Newstalk Drive

mattser · 26-08-2017 09:24AM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

I really don't understand why they don't just leave Chris where he is, and team him back up with Ivan. They have wasted a lot of time, listeners and money on promoting the other shows after the shakeup when Ivan left the first time. They know that Yates and Donoghue work well together, in a sort of Laurel And Hardy sort of way. Why not just keep Donoghue where is he and bring Ivan in with him?

The difference is L&H had talent, and didn't have to work too hard to be amusing.

Conservative · 26-08-2017 07:06PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

BPKS wrote: »

I had to turn off with Jonathan Healy sighing like a stroppy teenage girl everytime he disagreed with something.

I absolutely detest him. It's like you've got Ray D'Arcy and made him facetious, sarcastic, more liberal and more cynical. That jocose tone that he delivers every one of his smart ar$e remarks drives me mad.

I really wish Newstalk would just get rid of him permanently, instead of poisoning all of their other shows by using him as a stand in.

He was criticising milennials the other day for being offended by everything - I tend to agree!

However Healy is hardly in a position to criticise. He is easily the most negative and whiney old woman on Irish radio - no matter the topic

phater phagan · 27-08-2017 03:56PM

I thought that Chris and Ivan were a perfect partnership. I disagree with most of Ivan's politics, but I really like his radio personality. I don't know why NT didn't pair them up again; but perhaps neither one of them wanted to team-up again. I basically have stopped listening to Drive until Ivan comes back.

Spanish Eyes · 27-08-2017 04:04PM

Will be interesting to see how it goes with Yates on his own. He can be blustering. But then again RTE's Saint Mary does her Drivetime gig alone too.

Anyway, whether you like it or not I am going to complain about the app and playback on NT. It is not user friendly. I have tweeted them, but nothing yet.

As much as RTE drives me to drink, their listen back function is a dream.

Loafing Oaf · 27-08-2017 04:14PM

Icemancometh wrote: »

I dunno, I think Chris is really well suited to be the political editor. He is always very informed, and seems to actually read all the reports the Dail produces. Thought he wasn't suited to be the main anchor though.

I broadly agree with this, but I think Chris is more needed as a presenter. They are pretty stuck for experienced frontpeople with some sort of name recognition as it is, and it's asking a lot of Ivan, who has known health issues and fairly big gaps in his field of knowledge, to present a three-hour daily show on his own. Whereas who really notices a station's political editor, or even if they have one.

Conservative · 27-08-2017 04:52PM

Ivan has done just fine on Sundays. I reckon Chris and a few others will be regular contributors to the show. They should give 30 mins back to Moncrieff also to lighten the load.

foxtrot101 · 27-08-2017 04:53PM

phater phagan wrote: »

I thought that Chris and Ivan were a perfect partnership. I disagree with most of Ivan's politics, but I really like his radio personality. I don't know why NT didn't pair them up again; but perhaps neither one of them wanted to team-up again. I basically have stopped listening to Drive until Ivan comes back.

I kind of think if Ivan wanted Chris with him, then Chris would have been.

ghostdancer · 28-08-2017 11:56AM

Conservative wrote: »

Ivan has done just fine on Sundays. I reckon Chris and a few others will be regular contributors to the show. They should give 30 mins back to Moncrieff also to lighten the load.

Ivan does fine on Sundays in a 2hr show where he can ramble on about sports for at least 30mins of it.
3hrs every day on all manner of current affairs is a different story.

at least now he doesn't have much of an excuse for regularly missing the production meetings before the show, so might be a bit more informed about what's on the agenda.

