Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Right2Write · 03-03-2017 11:51AM

Proposed bus strike is now being over hyped by the media and usual interests. People will make alternative arrangements. The bus may be convenient in rural Ireland if it passes near you but nearly everybody also needs and uses a private car.

Right2Write · 03-03-2017 11:55AM

Terry Prone now faffing on about Tuam. She and/or her company are the PR people for the nuns there!!!!!!!!

I'd swear that I heard her on a documentary a few months back defending the nuns, declining to answer questions etc

Joe_ Public · 03-03-2017 12:00PM

Right2Write wrote: »

Terry Prone now faffing on about Tuam. She and/or her company are the PR people for the nuns there!!!!!!!!

I'd swear that I heard her on a documentary a few months back defending the nuns, declining to answer questions etc

I honestly can't understand why RTE use her so regularly. At the very least she should register all potential conflicts of interest before he offers an opinion on anything.

parasite · 03-03-2017 12:07PM

Right2Write wrote: »

Terry Prone now faffing on about Tuam. She and/or her company are the PR people for the nuns there!!!!!!!!

I'd swear that I heard her on a documentary a few months back defending the nuns, declining to answer questions etc

there also was that 'Comical Ali' letter she wrote, odious person

sligojoek · 03-03-2017 12:21PM

parasite wrote: »

there also was that 'Comical Ali' letter she wrote, odious person

It's up on Broadsheet. Comical doesn't start to describe it.

serfboard · 03-03-2017 02:36PM

parasite wrote: »

there also was that 'Comical Ali' letter she wrote, odious person

sligojoek wrote: »

It's up on Broadsheet. Comical doesn't start to describe it.

Is this the one ye're talking about?

If you come here you'll find no mass grave, no evidence that children were ever so buried

which is interesting given that:

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation wrote:

Significant quantities of human remains have been discovered in at least 17 of the 20 underground chambers which were examined ... These remains involved a number of individuals with age-at-death ranges from approximately 35 foetal weeks to 2-3 years. Radiocarbon dating of the samples recovered suggest that the remains date from the timeframe relevant to the operation of the Mother and Baby Home.

The Commission is shocked by this discovery and is continuing its investigation into who was responsible for the disposal of human remains in this way.

Lady Chatterton · 04-03-2017 04:34PM

I'd say Alan Shatter is absolutely livid that his big 'Enda has a casual relationship with the truth' interview has been largely ignored by the media because they're too busy covering the Tuam Babies story and the NI Elections.

He probably thought that the interview would heap pressure on Enda and it might force him into leaving office early. I'm not a fan of Enda's but his spokeman completely killed off the story when he/she reminded us of the content of Shatter's resignation letter which described the Taoiseach as "extraordinary" and doing an "extraordinary job" during a very difficult time for the country. Ouch, Shatter must be licking his wounds today.

Callan57 · 04-03-2017 05:41PM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

I'd say Alan Shatter is absolutely livid that his big 'Enda has a casual relationship with the truth' interview has been largely ignored by the media because they're too busy covering the Tuam Babies story and the NI Elections.

He probably thought that the interview would heap pressure on Enda and it might force him into leaving office early. I'm not a fan of Enda's but his spokeman completely killed off the story when he/she reminded us of the content of Shatter's resignation letter which described the Taoiseach as "extraordinary" and doing an "extraordinary job" during a very difficult time for the country. Ouch, Shatter must be licking his wounds today.

Extraordinary = very unusual or remarkable
Not necessarly in a positive way - just saying :rolleyes:

Lady Chatterton · 04-03-2017 05:55PM

Callan57 wrote: »

Extraordinary = very unusual or remarkable
Not necessarly in a positive way - just saying :rolleyes:

Yes indeed, except for one thing, Alan Shatter has admitted that he meant them in a positive way at the time of writing his resignation letter but has since changed his mind about Enda Kenny.

dulpit · 05-03-2017 12:20PM

Listened to show yesterday (podcast).

Alan Shatter comes across as very bitter. It's telling that he has/had the support of pretty much none of his own PP. Suggesting he's the victim of Jewish stereotypes is ridiculous too.

Babs Keating (re. GAA moving All Ireland Sundays) is stuck in the past, had to skip him.

Terry Prone is a creep. I don't get why they have her on - especially when she said that "she doesn't speak for the Bons, but her company does". It's one and the same when all you do is act as a public face for the communications clinic.

Right2Write · 13-03-2017 10:38AM

Not a huge fan always of Micheal Martin but he's talking sense there this morning re N.Ireland and the issues around border polls and what a future new relationship might look like between both parts of the island. Encouraging to hear him say, that we have to give up the 'fourth green field' notion and look at it in a way that allows all parties to contribute. I say this because you often get the idea from SF etc., that they're slavering at the mouth over the prospect that some day soon they may carry 50.1% of the vote against 49.9% of the other side.

thedudeinthehat · 14-03-2017 09:23PM

John Murray was covering for Sean O Rourke and had the bad luck of being given the job of interviewing Jack O Connor of Siptu.
Long time ago I used to have a lot of sympathy for the principle behind Unions.
But anytime I hear one of Ogle (right to water), Doran (nurses), or any of the transport union leaders, I realise how foolish that was.
John tried to keep the interview on track- whilst O Connor held court. He had the air of a man saying "aren't you lucky to be interviewing me". few times John tried to get exact answers on what Jack was proposing to which Jack hummed and hawed as if to say, "boy- don't tire me with these facts"
Another blast of recession and we can hopefully knock the cockiness out of these boyos.
By the end you realised John was simply trying to do his job- and at same time, indulge and cater to the Union leader. A situation any of us who ever worked in a unionised job are familiar with!

