The Saturday Night Show Feb 16th RTE1 10.05pm

Temaz

Patsy Kensit will be on with Brendan. I had such a crush on her in the 90's! She was stunning.

Lady Chatterton

Former Holby City and Emmerdale star Patsy Kensit will be among Brendan O'Connor's guests on The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ One at 10:05pm.

The founder of the Jack & Jill Foundation, Jonathan Irwin, will recount his own tragic-yet-inspiring story.

Also joining O'Connor will be the artist Guggi and author Helen Seymour.

Music on the night will be of the country variety from siblings Mary, Kathleen and Davey Keenan.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0215/thesaturdaynightshow.html

SEPT 23 1989

Jonathan Irwin is one of the good guys

Lady Chatterton

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Jonathan Irwin is one of the good guys

It is always a pleasure to listen Jonathan Irwin. Jonathan and his wife Mary Ann O'Brien (Managing Director -Lily O'Brien's Chocolates) set up the Jack & Jill children's Foundation following the death of their infant son, Jack. The organisation helps young children in Ireland who are born with or develop brain damage and who suffer severe intellectual and physical developmental delay as a result.

Jack & Jill provide home nursing and respite care that supports 320 families in Ireland today and has helped over 1,200 children and their families since 1997.

https://www.jackandjill.ie/

brian_t

Guggi is one of the artists involved in their "The Big Egg Hunt" fund raiser.

Watch out for an eggstraordinary show tomorrow night with Jonathan Irwin, CEO Jack & Jill on the guests list @ around 11 o'clock! GUGGI, one of our Big Egg Hunt artists invited too!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-and-Jill-Childrens-Foundation/295613613769?ref=stream

http://thebigegghunt.ie/eggy-steady-go/

Welsh Megaman

Love the way you highlighted the slightly later start-time, MrsD!

Just in case we miss Brendan's opening zingers!

grey_so_what

brian_t wrote: »

Guggi is one of the artists involved in their "The Big Egg Hunt" fund raiser.



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-and-Jill-Childrens-Foundation/295613613769?ref=stream

http://thebigegghunt.ie/eggy-steady-go/

Did we not do the egg hunt last Friday week?...........

Must google "how to flog an egg"...........:rolleyes:

Lady Chatterton

God, I'm depressed tonight :(:(

Anyone else see the 9 o'clock news?

According to a opinion poll commissioned by the Sunday Independent, Fianna Fáil is the most popular political party in the country. Jaysus, some people have really short memories :rolleyes:

While I'm on my soap box, I think it is really sad that the CEO of a charitable organisation like the Jack & Jill Foundation (who are providing services that the HSE can't/won't provide) is forced to appear on a chat show to appeal for financial support from the public so he can continue to meet the needs of children with severe disabilities because the government keeps cutting his funding.

The Jack & Jill Foundation do wonderful work and they save this country a fortune in the process. Here is an example:

The Foundation cares for a child at a cost of €16,500 per annum, while under HSE care these costs are €146,000 a year. At present, the Foundation cares for over 300 children, but without additional funding, they will have no option but to cut back on the number of hours of nursing they provide. The Foundation estimates that such a cut back would incur a cost of €15 million to the State.

https://www.jackandjill.ie/category/economic-report/

JonathanAnon

MrsD007 wrote: »

God, I'm depressed tonight :(:(

Will ye cheer up ffs... or else we're gonna have to start calling you MrsTubberD

Lady Chatterton

You could send me a nice choooooon JA

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

God, I'm depressed tonight :(:(

Anyone else see the 9 o'clock news?

According to a opinion poll commissioned by the Sunday Independent, Fianna Fáil is the most popular political party in the country. Jaysus, some people have really short memories :rolleyes:

While I'm on my soap box, I think it is really sad that the CEO of a charitable organisation like the Jack & Jill Foundation (who are providing services that the HSE can't/won't provide) is forced to appear on a chat show to appeal for financial support from the public so he can continue to meet the needs of children with severe disabilities because the government keeps cutting his funding.

The Jack & Jill Foundation do wonderful work and they save this country a fortune in the process. Here is an example:



No sadder that the likes of Crumlin Hospital, Holles Street Hospital and parents of terminal illness children having to appear on National TV so they can raise awareness of their plight.

It's just Brendan auditioning for the LLS.

And before anyone gets in a knot......No. We should not like this.

Neither do the parents, I'd imagine.

