"Still Happily Married?" - Miriam O'Callaghan

imme

Miriam O'Callaghan was interviewing Carrie Crowley on her rte1 radio show.

At the end of the interview she asked about how married life was treating her, and she said "are you still happily married?".

Does Miriam put thought into her interviews.

Did she expect Carrie Crowley to say "no I'm not happliy married anymore".

kneemos

A job for life for her then.

ToddyDoody

This thread did well. ��

corner of hells

I found my glasses , they were missing for a few days , I had to buy a cheapie pair in the chemist .They hurt my nose.

Arthur Beesley

She's a lightweight. Always has been. That Saturday TV chat show she used to do is perfect for her - she has no business on Primetime or anything serious.

kneemos

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

She's a lightweight. Always has been. That Saturday TV chat show she used to do is perfect for her - she has no business on Primetime or anything serious.

She misses the most obvious of questions,it's painful to watch.
Why do RTE take on and persist with amateur presenters?

Cee-Jay-Cee

It's very obvious from Miriam's question that she was attempting to portray her own sadness about her own very unhappy and dead marriage....probably.

Arthur Beesley

kneemos wrote: »

She misses the most obvious of questions,it's painful to watch.
Why do RTE take on and persist with amateur presenters?

I suspect it is because she is female and they want to be seen to have a few females in their top 10 earners. The whole career woman with family of 7 (or whatever) kids plays well, along with the alleged 'thinking mans crumpet' thing.

Lenin Skynard

Genuinely?

razorblunt

Sure she only bides her time between being on the cover of the rte guide at Xmas.

maryishere

razorblunt wrote: »

Sure she only bides her time between being on the cover of the rte guide at Xmas.

while earning a few hundred grand, and being between the covers with the boss at rte. (her husband)

great little country

genuinely.

kfallon

Her partner prob not getting the most out of the relationship!

Horse's collar

curioser

imme wrote: »

Miriam O'Callaghan was interviewing Carrie Crowley on her rte1 radio show.

It's a great gig really. RTE gives its people programmes where they can "interview" other RTE people - and this justifies massive six figure salaries. And all the better if the interviewee is "gay" e.g. Tubridy and the newsreader with the Irish name.

Mr. Incognito

Don't listen??

Off button top left.

Don't tell us.

Ignore button bottom left

mike65

Miriam O'Callaghan was interviewing Carrie Crowley - how can a void interview a vacuum?

Ranchu

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Don't listen??

Off button top left.

Don't tell us.

Ignore button bottom left

I'd agree with your sentiments if it was a private station. RTE should be held to a higher standard.

O'Callaghan doesn't listen so can't interview properly. She should be moved to children's tv. If you pay someones wages you're entitled to have an opinion on them.

Fr_Dougal

I think she's a magnificent lady. She has 15 kids yet still holds down a full time job. At one stage they had to put a tramapoline under her desk so she could bounce out the kids and still do her shows.

Mark Oxford

kfallon wrote: »

Her partner prob not getting the most out of the relationship!

Horse's collar

Paper cut.

My name is URL

mike65 wrote: »

Miriam O'Callaghan was interviewing Carrie Crowley - how can a void interview a vacuum?

How is there enough matter to fill it when it happens?

ToddyDoody

CJC999 wrote: »

It's very obvious from Miriam's question that she was attempting to portray her own sadness about her own very unhappy and dead marriage....probably.

I'd say you're just sound out

mike65

My name is URL wrote: »

How is there enough matter to fill it when it happens?

I'm not great at cosmological physics but RTE does indeed seem to have an infinite amount of "dark matter" or maybe its just idle chatter....

corner of hells

TheZohan wrote: »

I think she's a magnificent lady. She has 15 kids yet still holds down a full time job. At one stage they had to put a tramapoline under her desk so she could bounce out the kids and still do her shows.

Indeed , sure I heard all the kids on the Late Late toy show were hers.

Super-Rush

I don't care what anyone says, I definitely would.

DeanAustin

Super-Rush wrote: »

I don't care what anyone says, I definitely would.

Without any question. Would love to...

Fr_Dougal

Super-Rush wrote: »

I don't care what anyone says, I definitely would.

DeanAustin wrote: »

Without any question. Would love to...

Sh1t. Just. Got. Messy.

Augmerson

Super-Rush wrote: »

I don't care what anyone says, I definitely would.

And listen to her mad mid-Atlantic accent going "ohh yeah Super Rush ooohhh"

**** that.

My name is URL

Super-Rush wrote: »

I don't care what anyone says, I definitely would.

... like to go caving some day.

ToddyDoody

Is it possible to damage cosmetic surgery during rigorous sex, I wonder.

fleet_admiral

kfallon wrote: »

Her partner prob not getting the most out of the relationship!

Horse's collar

yeah 8 kids, she can walk down both sides of o connell street at the same time

suicide_circus

Saw Sharon ni bheolain there in town few days ago, much better looking in real life than on tv. Some hoop on her.

