The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates (interregnum)

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A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Don't get me started on Paul Murphy. In fact, I don't know why most of the so-called socialists in Dáil Éireann don't Just join Sinn Féin. They're totally indistinguishable, all more populist than socialist.

Even Joe Higgins, whose socialist credentials can hardly be doubted, was prone to this sort of populist behaviour.

Couldn't agree more.

ballsymchugh

Henry out doing his annual Ash Wednesday search for people with ashes on their forehead

and now Ray Bassett on trying to rubbish the backstop. what a bollox.

mzungu

ballsymchugh wrote: »

Henry out doing his annual Ash Wednesday search for people with ashes on their forehead

and now Ray Bassett on trying to rubbish the backstop. what a bollox.

I got a good laugh at the part where Ivan mentioned that Henry met his future wife this day five years ago out doing his vox pops. Henry starts going in depth into the story and Ivan says something like "Ah yeah, look I didn't ask for your life story!" and cuts him off. Henry took it quite well.

terrydel

God hes an awful presenter, granted I'd disagree with him on most issues given his staunchly right wing views but I'd find him a valuable contributor nonetheless. But hes shocking bad as a presenter and should really stick to the other side of the microphone.

Ursus Horribilis

I didn't think he was that bad. I've heard worse.

Mad_maxx

terrydel wrote: »

God hes an awful presenter, granted I'd disagree with him on most issues given his staunchly right wing views but I'd find him a valuable contributor nonetheless. But hes shocking bad as a presenter and should really stick to the other side of the microphone.

He has tourettes, might effect delivery?

I'm a big fan of his

TheDavester

Better than Susan "is coffee too hot" or "is this sexist" Keogh....(yes she did segments relating to this when hosting). The show was a radio version of loose women for a while there

amcalester

TheDavester wrote: »

Better than Susan "is coffee too hot" or "is this sexist" Keogh....(yes she did segments relating to this when hosting). The show was a radio version of loose women for a while there

Who decides on content? The producer or the presenter or both? Always wondered about that when a stand-in is presenting.

TheDavester

amcalester wrote: »

Who decides on content? The producer or the presenter or both? Always wondered about that when a stand-in is presenting.

if I remember rightly he got a new producer about 2/3 years back (long term one left) and the show and Cooper seemed to have taken a new direction, (more celeb crap/shrill offended people keep appearing/the times ban)...wondering who decided to change, as cooper was for a time the best interviewer and took no prisoners.....now its just a show for the sjw brigade and tiresome Trump whinging...I wouldn't be surprised if it was a combination as more celeb and 3rd wave feminist nonsense came on the show when Susan was on, another one was mansplaining and manspreading on public transport were brought up when she wwas on

Spanish Eyes

He is strident. Was on PK or Sean o R or something during the week about housing.

Said his brother could get planning in Arkansas within a week and no objections. Yep. One week and get the diggers in.

That is fine if there is a global County Plan or something.

I kind of agree with him that the time from purchase to moving in is ridiculous here. But anyway. We all have rights, as do those in the good ole US of A too. Why is it so different there (if he is correct). Must be something to do with the availability of land mass or something.

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CatFromHue

terrydel wrote: »

God hes an awful presenter, granted I'd disagree with him on most issues given his staunchly right wing views but I'd find him a valuable contributor nonetheless. But hes shocking bad as a presenter and should really stick to the other side of the microphone.

What are his right wing views?

jay0109

CatFromHue wrote: »

What are his right wing views?

I think his support for repossessions of houses from those that have'nt paid a cent in year and years upsets a lot of people in this country!

bot43

He is unreal. Flicked on by accident earlier as he was introducing a guest who was on to big up reading. Ivan opens with “So you must have been a real book nerd growing up then”. The guest professionally replied with “I have always enjoyed reading.......etc”

Yates is a boorish abhorrent tool.

Tell me how

bot43 wrote: »

He is unreal. Flicked on by accident earlier as he was introducing a guest who was on to big up reading. Ivan opens with “So you must have been a real book nerd growing up then”. The guest professionally replied with “I have always enjoyed reading.......etc”

Yates is a boorish abhorrent tool.

