Shameful Irish TV moments

A Battered Mars Bar

By God says Miley there was a lot of them.

For me it was Des Bishop work experience which aired sometime in 2003 I think. The episode where he worked in Abrakadabra in Waterford and was accosted by the local scumbags who told bishop it was his job to clean up after them. The irony of these scummers telling him his job when they hadn't done a days work in their lives was shameful and the general scumbagness to it all.

MarinersBlues

Podge and Rodge cutting off Donna and Joseph McCaul as they started to song jumped straight into my head when I saw the thread title.

It was hilarious - but an atrocious way to treat anyone.

Your Face

TV3

Wanderer78

A Battered Mars Bar wrote:

For me it was Des Bishop work experience which aired sometime in 2003 I think. The episode where he worked in Abrakadabra in Waterford and was accosted by the local scumbags who told bishop it was his job to clean up after them. The irony of these scummers telling him his job when they hadn't done a days work in their lives was shameful and the general scumbagness to it all.

Or maybe it showed the problematic nature of our alcohol fuelled society?!

SmartinMartin

Peewee Flynn and his 3 houses.

Brendan Bendar

Ed Byrne and Dara O'Briain out in Malaysia has to be up there.

About as entertaining as a visit to the clinic.

machiavellianme

After the 9pm news every Friday and Saturday night from September till May.

CarrickMcJoe

That TD pulling the woman onto his knee when the Dail sat late ..

Erik Shin

"Leave it to Mrs O'Brien".....No, leave it to shïte....Wish I could erase it from my childhood memories

The broadcast of the angelus is a shameful Irish TV moment, repeated daily.

To subject a growing number of non-believers to listen to that stupid donnnnng, donnnnng, donnnnng and look at images from a 1980's scenes of Ireland calander.

Bog-backwards RTE. Shameful, regressive arseholery.

OldMrBrennan83

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Beyondgone

Have ye seen Italian or French tv?

Coming back to RTE is like leaving an episode of Barney and finding yourself in Swan Lake.

mackeire

JayZeus wrote: »

The broadcast of the angelus is a shameful Irish TV moment, repeated daily.

To subject a growing number of non-believers to listen to that stupid donnnnng, donnnnng, donnnnng and look at images from a 1980's scenes of Ireland calander.

Bog-backwards RTE. Shameful, regressive arseholery.

It's on for about 30 seconds, make a cup of tea while it's on.

gramar

JayZeus wrote: »

The broadcast of the angelus is a shameful Irish TV moment, repeated daily.

To subject a growing number of non-believers to listen to that stupid donnnnng, donnnnng, donnnnng and look at images from a 1980's scenes of Ireland calander.

Bog-backwards RTE. Shameful, regressive arseholery.

It must be terrible to be strapped to your armchair with no remote control in front of the TV every evening at 6pm.

freshpopcorn

When Fair City tries to do an abduction story line about a girl called Katy!

andekwarhola

When they stopped playing that nice version of the national anthem with 'uplifting' footage when RTE shut down for the night.

MysticMonk

Fair City or rather Fairly Shiitty.
Appalling acting and accents. Everybody connected with it should be tied to a cow and scuttered to death.

suicide_circus

Dunphy pissed on air for 20 odd years

Pat Kenny insulting Dawn French at a fashion event on live TV.

The late late show launch of the millennium clock in the Liffey

Linda Martin singing 'get Lucky'

Ronan Keating co hosting the Eurovision

When Kerry Katona was a 'judge ' on Your a Star, dafuq would she know?

gramar

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When Fair City tries to do an abduction story line about a girl called Katy!

I rang the mother last night in the middle of Fair City and was told to ring back in half an hour!

McDermotX

Liveline: Call Back

Beechwoodspark

Celebrity farm or whatever it was called. The likes of twink, paddy ogorman, Kevin sharkey getting locked drunk and arguing incoherently on live tv

infogiver

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Ed Byrne and Dara O'Briain out in Malaysia has to be up there.

About as entertaining as a visit to the clinic.

