The Pat Kenny Show

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120097570#Comment_120097570

I'd say Nick only made himself available at that time so he could run down the clock - Great job by Pat

123balltv

No Pat Kenny podcast today, wonder why 🙄

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120099690#Comment_120099690

Aaaand we're back to a pc love-in now, no doubt.

QueensGael

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120099690#Comment_120099690

The segments from yesterday's show are on Spotify

It wasnt me123

Playing devils advocate here

If I lived in Romania, I would chance the back of a lorry for a better life - it doesn’t make them bad people, just desperate. Perhaps the EU should look at bringing the poor countries up to a better standard (through education, infrastructure, etc) rather than criminalising desperate people. I feel that when we give grants to foreign countries like countries in Africa, Asia etc, then it should come with conditions - like roads, sewers, housing, well for drought areas etc. Rather than create refugees, encourage them to stay in their own countries.

I know, its not utopia and its not our problem, but perhaps we can be part of the solution

Mav11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120110807#Comment_120110807

If you lived in Romania you wouldn’t have to chance the back of a lorry. Romania is part of the EU.

It wasnt me123

Well there was a lorry full of Romanians killed recently so that is why I chose that country. It could be any country, the point i was trying to make was make our grant money work better to encourage people to stay at home.

Mav11

I think that tragedy related to Vietnamese people in a lorry driven by a Romanian* But I take your point about getting grant money to work more effectively.

*edit Just looked it up an Irish / Romanian crime gang.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120110852#Comment_120110852

Romania has a foreign aid program helping poorer countries.

And hosts 86,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Mav11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120110878#Comment_120110878

Yeah. A very progressive EU member.

whisky_galore

Lot of landlord sob stories...

leath_dub

Pat going in hard on the economic migrant refugee advocate again

BPKS

We have a sophisticated visa system says the do-gooder on a 6 figure salary with a straight face

QueensGael

I feel bad for Pat doing this Jen & Mairead podcast promo...

Does anyone else think PK will retire this year? His 10th year on NT and his 75th birthday would be a good time to bow out.

maebee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120124243#Comment_120124243

I doubt it. I'd say he loves doing what he does. In fairness, he doesn't sound like a 75 year old.

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123480#Comment_120123480

I didn't listen at the time but went to the podcast. That was Sen. Barry Ward (FG) - Pat did well again but I really think he was ill prepared this time. Pat should've had all the up to date figs to hand. He didn't.

BPKS

Pat and the HSE Eileen giving out that only 1 in 20 18-49 year olds have 2nd booster.

I recall that it was not available to 18-49 year olds until some day between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve when Donnelly announced its availability. At a time when half the country was either sick with flu, Covid or RSV. Another case of closing the stable door after the horse was bolted.

Edit: researcher must have had a word in Pats ear cos the penny dropped with him just after I posted and he had a go at NIAC.

hotmail.com

Pat complaining about the delays in large developments getting built. Pot calling the kettle black.

leath_dub

Pat Kenny trying hard and failing miserably to land a glove on Eoin O'Broin

whisky_galore

Another Irish landlord pity party, where's my smallest violin?

boardise

This woman McNamee who comes in to 'talk about' sport has the most grating cacophonous voice I've heard on radio in quite a while ...unlistenable.

The whole sports inset is pointless anyway with sport covered wall to wall around the media anyway. Just another device to fill the time. Frankly the entire PK show is a mess which could do with a total revamp ...the chances of which are zero.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120195452#Comment_120195452

I wouldn't agree that the show is a mess, just that sports is done to death on NT and yet another sport shite talk slot eating up time for non-sport topics adds nothing.

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120195500#Comment_120195500

You’d miss the days of Pat interacting with Des Cahill, though.

elperello

I'm not that much interested in sports myself but I know a lot of people who can't get enough of sports reporting and discussion.

Even sports they have never played or attended seem to hold a fascination for them.

whisky_galore

There's like an entire show set up for them on NT, and a mini sport shite talk with every news slot.

Weekends on everything bar Lyric are end to end sport shite talk.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120195573#Comment_120195573

Lyric is a great port of refuge for us non sports people at the weekend.

whisky_galore

Maybe the coursing lot can look after hare welfare without the chasing them with dogs bit?

No? Thought not...

How ever did hares manage before they invented coursing?

leath_dub

Jennifer Carroll McNeil : A female Colm Brophy

Talk loud, fast and deflect wherever possible and for as long as possible

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120195951#Comment_120195951

Got rather prickly about the leafy suburbs phrase. Must be from a leafy suburb.