honeybear wrote: » Anyone hear Lorraine Courtney’s segment-I don’t know whether it was the content or the delivery, but it was a snoozefest
alaimacerc wrote: » a) What a crass metaphor. b) What an utterly idiosyncratic account of Mullen's (pretty standard for him) utter nonsense. Takes an especially special snowflake to single-handedly start a tone-trolling exercise on social media, then pop up on the radio to try and make out that social media is far too crass for the likes of his delicate sensibilities.
alaimacerc wrote: » I forget which date is was, but I did hear one of her pieces, and it was. Utterly. Dire. I realize these are "opinion pieces", but that doesn't just mean merely having an opinion, and tediously restating it at great length. Without developing the point in any meaningful manner whatsoever.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Just stating the truth,poster. I’ll try another one...Mullen wiped the floor with Sarah. Hope that is a bit less “crass”.
ford fiesta wrote: » aware there is a Drivetime thread... though Radio 1 promos are now advertising "Drivetime with Sarah McInerney". Has Mary Wilson left RTE? She has not been on air in a few months..
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Teachers hours Ford.©️ Hopefully McInerney won’t get the gig full time.
honeybear wrote: » I think she is doing okay
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Yeh, doing ok, but not for the big gig.
honeybear wrote: » Oh God, Sarah needs to haul Pearse in - Cormac seems to be talking sense but Pearse is doing a party political broadcast
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Having his hoop handed to him big time. SF answer to every problem.... tax the high earner more ,but don’t touch our support base. Cormac had every rabbit hole blocked and poor Pierce had nowhere to go but blabber complete bullsdust.
yosser hughes wrote: » Was that Cormac Lucey?
amlinopta wrote: » Sarah again today, Mary’s holiday count must be heading for Duffy and Darcy totals at this stage. Full steam ahead on board the RTÉ gravy train.
John from Carlow wrote: » She's back
Patrick2010 wrote: » I'd prefer Sarah any day, much more upbeat and interesting once she avoids being over PC and plugging the feminist line. I find Wilson very serious and boring to be honest IMHO.
A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: » In fairness, along with the News/ News At One, it's the most serious weekday content on Radio 1. She can't exactly be expected to crack jokes when covering topics like healthcare and international conflict. That's what Ivan Yeats is there for, but it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. She can be deal with lighter content perfectly well, imo, when it does come up. I think she's one of the best broadcasters in radio, even though her fees are well below some of her peers, like Joe Duffy and Marian Finucane, who don't seem to be quite as professional.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » She’d have much more ‘credibility ‘ if she toned down on plugging the feminist line. The boy Patrick who suggested that is dead right.
A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: » Sorry, I was actually talking about Wilson. Haven't caught much of McInerney recently. The feminism doesn't bother me any more than Ivan Yeats's laddishness bothers me; those are just aspects of their respective personalities. I do think McInerney isn't very rigorous as an interviewer, she lets politicians get away with an awful lot of sidestepping and baseless claims, as though she's just reading a list of questions and not listening to the answers.
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