Being patronised by Dara O'Brian's big fat smug face is torture.

infogiver

JayZeus wrote: »

The broadcast of the angelus is a shameful Irish TV moment, repeated daily.

To subject a growing number of non-believers to listen to that stupid donnnnng, donnnnng, donnnnng and look at images from a 1980's scenes of Ireland calander.

Bog-backwards RTE. Shameful, regressive arseholery.

Shameful. Lol.

mackeire

mackeire wrote: »

It's on for about 30 seconds, make a cup of tea while it's on.

I'm far too busy snapping crucifixes in half to make kindling to be drinking tea. And if I've run out of them, I'm cutting up old books and sticking pages onto a 6" nail for later use.

For Forks Sake

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Peewee Flynn and his 3 houses.

First thing that came to mind. Credit to Gaybo, he may be a sanctimonious old goat, but he knew well how to dole out the rope for people to hang themselves with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORNfD8e_sk

The_Valeyard

When RTE forced their way into a communion mass and accused the Priest of child abuse. Turns out he was completely innocent, and ruined people's day. And nearly destroyed a man's reputation.

Matt.ie

JayZeus wrote:

I'm far too busy snapping crucifixes in half to make kindling to be drinking tea. And if I've run out of them, I'm cutting up old books and sticking pages onto a 6" nail for later use.

Maybe you could use the few seconds to reflect on yourself and life?

Matt.ie

Matt.ie wrote: »

Maybe you could use the few seconds to reflect on yourself and life?

I don't need a Catholic ritual to inspire a bit of naval gazing on my part.

Anyway, take it as a irreverently tongue in cheek reply, as it was intended. You don't have to smirk or laugh, but that's the beauty of humour. Like religion, different things resonate positively with different folks.

To the topic, shameful stuff to be using a national broadcast to promote or support a religious ritual in any capacity. That was the more serious point and it's not lost on all, you will note.

We'll agree to disagree, surely!

BattleCorp

I'm going to go for moments on TV where I was actually ashamed to be Irish. For a few seconds that is. It doesn't take me too long to get over these things.

I can't remember exactly when it happened but it was at the start of the economic downturn, probably some time in 2008. The World's media were camped outside of the Dail waiting for our finest politicians to make a statement on the Bank Guarantee or something or other when out waltzes this fine fellow below to address the media. The mortifying shame of it.





Another time was that ar5ewipe knobjockey priest who screwed up the Olympic marathon and destroyed the Brazilian runner's chances of glory. Imagine training for years, being among the best in the world, trying your hardest for some wankstain to take away your dreams from you.

murpho999

mackeire wrote: »

It's on for about 30 seconds, make a cup of tea while it's on.

gramar wrote: »

It must be terrible to be strapped to your armchair with no remote control in front of the TV every evening at 6pm.

That is not the point, and is a typical ignorant answer.

Seth Brundle

Gerry Adams being invited onto the Late Late Show in 1994.
The host hadn't the decency to shake his hand despite the invite.
RTE also brought along Austin Currie, Dermot Ahern, Jim Kemmy, Michael MacDowell and Hugh Leonard in a deliberate attempt to attack their guest.
In fairness to Adams, he came out looking the best from it!

Boom_Bap

That episode of Bosco where they lost the puppet and still carried on.

Seth Brundle

^^^^
Nudity is against boards rules!

eamonnq

BattleCorp wrote: »

Another time was that ar5ewipe knobjockey priest who screwed up the Olympic marathon and destroyed the Mexican runner's chances of glory. Imagine training for years, being among the best in the world, trying your hardest for some wankstain to take away your dreams from you.

Or that horrific time some poster on boards, mixed up Brazil with Mexico. Although the flag is a bit of a clue.

biscuithead

Boyzone on the Late Late Show

BattleCorp

eamonnq wrote: »

Or that horrific time some poster on boards, mixed up Brazil with Mexico. Although the flag is a bit of a clue.

Two Shay missyou're. :pac: I do humbly apologise.

razorblunt

From an RTE point of view, you'd be listing things forever with them, the constant recycling of guests between their shows is horrendous.

