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Uk Election

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  • #32
    AudreyHepburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭AudreyHepburn


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

    And why should you or anyone else get to dictate what the rest of us watch or not watch?

    Like it or not what happens in Britain does impact us - six of counties are governed by the British and Brexit will undoubtedly affect our economy.

    I for one think it's of vital importance that we know who will be overseeing all this.


  • #33
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    KungPao wrote: »
    Obviously important to Ireland, but did we really need an Irish look at it? Already great coverage from numerous free to air U.K. channels, which most people here have.

    Feel for you. If only there was were different channels you could watch or an off switch you could click, or something like Netflix, Prime, etc available that you could change to. Harsh times.


  • #34
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Do RTE ask viewers what they want to see?

    They did that once and it ended in controversy.


  • #35
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,820 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.




  • #36
    Glenster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Do RTE ask viewers what they want to see?

    Imagine the sh*t that would be on if the RTE schedule was decided by the people of Ireland...

    Tipping Point on 24 hours a day. Interspersed with live executions of travellers, exposés on the private lives of the children of dead celebrities, and celebrity sodomy island.


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  • #37
    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

    so RTE are only allowed what YOU want?

    Uk election result was extremely important for Ireland and having an Irish angle on results as they came in was interesting.

    People said that sterling would tank today to 92p causing major problems for Irish exporters, one of the contributors said that if conservatives did not get a majority then a much softer brexit would happen and this would mean little change initially in currency market and gradual stregthening of sterling.

    That alone was very pertinent to Irealnd and not something any of the UK stations would ahve even looked at.

    Look at the currency today - went initially to 88.5p has dropped back to under 87.5p - just a touch over the levl of last couple of days.


    Frankly - I'd prefer if they dropped all the expensive soccer and gaa coverage which costs an absolute fortune. But I understand that some licence payers like soccer & gaa and that ALL tastes have to be catreed for, not just mine.


  • #38
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    UK Election

    Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage

    BREXIT .....

    Neighbouring state which shares a land border with this state, ergo several political parties on this island are also involved. Add in 'Brexit' and RTE has more than enough reason to broadcast what's going on next door.

    Its not like we are unaffected or influenced by the neighbours, is it?

    Brexit may have a massive impact on the ROI, so why wouldn't we be interested?


  • #39
    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    She's some gobsh*te isn't she ;)


  • #40
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Why did RTE do a several hour live coverage of this last night ? I could understand if it was an RTE news channel (almost) ........I as a license payer don't remember being asked if I wanted this coverage
    Well .... we are obsessed with our nearest neighbour, all you have to do is tune into RTE on a Saturday afternoon and hear that Burton Albion have just equalised against Blackburn Rovers!
    Me? I had better things to do last night than tune into RTE's election coverage and Peep Show on GOLD channel was one of them! :)


  • #41
    dd972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭dd972


    Three things that grate, calling the U.K 'England', regarding it as a 'foreign country' and thirdly the absurd notion that all English people sound like Hugh Grant or Danny Dyer, has anyone heard of a Lancashire, Yorkshire, Stoke, Manchester, Sunderland, Bristol or Cornish accent?


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  • #42
    Tsipras
    Closed Accounts Posts: 493 ✭✭Tsipras


    Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

    Makes me love him even more, he is a human, unlike the Tory public school robots
    You did it Jezza :)


  • #43
    please helpThank YOU
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭please helpThank YOU


    DUP `Vomit.


  • #44
    Persephone kindness
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Persephone kindness


    There is ZERO integrity in politicians. Neither corbyn nor may deserve to be leader. Both took a dangerous side in NI...simply to benefit themselves ..it's disgusting. And homophobia and sexism is rife in the DUP. Even the Tories must be embarrassed now. In fact both sides should be embarrassed. Corbyn sympathizing with the IRA was shameful. May's coalition is self serving. The DUP strangely want something i never thoght they would ..a soft border with the ROI. But they don't want LGBT rights ?? I don't see how May could partner with them.


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