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RTE 1: 'Today' with Claire Byrne

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,053 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Jessica Ward: fantastic speaker...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭imme


    'All white men are basstards'.

    Well done Claire Byrne Show.:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭jimwallace197


    imme wrote: »
    'All white men are basstards'.

    Well done Claire Byrne Show.:rolleyes:

    Yesterday, it was all about the slimy male professor, today, all about Laura Bates, flogging her book, men hate women & nobody on the other side their counter her claims, I wonder what tomorrow?

    Rte and Claire Byrne arent even being discreet in their biased agenda


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,845 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    walshb wrote: »
    Jessica Ward: fantastic speaker...

    I wouldn't go that far.

    She seemed to know the questions in advance and was definitely reading some pre-prepared answers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭Cole


    I listened to that Laura Bates interview and what struck me was the complete lack of any challenge or even a question on some of her statements.

    I'm pretty sure there is a lot of horrendously abusive stuff on social media (not really my area of experience or knowledge), but when she used the term "atrocities" to refer to online abuse/threats, I did expect some kind of question or comment from CB...nothing. Or when she seemed to suggest that misogyny is common among schoolboys today, I did expect some kind of follow up questioning...nothing.

    It was just question...answer...question...answer...

    After the interview, CB commented that there had been a lot of listener reaction to the interview. Was it positive or negative? What were the comments?...again nothing.


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    Cole wrote: »
    I listened to that Laura Bates interview and what struck me was the complete lack of any challenge or even a question on some of her statements.

    I'm pretty sure there is a lot of horrendously abusive stuff on social media (not really my area of experience or knowledge), but when she used the term "atrocities" to refer to online abuse/threats, I did expect some kind of question or comment from CB...nothing. Or when she seemed to suggest that misogyny is common among schoolboys today, I did expect some kind of follow up questioning...nothing.

    It was just question...answer...question...answer...

    After the interview, CB commented that there had been a lot of listener reaction to the interview. Was it positive or negative? What were the comments?...again nothing.

    To me Claire Byrne does half a job. She may be polished in her manner of speech & delivery, but it doesn't go too much further than that, and we are not well served by her limited interviewing skills.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭jimwallace197


    Cole wrote: »
    I listened to that Laura Bates interview and what struck me was the complete lack of any challenge or even a question on some of her statements.

    I'm pretty sure there is a lot of horrendously abusive stuff on social media (not really my area of experience or knowledge), but when she used the term "atrocities" to refer to online abuse/threats, I did expect some kind of question or comment from CB...nothing. Or when she seemed to suggest that misogyny is common among schoolboys today, I did expect some kind of follow up questioning...nothing.

    It was just question...answer...question...answer...

    After the interview, CB commented that there had been a lot of listener reaction to the interview. Was it positive or negative? What were the comments?...again nothing.


    Yes, I agree, like a robot, either she is extremely biased on this topic herself or she wasnt prepared for the interview.

    I'm not impressed by Claire Byrne at all so far, dull, scripted delivery, polished yes and well spoken by thats about it. Its like the lights are on but no one is home.


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    I was in the studio audience several times on her tv show, She and her production team were really most pleasant with the audience before the show etc, and always a serene atmosphere in the studio. However it was clear that this was not really a show for much question time, it was purely formulaic and pleasant. All questions had to be submitted before the show and only a handful were taken. It was made understood, very nicely, that the agenda and flow would not be disrupted by any shift of mood in the audience.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭Cole


    Yes, I agree, like a robot, either she is extremely biased on this topic herself or she wasnt prepared for the interview.

    Yes. I wondered that too, but even without preparation, when someone starts equating online abuse/threats to terrorism (in the way we usually understand that term) and terrorist atrocities, you'd expect some response.
    To me Claire Byrne does half a job. She may be polished in her manner of speech & delivery, but it doesn't go too much further than that, and we are not well served by her limited interviewing skills.
    I'm not impressed by Claire Byrne at all so far, dull, scripted delivery, polished yes and well spoken by thats about it. Its like the lights are on but no one is home.

