Lunchtime Live with Ciara Kelly [Mod warning post #1]

maxwell smart wrote: »

I was in a taxi today for a short trip and the driver had her on. Some chap on about the HSE, what needs to be done etc etc.

And I thought to myself, is she going to run for the Dail in the next couple of years????

Just couldn't get that thought out of my head!

The Honourable member for protestant Greystones?

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

But there are already two TDs based in Greystones, and both Stephen Donnelly and Simon Harris are local darlings, with safe seats for the rest of their lives.

Remember that Donnelly jumped over to Fianna Fail having been voted in as an independent. So I think he may well get a backlash because of that. I like Stephen, but I was hugely let down by him when he did this, and if I was in his constituency I would certainly not vote for him after this.

maxwell smart wrote: »

I was in a taxi today for a short trip and the driver had her on. Some chap on about the HSE, what needs to be done etc etc.

And I thought to myself, is she going to run for the Dail in the next couple of years????

Just couldn't get that thought out of my head!

Caira kelly and her ego, the end game is to use newstalk as a launchpad to get back to RTE. She desperately wants to replace marian finucane on the current affairs radio format.

Kevtherev1 wrote: »

Caira kelly and her ego, the end game is to use newstalk as a launchpad to get back to RTE. She desperately wants to replace marian finucane on the current affairs radio format.

I think she did say that that was her ambition when she was speaking to Marion the week that she stabbed George Hook in the back. If RTE hire her I will give up on them altogether.



On another point, she was very loose tongued yet again the other night when describing the non-obese models who usually embellish the cover of Cosmo as ill and unhealthy. I was actually surprised that the presenters did not interrupt her with the usual disclaimer that "Cosmo would not have sick people on their cover, I'm sure they are all working in a safe and healthy environment". The thing is - When she gets bitchy she can lose the run of herself like she did with that other doctor who she maligned on the radio show. Please god she will run her big mouth off again sometime soon and then banished back to the surgery.



Do we know how that thing with her father's doctor ended up? Is he gonna sue I wonder?

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

I think she did say that that was her ambition when she was speaking to Marion the week that she stabbed George Hook in the back. If RTE hire her I will give up on them altogether.



On another point, she was very loose tongued yet again the other night when describing the non-obese models who usually embellish the cover of Cosmo as ill and unhealthy. I was actually surprised that the presenters did not interrupt her with the usual disclaimer that "Cosmo would not have sick people on their cover, I'm sure they are all working in a safe and healthy environment".

Bwhahaha... You are joking right?

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote:

Joan Burton reliving her near-death experience in Jobstown now, talking about the Frederick Street protest

I really, really never liked her and I still don't. However I'd imagine she was terrified in that car. Her assistant too though she rarely gets mentioned.

All I can can say is that I would not be happy for my wife or daughter to be in that car that day

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

What kinds of salaries would we be talking about, for primetime Newstalk presenters?

Hardly more than a TD's salary, about 100k?

Can't imagine that CK is much better off as a radio broadcaster than she was as GP, if at all.

I can't speak for Ciara but it has become the norm now not to sell your practice but to keep it & go into partnership with other GPs. They do all the work & you get a percentage. I'd imagine she still has an income of sorts from the practice.


In my mind the main advantage is she is in a less stressful job with shorter hours. She probably gets home around the same time as her daughters so better home-life. She still does a weekly article in a paper, I think. If she hasn't started writing a book I'm sure there's one out in the next few years.


Less stress & better quality of life

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

What kinds of salaries would we be talking about, for primetime Newstalk presenters?

Hardly more than a TD's salary, about 100k?

Can't imagine that CK is much better off as a radio broadcaster than she was as GP, if at all.

It's a very tricky one to gauge (for me anyway). I would have thought that Tom Dunne and Sean Moncrieff and even Ivan Yates would be able to command comparable salaries to some of RTE radio stars because if they weren't getting them at Newstalk, they'd have long been angling for a role in RTE.

RTE 2017 Salaries give some idea of earning potential.

Ryan Tubridy (€495,000)
Ray D’Arcy (€400,000)
Joe Duffy (€389,988)
Miriam O’Callaghan (€299,000)
Marian Finucane (€295,000)
Sean O’Rourke (€290,113)
Claire Byrne (€201,500)
Nicky Byrne (€200, 583)
Bryan Dobson (€195,913)
Darragh Maloney (€188,803)

Ciara? Not at the same level as those I mentioned above for one reason because she's been on air for much shorter period but even though some seem to loathe her show, I suspect there many who enjoy it. Besides, as we know, many of those on the RTE list are equally derided.

I agree with Sleeper12 in that it is probably less work than being a GP and suits family life better which might offset a potential downturn in earnings, if that exists.

Yeats mentioned once that he wouldn't want to work for RTE because his salary would be in public domain. Although I'm not sure how much he can be taken seriously. Ciara mentioned years ago (during the recession) that she had to reschedule mortgage repayments because they were too high. I think they moved recently, she was probably comfortable as gp but nothing spectacular. I also suspect that presenters on Newstalk except Pat Kenny aren't paid stratospheric amounts but they probably have other nixers they make money from.

Tell me how wrote: »

It's a very tricky one to gauge (for me anyway). I would have thought that Tom Dunne and Sean Moncrieff and even Ivan Yates would be able to command comparable salaries to some of RTE radio stars because if they weren't getting them at Newstalk, they'd have long been angling for a role in RTE.

RTE 2017 Salaries give some idea of earning potential.

Ryan Tubridy (€495,000)
Ray D’Arcy (€400,000)
Joe Duffy (€389,988)
Miriam O’Callaghan (€299,000)
Marian Finucane (€295,000)
Sean O’Rourke (€290,113)
Claire Byrne (€201,500)
Nicky Byrne (€200, 583)
Bryan Dobson (€195,913)
Darragh Maloney (€188,803)

Ciara? Not at the same level as those I mentioned above for one reason because she's been on air for much shorter period but even though some seem to loathe her show, I suspect there many who enjoy it. Besides, as we know, many of those on the RTE list are equally derided.

I agree with Sleeper12 in that it is probably less work than being a GP and suits family life better which might offset a potential downturn in earnings, if that exists.

I'd say she is on around 70k. She probably has a locum into her practice so is still earning there. I would also imagine she's not a Newstalk employee but a contractor. So she is still self-employed. So probably claiming lots of expenses to do with the job (all perfectly legal). She also does a column in the paper, maybe getting €500 a pop. Is she still on operation transformation?
So I'm sure she's not short of a few quid and the work / life balance is better I'd say.
But commercial radio is nowhere as near well paid as RTE

Tell me how wrote: »

Generally, i would agree. But I don't imagine Tom Dunne and Sean Moncrieffe would have stayed around Newstalk if there was a massive difference between their earnings and those at RTE. (Ok RTE have Dave Fanning and they are very similar in topics and style).

Sean was with them for the Don't Feed the Gondola's years ago so I think could have gotten a role there if money was a factor.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe your right! But I can't see that Tom Dunne would be in huge demand on other stations. Ok maybe Today FM but he wouldn't get an increase there (actually I think he was on there at one stage?).
Ivan is different but again I can't see him ever on RTE with his own show as he's too opinionated.
That has to impact on their earning potential, they can hardly say 'I'm off to RTE for more money' as a bluff, because that bluff would probably be called?

Again I'm not an expert here