TheRiverman · 14-03-2017 09:40PM

thedudeinthehat wrote: »

John Murray was covering for Sean O Rourke and had the bad luck of being given the job of interviewing Jack O Connor of Siptu.
Long time ago I used to have a lot of sympathy for the principle behind Unions.
But anytime I hear one of Ogle (right to water), Doran (nurses), or any of the transport union leaders, I realise how foolish that was.
John tried to keep the interview on track- whilst O Connor held court. He had the air of a man saying "aren't you lucky to be interviewing me". few times John tried to get exact answers on what Jack was proposing to which Jack hummed and hawed as if to say, "boy- don't tire me with these facts"
Another blast of recession and we can hopefully knock the cockiness out of these boyos.
By the end you realised John was simply trying to do his job- and at same time, indulge and cater to the Union leader. A situation any of us who ever worked in a unionised job are familiar with!

Given Ogle's record,he is just waiting for the next bandwagon to come along.

neris · 15-03-2017 11:51AM

paddy interviewing lads who think its a bit of craic to be boozing 500 quid away in the pub on the 1st day of cheltenham. same skobies will be whinging and whining next week theyve no cash and own the local loan shark a fortune

serfboard · 15-03-2017 04:43PM

neris wrote: »

paddy interviewing lads who think its a bit of craic to be boozing 500 quid away in the pub on the 1st day of cheltenham.

Jaysus - 500 quid in one day. Assuming a fiver a pint that's 100 pints. Assume a not-too-slow rate of four pints an hour, that's 25 hours drinking in one day.

Some performance.

dulpit · 15-03-2017 04:50PM

serfboard wrote: »

Jaysus - 500 quid in one day. Assuming a fiver a pint that's 100 pints. Assume a not-too-slow rate of four pints an hour, that's 25 hours drinking in one day.

Some performance.

serfboard · 15-03-2017 04:54PM

Ah yes indeed - the great aul Dubbelin characters that could drink 30 or more pints a day. You don't see them around any more.

I wonder why?

neris · 15-03-2017 05:21PM

serfboard wrote: »

Ah yes indeed - the great aul Dubbelin characters that could drink 30 or more pints a day. You don't see them around any more.

I wonder why?

Coz theyre all drinking at home where its cheaper

Brendan Bendar · 15-03-2017 05:41PM

neris wrote: »

Coz theyre all drinking at home where its cheaper

Correct and right, why be gouged for €5.20 a pint when you can sit back and suck on a Baltica5 in your own home for around €1.80 ?

No brainer.

Harry Angstrom · 16-03-2017 01:27AM

neris wrote: »

paddy interviewing lads who think its a bit of craic to be boozing 500 quid away in the pub on the 1st day of cheltenham. same skobies will be whinging and whining next week theyve no cash and own the local loan shark a fortune

Were you listening to the same report that I was listening to? Most of them said they put away a few quid a week during the year so they can enjoy themselves for the 4 days of Cheltenham without (presumably) enduring penury by the end of it. Some people's idea of a good time is being fried alive on a beach in the Mediterranean for a couple of weeks. Other people prefer to have the pints, the craic and a few bets for Cheltenham. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-03-2017 10:12AM

comedy gold

djemba djemba · 22-03-2017 10:20AM

Not one mention of presenter wages or fees and yet she would like to double the licence fee

padd b1975 · 22-03-2017 10:27AM

Coppinger on line 2 demanding the land be used for social housing.

Right2Write · 22-03-2017 03:34PM

djemba djemba wrote: »

Not one mention of presenter wages or fees and yet she would like to double the licence fee

They should fire the feckers and rehire them if they apply, for a tenth of the wages they're accustomed to.

If they try to double the licence fee, I think you'll find even law abiding citizens looking twice at paying it.

Squatter · 22-03-2017 03:43PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Coppinger on line 2 demanding the land be used for social housing.

I thought that Coppinger's visa didn't allow her to discuss matters south of the Liffey. That's RBB's bailiwick.

However, there's absolutely nothing to stop the Socialist Party/AAA/PfP/Solidarity/Momentum/Whatever You're Having Yourself Today Party from submitting a tender to purchase the property.

Them if they're successful they can build a halting site, a kibbutz, high rise tenements, a brothel or a five star hotel on the site, subject to planning permission.

Squatter · 22-03-2017 03:47PM

djemba djemba wrote: »

Not one mention of presenter wages or fees and yet she would like to double the licence fee

It's a negotiating tactic, just like the Luas Divers used!

You look for an increase of X% then, after months of haggling, you end up being offered an increase of 0.X% with certain added smokescreens to make it appear that you got more. You accept the offer and everyone goes away happy. It's how we do things in Ireland, Gawd bless us!

Brendan Bendar · 22-03-2017 05:38PM

Squatter wrote: »

It's a negotiating tactic, just like the Luas Divers used!

You look for an increase of X% then, after months of haggling, you end up being offered an increase of 0.X% with certain added smokescreens to make it appear that you got more. You accept the offer and everyone goes away happy. It's how we do things in Ireland, Gawd bless us!

I think there would be very little appetite for a licence fee increase from the "hard pressed licence payers".

I would suggest that that is a non runner..

Was very surprised to be told that there was a 19% value on non payers.

One in five don't pay, time to shine a light on these, force them out from the shadowy world they seem to live in.

PeterTheNinth · 24-03-2017 10:24AM

The union lad is bullying the economist here. Sean Barrett is far too soft. He's comes across as dithering and unsure. Sean O'Rourke should be stepping in though.

ED E · 24-03-2017 02:16PM

Paddy completely missed the point RE FCPNs.

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2017 07:38PM

dulpit wrote: »

Not too many sharp edges on that lad.:D

Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Comments