newcavanman wrote: » The Last Word is a pale imitation of the show that Dunphy made. Back in the day, it was compulsive listening. You never knew what would come up, and if the chat was good, it wasnt always, Dunphy might just cancel the news and keep the chat going. Sometimes i thought he was inspiring, othertimes a fool, but always interesting, in fact, everything the Last Word no longer is
JoeA3 wrote: » You should checkout Dunphy’s Podcast - The Stand. I find it really good, he does it twice, sometimes 3 times weekly. Mixture of politics and sport. He’s done some really excellent 1-1 interviews on it.
jimmyw wrote: » This warning he and others give before a "bad" word is going to be used is so annoying. If you are offended by someone using a bad word, it's pathetic and you need to cop onto to yourself and lighten up........more PC rubbish. That piece with John Waters and Eamon Dunphy was hilarious. I wounder where that doctor that used to be on has gone, Rory Hanley I think, that man was so refreshing instead of the usual PC bull that's mostly on this show.. Probably decided to drop him possibly, it wouldn't surprise me.
pjohnson wrote: » So its PC not to want a kid hearing a swear?
TheDavester wrote: » What kid hasn’t heard a swear
liam7831 wrote: » I agree total over the top PC rubbish
jvan wrote: » Is the woman who does the t.v. spot with Louise Duffy, Jennifer Gannon, not sure 100% of her name. Anyhow, was listening yesterday and noticed it before as well that she has a very negative attitude towards men, every time they are discussing a topic she turns it around to how men are dominating the entertaining industry and taking advantage of situations. It seems to be the only narrative she uses to describe whether she enjoyed the show or not.
NIMAN wrote: Giving too much voice to too many numpties with their own agendas.
dominatinMC wrote: » Susan Keogh being a prime example. The week where she filled-in for Matt earlier this year was an abomination! Feminists left, right, and centre!
NIMAN wrote: » And the worst thing is, I suspect she is being groomed to replace Matt should he ever leave.
hullaballoo wrote: » I don't really understand the difficulty with Keogh getting the job. Yeah, it won't be what TLW was in its heyday but it's not going to be worse than the current offer. Except for the inherently sexist listeners of course who can't fathom a woman hosting a serious talk show. But objectively, the current show is utter rubbish and it doesn't really matter whether it's Matt Cooper, Susan Keogh or anyone else sitting at the mic.
dominatinMC wrote: » My issue with Susan isn't that she's a woman, it's that she's a terrible presenter of a prime time current affairs show, of which she has no experience to speak of. Usually in life, you gain experience, then work your way into a role. In Susans case, she reads the news (does she even prepare those pieces, or does Sinead Spain, the editor, do so??), and suddenly is parachuted into the presenters role. My issue is that Susans career trajectory doesn't appear to be a natural progression. Look at Sarah McInerney, for example, she worked for years as a journalist at the Irish Times, then got a gig in Newstalk, and is now on Radio 1. I don't begrudge her any success. Plus she is actually decent enough at presenting.