I think a poster on here once had a story of how their parents saved for a once in a lifetime trip starting off in Russia of all places. They save up and buy a first class plane ticket, only to find Joe Duffy rocking up as part of filming for the "Who do you think you are?" show. Nice use of tv licence money there.


Those TV3 late night gameshows shouldn't have been allowed either, it was basic thieving.

fryup

kbannon wrote: »

Gerry Adams being invited onto the Late Late Show in 1994.
The host hadn't the decency to shake his hand despite the invite.
RTE also brought along Austin Currie, Dermot Ahern, Jim Kemmy, Michael MacDowell and Hugh Leonard in a deliberate attempt to attack their guest.
In fairness to Adams, he came out looking the best from it!

no harm in asking him a few hard questions, that guy had it too easy for too long

Seth Brundle

fryup wrote: »

no harm in asking him a few hard questions, that guy had it too easy for too long

Nothing to do with the hard questions (and I dislike Adams) but if you have a chat show and invite a guest on then don't do what RTE and Byrne did!

Heisenberg1

Roy Keane walking out on the national side over not sitting in 1st class.

osarusan

suicide_circus wrote: »

Dunphy pissed on air for 20 odd years

You can broaden that sentiment to include Giles and a few others too - who make little effort to actually learn about the football and teams teams they are watching, and just rely on outdated information, stereotypes, and pure guesswork.

It shows a real lack of respect for your viewers to present them with that standard of analysis.


I also think RTE lacks a really, really hardhitting presenter of political debate shows who is willing to put people on the spot and force them to answer tough questions.

ChikiChiki

For Forks Sake wrote: »

First thing that came to mind. Credit to Gaybo, he may be a sanctimonious old goat, but he knew well how to dole out the rope for people to hang themselves with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORNfD8e_sk

Peewee really looks like a bond villain. Odious creature.

glynf

The Annie Murphy interview on the late late by that condescending pr!Ck Byrne.

Robsweezie

Envelope scandal in the 2011 presidential election

Biggest lickspittle on boardz

JayZeus wrote: »

The broadcast of the angelus is a shameful Irish TV moment, repeated daily.

To subject a growing number of non-believers to listen to that stupid donnnnng, donnnnng, donnnnng and look at images from a 1980's scenes of Ireland calander.

Bog-backwards RTE. Shameful, regressive arseholery.

Something tells me you would be falling over yourself to congratulate RTE on their diversity if they replaced it with an Islamic cultural appreciation segment.

I'm no fan of the Catholic church, but if this really bothers you then don't watch it. It's cringey yes, but relatively harmless in my opinion.

matrim

Not TV but Brian Cowen giving a radio interview while drunk

Noveight

The girl on the Rose of Tralee who chose "hip-hop dancing" as her party piece.

Jaysus that was bad.

Gravelly

BattleCorp wrote: »

I'm going to go for moments on TV where I was actually ashamed to be Irish. For a few seconds that is. It doesn't take me too long to get over these things.

I can't remember exactly when it happened but it was at the start of the economic downturn, probably some time in 2008. The World's media were camped outside of the Dail waiting for our finest politicians to make a statement on the Bank Guarantee or something or other when out waltzes this fine fellow below to address the media. The mortifying shame of it.





Another time was that ar5ewipe knobjockey priest who screwed up the Olympic marathon and destroyed the Brazilian runner's chances of glory. Imagine training for years, being among the best in the world, trying your hardest for some wankstain to take away your dreams from you.

Both Kerrymen coincidently.

freshpopcorn

The Voice of Ireland!

gramar

murpho999 wrote: »

That is not the point, and is a typical ignorant answer.

I'll quote a post to answer yours.

Biggest lickspittle on boardz wrote: »

Something tells me you would be falling over yourself to congratulate RTE on their diversity if they replaced it with an Islamic cultural appreciation segment.

I'm no fan of the Catholic church, but if this really bothers you then don't watch it. It's cringey yes, but relatively harmless in my opinion.