio and now on rte on a Fri afternoon.

Funny how most of the irish dragons seem to be in businesses that are fcuked. Bobby Kerr said insomnia was struggling and im sure printed media is screwed aswell hence her triple jobbing. Pity dragons are such poxy radio presenters though

delaad

The cackle is, in fairness, unbelievable!

jam_mac_jam

She is dreadful, I can't listen to the programe any more now that she is on it. Chris is terrible also but at least with Ivan you has somebody who had half a clue. I am completely gone off Newstalk.

Sheepkins

There was less of the schoolgirl giggle today or am I just getting used to it?

Zulu

Yeah, I have to say their "banter" is so forced, it's cringeworthy. As a result I'm finding myself flicking far more often now. I reckon it's only a matter of time before I end up switching it off for good.

Sheepkins

Me too

Always thought Shane Coleman and Chris were good together. The banter was more relaxed and not as forced between Chris and Casey!

Shane came across as well grounded and know his stuff politically. No airs and graces about him. Unlike the impression Casey gives.

Sheepkins

Banter this morning was the worst ever-cringeworthy!!!! Can't understand why the producer hasn't put a stop to it. The final straw was the request for nice texts next week. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Havermeyer

JM Skipton wrote: »

Chris calling her "Casey" makes my skin crawl

Chris makes my skin crawl, tbh. He's far too lightweight for a show like that, imo. He usually comes across as if he is 'honoured' to interview certain people on the show.

As for Norah Casey. I just can't take to her. Far too smug and arrogant for my liking.

uberwolf

I have turned over to Morning Ireland. But it is so monotone.

evolving_doors

Ya they just can't settle on that morning slot in newstalk (or the lunchtime for that mater either)..they should have stuck with dave mcwilliams ...

Ivan Yeats had a bit of a clue but really treated claire byrne (and chris) like he was a chauvinist patronising old idiot...didn't realise how good she was until she filled in for Marion Finnucan...

Dunphy was just too mouldy..(rebel rebel my ar5e, he was just too mouldy to turn up for work)

As regards meek questioning from the hosts,I suppose unlike RTE, newstalk have to work hard at keeping politician s sweet enough to come back on air...probably why all the softly softly approach during interviews...
I worked in local radio a few years ago and it was impossible to get local politicians on to talk...even with offering interviews to be prerecorded with questions sent beforehand. So if you were lucky enough to get one you didn't try and step on their toes.
Only ones who showed up time after time was the shinners!!!

Don't think Nora is that bad, although I find myself switching over pretty often since ivan left...

qwert2

I don't think this woman is fond of men

serfboard

Sheepkins wrote: »

Banter this morning was the worst ever-cringeworthy!!!! Can't understand why the producer hasn't put a stop to it. The final straw was the request for nice texts next week. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

IMO the banter every morning is cringeworthy - which is why I don't listen. I'll be listening tomorrow morning for the political slot - the only time in the week I do.

But I'll wait until after they ask each other what they think about the news. That's just crap.

Sheepkins

Chris lost the plot this morning. Started out as the macho man but that didn't last long as Howlin soon had him back in his box. Pity as Croke Park Agreement is important and worthy of a heavyweight interviewer

SEPT 23 1989

She was asking what Chris had in his tool box this morning

Sheepkins

Not a lot it seems!

buckfasterer

Sheepkins wrote: »

Chris lost the plot this morning. Started out as the macho man but that didn't last long as Howlin soon had him back in his box. Pity as Croke Park Agreement is important and worthy of a heavyweight interviewer

Thats a major flaw in his presenting imo. He gives it the big man an awful lot first thing in the show, mouthing off about trivial things that annoy him. Then when it comes to the time to stand up and be counted and ask the hard questions, he bitches out and hides and lets the politicians walk over him.