    I haven't caught as much of the show as usual in the last couple of weeks, but those seem similar to what I've noticed...a bit surprising. I'm not on the "Bring back Sarah" cheerleader squad, but I think she would have done a better job with that interview today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,053 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    To me Claire Byrne does half a job. She may be polished in her manner of speech & delivery, but it doesn't go too much further than that, and we are not well served by her limited interviewing skills.

    She does not have the breadth of knowledge, the nuance, the depth and the quick thinking on your feet..

    It’s all just scripted and repetitive...

    Sorely lacking in my view..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,195 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    I've stopped listening entirely. I'm not Pat Kenny's biggest fan either but he's better than CB any day of the week.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    I find it very boring since Claire took over.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭jelutong


    Nah , sure they would claim them anyway.

    I sat near John Bruton on a Ryanair flight to Charleroi during his time as an MEP. His in flight meal was a packet of Peanuts and little bottle of red wine. All around him other passengers were having proper meals. I felt sorry for the man.
    We’re not paying our politicians half enough for the Trojan work they do.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,917 ✭✭✭Coillte_Bhoy


    Has the Monday sports review been ditched?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭AJB39


    Has the Monday sports review been ditched?

    It appears so. It’s not been on since Claire took over.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭serfboard


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    I've stopped listening entirely. I'm not Pat Kenny's biggest fan either but he's better than CB any day of the week.
    It'll be interesting to see the JNLRs in time to come.

    I'm in the same boat as you. Pat Vs Sean or Sarah did not prompt me to "move the dial" much, but Pat Vs Claire is a different proposition.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Will Yam


    jelutong wrote: »
    I sat near John Bruton on a Ryanair flight to Charleroi during his time as an MEP. His in flight meal was a packet of Peanuts and little bottle of red wine. All around him other passengers were having proper meals. I felt sorry for the man.
    We’re not paying our politicians half enough for the Trojan work they do.

    Just exactly when was bruton an Mep?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Will Yam wrote: »
    Just exactly when was bruton an Mep?

    He never was an MEP.

    He was EU Ambassador to the United States.

    In that and other roles he would be no stranger to the Dublin-Brussels route.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭imme


    jelutong wrote: »
    I sat near John Bruton on a Ryanair flight to Charleroi during his time as an MEP. His in flight meal was a packet of Peanuts and little bottle of red wine. All around him other passengers were having proper meals. I felt sorry for the man.
    We’re not paying our politicians half enough for the Trojan work they do.

    Maybe he had eaten at Burger King in Dublin Airport before the flight.:pac:

    As other posters have said John Bruton wasn't an MEP.
    The other problem is Ryanair doesn't do "proper meals". :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Good interview with Aoibhinn ní Shúilleabháin.

    Sensitive handling of the issue of harassment.

    https://twitter.com/RTERadio1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    "What is being lost because these venues aren't open?"

    It's like she's trying to start some sort of debate as to whether we need music and dancing in society at all. And she keeps pressing him in a belligerent way. Is she a Lutheran or something to say that she has such a general objection to gigs?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,643 ✭✭✭plodder


    Who was the other doctor on at the same time as Gabriel Scally today?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭Cole


    plodder wrote: »
    Who was the other doctor on at the same time as Gabriel Scally today?

    Professor Paul Moynagh from Maynooth.


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    Claire trying hard to get control of the interview


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭spakman


    s1ippy wrote: »
    "What is being lost because these venues aren't open?"

    It's like she's trying to start some sort of debate as to whether we need music and dancing in society at all. And she keeps pressing him in a belligerent way. Is she a Lutheran or something to say that she has such a general objection to gigs?

    It's her job to question (or interview!) the guests.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    spakman wrote: »
    It's her job to question (or interview!) the guests.
    She didn't grill the guy beforehand about the meat plants not paying their workers sick leave, but she decided to bring out the Spanish inquisition to demand to know why we even need gigs and dancing.

    Right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,840 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    I listen to the podcast rather than live. I've noticed that they now play the sponsor sting in the podcast, this is new and mildly irritating.


