Sean O'Rourke Today Show

PeterTheNinth · 18-09-2017 10:52AM

"Mayo found a new way to lose".

What a miserable, mean spirited thing to say.

22-09-2017 09:19AM

Good interview with Joan Burton. An interesting insight to the Jobstown case from the victims viewpoint.

constitutionus · 22-09-2017 09:21AM

Good lord I haven't heard such an act of hari kari since Berts horsey win.

Complete car crash as she runs from her actions

Howlin must be goin nuts

Brian Scan · 22-09-2017 10:27AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Good lord I haven't heard such an act of hari kari since Berts horsey win.

Complete car crash as she runs from her actions

Howlin must be goin nuts

What did she say?

PeterTheNinth · 22-09-2017 10:38AM

The shinners have enough of their own HR problems, they don't need to be lecturing anybody else.

SEPT 23 1989 · 29-09-2017 10:19AM

I doubt the CEO of An Post has ever even been into a rural post office:D

quintana76 · 29-09-2017 10:42AM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I doubt the CEO of An Post has ever even been into a rural post office:D

Can see a main reason why he got the job though. Very smooth on radio.

dulpit · 03-10-2017 04:49PM

Just listening back to Paddy O'Gorman there, why do so many people who are being interviewed outside the courts refer to pounds instead of euro? Every single piece he does has at least 1 person say something like "a few pound" or similar...

Brendan Bendar · 03-10-2017 05:15PM

dulpit wrote: »

Just listening back to Paddy O'Gorman there, why do so many people who are being interviewed outside the courts refer to pounds instead of euro? Every single piece he does has at least 1 person say something like "a few pound" or similar...

Because that's what they do, Dulpit.

In my imagination I thought the move to the Euro would be good.

Now these lads will be 'correct' when they say "I done it for a few Euro'.

Did they say that......nnnnnnnnnoooooo way... Euros all the way

"I done it for a few Euros"

One cannot win agin these lads, the 'done' an 'seen' brigade

White flag, I say, the White flag is raised.:D

03-10-2017 05:41PM

dulpit wrote: »

Just listening back to Paddy O'Gorman there, why do so many people who are being interviewed outside the courts refer to pounds instead of euro? Every single piece he does has at least 1 person say something like "a few pound" or similar...

Some people, usually elderly people, just do it out of habit.

My Dad was just getting around to decimalised money when the Euro was introduced, which fried his brain altogether.

03-10-2017 06:38PM

dulpit wrote: »

Just listening back to Paddy O'Gorman there, why do so many people who are being interviewed outside the courts refer to pounds instead of euro? Every single piece he does has at least 1 person say something like "a few pound" or similar...

My OH refers to all money as “Quids”.

plodder · 04-10-2017 07:53AM

dulpit wrote: »

Just listening back to Paddy O'Gorman there, why do so many people who are being interviewed outside the courts refer to pounds instead of euro? Every single piece he does has at least 1 person say something like "a few pound" or similar...

Or using the singular "pound", when talking about more than one of them.

The business reporter on Morning Ireland does it all the time. It was "28 million pound" for something or other this morning. It sounds so ignorant.

Del.Monte · 04-10-2017 08:20AM

plodder wrote: »

Or using the singular "pound", when talking about more than one of them.

The business reporter on Morning Ireland does it all the time. It was "28 million pound" for something or other this morning. It sounds so ignorant.

Back in pre-Euro days muck savage politicians were forever referring to a millan pound this and that... However, with the introduction of the Euro they will have been seen to triumph as the plural of Euro is not Euros - according to officialdom in Ireland. I always refer to Euros and cents in correspondence, postings on Boards and in everyday conversation. I am a self-confessed dinosaur though and will not use the imposed metric system either.

Brendan Bendar · 04-10-2017 12:24PM

plodder wrote: »

Or using the singular "pound", when talking about more than one of them.

The business reporter on Morning Ireland does it all the time. It was "28 million pound" for something or other this morning. It sounds so ignorant.

Correct, well spotted.

Adam Maguire I think is his name.

Why does he do it ,I sent several texts to 51551 inquiring as to why.

Did I get any response........did I F**k.

dxhound2005 · 04-10-2017 12:41PM

plodder wrote: »

Or using the singular "pound", when talking about more than one of them.

The business reporter on Morning Ireland does it all the time. It was "28 million pound" for something or other this morning. It sounds so ignorant.

