The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

Pelvis Parsley

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Whos this one on now? €6000 in mortgage arrears and been in court twice

And 75k in tax!

padd b1975

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Andrea Smith journalist, I really dont want to be weightist but byGod she didn't go hungry anyway

Seen more dinners than dinnertimes.

Expunge

elperello wrote: »

Rory is a world class TV chef.

A kind of Irish Nigel Slater.

RTE are lucky to have him.

Does he or anyone ever mention in an interview that he's Darina's brother. Is that common knowledge?

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Expunge wrote: »

Does he or anyone ever mention in an interview that he's Darina's brother. Is that common knowledge?

Well, I know he is, for what it’s worth

On other matters, whereas Brendan might be brutal on this show, I think he writes well in his column on the front of the Sunday Indo. Today’s is a classic

sligojoek

Who's that clown "singing" on Miriam's show now.

He HAS to be related to someone in RTE.

EmmetSpiceland

sligojoek wrote: »

Who's that clown "singing" on Miriam's show now.

He HAS to be related to someone in RTE.

Junior Brother? Thought it was Blind Boy when he started.

Del.Monte

Why did I leave the radio on through the Hector "love in" - you really could lose the will to live listening to Brendan.

Joe_ Public

Telling moment with hector i thought when he was asked if he ever got down, or was he "always hector", a quite perceptive question, and he responded with some bizarre and profoundly unfunny riff about lawnmowers. Never let the mask slip, i suppose. Expect he leaves the jokes to his co host on that podcast.

elperello

Expunge wrote: »

Does he or anyone ever mention in an interview that he's Darina's brother. Is that common knowledge?

I don't know I never heard him interviewed until today.

I knew who he is but I must have read it somewhere.

imme

John O'Brien, former Garda, former head of the traffic corps, was on for his regular appearance.

Marian finnucane used to be in thrall to him.

He has the voice and style of a parish priest.

Where's the off button.

Infoanon

imme wrote: »

John O'Brien, former Garda, former head of the traffic corps, was on for his regular appearance.

Marian finnucane used to be in thrall to him.

He has the voice and style of a parish priest.

Where's the off button.

John O Brien was a voice of reason countering Brenda Powers hyperbole filled commentart.
In Brendas world everyone is absolutely wrong and her views are absolutely right.
Brendan didn't take her to task on anything and when one of the other panel members intervened Brendan said let Brenda finish what she was saying.

John O Brien repeatedly used the term 'coffee panel' regarding some of the debate and he was spot on.

EmmetSpiceland

Infoanon wrote: »

Brendan didn't take her to task on anything and when one of the other panel members intervened Brendan said let Brenda finish what she was saying.

I would say that Brendan is very much afraid of the “backlash” her type tend to inflict on the national broadcaster. He’s a slave to the, dreaded, RTÉ “balance”.

touts

Brendan just advised everyone to go out and panic buy toilet paper as there is a lockdown coming in the next few hours.

Does he even ****ing think ahead before he speaks?

Callan57

touts wrote: »

Brendan just advised everyone to go out and panic buy toilet paper as there is a lockdown coming in the next few hours.

Does he even ****ing think ahead before he speaks?

Ah here if we've lost our sense of humour we're really banjaxed

Cole

touts wrote: »

Brendan just advised everyone to go out and panic buy toilet paper as there is a lockdown coming in the next few hours.

Does he even ****ing think ahead before he speaks?

He tends to start every show with a smart-arse dig at something...usually at the expense of the government or NPHET and Covid-19.

Cole

In his element now...male friendship and feelings.

touts

Callan57 wrote: »

Ah here if we've lost our sense of humour we're really banjaxed

He was being deadly serious. It was sort like Leo addressing the nation or Ryan before the late late. We'll all get through this together sort of thing.

He was clearly watching the late late last night and thought I should do that tomorrow. Except he hadn't a ****ing clue what to say and when the red light went on in the studio the only reassuring advice that drifted through his mind was it's time to panic buy toilet paper now before the stores all shut forever in a few hours.

imme

Roddy Doyle on again, turning off now, ahhhhhh :cool:

ShamNNspace

That fella over on newstalk now, is he Kerr? Terrible voice for radio imv can't listen to him at all, midwest it is so

Cole

So predictable of BOC to get Roddy Doyle to almost apologise for the lack of a woman's perspective in his book...about male friendship. Roddy killed that pretty quickly.

I'm sure BOC will issue an apology later for having too many men/men's views on the show.

Infoanon

ShamNNspace wrote: »

That fella over on newstalk now, is he Kerr? Terrible voice for radio imv can't listen to him at all, midwest it is so

Content tends to be very good though

generalgerry

ShamNNspace wrote: »

That fella over on newstalk now, is he Kerr? Terrible voice for radio imv can't listen to him at all, midwest it is so

Bobby had cancer a while back and it affected his speech. But I do agree it's not an easy listen.

Luke O'Neill again - what are you selling us today Luke? The "Jim Power" of COVID.

generalgerry

I know it's the term that she wants him to use, but "little people" just feels wrong!

Cole

BOC tripping all over himself searching for the 'right' language to use...referring to a texter as a "big person" and himself as a "privileged white male"...correcting a texter for saying "girl" when it should be "woman"

PieOhMy

Cole wrote: »

BOC tripping all over himself searching for the 'right' language to use...referring to a texter as a "big person" and himself as a "privileged white male"...correcting a texter for saying "girl" when it should be "woman"

Thought he was going to interject when she called burgers "man food" but he didnt in fairness!

PieOhMy

PieOhMy wrote: »

Thought he was going to interject when she called burgers "man food" but he didnt in fairness!

Yeah was surprised he let that go alright!

sligojoek

Cole wrote: »

BOC tripping all over himself searching for the 'right' language to use...referring to a texter as a "big person" and himself as a "privileged white male"...correcting a texter for saying "girl" when it should be "woman"

Don't listen to him at all if I can help it. Constantly holding conversations up qualifying things and picking the right words.

I heard him at that privileged stuff while standing in for SOR last year. Apologising for being a privileged white middle aged male. Puke inducing.

pc7

Anyone catch the chefs handle? Missed it

pc7

pc7 wrote: »

Anyone catch the chefs handle? Missed it

Gina Daly, I think

generalgerry

generalgerry wrote: »

I know it's the term that she wants him to use, but "little people" just feels wrong!

I hate that term too, as it can be confused with children. I would personally use the word "petite stature", which implies you are not referring to children but rather people of low physical stature, but condensing it a bit whilst being polite, the word "petite" usually bring used in a complementary sense.