Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Brendan Bendar · 26-08-2017 06:44AM

Little bit over the top there, if I may opine, only a little though

bossdrum · 26-08-2017 08:33AM

Maybe he could do a 'Queueing for living -revisited' like Joe Duffy does with liveline.
I wonder how many are still queueing after all those years?

Turnipman · 26-08-2017 10:08AM

newcavanman wrote: »

Back in the 90s he had his own programme, Queueing for a Living, absolutely fantastic. What we get on SOR now is only a fraction of what we used to get. Paddy is just pure brilliance

Not exactly brilliant, but I do remember some classics - the OAPs living in a rough area of Dublin and trading their monthly ration of free viagra for the provision of 'security services' plus the odd free pint from local youths was a great piece!

Ursus Horribilis · 26-08-2017 10:18AM

I can just about take Paddy in small doses. He's marginally more tolerable than Henry McKean on Newstalk.

Years ago Paddy came to my home town and fell for the sob stories peddled by the local scumbag. If he was to come back, he'd have trouble finding him queuing for the dole because he's in jail (again) :pac:

humberklog · 26-08-2017 03:51PM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

I can just about take Paddy in small doses. He's marginally more tolerable than Henry McKean on Newstalk.

Years ago Paddy came to my home town and fell for the sob stories peddled by the local scumbag. If he was to come back, he'd have trouble finding him queuing for the dole because he's in jail (again) :pac:

Paddy doesn't really fall for the sob stories these days. He keeps a fairly impartial stance and lets the people tell their story and the audience to make up their own minds.
I think back in the 90's with QFAL (I really liked it) he was a bit more agenda driven than he is today.

I really like his slots on SO'R these days too.

Brendan Bendar · 26-08-2017 04:25PM

Just shows one the amount of scrotes out there, hammering John Q Taxpayer.

Could we start a march or something.........

Nah, bad suggestion, too busy paying our way.

PeterTheNinth · 28-08-2017 09:43AM

Why in God's name would you want Ruth Coppinger as part of anything productive that you were trying to achieve. The woman is absolutely toxic and her negativity is toxic. If she won the lotto she would complain about the color of the ticket. Leave her whinging and moaning on the outside, you will get much more done.

mrsdewinter · 28-08-2017 10:37AM

newcavanman wrote: »

Back in the 90s he had his own programme, Queueing for a Living, absolutely fantastic. What we get on SOR now is only a fraction of what we used to get. Paddy is just pure brilliance

Yeah, it's funny: I complain that the SOR show gets a bit samey, due to the reliance on these vox pops from Paddy, Brian O'Connell - then MLOD's monochrome pen pics of life down the country.
But back in the day, Paddy's show was unbeatable. He has a great talent for talking to people and drawing them out, and the people who took part were sorely underrepresented in the media. Someone else suggested going back and revisiting some of the people he met. Honestly, though, I'd say a lot of them are dead by now. The show was a real eye-opener - for this cosseted arts student, as I was at the time - on how tough life can be.

Brendan Bendar · 28-08-2017 11:40AM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Why in God's name would you want Ruth Coppinger as part of anything productive that you were trying to achieve. The woman is absolutely toxic and her negativity is toxic. If she won the lotto she would complain about the color of the ticket. Leave her whinging and moaning on the outside, you will get much more done.

+100%

quintana76 · 29-08-2017 10:22AM

What is wrong with RTE's phone system? Bad line to Seoul this morning, phone back, still a problem.
This happens particularly on RTE all the time. Are they sacrificing infrastructure for salary?

tayto lover · 29-08-2017 10:27AM

quintana76 wrote: »

What is wrong with RTE's phone system? Bad line to Seoul this morning, phone back, still a problem.
This happens particularly on RTE all the time. Are they sacrificing infrastructure for salary?

Being happening for years.
Awful organisation.

constitutionus · 04-09-2017 09:28AM

Where do they breed these fuker's?

ThisRegard · 04-09-2017 09:29AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Where do they breed these fuker's?

The Pulitzer award winning journalist?

constitutionus · 04-09-2017 09:36AM

Yes.

We've morons with Nobel prizes ya know. But If accolades. Impress ya off ya go

ThisRegard · 04-09-2017 10:24AM

Why do you call her a ****er, what issues do you have with her? Was it because she was slating Trump? If you were listening you'd have heard she was equally as critical of the Clintons and lefties.

