Uk Election

sonofenoch

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

Winterlong

Do RTE ask viewers what they want to see?

biko

Do you actually pay your licence? Or are you just saying that for this thread?

irelandrover

Do you often get consulted by RTE on what they should show?

osarusan

I was never asked if I wanted to finance the crime against humanity that is First Dates Ireland.

Canis Lupus

I'd watch round the clock UK election coverage over Fair City.

seamus

Nobody ever asked me if I wanted to see soccer on RTE2, but they keep showing it too. This is an outrage! I demand to be personally consulted on the entire schedule!

evil_seed

June - The end of May

sonofenoch

Ok ignoring the being asked part......who the fuk was it aimed at? ......and there was no sign language on it during sign language hours

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

It has more to do with Ireland than basically any other country's election around the world.

Atoms for Peace

We elect 18 MPs. :rolleyes:

Cortina_MK_IV

They rang me up and asked me... I said go ahead.

elefant

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ?

I'd imagine because a large chunk of the population on the island could either vote in the election, or are very interested in the outcome.

rob316

Its got plenty to do with Ireland, they are our neighbor, we share there language and culture, our biggest trade partner, the outcome of this effects Brexit which could have an untold effect on us.

More important than the US election between a reality TV star and an ex presidents wife, which got a nauseating amount of coverage.

NIMAN

Politics in the UK has massive implications for this country.

Anyone who doesn't understand that hasn't a clue.

munsterlegend

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

Well part of this island votes in those elections and what happens over there as we can see from brexit and the north has huge implications for us.

It's not rocket science.

osarusan

As well as the reasons already given, the DUP being likely kingmakers shows just how relevant it can be to us.

Omackeral

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

Same reason we get English teams shown to us on Champions League nights, same reason we get Eastenders shown to us, same reason you're making this thread. The UK are our nearest neighbours and they have an influence on our population whether you want to acknowledge it or not.

optogirl

sonofenoch wrote: »

Ok ignoring the being asked part......who the fuk was it aimed at? ......and there was no sign language on it during sign language hours

it's aimed at my ilk. Absolutely love politics & was glued to the coverage across all stations till the early hours. Plenty of programming that I don't like on RTE but I don't expect it all to be to my taste. I do rather whinge about the Angelus mind you.

Capt'n Midnight

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

It has more to do with Ireland than basically any other country's election around the world.

Our PR system means that our governments are generally a consensus of the centre so arguably it's more important than an election here especially with Brexit.

Also what happens in Northern Ireland is of more than passing interest. There is now no Irish Nationalist voice in Westminster.


We are now in the position where we are relying on the DUP to limit the damage Brexit will do to this island.

animaal

Because the number of people with an interest in the external factors that influence our economy (and society)is greater than the number of people who will cut off their own noses in order to maintain a grudge against the UK.

Omackeral

optogirl wrote: »

I do rather whinge about the Angelus mind you.

Ah here, did you see last nights episode? Pure class! I won't spoil it for you but look it up on RTE Player.

buried

Feel sorry for the young people over there. Looks a deeply divided place between young people trying to struggle to make a start for themselves and a decrepit older generation still infatuated with the phantom menace of Thatcher

Mint Sauce

What would you have rathered OP, reruns of Fair City, Nationwide, and EuroNews/France24? Or you could have just went to bed.

But the outcome of this election does effect us. We share a land mass, and a border, which both could have emplications on either side due to Brexit alone, and now with a hung parliament, a possible change in leadership, all could be up for debate and discussion again.

uck51js9zml2yt

I thought it was a great program.
Will they be making a series from it?
Could go down well in the UK;)

Winterlong

I am sure the viewing figures last night were higher than the usual re-runs of Knight Rider.

VinLieger

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

Dont think it needs to be again reiterated what a stupid question you asked as its been answered already by several posters but why do you think being a license payer gives you any say over what RTE show?

RustyNut

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

We are now in the position where we are relying on the DUP to limit the damage Brexit will do to this island.

And may allah help us all.....

