The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

ButtersSuki

I stayed listening to the full first hour this morning as in the intro Brendan promised to talk about the purchase of properties in Limerick by Davy at premium prices for subsequent long term leases back to the council. Was the topic discussed? No.

It’s nowhere near as bad as Joe Duffy’s promos where what is discussed on the show bears no resemblance to the promo, but still poor form.

littlevillage

Does B'OC have a flu 🤧 he sounds particularly nasal today. Quite uncomfortable to listen to.

Brendan Bendar

In my opinion this presentation is rapidly going down the sinkhole.

Ballsy seems uncomfortable with the ‘panel’ bit of the show, seems anxious to get it over and comes across as very ‘jumpy’.

only seems to relax a bit when these so called ‘influencer types ‘come on to flog whatever item or philosophy they peddle.

Not a good outlook in my opinion

NIMAN

Had to switch it off today, during the discussion about a cap being put on Ukranian refugees coming into the country.

A ukranian guest said that after putting a cap on numbers, what would be next? Signs saying no Ukrainians, no blacks, no dogs. Sweet Jesus, what clap trap. Comments like that should not go unchallenged. Not sure if Boc did or not. But wouldn't expect him to, for fear of causing offence.

Any ukranian arriving in this country are being treated well, perhaps better than most arriving in other countries. And they are getting every benefit available. A cap might be getting talked about simply cos we have nowhere to put them. If we accept too many, we will end up putting them in unsuitable accomm, and that's not fair on them.

But its hardly as if we are going to turn into 1940s Alabama.

EmmetSpiceland

Pat McCabe was great on Saturday.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118970367#Comment_118970367

It was a real conversation interview.

They produced a memorable piece of radio.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118971421#Comment_118971421

Even he has rather too great an opinion of himself.

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984270#Comment_118984270

Well earned, if you ask me. Ireland’s greatest, living, writer by a long way.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984270#Comment_118984270

Fond of smelling himself as they say….

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984270#Comment_118984270

I'd say he knows the value of his art but doesn't come across as boastful.

Quietly confident and at a reflective stage in life.

ButtersSuki

Brenda Power on the panel again today. She’s on the panel on this show more than the hosts of The Ryan Tubridy Show and Liveline are on theirs.

Brendan Bendar

This musical dude on with Ballsy likes smelling himself !

Brendan Bendar

Jaysus, Ballsy’s 1200-1300 segment has deteriorated into a platform for every gobby gimp to try to talk over everyone else.

Very difficult to listen to.

Welsh Megaman

Nearly came to blows then!

”PLAY THE RECORD!”

:D

Shelga

Love turning on the radio and hearing some American man tell me women should welcome trans women into their sporting events with open arms. Utter crap.

wetlandsboy

That idiot talking about trans and ‘tainted’ white people. Critical theory has truly ruined the world.

Shelga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027494#Comment_119027494

He wasn’t even saying anything remotely original, it was just tiresome. Trans women are women, check, white privilege, check. Zzz. All very 2015. How he got a whole book out of it, I don’t know.

Some excellent advice from that cybersecurity woman. I’ve completed a video course which verifies everything she said. We have far too much of our data in the hands of Big Tech and we do it so willingly and without any awareness at all. I have Proton Mail but so much of my business is done though other regular accounts I would have to change every damn account I have. But I do like to do my tiny bit to get others around to thinking of these alternative more private methods of communicating. Especially when you see what’s happening g in Europe.

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027367#Comment_119027367

What happened ? Was there an issue at end of McSavage piece ?

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027367#Comment_119027367

Brian Kennedy: forgotten but not gone

Welsh Megaman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119028148#Comment_119028148

Brendan was rushed for time, but Brian was pushing him to play his new single - ended up singing an old song acapella in the 30 seconds they had left, much to his annoyance.

Welsh Megaman

No time ti play Brian Kennedy’s new single, so we’ll have ‘Here I Go Again’ by Whitesnake instead.

Tough break, Brian. :D

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119028228#Comment_119028228

If I being honest, after the first time he said “rectum cancer” I felt he really only needed to say cancer for any subsequent mentions of it.

But still he persisted.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119028228#Comment_119028228

I wonder how his gig went? I don't think he mentioned where, when, what time or what his set list was so nobody probably got there.

Pelvis Parsley

Starting off with a woman who lost her husband before her eyes. Lovely.

Fann Linn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119060129#Comment_119060129

So depressing. Have just moved the dial.

I’m in tears listening to this. Why should I add stranger’s depressions on top of my own. I know it may help people who have suffered similar bereavements, but I doubt it somehow. Everybody’s bereavement is so much their own.

ShamNNspace

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119060129#Comment_119060129

Who is she? An academic obviously, she mentioned she with her husband had a place in Italy

So he gets to her area of expertise, at last, which is very relevant to our understanding of what’s happening in Ukraine.

Pelvis Parsley

Brigid Laffan is her name.