PeterTheNinth · 07-09-2017 09:43AM

While he's in RTE this morning, they should introduce Donal O'Shea to Ray D'Arcy. I'd say they would really hit it off.

Lady Chatterton · 13-09-2017 10:02AM

Aonghus McAnally is on to plug his Christy Hennessy Nationwide Tour, I'm so glad I pay my licence fee so RTÉ staff can do this :mad:

FrKurtFahrt · 13-09-2017 10:34AM

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

Aonghus McAnally is on to plug his Christy Hennessy Nationwide Tour, I'm so glad I pay my licence fee so RTÉ staff can do this :mad:

You beat me to it. Utterly shameless nepotism.

etselbbuns · 14-09-2017 09:19AM

What's this ding dong ding currently?
Just tuned in.. Is that Ruth Coppinger ?

etselbbuns · 14-09-2017 09:26AM

lots of "aaaargh pathetic" and "that is not my term" and "disgusting" and "incredibly sexist"
Ruth Coppinger TD v. journo David Quinn discussing George Hook's controversial comments

HeidiHeidi · 14-09-2017 09:27AM

etselbbuns wrote: »

lots of "aaaargh pathetic" and "that is not my term" and "disgusting" and "incredibly sexist"
Ruth Coppinger TD v. journo David Quinn discussing George Hook's controversial comments

I find it hard to decide which of that pair I find more objectionable and difficult to listen to.

PeterTheNinth · 14-09-2017 10:21AM

Pascal is like playing back a recording. All the answers worked out in advance, word for word.

PeterTheNinth · 14-09-2017 10:25AM

etselbbuns wrote: »

lots of "aaaargh pathetic" and "that is not my term" and "disgusting" and "incredibly sexist" Ruth Coppinger TD v. journo David Quinn discussing George Hook's controversial comments

Ah feck I missed it. Just hearing Sean reading out the texts. I'm gonna hazard a guess that Ruth Coppinger was in support of George Hook, and thinks that he was treated harshly?

HeidiHeidi · 14-09-2017 10:32AM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Ah feck I missed it. Just hearing Sean reading out the texts. I'm gonna hazard a guess that Ruth Coppinger was in support of George Hook, and thinks that he was treated harshly?

Ruth is never in support of anything.

Her default position is opposition and/or complaining/moaning.

She made David Quinn sound almost reasonable :eek:

Brian Scan · 14-09-2017 10:42AM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Ruth is never in support of anything.

Her default position is opposition and/or complaining/moaning.

She made David Quinn sound almost reasonable :eek:

Yeah, first time ever that I thought he was the more reasoned contributor to a debate.

PeterTheNinth · 14-09-2017 10:48AM

Oh good... Mannix is laying it in to Colm now...

This is great craic. :-)

constitutionus · 14-09-2017 10:54AM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Ah feck I missed it. Just hearing Sean reading out the texts. I'm gonna hazard a guess that Ruth Coppinger was in support of George Hook, and thinks that he was treated harshly?

Stream it man. It was joyous!

She basically called Quinn a sexist at the end for pointing out newstalk is a commercial station and their all male line up is due to ratings.(he was quizzed on that by sean)

Feminutter rage at its finest.

PeterTheNinth · 14-09-2017 10:59AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Stream it man. It was joyous!

Well if it was half as much fun as Mannix vs Colm, I certainly will stream it.

southstar · 14-09-2017 11:03AM

Brian Scan wrote: »

Yeah, first time ever that I thought he was the more reasoned contributor to a debate.

I agree...possibly the first time I was ever cheered on Quinn..,the few bits he managed to get in.. through the usual stream of monotone inane drivel that this shameless woman has made her stock in trade. Coppingers harangues, masquerading as reason and decency, are more of a threat to our childrens wellbeing than the ill conceived ranting of a cranky old man.Is this the standard of person that thousands of people choose to represent their views.She and her fellow fanatics should do us all a favour and follow through on their promise to boycott the station...who cares.

Jesus wept.

padd b1975 · 15-09-2017 09:17AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Stream it man. It was joyous!

She basically called Quinn a sexist at the end for pointing out newstalk is a commercial station and their all male line up is due to ratings.(he was quizzed on that by sean)

Feminutter rage at its finest.

Vintage Coppinger it has to be said.

My own highlight was when she triumphantly admitted to trawling his twitter for ammunition for her ad hominems.

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