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    That girl Chelsea, speaking about being trolled on social media is a bit self-important, whoever she is. Anyway nobody should be giving her or anyone that abuse. However she spoke of setting up her 8 year old sister a Tic Toc account to amuse herself over the summer, firstly supervised by her but then she had unfettered access for some of the time and was posting unsupervised. To me that kind of thing is by default a form of child abuse, although unintended. When a listener pointed out to Claire that children should not be allowed unsupervised access she simply retorted that Chelsea is an adult. Actually that makes it worse, an adult allowing a child any opportunity for free access and indeed encouraging such a young child to get in social media in the first place.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    That girl Chelsea, speaking about being trolled on social media is a bit self-important, whoever she is. Anyway nobody should be giving her or anyone that abuse. However she spoke of setting up her 8 year old sister a Tic Toc account to amuse herself over the summer, firstly supervised by her but then she had unfettered access for some of the time and was posting unsupervised. To me that kind of thing is by default a form of child abuse, although unintended. When a listener pointed out to Claire that children should not be allowed unsupervised access she simply retorted that Chelsea is an adult. Actually that makes it worse, an adult allowing a child any opportunity for free access and indeed encouraging such a young child to get in social media in the first place.

    Yep, while no-one should be exposed to that level of abuse and threats, she herself said she had a friend monitor DMs etc and screen them but curiosity got the better of her and she ended up feeling like sh1t again.
    That's the definition of FOMO, fear of missing out, which is plaguing everyone on social media or at least a helluva lot of them especially her generation.
    She was at least honest about her not safeguarding her 8 yr old sister though listening to her, she didn't appear to accept responsibility or see how wrong she was to do that then went on about that poor girl who killed herself over social media abuse. Contradictory messages.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,878 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    That girl Chelsea, speaking about being trolled on social media is a bit self-important, whoever she is. Anyway nobody should be giving her or anyone that abuse. However she spoke of setting up her 8 year old sister a Tic Toc account to amuse herself over the summer, firstly supervised by her but then she had unfettered access for some of the time and was posting unsupervised. To me that kind of thing is by default a form of child abuse, although unintended. When a listener pointed out to Claire that children should not be allowed unsupervised access she simply retorted that Chelsea is an adult. Actually that makes it worse, an adult allowing a child any opportunity for free access and indeed encouraging such a young child to get in social media in the first place.

    The whole item was a bit silly imo. She kept reassuring herself that she was "strong" and had "a thick skin" then immediately admitted that she would spend the day crying over some idiots comment on whatsapp or whatever. Can she not block the account thats sending the abusive messages, as for setting her 8 year old sister with a tik-tok account words really fail me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,809 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    I would say, it actually shows the vulnerability of many young people on social media.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Water John wrote: »
    I would say, it actually shows the vulnerability of many young people on social media.

    I agree, that's why the matter needs to be aired on radio programmes.

    You can see the twin faceted dilemma of this young woman, at once victim and mentor.

    She is struggling with her own issues and affected by guilt over the young sister.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,102 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Complete shambles of a Friday gathering today.

    Not a thing learned, no idea who was speaking , everybody especially the females sounding the same.

    Not good for a supposedly competent presenter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭Klonker


    Complete shambles of a Friday gathering today.

    Not a thing learned, no idea who was speaking , everybody especially the females sounding the same.

    Not good for a supposedly competent presenter.

    It's never as entertaining without a SF representative :D

    We all know the government are making a mess of the covid situation but I'm actually more annoyed with the opposition. Aodhain O'Riordain was asked was it correct that pubs are opening, we waffled on about drugs and Dail time and questions for a few minutes without ever answering the question. They let government decide something, say nothing, then criticise they should have did something else even though they never said that themselves.

    Another classic is the answer to do you agree with new restrictions/lifting of restrictions? “Well if thats what the experts say in NPHET say then I agree“ then go on to criticise the government for doing just that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    Complete shambles of a Friday gathering today.

    Not a thing learned, no idea who was speaking , everybody especially the females sounding the same.

    Not good for a supposedly competent presenter.

    If they dumped that Aidan Riordan (I anglicise it because if he ever sees it, he'll most likely be annoyed!) would be a start.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Complete shambles of a Friday gathering today.

