Marian Finucane

PeterTheNinth · 21-05-2017 12:02PM

Was the fact that we have a female commissioner at the top of the guards and nothing changed lost on everybody. Now, for the singular reason that she is a woman, we are to assume this McDonagh woman is a kind hearted social justice warrior and that she will be more compassionate towards the downtrodden mortgage holders? I don't think she would got to where she is not if she did not subscribe to the same cut-throat policies that all of the men before her signed up to.

Callan57 · 21-05-2017 12:05PM

Have to wonder how much of the $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia will end up being used against Americans?

Pathetic to see Trump practically kneeling in such a sycophantic fashion in the country that supplied the terrorists & financed 9/11 .... I hope those who lost family in 9/11 appreciate the value placed on their loved ones lives. :mad:

At least Melania was woman enough to let her hair down!

Callan57 · 21-05-2017 12:17PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Was the fact that we have a female commissioner at the top of the guards and nothing changed lost on everybody. Now, for the singular reason that she is a woman, we are to assume this McDonagh woman is a kind hearted social justice warrior and that she will be more compassionate towards the downtrodden mortgage holders? I don't think she would got to where she is not if she did not subscribe to the same cut-throat policies that all of the men before her signed up to.

That is exactly the point ... until you have critical mass any woman getting to the top will only get there by playing the same game as "the lads" ... only by playing it better of course!

Anyway why this assumption that all women are temperamentally the same? I have women friends some are kind & caring and some are vicious backstabbing viragos. Women have exactly the same gamut of temprements as men ... anyone who went to a girls boarding school would know that! :rolleyes:

PeterTheNinth · 21-05-2017 12:25PM

Callan57 wrote: »

That is exactly the point ... until you have critical mass any woman getting to the top will only get there by playing the same game as "the lads" ... only by playing it better of course!

But I think that's where people miss the point. You assume that the CEO's principals and choices are based on their sex and not on the capitalist aims of the company / their board / their shareholders. The aims of the company i.e. to make as much money as possible.. will not change by replacing a man with a woman. And the company will be staffed so as to achieve the aims of the company.

And any person, whether man or woman, who is not completely on board with the singular capitalist (heartless) aims of the company will not be promoted.

Callan57 · 21-05-2017 12:36PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

But I think that's where people miss the point. You assume that the CEO's principals and choices are based on their sex and not on the capitalist aims of the company / their board / their shareholders. The aims of the company i.e. to make as much money as possible.. will not change by replacing a man with a woman. And the company will be staffed so as to achieve the aims of the company.

And any person, whether man or woman, who is not completely on board with the singular capitalist (heartless) aims of the company will not be promoted.

Of course the ultimate aim doesn't change but HOW it is achieved can change, where the emphasis is placed can change ... management style and ethos can be different even if the ultimage goal is the same.

citykat · 21-05-2017 03:08PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Indeed , happy birthday Marion .... just on a point of information Enda Kenny is 66 and he's eventually 'moved on ' , it has to be said , Marion doesn't really want to be known as the Enda of broadcasting , As it were !

But shure poor Marian doesn't have a pot of gold (€5M to be precise) for her retirement.

citykat · 21-05-2017 03:09PM

Callan57 wrote: »

At least Melania was woman enough to let her hair down!

Indeed as was her predecessor Michelle.

Brendan Bendar · 21-05-2017 07:14PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

But I think that's where people miss the point. You assume that the CEO's principals and choices are based on their sex and not on the capitalist aims of the company / their board / their shareholders. The aims of the company i.e. to make as much money as possible.. will not change by replacing a man with a woman. And the company will be staffed so as to achieve the aims of the company.

And any person, whether man or woman, who is not completely on board with the singular capitalist (heartless) aims of the company will not be promoted.

would you give us a brief synopsis of the type of person you refer to and how they would fit in with the company future plans?

PeterTheNinth · 21-05-2017 08:29PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

would you give us a brief synopsis of the type of person you refer to and how they would fit in with the company future plans?

Yeah no problem, Brendan, 10,000 words do you?