ThisRegard

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

****ers are always wasting air time with ****ty soccer and other such nonsense, don't remember being asked about that either.

edit: Seamus has an equally great mind as mine.

KungPao

Obviously important to Ireland, but did we really need an Irish look at it? Already great coverage from numerous free to air U.K. channels, which most people here have.

munsterlegend

KungPao wrote: »

Obviously important to Ireland, but did we really need an Irish look at it? Already great coverage from numerous free to air U.K. channels, which most people here have.

Yes we did. It's relevant to all of us and need an Irish perspective. You have BBC NI but other news channels coverage have little interest in Irish matters.

AudreyHepburn

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

And why should you or anyone else get to dictate what the rest of us watch or not watch?

Like it or not what happens in Britain does impact us - six of counties are governed by the British and Brexit will undoubtedly affect our economy.

I for one think it's of vital importance that we know who will be overseeing all this.

jester77

KungPao wrote: »

Obviously important to Ireland, but did we really need an Irish look at it? Already great coverage from numerous free to air U.K. channels, which most people here have.

Feel for you. If only there was were different channels you could watch or an off switch you could click, or something like Netflix, Prime, etc available that you could change to. Harsh times.

oppenheimer1

Winterlong wrote: »

Do RTE ask viewers what they want to see?

They did that once and it ended in controversy.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Glenster

Winterlong wrote: »

Do RTE ask viewers what they want to see?

Imagine the sh*t that would be on if the RTE schedule was decided by the people of Ireland...

Tipping Point on 24 hours a day. Interspersed with live executions of travellers, exposés on the private lives of the children of dead celebrities, and celebrity sodomy island.

CeilingFly

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

so RTE are only allowed what YOU want?

Uk election result was extremely important for Ireland and having an Irish angle on results as they came in was interesting.

People said that sterling would tank today to 92p causing major problems for Irish exporters, one of the contributors said that if conservatives did not get a majority then a much softer brexit would happen and this would mean little change initially in currency market and gradual stregthening of sterling.

That alone was very pertinent to Irealnd and not something any of the UK stations would ahve even looked at.

Look at the currency today - went initially to 88.5p has dropped back to under 87.5p - just a touch over the levl of last couple of days.


Frankly - I'd prefer if they dropped all the expensive soccer and gaa coverage which costs an absolute fortune. But I understand that some licence payers like soccer & gaa and that ALL tastes have to be catreed for, not just mine.

LordSutch

sonofenoch wrote: »

UK Election

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

BREXIT .....

Neighbouring state which shares a land border with this state, ergo several political parties on this island are also involved. Add in 'Brexit' and RTE has more than enough reason to broadcast what's going on next door.

Its not like we are unaffected or influenced by the neighbours, is it?

Brexit may have a massive impact on the ROI, so why wouldn't we be interested?

ToddyDoody

She's some gobsh*te isn't she

Elmer Blooker

sonofenoch wrote: »

Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

Well .... we are obsessed with our nearest neighbour, all you have to do is tune into RTE on a Saturday afternoon and hear that Burton Albion have just equalised against Blackburn Rovers!
Me? I had better things to do last night than tune into RTE's election coverage and Peep Show on GOLD channel was one of them!

dd972

Three things that grate, calling the U.K 'England', regarding it as a 'foreign country' and thirdly the absurd notion that all English people sound like Hugh Grant or Danny Dyer, has anyone heard of a Lancashire, Yorkshire, Stoke, Manchester, Sunderland, Bristol or Cornish accent?

Tsipras

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Makes me love him even more, he is a human, unlike the Tory public school robots
You did it Jezza

please helpThank YOU

DUP `Vomit.

Persephone kindness

There is ZERO integrity in politicians. Neither corbyn nor may deserve to be leader. Both took a dangerous side in NI...simply to benefit themselves ..it's disgusting. And homophobia and sexism is rife in the DUP. Even the Tories must be embarrassed now. In fact both sides should be embarrassed. Corbyn sympathizing with the IRA was shameful. May's coalition is self serving. The DUP strangely want something i never thoght they would ..a soft border with the ROI. But they don't want LGBT rights ?? I don't see how May could partner with them.