I think he plays the part in this way. He is somewhat provocative or...gamey.

He gives the environmental lady the same accusations about being a lovey-dovey hippy whenever she is on. I think it's an act.

I did laugh at his comment to Henry McKean when I heard it.

mzungu

bot43 wrote: »

He is unreal. Flicked on by accident earlier as he was introducing a guest who was on to big up reading. Ivan opens with “So you must have been a real book nerd growing up then”. The guest professionally replied with “I have always enjoyed reading.......etc”

Yates is a boorish abhorrent tool.

Ah, it's part of his persona. He lives up to it and I am sure his guests know this too.

They all play the game.

bot43

I cant listen to him tbh. He overly alpha persona I find annoying beyond belief.

What did he say to McKean (someone else who makes me turn the channel)?

mzungu

bot43 wrote: »

I cant listen to him tbh. He overly alpha persona I find annoying beyond belief.

What did he say to McKean (someone else who makes me turn the channel)?

I will quote my own post from a few pages back but it might be this...

mzungu wrote:

....Ivan mentioned that Henry met his future wife this day five years ago out doing his vox pops. Henry starts going in depth into the story and Ivan says something like "Ah yeah, look I didn't ask for your life story!" and cuts him off. Henry took it quite well.

Azatadine

I feel Phil Thompson could always contribute more. Ivan runs him after a couple of minutes.

withless

I don't listen to a lot of Ivan but he's not the worst. At least you should be able to determine there is a mind at work which you can with him unlike most other radio 'persons who sit at the mike'.

Tell me how

Azatadine wrote: »

I feel Phil Thompson could always contribute more. Ivan runs him after a couple of minutes.

Every week it seems to go the same way. Ivan slags Phil about Liverpool going to bottle the league, Phil laughs and says we'll just have to wait and see and Ivan says he's looking forward to hearing Blue Moon played in the Etihad at the end of the season trophy ceremony.

Azatadine

Yeah, same thing all the time. I know Ivan has very little knowledge on soccer but it seems a bit pointless to me. Thompson is a high profile contributor so I'm surprised they don't make more of it. Seems like a waste of an opportunity (for the record, I'm not a pool fan).

mzungu

Sport is big news these days. If Ivan wasn't covering it listeners may switch the dial elsewhere.

i71jskz5xu42pb

Advert for today's show: "with the ISIS bride controversy David Quinn asks would a Catholic receive the same compassion"

Jesus that sounds tedious, more of the oppressed Catholic nonsense. Thankfully I'm heading to the pub to watch the races, you'd need a few on board to listen to that.

2smiggy

Ivan off today, partly guessed he would with the racing today and the rugby tomorrow !!

But Jonathon Healy is in instead of him. He is like if Mat Cooper and Ray D'arcy had a love child. Painful listening

enfant terrible

2smiggy wrote: »

Ivan off today, partly guessed he would with the racing today and the rugby tomorrow !!

But Jonathon Healy is in instead of him. He is like if Mat Cooper and Ray D'arcy had a love child. Painful listening

Didn't hear him properly did he say he saw more girls at the protest, so boys must care less about the environment?

I heard him say that more girls had attended than boys had; I didn't hear him drawing any conclusion from that.

It's not very surprising is it? It's already heavily implied from Leaving Cert statistics that girls mature earlier than boys do.

Pherekydes

Pompous gobsh1te on talking about going to church and faith.

No, not Ivan. David Norris.

jay0109

Pherekydes wrote: »

Pompous gobsh1te on talking about going to church and faith.

No, not Ivan. David Norris.

So Norris is back from his taxpayer funded holiday (Celebrity Globetrotters) and finding time from his taxpayer funded income (the Seanad and Trinity pension) to appear on the national airwaves. Aren't we blessed!

plodder

Have started listening to Newstalk a bit lately and I find it a good antidote to RTE 1. But, this evening's 'Hard Shoulder' was the funniest bit of banter I've heard on the radio in a long time with Niamh Horan, Yates, and a couple of chaps whose names I don't recall.