Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Drifter50 · 21-08-2018 12:54PM

It was good entertainment tho, for a change.

Miriam backed down when she realised she was`nt going to best Sean Spicer

Red Alert · 22-08-2018 07:56AM

QueensGael wrote: »

He's due back sometime in the Autumn, on extended leave at the moment
https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/tv-film/sean-orourke-taking-extended-break-12832638

Is he unwell or something? Or just taking the type of holiday he gives out about teachers having?

QueensGael · 22-08-2018 08:50AM

A bit of both I think, sounds like he's a bit browned off with working. Oh that the rest of us could recharge like that!

sligojoek · 22-08-2018 10:14AM

"When you were a teeny little boy"
Puke.

McDermotX · 22-08-2018 10:38AM

Let's hope we never get invaded on a weekend.

Lads don't want to work.

sligojoek · 22-08-2018 10:57AM

More free advertising for Ballymaloe.

serfboard · 22-08-2018 12:55PM

sligojoek wrote: »

"When you were a teeny little boy"
Puke.

If you want to hear Miriam at her patronising best listen to that interview.

I stayed listening because I wanted to hear what he had to say, but her interviewing style, Holy God, puke is right.

QueensGael · 22-08-2018 01:36PM

I missed it - who was she talking to?

sligojoek · 22-08-2018 01:40PM

Fr Michael Cleary's son, Ross Hamilton.

elperello · 22-08-2018 01:40PM

McDermotX wrote: »

Let's hope we never get invaded on a weekend.

Lads don't want to work.

That was actually a rare radio interview with a serving soldier making some serious points about the defence forces.

Brendan Bendar · 22-08-2018 02:09PM

sligojoek wrote: »

Fr Michael Cleary's son, Ross Hamilton.

Thought he came across quite well despite Meeeeriam

serfboard · 22-08-2018 04:33PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Thought he came across quite well despite Meeeeriam

He did indeed - an intelligent, if troubled, man.

I was wondering what age he was and decided to look up the Wikipedia entry on Fr Michael Cleary. Just have a read of how this is written:

Wikipedia wrote:

Three weeks after his death in December 1993 (from throat cancer), when they were therefore no longer liable to be prosecuted for defamation, The Phoenix, a national news magazine, published an article alleging that Cleary had fathered a child, Ross Hamilton, with Phyllis Hamilton, who had worked as his longtime housekeeper. This claim was subsequently repeated and it was suggested it was confirmed by DNA analysis. The remaining Cleary family who volunteered to provide their own DNA refused to acknowledge the boy, nor has any DNA evidence been forthcoming or provided by any of the claimed children.[1] The Cleary family have also disputed claims that he had fathered two boys ( both having the same mother Phyllis Hamilton who it is claimed also had a girl during this time by another trainee priest) and said they were in possession of blood tests and affidavits from two men who claimed to be the boys' fathers but apparently none of these were ever produced.[3]

Cleary allegedly had a secret 26-year relationship with Hamilton that started in the 1960s when she was 17 and he was about 34.[4] They allegedly had two sons, the first given up for adoption and the second they allegedly raised together.[5]

Callan57 · 24-08-2018 09:29AM

"Clearly you're all very good men" ..... FFS Marian they abused & continue to cover up the rape and abuse of CHILDREN

I'm gone before I commit a major sin & murder the radio

alaimacerc · 24-08-2018 09:43AM

Fuzzy-headed Bishop Fonzy trying to soft-soap a pretty hard line. God created gay people gay, but God's plan calls for them to be straight. Is there nothing to be a said for another dose of the ol' conversion therapy?

alaimacerc · 24-08-2018 09:50AM

Drifter50 wrote: »

Miriam backed down when she realised she was`nt going to best Sean Spicer

I think she realized he was doing a pretty good job of beating himself, and was happy to let him at it.

His line of "defence" is essentially that he didn't lie, so much as he attempted to whatabout and mislead, and "accidentally" wandered into outright factually wrong.

Sure, I didn't mean to murder anyone, I was just recklessly shooting inches about people's heads to put manners on them, and accidentally went a little low.

alaimacerc · 24-08-2018 09:55AM

McDermotX wrote: »

Let's hope we never get invaded on a weekend.

Given the strength, mission, and equipment of the Defence Forces, best if the invasion is on a weekend. Result will be much the same, but fewer compo claims made via Our New Overlords. (I, for one, welcome them. In advance, just to be on the safe side)

BarryD2 · 27-08-2018 09:28AM

I think the good bishop may be deceiving himself as to the success of the papal visit. You can dress it up whatever way you want but the empty spaces in the Phoenix Park said a lot.