Del.Monte · 29-08-2017 04:11PM

Is it not possible for these clowns to get some people on the programme who either know something about railways, or use them, rather than inane prattling between the two of them. :mad:

UsBus · 29-08-2017 04:51PM

They've wrecked the station over the last couple of years, way too much chopping and changing presenters. You never know who you're going to get when you switch on. Couldn't be arsed with irish radio anymore. I find some of the English stations are much easier on the ear, not as much whining....

wotswattage · 29-08-2017 06:11PM

I haven't read back through the thread so excuse me if I'm bringing something up again, but the phone lines are absolutely atrocious whenever someone calls in to this show. All bassy and muffled sound. The presenters are fine and clear.

goochy · 30-08-2017 10:23PM

Glad to see Mac inerney go from drivetime . Feminist and everything has to be her way. She's fine looking but head wrecking.
she moaned the other week when an expert said men walk more than women each day couldn't stand it. Good riddance . Pc incorrect ivan is much in demand just like George!

Dr Crayfish · 30-08-2017 10:29PM

Had to stop listening to Drivetime because Sarah Mc is an insufferable fool. Has she never heard of impartial journalism? Imagine being married to that mouthy yoke, Christ. Had to stop listening in the mornings because Paul Williams. No need to explain that one. Had to stop listening to off the ball because of how seriously the main presenter takes the sporting issues they're discussing, like it's the nuclear missile crisis. They should take a look at the Guardian football podcast and James Richardson on how to have a light hearted approach to sport. It is after all only sport. So I've finally turned into my parents and it's RTE1 in the mornings and evenings now till I die probably.

ThisRegard · 30-08-2017 10:34PM

I'm not a feminist, but there has been an appaling lot of comments appearing all over the radio forum lately on women in a manner that simply wouldn't apply if the hosts were men.

Donal55 · 30-08-2017 10:40PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

I'm not a feminist, but there has been an appaling lot of comments appearing all over the radio forum lately on women in a manner that simply wouldn't apply if the hosts were men.

Paul William got a fair bit of stick in fairness.

And it was justified.

ThisRegard · 30-08-2017 10:52PM

For his lack of talent, justified as you say, but not in a derogatory manner related to his sex.

Donal55 · 30-08-2017 10:54PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

For his lacks of talent, justified as you say, but not in a derogatory manner related to his sex.

Agreed.

Beechwoodspark · 30-08-2017 10:56PM

foxtrot101 wrote: »

I kind of think if Ivan wanted Chris with him, then Chris would have been.

I remember when Ivan finished up on the breakfast show he bluntly and frankly said "you must be joking, never again" when someone texted in saying maybe himself and Chris might work together again in the future.

I remember it because it was so blunt that Chris seemed taken aback slightly by it and tried to laugh it off and change the subject.

I think Ivan found Chris hard going after a while.

Jamiekelly · 30-08-2017 11:11PM

I remember a few months I switched the station from Cooper because he was talking GAA so had a listen to Drive instead. They were talking about water charges and they got a text in from a listener saying he paid all his bills and agreed with the charges but had a lot of reservations because he thought IW was going to be another inefficient quango and he was concerned about it being semi-state rather than fully state owned.

Of course in jumps Sarah with her "I'm right 100% of the time attitude" to scorn the texter. The first sentence out of her mouth was "I'm sorry but I just don't agree with that"

Talk about being confused, agree with what? a listener having a different opinion than her? IW turning into a quango?
As if that wasn't bad enough she had to kick the ludicrousness up a gear by berating the texter for not "showing more support to your TD to stand up for IW" and that his semi state quango concerns could be addressed with "a referendum vote when and if it's needed."

That was enough of Drive for me and I decided that listening to GAA talk was far more appealing than listening to her. Clearly judging by Newstalk's decision to get rid of her I'm not the only one.

Dr Crayfish · 31-08-2017 12:45AM

Poster above - exactly why I can't stand her. How could anyone possibly like her? Is it a rule that you have to be absolutely unbearable to be involved in Irish media? Why isn't she sacked? Who likes Ryan Tubridy? Or Ray Darcy? I should ask Newstalk or RTE for an interview and just try and be the most annoying person ever. Ruprecht from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels maybe. I'd probably get a prime time show for just making retard noises into the microphone. Why am I thinking about all this while on holiday?? Argh!!

