Newstalk Drive

Lt Dan · 15-12-2016 11:54AM

JJayoo wrote: »

The woman currently on doing the Tv/movie reviews is incredibly annoying

Heard her yesterday. Why does she feel the need to imitate Dave Fanning. She is not funny either. Morons

Is Denis O'Brien going out of his way to really destroy the station? I know it has never been a big money maker, and they have Today FM in the same building (much of their content that made them different to 2 FM (in their pomp) was been stripped away) and I know Ivan and Hookie could not go on forever, but the new lines ups are a disaster

Why is there so so so much repetition. Hook always did a movie review on his old show with an actual movie critic (who also has his own show) and he still contributes to High Noon (great name) . Moncrieff also does the much loved Movie and Booze and Friday. So why the need for a movie review on Drive with those clowns? Same with rugby; apparently it is the only sport in Ireland according to the media. Lengthy reference to it in the morning, and OTB has at least 3 separate half hour slots a week... and the discussion is repeated in Hook's show etc.

heroics · 15-12-2016 12:28PM

Listened to it yesterday for 10 mins and had to turn it off as it was brutal. Like a breakfast show run by students. One of the guys was just afraid of contradicting anything the woman said or even having his own opinion.

lawred2 · 15-12-2016 12:30PM

Yer man Paul Williams in the morning is terrible really

Del.Monte · 15-12-2016 07:04PM

Heard Sarah McInerney doing a very embarrassing interview with someone who was 'apparently' the Russian Ambassador to Ireland. She was completely disrespectful - not that I have any great love for the Russians - but I can't imagine that she would have behaved in the same way with US ambassador. Anyway, I'm not sure that somebody wasn't having her on as the 'ambassador' sounded drunk and was possibly one of his bodyguards or perhaps the embassy gardener.

Harry Angstrom · 16-12-2016 04:55PM

Would it be at all possible that radio presenters could learn the difference between moot and mute?

seachto7 · 16-12-2016 05:15PM

Lt Dan wrote: »

Same with rugby; apparently it is the only sport in Ireland according to the media. Lengthy reference to it in the morning, and OTB has at least 3 separate half hour slots a week... and the discussion is repeated in Hook's show etc.

This says more about the producers, journos etc, who plan the shows.

Rackstar · 16-12-2016 10:57PM

Never thought I'd go back to Matt Cooper

Del.Monte · 16-12-2016 10:59PM

Rackstar wrote: »

Never thought I'd go back to Matt Cooper

Would you not consider giving Mary Wilson on RTE a chance?

I'll get my coat.....:D

kirk buttercup · 16-12-2016 11:46PM

What is the name of the annoying tv / movie reviewer ?

chinwag · 17-12-2016 12:27AM

Rackstar wrote: »

Never thought I'd go back to Matt Cooper

Matt is a good journalist.

Brendan Bendar · 17-12-2016 06:12AM

chinwag wrote: »

Matt is a good journalist.

Perhaps.

Radio delivery is too high pitched for this listener.

Like that Greens guy, Ryan, wears on you after a few minutes.

vince · 18-12-2016 09:17PM

I'm struggling whit this show. 2 light weights and she can be condescending she made some childish sneer about brexit the other day. I'm flicking around the dial now between 5 and 6 it use to be locked onot the right hook. Our and BTW the texts are flooding in on this...... yeah I bet wishful thinking.

Teyla Emmagan · 19-12-2016 01:01PM

Lady Chatterton wrote:

Ian Guider no longer works for Newstalk (Vincent Wall replaced him as NT Business Editor). Ian is currently employed as the Markets Editor at The Sunday Business Post.

Good. He's the reason I stopped listening to Newstslk. Maybe I'll go back now. His diction is horrific.

PeterTheNinth · 19-12-2016 04:49PM

She's living in a hotel room... Has four kids and one on the way... Would Henry not be better asking whether it was a good idea having more kids instead of "getting emotional"?

neris · 19-12-2016 04:53PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

She's living in a hotel room... Has four kids and one on the way... Would Henry not be better asking whether it was a good idea having more kids instead of "getting emotional"?

Did henry ask about daddy/daddies

PeterTheNinth · 19-12-2016 04:55PM

"Me young lad is a bit obese cos we have no access to good food"

Really?

PeterTheNinth · 19-12-2016 04:57PM

Henry's response was just pathetic.. It's people like him who enable, instead of asking some hard questions.

Condenser · 19-12-2016 05:01PM

D0NNELLY wrote: »

They already have the presenters.. Just need to rejig the timetable.

Ian Guider 6-9
Shane Coleman (no need for the Ivan impersonator) 9-12
Johnathan Healy 12-3
Sean Moncrief 3-6
Off the ball 6-9
Tom Dunne 9-12
Thru the night 12-6

No room for hook or transition year students.

Johnathon Healy has turned into a younger version of Joe Duffy. Continually doing pieces with faux concern for the person on the line "oh my Mary, that must have been terrible". He filled in for Pat Kenny last week and it really illustrated that Kenny is light years ahead as a broadcaster. Able to float from Politics, to Isis to how to insulate your attic with ease while Johnathon would be lining up some old poor dear with a terrible tale to tell. Its slit your wrists broadcasting.

Ol' Donie · 20-12-2016 06:07PM

Something about how Sarah said "Spare a thought for these people Henry McKean went to visit" made me laugh there.

limnam · 20-12-2016 10:44PM

How do you know you're bad. When the HOUSING minister can run rings around you. Christ Sarah McInerney is so unprepared for most interviews it's embarrassing.

I'm off to Today FM and I _hate_ Today FM.

Harry Angstrom · 21-12-2016 05:03PM

Sarah to Chris (during a discussion on Disney characters):

"Are you a Donald man or a Mickey man..............?"

constitutionus · 21-12-2016 05:18PM

hope he Ducked it !

.... illl get me coat.

koutoubia · 21-12-2016 05:52PM

I heard that.It was actually funny as it genuinely seems like she didn't realise what she said until she said it. I'd say Chris was Scarlet!

Horse84 · 21-12-2016 06:26PM

Say what u want about her interviewing style but she has a very sexy laugh

limnam · 21-12-2016 06:27PM

Horse84 wrote: »

Say what u want about her interviewing style but she has a very sexy laugh

HUH

She sounds like a 16yr old tomboy who lost her mother in Tesco.

The_Valeyard · 21-12-2016 08:16PM

every day I dislike Sarah McInerney more and more. She is like the female version of Ray Darcy

Arcade_Tryer · 21-12-2016 08:31PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

every day I dislike Sarah McInerney more and more. She is like the female version of Ray Darcy

I don't listen to Newstalk fortunately but I flicked over the other day to hear them reading out a flood of texts about how Michelle Obama is 'unqualified' to be POTUS. She responded that Donald Trump was elected. And could also have highlighted the contrast of Hilary Clinton being criticised for being part of the 'establishment' and a 'career politician'. My point being, if this is the typical view of much of her listenership, then it's not at all surprising that she comes in for some criticism.

Hunchback · 21-12-2016 08:51PM

I think she does a decent job actually

Ol' Donie · 21-12-2016 08:53PM

Hunchback wrote: »

I think she does a decent job actually

Yep. I'm gonna say it again, this show is far stronger than The Right Hook.

Del.Monte · 21-12-2016 09:05PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Yep. I'm gonna say it again, this show is far stronger than The Right Hook.

If you mean Hook's new "High Noon" show I would agree, but that's setting the bar very low.

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