I wouldn't like my ill child to be depending on the proceeds of a CD....:(

cofy

Good evening all, MrsD I can only hope the night gets better for you and I agree with you 100% about the Jack and Jill Foundation - The state is cutting off its nose despite its face by cutting their funding.

Lady Chatterton

grey_so_what wrote: »

No sadder that the likes of Crumlin Hospital, Holles Street Hospital and parents of terminal illness children having to appear on National TV so they can raise awareness of their plight.

It's just Brendan auditioning for the LLS.

And before anyone gets in a knot......No. We should not like this.

Neither do the parents, I'd imagine.

I wouldn't like my ill child to be depending on the proceeds of a CD....:(

That's the thing though Jack & Jill are supporting families of children with terminal illness too.

Harry Angstrom

Evening all.

grey_so_what

By the way......

Evening all!.........

Brendan is talking ****e as usual........:(

No Coppers for Brendan, he's in RTE.



Meltdown there........:(

cofy

Oops Brendan.

JonathanAnon

Good jokes this week..

Brendan is really good when a faux pas happens..

grey_so_what

I'm going to use that intro when I start speed dating.............:)

Harry Angstrom

MrsD007 wrote: »

God, I'm depressed tonight :(:(

Anyone else see the 9 o'clock news?

According to a opinion poll commissioned by the Sunday Independent, Fianna Fáil is the most popular political party in the country. Jaysus, some people have really short memories :rolleyes:

I think it's great news. It'll give Fine Gael and Labour a kick up the backside they so richly deserve.

(By the way, I've never voted FF in my life)

grey_so_what

Ah, Patsy is plastic............:(

Atlantic Dawn

I still wood all day long.

Lethal Weapon 2 was 1989, mad how the years fly.

delaad

CORK!


answer to quiz

Harry Angstrom

delaad wrote: »

CORK!


answer to quiz

I fell in love with Patsy Kensit when I saw her in the ad for frozen peas all those years ago

Lady Chatterton

I like Patsy but I think she has been over doing it on the botox.

grey_so_what

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I fell in love with Patsy Kensit when I saw her in the ad for frozen peas all those years ago

She's been in the freezer ever since HA.............:pac::pac:

JonathanAnon

She's a very good speaker..

passremarkable

probably still give patsy a lash

Lady Chatterton

She was a pretty child.

grey_so_what

I've two clips for Patsy's hair on the way to RTE in a taxi.............

Will save on the semafor........

An Capall Dubh

Patsy was making snowmen earlier on I reckon.

Lady Chatterton

Patsy is very comfortable chatting with Brendan. There is no way this interview would be as good if it was on the LLS.

Silvio.Dante

She comes across very well. Far more humble than I expected...

JonathanAnon

She's a great guest...

Interesting to see how much of gentleman Mel would have been if she had been jewish...

Welsh Megaman

Evening all!

How was Patsy?

passremarkable

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Evening all!

How was Patsy?

not bad looking !

Lady Chatterton

I'm glad Mrs. Haughey got her apology. Keith Allen was completely out of order.

grey_so_what

Well, that was overdue.

Welsh Megaman

Oh boy...

Lisha

Brendan should gave said HE was sorry too not just rte.


Hi All:)

cofy

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Evening all!

How was Patsy?

A lady with a lot of good stories but not enough time - very enjoyable.:)

Welsh Megaman

Question is, does Keith Allen care?

JonathanAnon

okay drinking game...

knock back a drink every time he says the word "Bono"

Harry Angstrom

They cut that part from the repeat the following night. Not surprisingly.

Lisha

Holey Moley

I'm lost for words

grey_so_what

If Guggi (sp) breaks wind does Bono appear?..............

Lady Chatterton

Some of these arty farty types really irritate me :mad:

Welsh Megaman

JonathanAnon wrote: »

okay drinking game...

knock back a drink every time he says the word "Bono"

We'll be in A&E within 5 minutes!

cofy

JonathanAnon wrote: »

okay drinking game...

knock back a drink every time he says the word "Bono"

I get the feeling I wouldn't have enough booze.

Lisha

Am slightly over due a hair app my self at the mo so I'm kinda rocking the greyness myself

Harry Angstrom

I always knew The Virgin Prunes were a bunch of talentless spoofers - Gavin Friday and Guggi :rolleyes:

JonathanAnon

I love positive criticism too.. oh wait, that's not criticism.. that a compliment ffs..