Tell me how · 31-08-2017 08:21AM

Dr Crayfish wrote:

How could anyone possibly like her? Is it a rule that you have to be absolutely unbearable to be involved in Irish media? Why isn't she sacked? Who likes Ryan Tubridy? Or Ray Darcy? I should ask Newstalk or RTE for an interview and just try and be the most annoying person ever. Ruprecht from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels maybe. I'd probably get a prime time show for just making retard noises into the microphone. Why am I thinking about all this while on holiday?? Argh!!

Five Green Bottles wrote:

Most probably the male listenership killed her show off with both direct and indirect complaints but even the female listenership didn't support her because on top of being a horrible self important feminist pig, she is an insufferable ill informed and incoherent fool.

The amount of hatred in a lot of posts here is quite disturbing.

Think it's indicative of people's inability to accept that their opinion is not correct and yet they go to town on presenters for seemingly doing the same thing, in their view.

Am genuinely curious why in most entertainment threads on Boards such as this one, OTB, Liveline, Late Late, etc, 90% of posts seem to be about how bad everything is. If it's that bad, why are you still listening/watching? In today's world, you can watch/listen to your preferred shows be they from the UK, US or elsewhere without difficulty or expense.

Going out of the way constantly to be offensive and vitriolic says more about the poster than it does the topic in my view.

meeeeh · 31-08-2017 08:49AM

100+ to above

I am amazed at people how they are completely unable to tolerate opinion which doesn't match their own. Special animosity is aimed at women who dare to express their own view. I don't like term snowflake but it's hard to describe the hysteria here as anything else.

PeterTheNinth · 31-08-2017 09:21AM

I think it's funny that when the male presenters are fired then it's considered that they weren't doing a good job, but when the female presenters are fired then it sexist. The presenters were equally bad and got equal treatment. You can't claim that you want equality, and then complain when it is dished out in equal measures.

Something really needs to be done to get Jonathan Healy removed from Newstalk permanently, as a priority. He's the sort of guy that everybody would avoid in the pub, yet Newstalk use him as some sort of utility presenter, filling in on all of their shows.

meeeeh · 31-08-2017 09:56AM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

I think it's funny that when the male presenters are fired then it's considered that they weren't doing a good job, but when the female presenters are fired then it sexist. The presenters were equally bad and got equal treatment. You can't claim that you want equality, and then complain when it is dished out in equal measures.

'She's fine looking but head wrecking!'
'Insufferable fool'
'feminist' as an insult

I wonder when Paul Williams was described as fine looking but headwrecking when his radio credentials were assessed. I could go back and find more examples in this and morning thread but don't be me about equal treatment. Cris was fired too and there is way less criticism of him and it's a lot less personal.

ThisRegard · 31-08-2017 10:01AM

meeeeh wrote: »

100+ to above

I am amazed at people how they are completely unable to tolerate opinion which doesn't match their own. Special animosity is aimed at women who dare to express their own view. I don't like term snowflake but it's hard to describe the hysteria here as anything else.

It's hilarious isn't it. The most vociferous posts are from those complaining about her opinion, saying that she shouldn't actually have an opinion.

They want either confirmation of their own opinions, or else want no opinion at all. Anything that they don't agree with are met with cries of "OMG, I thought they were supposed to be balanced, I can't handle ideas thata make me uncomfortable. I know what will make me feel better, make a childish comment about her sex, that'll put that damn women back in her place".

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

but when the female presenters are fired then it sexist.

I see little of this to be honest.

meeeeh wrote: »

'She's fine looking but head wrecking!'
'Insufferable fool'
'feminist' as an insult

I wonder when Paul Williams was described as fine looking but headwrecking when his radio credentials were assessed. I could go back and find more examples in this and morning thread but don't be me about equal treatment. Cris was fired too and there is way less criticism of him and it's a lot less personal.

Mouthy yoke, pig. Just from the last page or two. Do we need to go on?