Tarzana

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

She's a lightweight. Always has been. That Saturday TV chat show she used to do is perfect for her - she has no business on Primetime or anything serious.

I totally disagree. The lightweight stuff is what she *can't* do. She's better at current affairs.

_Whimsical_

Tarzana wrote: »

I totally disagree. The lightweight stuff is what she *can't* do. She's better at current affairs.

I completely agree. She's another Pat Kenny, although at least he is always good on radio. When Miriam is doing personal interviews it never sounds like a conversation. She doesn't listen to what's being said to her, even if someone lets slip something interesting she won't pick up on it, she's straight onto her next question which you can almost hear her reading out. She just can't think on the spot, can't deviate from the course she's set out for herself. When she does deviate she blurts out weird insensitive "filler" like the "are you still happily married stuff".

The worst I've heard her do was an interview last summer on her radio show with an adopted women who'd been rejected by her birth mother when she tried to find her. The woman was very emotional throughout. The at the end after Miriam had packed away her list of questions she saw fit to end like so
Miriam "It's hard,it's very hard for you... So Mary do you like dogs?"
Mary "yes"
Miriam "well then you're going to enjoy this, we are going to talk to someone from a shelter from abandoned dogs looking for homes!"
Mary "oh...ok"
Miriam "bye now Mary!!!"

Maybe she's so used to an earpiece prompting her for the next question on Prime Time that she flounders in more natural situations on the air.

Muahahaha

Tarzana wrote: »

I totally disagree. The lightweight stuff is what she *can't* do. She's better at current affairs.

Ever since Claire Byrne got on Prime Time she's been showing Miriam up, Byrne knows which questions to ask politicians and if they begin waffling or bluster she tells them they haven't answered the question she asked and asks it again, thus making them look bad if they try to skirt it a second time.

Whereas Miriam will ask a question and listen to their bluster and allow them to put it out there without ever calling them out on it. For me she is not a good interviewer and she should just stick to the light entertainment stuff.

Tarzana

Muahahaha wrote: »

Ever since Claire Byrne got on Prime Time she's been showing Miriam up, Byrne knows which questions to ask politicians and if they begin waffling or bluster she tells them they haven't answered the question she asked and asks it again, thus making them look bad if they try to skirt it a second time.

Whereas Miriam will ask a question and listen to their bluster and allow them to put it out there without ever calling them out on it. For me she is not a good interviewer and she should just stick to the light entertainment stuff.

She might not be the best for current affairs but she's far worse at light entertainment than current affairs. Claire Byrne is very good though, and yeah, way better than M O'C.

diograis

curioser wrote: »

It's a great gig really. RTE gives its people programmes where they can "interview" other RTE people - and this justifies massive six figure salaries. And all the better if the interviewee is "gay" e.g. Tubridy and the newsreader with the Irish name.

Ok I'll bite... Why is gay in inverted commas? And you do realise tubs is married with 2 kids? Save the bullshít for the local pub love

foxy farmer

mike65 wrote: »

Miriam O'Callaghan was interviewing Carrie Crowley - how can a void interview a vacuum?

Why do people hate Carrie Crowley so much? She's a lovely woman.

LorMal

I love when Miriam has to go over to the Knees Reem

MammaZita

curioser wrote: »

It's a great gig really. RTE gives its people programmes where they can "interview" other RTE people - and this justifies massive six figure salaries. And all the better if the interviewee is "gay" e.g. Tubridy and the newsreader with the Irish name.

Which one- Michael or Aonghus?

flutered

kfallon wrote: »

Her partner prob not getting the most out of the relationship!

Horse's collar

reminds me of the yarn of the wan that went to a gynie saaying the horses collor, only to be told it was more like a britchin, all over d ar$e

gramar

She's ok looking but never understood why so many would give her one in a heartbeat. It seems blonde her and a face that isn't ugly is enough to make her a sex symbol. She has a kind of dopey look that I don't see as attractive and if you strip away the make up you wouldn't be left with much. That whiny accent of hers isn't exactly endearing either.

Warper

She is really annoying

curioser

diograis wrote: »

Ok I'll bite... Why is gay in inverted commas? And you do realise tubs is married with 2 kids? Save the bullshít for the local pub love

1. The word is ambiguous e.g.

"To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay"

Gilbert O'Sullivan, 1971, was singing of his state of mind, not his sexuality.

2. Statement does not AFAIK reflect R.T.'s current familial status.

3. Kindly consider a lesson in manners/civility/politeness.

Apologies for straying off-thread.

catallus

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

The worst I've heard her do was an interview last summer on her radio show with an adopted women who'd been rejected by her birth mother when she tried to find her. The woman was very emotional throughout. The at the end after Miriam had packed away her list of questions she saw fit to end like so
Miriam "It's hard,it's very hard for you... So Mary do you like dogs?"
Mary "yes"
Miriam "well then you're going to enjoy this, we are going to talk to someone from a shelter from abandoned dogs looking for homes!"
Mary "oh...ok"
Miriam "bye now Mary!!!"

That is pure gold