    Not a thing learned, no idea who was speaking , everybody especially the females sounding the same.

    Not good for a supposedly competent presenter.

    She did as good a job of moderating as she's capable of. She was absolutely brutal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Radio is momentary. Can you remember without looking it up what was on the show yesterday, last week, last month? I do realise it is dependent on what's happening, but CB is just SOOO Bland it is sleep inducing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭jippo nolan


    If they dumped that Aidan Riordan (I anglicise it because if he ever sees it, he'll most likely be annoyed!) would be a start.

    An arrogant Twoke!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,053 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    That girl Chelsea, speaking about being trolled on social media is a bit self-important, whoever she is. Anyway nobody should be giving her or anyone that abuse. However she spoke of setting up her 8 year old sister a Tic Toc account to amuse herself over the summer, firstly supervised by her but then she had unfettered access for some of the time and was posting unsupervised. To me that kind of thing is by default a form of child abuse, although unintended. When a listener pointed out to Claire that children should not be allowed unsupervised access she simply retorted that Chelsea is an adult. Actually that makes it worse, an adult allowing a child any opportunity for free access and indeed encouraging such a young child to get in social media in the first place.

    Spot on..

    I heard her today..

    Bullying is personal. Complete random people you have never met, and never will meet, responding negatively to YOUR online life, is not bullying...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,845 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Complete shambles of a Friday gathering today.

    Not a thing learned, no idea who was speaking , everybody especially the females sounding the same.

    Not good for a supposedly competent presenter.

    Denis O' Brien's mate Sarah Carey kept the needle in the red on the 'shrillometer' all through.

    Tough to listen to.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    If they dumped that Aidan Riordan (I anglicise it because if he ever sees it, he'll most likely be annoyed!) would be a start.

    I have a policy of always using the name that people wish to be known by.

    Funnily enough that policy has stood me in good stead for many years.

    As for anglicising Irish names I think you might find reading some history useful.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 824 ✭✭✭newcavanman


    I used to listen to SOR every morning, always found him better than PK. I wanst expecting much from sarah mcinnerney, but she grew on me, bad diction and all. Claire Byrne i find to be useless. A very average broadcaster, whose rise to national stardom puzzles me. She is bland in the extreme and definitely NOT compulsive listening. Does anyone know, is Paddy O'Gorman ever coming back? His reports were always compulisve listening


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,977 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Claire Byrne has been a stone cold disappointment since she has taken over

    Damien lawlor would be a good option if not Sarah mcI to replace her


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,102 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    elperello wrote: »
    I have a policy of always using the name that people wish to be known by.

    Funnily enough that policy has stood me in good stead for many years.

    As for anglicising Irish names I think you might find reading some history useful.

    The guys tactic is to keep speaking no matter what happens.

    This is the second time I have heard him at it recently.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭jippo nolan


    The guys tactic is to keep speaking no matter what happens.

    This is the second time I have heard him at it recently.

    And raises the decibels to drown out opposition!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    elperello wrote: »
    I have a policy of always using the name that people wish to be known by.

    Funnily enough that policy has stood me in good stead for many years.

    As for anglicising Irish names I think you might find reading some history useful.

    That contribution also reminded me how patronising and smug he is.

    Both attributes totally misplaced.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    That contribution also reminded me how patronising and smug he is.

    Both attributes totally misplaced.

    If you think I am wrong in using the form of people's names that they want to be used then say so.

    If you think anglicising peoples names is a good idea then say so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    elperello wrote: »
    If you think I am wrong in using the form of people's names that they want to be used then say so.

    If you think anglicising peoples names is a good idea then say so.

    I'm struggling to understand why you're getting so restless on behalf of a gaffe prone illiberal mouthpiece.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,526 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I'm struggling to understand why you're getting so restless on behalf of a gaffe prone illiberal mouthpiece.

    You are struggling all right.

    You can't stand up and defend changing and anglicising someone's name because you have a political disagreement with them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    I'm not struggling at all. I am perfectly clear in my mind.

    The only surprising outcome in all this was how readily it appears to have triggered you.


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