The fact is that the posters are actually quite sad who need to resort to this, their misogyny shining through.

Five Green Bottles · 31-08-2017 10:25AM

Tell me how wrote: »

Dr Crayfish wrote:

How could anyone possibly like her? Is it a rule that you have to be absolutely unbearable to be involved in Irish media? Why isn't she sacked? Who likes Ryan Tubridy? Or Ray Darcy? I should ask Newstalk or RTE for an interview and just try and be the most annoying person ever. Ruprecht from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels maybe. I'd probably get a prime time show for just making retard noises into the microphone. Why am I thinking about all this while on holiday?? Argh!!

Five Green Bottles wrote:

Most probably the male listenership killed her show off with both direct and indirect complaints but even the female listenership didn't support her because on top of being a horrible self important feminist pig, she is an insufferable ill informed and incoherent fool.

The amount of hatred in a lot of posts here is quite disturbing.

Think it's indicative of people's inability to accept that their opinion is not correct and yet they go to town on presenters for seemingly doing the same thing, in their view.

Am genuinely curious why in most entertainment threads on Boards such as this one, OTB, Liveline, Late Late, etc, 90% of posts seem to be about how bad everything is. If it's that bad, why are you still listening/watching? In today's world, you can watch/listen to your preferred shows be they from the UK, US or elsewhere without difficulty or expense.

Going out of the way constantly to be offensive and vitriolic says more about the poster than it does the topic in my view.

I don't agree only that Paul Williams is a Pr!ck and equally insufferable.

Sarah has two new shows that were announced yesterday and being honest I hope that they do well for her, I'd imagine she will be a little more informed now as these shows will be covering the events of the previous days, she won't have to think on her feet as much and thus won't have to loose control as much. She will have lots of time to prepare and will be stringently edited.
There's little wrong with acknowledging that Sarah is a stunning looking woman or that she has a lovely voice. Wasn't it women that made unknown US celebrities famous watching absolutely stupid ridiculous weekly shows because then little known people like George Clooney and co was the star, then call men sexist?

meeeeh · 31-08-2017 10:34AM

Commenting on her voice is relevant when discussing radio, her looks have absolutely no bearing on her performance as radio host.

southstar · 31-08-2017 04:23PM

Tell me how wrote: »

The amount of hatred in a lot of posts here is quite disturbing.

Think it's indicative of people's inability to accept that their opinion is not correct and yet they go to town on presenters for seemingly doing the same thing, in their view.

Am genuinely curious why in most entertainment threads on Boards such as this one, OTB, Liveline, Late Late, etc, 90% of posts seem to be about how bad everything is. If it's that bad, why are you still listening/watching? In today's world, you can watch/listen to your preferred shows be they from the UK, US or elsewhere without difficulty or expense.

Going out of the way constantly to be offensive and vitriolic says more about the poster than it does the topic in my view.

Totally agree.. its the same constant whiners day after day vainly trying to mask mean spirited and personal jibes as humour....although Id say that in person they are probably about as edgy as the characters from Last of the Summer Wine
.

Snake Plisken · 31-08-2017 05:21PM

No basically she is ignorant and has. I manners when interviewing guests, you either agree with her or she basically didn't want to know I remember recently interviewing a guy from someone Catholic organisation about school patronage and she was extremely rude to him. He did not raise his voice and tried to reason with her and she just shouted him down.
Also Newstalk are no idiots they knew by the ratings it wasn't working. Also that idiot McKean knew the writing was on the wall and jumped ship back to Moncrieff, which is a pity as he should be taken off the air permanently.

Dr Crayfish · 31-08-2017 05:48PM

meeeeh wrote: »

100+ to above

I am amazed at people how they are completely unable to tolerate opinion which doesn't match their own. Special animosity is aimed at women who dare to express their own view. I don't like term snowflake but it's hard to describe the hysteria here as anything else.

Well I for one would equally dislike Sarah Mc and Paul Williams, so I'm a bi-sexist I guess.

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