Sheepkins

Couldn't agree more I keep programme hopping Aine Lawlor may speak in a monotone but she has depth!

newcavanman

This show has gone completely down the tubes since yeats left . He did have his off days, but in general he was on the button . As for Cwris and his constant bleating about how he should be paying more tax, well speak for yourself mate. The rest of us pay far too much, to see it being squandered by this spineless government !!!!

Sligo Quay

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I dont want to start a hatchet thread about Norah Casey, but I'm wondering how she has leapfrogged everybody and got jobs with Newstalk Breakfast and RTE's Today show with little or no experience..

Absolutely agree, she does a stint on dragons den and low and behold she thinks shes an expert on everything, from giving an opinion on the resent budget to Gods knows what else, shes like an Eoghan Harris in drag, at the end of the day, she is entitled to an opinion just like everybody else, but thats all, the Government is entitled to hear my view on things just like anybody else and Norah Casey is only entitled to that, nothing more.
She is not elected by anybody, she is not a TD, she is just an ordinary citizen who has lost the run of herself. The only different between her and the rest of us here, is that she has lots of money and shes thinks she is entitled to a bigger say than the rest of us, she may have lots of money, but at the end of the day, she has only 1vote on election day, just like the rest of us.

marvingcassidy

Yes...she is way above her head.

swiftman

noreen. wrote: »

In my opinion she is one of the best presenters. I was very impressed when she stood in for Vincent Browne on TV3. She kept the (right) questions coming, kept the debate on track and we got a hell of a lot more info. in that hour than other presenters would have got out of them.

just came across this thread, how didnt anyone cop on to this. noreen sticking up for norah. mmmmm will you be on dragons den this year again noreen?

cullenman

Terrible. Why do we have to be bored listening to her personal opinions about this and that. Give us the facts for gods sake. Switched over to One anyway.

eoinerd

Totally agree with most people on this, as the great Peter Griffin would say, she really grinds my gears, to put it mildly....feel like boxing the radio with that cringy **** between herself and chris...i mean chris is bad enough but that bitch boasting about herself every morning, taking the moral high ground on every issue, /snip/

buckfasterer

She's on form this morning anyway that's for sure. 3 times I've counted she's said "when I was a........" Blah blah blah. It's like Chris now with the line "when I had cancer*......." Maybe a competition between them to see who can mention their own thing most!

*Dont get me wrong, cancer is awful and a terrible thing to happen to anyone. We just don't need to hear about it all the time.

touts

I've moved back to morning ireland since she joined. She is not a journalist and isn't even trying to be. She is a woman bringing personal stories and a personal opinion to the show. By all accounts she has lead an interesting, at times tragic, life and she brings some of that life experience to the show. However in that respect it has moved from being a news show to an opinion based chat show piece. I'm sure there is a market for that but it's just not for me. Ivan might have been a bit full of himself but at least he brought heavy weight political analysis to events.

serfboard

touts wrote: »

I've moved back to morning ireland since she joined. She is not a journalist and isn't even trying to be. She is a woman bringing personal stories and a personal opinion to the show. By all accounts she has lead an interesting, at times tragic, life and she brings some of that life experience to the show. However in that respect it has moved from being a news show to an opinion based chat show piece. I'm sure there is a market for that but it's just not for me. Ivan might have been a bit full of himself but at least he brought heavy weight political analysis to events.

Most Newstalk shows are like that. Breakfast, Moncrieff, Hook, OTB, Coleman. I wouldn't know about Tom Dunne 'cos I never listen.

Hook actually boasts about it on one of his ads - "I'm not a journalist, so I don't go in for 'On the one hand, on the other hand'" - or words to that effect.

Newstalk - it's not just news you know. Hmmmm. The problem is it's (becoming) less about News and more about (right-wing) reactions to news.

A big ol' soapbox for its owner.

buckfasterer

So when's she starting Off The Ball then? She's done everything else!! Oh and we got to hear this morning all the fabulous places she's been on Paddys day....mad the 2 of them trying to defend the government and their junkets.