The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

Dreamweapon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120406946#Comment_120406946

As soon as i heard that description i immediately switched over to Newstalk.

Beechwoodspark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120406946#Comment_120406946

Her name sounds like a p1ss take before we even get into her opinions on things

Cluedo Monopoly

Who is the economist on the BOC show this morning?

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120430578#Comment_120430578

Was that the gobdaw called Peter something, probably on €150K a year and lecturing the productive sector on price gouging. What did he say at one stage - that everybody was price gouging. Very fond of his own opinions he was.

ButtersSuki

Brendan in full on begorrah mode today with the Biden visit. It’s bordering on an SNL skit at this stage.

ButtersSuki

Kate O’Connell on again. She’s on RTÉ more than Tubs and Duffy at this stage.

ButtersSuki

As per normal RTÉ Radio programming some mandatory Trump-bashing already. I’m no Trump supporter but RTÉ have zero impartiality as regards the man’s political life.

ShamNNspace

It's cliche central here... "punching above our weight" Irish people "highly educated"... One things for sure Bidens ass'll be spotless when our crew are finished with him

ButtersSuki

Text in from a listener saying Irish Americans vote Republican too, and identify with Trump and the right…….greeted with absolute silence.

That number will be blocked.

ButtersSuki

Kate O’Connell now blaming successive Governments for the housing crisis. If only she had been a part of Government at some stage……🤷‍♂️

ButtersSuki

Kate getting her usual dig in at Leo. Brendan immediately **** himself, throws in a disclaimer and runs for an impromptu ad break.

Why have her on? You know she’s going to do it……so either let her on knowing she’ll do it, or don’t have her on at all.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120457137#Comment_120457137

What did they say this time?

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120457172#Comment_120457172

Could have just said that you get arseholes everywhere, can’t be helped.

Have to say, I’m impressed Brendan is on. Would have thought he’d be a “major holidays” off guy.

ShamNNspace

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120457280#Comment_120457280

Ya that would be a grand way to treat a listener who might have strayed a bit from the democrat love-in.. Part of the problem with the world these days

Brendan Bendar

Who that pretentious tool on with Ballsy now?

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120457412#Comment_120457412

Was it James Vincent McMorrow? The singer.

bobbyss

O'Connor's nasal Cork accent is almost as off putting as his teenagery uplift in everything he says.

Why does he talk like an American teenager?

sully123

20 minutes out of that tax defaulters publication issue! Honestly how many people care about this.

Beechwoodspark

That useless and ignorant mouthpiece John halligan again???

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120483622#Comment_120483622

Hasn’t the brains to wipe his ar5e

Beechwoodspark

seriously though - Why has he been on repeatedly over the last year?

he lives for the attention and a chance to air his pig ignorant “views”

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120484958#Comment_120484958

Actually haven’t heard from him in a long time

72sheep

Eamonn McCann is very rightly proud of pushing Raytheon out of Derry. Look them up and see what that company does. Then watch FFG and IT encourage an open, honest, practical and - oh yes - "Modern" reconsideration of Ireland's neutrality.

(btw: I hope tax payer's money is not paying for that shoehorned in Seinfeld clip.)

ButtersSuki

O'Connor sh*tting himself big time there when a panelist mentioned an article by Jody Corcoran who discussed similarities between Gerry Hutch and Robert Watt.

ButtersSuki

Brenda Power saying "there isn't a jury in the land who wouldn't convict Gerry Hutch". What planet is she on? There wasn't a jury who would convict him based on the case presented and the witnesses involved, the inadmissable evidence that was allowed, etc. It was the main reason they tried to prosecute him in the SCC.

Completely unchallenged by O'Connor of course.

Mav11

Why does anyone come onto this show as a panellist. Constant interruptions and warnings from ballsy!

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120510475#Comment_120510475

Many of them like the sound of their own voice. Many just want the publicity. Some like both.

ShamNNspace

One of them patronisingly speaking of a disconnect between those in Hutches area of influence and the world outside that... There mus'nt be any mirrors in that studio

EmmetSpiceland

Great interview with Eamonn McCann on yesterday’s show. An impressive guy all round, could listen to him for hours.

Only caught bits of today’s “offering”, found the interruptions, and clarifications, for RTÉ’s almighty balance annoying.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120512135#Comment_120512135

Eamonn is one of Irelands great politicians of his generation. Didn't always agree with some of his politics, especially the latter part of his career, but always true and honest. A main player in the civil rights movement, and a really intelligent guy.

Had a great chat to him at a local music festival last summer. His health is failing him unfortunately.