Brendan Bendar · 21-05-2017 08:44PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Yeah no problem, Brendan, 10,000 words do you?

I'll take twenny.

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 11:09AM

What is it about Finucance and developers? She seems to love interviewing them :mad:

I'm waiting for the sob story.......

Harry Angstrom · 27-05-2017 11:18AM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

What is it about Finucance and developers? She seems to love interviewing them :mad:

I'm waiting for the sob story.......

Was just about to post the same thing.

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 11:18AM

I've a feeling in a few years time we'll be paying for a NAMA tribunal.

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 11:22AM

'The Jim Power Report'.........

Oh, 'Soft Landing Jim', I was wondering who Marian was talking about there for ... half a second.

Dan Jaman · 27-05-2017 11:31AM

I like this one's story.
"Government appointed agency turns out to be full of spoofers and incompetent twats."
No surprise there, then.

Harry Angstrom · 27-05-2017 11:35AM

Marian gives these guys such an easy ride. It's nauseating.

PeterTheNinth · 27-05-2017 11:35AM

Same with all these guys. It's always somebody else's fault.

mountain · 27-05-2017 11:38AM

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Marian gives these guys such an easy ride. It's nauseating.

Just logged on to say the same.
Given plenty of time to make his own case, no one to contradict him or put an opposing view.
Marion giving him a clear run.

Hardly balanced radio

PeterTheNinth · 27-05-2017 11:41AM

I think the most incredible thing is that somebody would actually commission Jim Power to write a report given his reputation. By the time that 90% of the people have read the "written by" part of the report, the whole report has completely lost credibility.

The guy is only citing the report cos it suits him.

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 11:42AM

Lads, I'm waiting for Seanie Fitzpatrick to write his book, mark my words he'll be on the State Broadcaster before too long trying to flog it.

citykat · 27-05-2017 11:57AM

The job here for any journalist is to get somebody to open up and talk. Going easy on someone is one way i.e. give em enough rope and they'll hang themselves. Imo mission accomplished.

Callan57 · 27-05-2017 12:00PM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

Lads, I'm waiting for Seanie Fitzpatrick to write his book, mark my words he'll be on the State Broadcaster before too long trying to flog it.

The great unpleasantness is clearly over & the revisionism has begun ... very one sided interview this morning.
The guy who rang in and commended this developer as "a great operator" ... says it all IMO! :rolleyes:
One book I certainly won't be spending the few remaining EUR on

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 12:00PM

I'd say Seanie Fitzpatrick might ask Aine Lawlor to launch the book for him.

If I was Aine, I'd be moving heaven and earth to bury this interview. It's embarrassing, she's like a lovesick teenager.

I miss the professionalism of David Hanly (Hanly's People) when I watch 'interviews' like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4lyrpqH4aQ

Beechwoodspark · 27-05-2017 12:08PM

She makes the most inane, bland statements and questions.

dxhound2005 · 27-05-2017 12:11PM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

Lads, I'm waiting for Seanie Fitzpatrick to write his book, mark my words he'll be on the State Broadcaster before too long trying to flog it.

Have you any more details about when this book is coming out? It could be an interesting read.

PeterTheNinth · 27-05-2017 12:12PM

Neven must be due in with the barbecue pretty soon?

sligojoek · 27-05-2017 12:30PM

"How did you get into law?"

I answered that before he did. His father was a solicitor too.

Lady Chatterton · 27-05-2017 12:33PM

Lots of HobNobs on today's show and I'm not talking about these....

Oops69 · 27-05-2017 12:34PM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

Lads, I'm waiting for Seanie Fitzpatrick to write his book, mark my words he'll be on the State Broadcaster before too long trying to flog it.

Sometimes there's something to be said for North Korean type justice....hungry dogs and all that , even with his little post acquittal interview ,"it's a great day ..for me " .. disgustingly amoral man !

PeterTheNinth · 27-05-2017 12:35PM

This guy thinks that we call came down in the last shower. We did all see the OJ trial you know.

Marian Finucane

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