I think it is ignorant in the other sense to condemn people for using language in a non standard way, once it conveys the intended meaning.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pound

The general plural of "pound" has usually been "pounds" (at least since Chaucer), but the continuing use of the Old English genitive or neuter "pound" as the plural after numerals (for both currency and weight) is common in some regions. It can be considered correct, or colloquial, depending on region.

plodder · 04-10-2017 02:09PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I think it is ignorant in the other sense to condemn people for using language in a non standard way, once it conveys the intended meaning.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pound

The general plural of "pound" has usually been "pounds" (at least since Chaucer), but the continuing use of the Old English genitive or neuter "pound" as the plural after numerals (for both currency and weight) is common in some regions. It can be considered correct, or colloquial, depending on region.

In ordinary conversation perhaps, and maybe this is a matter of opinion too, but I think the national broadcaster should make an effort to encourage standard English, particularly on important news programs like that.

BarryD2 · 11-10-2017 09:22AM

Maybe Teresa needs to put up her creche fees and pay her staff more if she wants to keep them?

And the 9% VAT rate affects many businesses apart from fancy restaurants and hotels.

BarryD2 · 11-10-2017 09:42AM

Surely the difference between the contributory and non contributory state pension is small enough and not worth this man's ire? Well €30 a week, bigger than I thought..

neris · 11-10-2017 11:02AM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Maybe Teresa needs to put up her creche fees and pay her staff more if she wants to keep them?

what was the problem with the creche and staff?

11-10-2017 11:33AM

neris wrote: »

what was the problem with the creche and staff?

There was very little provision for childcare in yesterday's budget speech, and the crèche is finding it difficult to keep staff.

neris · 11-10-2017 12:18PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

There was very little provision for childcare in yesterday's budget speech, and the crèche is finding it difficult to keep staff.

Hard to get good staff and when it comes to giving more pay the creche are in a catch 22. Increase fees & pay staff more or increase fees and then the parents are giving out

BarryD2 · 11-10-2017 01:49PM

neris wrote: »

Hard to get good staff and when it comes to giving more pay the creche are in a catch 22. Increase fees & pay staff more or increase fees and then the parents are giving out

Well that's tough ain't it. If the parents want their children well minded, they need to pay an appropriate fee. This business owner complaining that the state is not supporting her enterprise sufficiently is a bit rich.

etselbbuns · 11-10-2017 02:15PM

They watch MurdochCorp news live in studio.

Brendan Bendar · 11-10-2017 03:57PM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Well that's tough ain't it. If the parents want their children well minded, they need to pay an appropriate fee. This business owner complaining that the state is not supporting her enterprise sufficiently is a bit rich.

Barry, there is a limited amount available in a family budget for child care.

Most are paying the equivalent of a second mortgage for that service.

When will people even begin to realize that with young families the costs are huge.

A significant increase in crèche fees would be a bridge too far for at least 70% of the families I know.

Try to be a little more informed please.

neris · 12-10-2017 09:40AM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Well that's tough ain't it. If the parents want their children well minded, they need to pay an appropriate fee. This business owner complaining that the state is not supporting her enterprise sufficiently is a bit rich.

problem is the parents want the best care and best facilities but dont want to have to pay for it.

BarryD2 · 12-10-2017 09:48AM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Barry, there is a limited amount available in a family budget for child care.

Most are paying the equivalent of a second mortgage for that service.

When will people even begin to realize that with young families the costs are huge.

A significant increase in crèche fees would be a bridge too far for at least 70% of the families I know.

Try to be a little more informed please.

As a parent, I am perfectly well informed Brendan. My observation relates to this business owner complaining that the state is not subsidising her business sufficiently and preventing her from paying her staff adequately. Once you start down that road, where do you stop? All small business owners (myself included) would love more dosh from the state but do we get it????

BarryD2 · 12-10-2017 09:52AM

Funny to hear Padraig Duffy's main objection to Colm Cooper's testimonial fundraiser - to wit, this type of event draws on the same type of fundraising that the GAA itself engages in. That's what he said. Shades of the clergy in 1930/1940s rural Ireland, closing down house dances on the basis of supposed debauchery and obliging dancing to be run in parish halls. To eliminate competing attractions to parish fundraisers.

dulpit · 12-10-2017 09:55AM

The problem is that people (rightly or wrongly) view childcare as an earlier extension of school, but the childcare providers are private enterprises. As far as I see it the state should either not subsidise childcare (and leave it run as a truly private endeavour) or else open state-run childcare facilities, where profit isn't the main concern. There can still be a market then for private childcare, similar to how we have private schools...

sligojoek · 12-10-2017 10:48AM

Good band coming up. Rackhouse Pilfer. Sound bunch of lads from Sligo.

Callan57 · 17-10-2017 09:16AM

Sean trying hard to whip up a storm about nothing this morning

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