The other striking change over the 40 odd years is the reluctance of people to walk two or three miles. Seems that if you can't drive to it now or get a bus or tram, then it's too much hassle. Then we wonder about rise of obesity, is it any wonder?

FrancieBrady · 27-08-2018 09:29AM

Miriam handing Nora Casey an 'easy out' on the turnout. What an awful analysis this has been so far. Reverential and pious.

jimbobaloobob · 27-08-2018 09:30AM

The tv coverage was wall to wall aswell a lot different to 40 years ago. Interesting to see what the tv ratings will inform us of.

BarryD2 · 27-08-2018 09:49AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Miriam handing Nora Casey an 'easy out' on the turnout. What an awful analysis this has been so far. Reverential and pious.

Heard Joe Duffy yesterday after the mass. I was quite surprised at the negative & downbeat nature of the commentary. Was expecting a lot of reverential eulogising but no, several commentators were very 'cast down' in Joe's lingo.

FrancieBrady · 27-08-2018 09:56AM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Heard Joe Duffy yesterday after the mass. I was quite surprised at the negative & downbeat nature of the commentary. Was expecting a lot of reverential eulogising but no, several commentators were very 'cast down' in Joe's lingo.

Yes I watched that too.
Miriam was determined to be upbeat though. It will probably take a while before the organisers of this are confronted with what was a pretty disappointing (for them) event numbers wise on mainstream RTE.

Callan57 · 27-08-2018 12:06PM

BarryD2 wrote: »

I think the good bishop may be deceiving himself as to the success of the papal visit. You can dress it up whatever way you want but the empty spaces in the Phoenix Park said a lot.

The other striking change over the 40 odd years is the reluctance of people to walk two or three miles. Seems that if you can't drive to it now or get a bus or tram, then it's too much hassle. Then we wonder about rise of obesity, is it any wonder?

What struck me was the speed with which it emptied our ..... apart from the one nicking the flowers that is!

Looked to me like most of the crowd were gone from Phoenix Pk before the Pope's car departed.

dulpit · 27-08-2018 07:34PM

Callan57 wrote: »

Looked to me like most of the crowd were gone from Phoenix Pk before the Pope's car departed.

Paddy O'Gorman mentioned that he saw a lot of people leave once they had the chance to see the pope drive past, and that was at the start I think?

alaimacerc · 28-08-2018 10:08AM

BarryD2 wrote: »

The other striking change over the 40 odd years is the reluctance of people to walk two or three miles. Seems that if you can't drive to it now or get a bus or tram, then it's too much hassle. Then we wonder about rise of obesity, is it any wonder?

To be fair, look at the cohort effect. If you're 40 years older than than last time, then you'll be less able to walk 6k. (Well, unless you were two last time.) Obviously there are first-timers, but the median age marches ever upward.

Somewhat related item on the radio just now. One teacher and one church person (didn't catch her exact role) saying the school population is, in the words of the latter, "over-sacramentalised and under-evangelised". Church has been coasting on cultural Catholicism for a while now, and is acting shocked that this is running out of steam.

serfboard · 28-08-2018 12:42PM

alaimacerc wrote: »

one church person ... saying the school population is, in the words of the latter, "over-sacramentalised and under-evangelised". Church has been coasting on cultural Catholicism for a while now, and is acting shocked that this is running out of steam.

Yep - we're becoming more like the French used to be. You visit the Church three times in your life - when you're hatched (baptism), batched (marriage) and dispatched (funeral).

alaimacerc · 28-08-2018 01:36PM

serfboard wrote: »

Yep - we're becoming more like the French used to be. You visit the Church three times in your life - when you're hatched (baptism), batched (marriage) and dispatched (funeral).

Technically I think in France you can't be married in church -- your wedding happens in the civil registry office, anything that happens afterwards is just a religious victory lap. (Usual disclaimers here, like me being neither a lawyer nor French.)

And you're assuming it'll stop there. Given the mess the church has made of some things, their obdurate foot-dragging might blow up in their face entirely.

padd b1975 · 28-08-2018 10:16PM

Is this her last week?

I'm just about at the end of my tether with the relentless insincerity.

sligojoek · 29-08-2018 09:42AM

Your beaushiful beaushiful daughter.

Brendan Bendar · 29-08-2018 09:47AM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Is this her last week?

I'm just about at the end of my tether with the relentless insincerity.

Soon as I heard the running order.....buuuntsh... off button.

Diceicle · 29-08-2018 10:19AM

When is Sean back? Or when is Miriam leaving?
I can then re-subscribe to the podcast.

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