Ronan Collins Show

deise man · 24-09-2019 05:22PM

Carol Moran was very good when she used to fill in for Ronan. Doesn't seem to have been on much lately though.

ford fiesta · 25-09-2019 12:13PM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Anyone listen to Keith Walsh today ? I didn't.

Today, Keith played the staple song all fill-in presenters seem to play on Irish radio at least - Elbow's One day like this :rolleyes:

Then they back announce it and say "I haven't heard that song on the radio in ages"

(even though it is never off the radio!!)

padd b1975 · 25-09-2019 12:59PM

Looks like Ronan will take a bit of replacing when the time comes.

Brendan Bendar · 25-09-2019 03:34PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Looks like Ronan will take a bit of replacing when the time comes.

Hopefully soon. :eek:

25-09-2019 03:42PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Looks like Ronan will take a bit of replacing when the time comes.

That's a bit controversial here. Some of us are of the opinion that Spotify's "shuffle" feature has already been doing the job competently for years.

Conor84 · 26-09-2019 02:27AM

What age is Ronan anyway? Must be close to 65 so may have to retire soon. Heard Mary Kennedy on Ray D#Arcy last week and think she is a great presenter with a great radio voice (although have never watched Nationwide) and she is being forced to retire soon.

Saw Ronan at the Brendan Grace tribute in the Olympia and he was very good and saw him later in Burdocks buying chips. Although people slag him on here I think he is a very good presenter for what he does although he does have a very handy number/ Any idea how much he is paid?

ford fiesta · 26-09-2019 10:32AM

Conor84 wrote: »

What age is Ronan anyway? Must be close to 65 so may have to retire soon.

He is a freelancer so does not have to retire when he reaches 65

ford fiesta · 26-09-2019 11:11AM

Yesterday keith read out a text from a listener telling him to stop playing 'Disco' music and instead play older stuff..

lol

horse7 · 26-09-2019 03:36PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

He is a freelancer so does not have to retire when he reaches 65

Oct 52, so he's 66 and going strong.

26-09-2019 04:07PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

He is a freelancer so does not have to retire when he reaches 65

Are you sure RC is a freelancer?

I'm not sure if RTE still has 65 as a mandatory age of retirement.

https://www.graphitehrm.com/mandatory-retirement-risks/

In Valerie Cox v RTÉ, the WRC ordered RTÉ to award €50,000 to Ms. Cox. RTÉ argued that it had a legitimate interest in ‘ensuring the progress of younger members of staff and for the rotation of staff’. RTE also argued that the retirement age of 65 was contained within the employee handbook.
The WRC heard that Ms Cox had two contracts of employment, one full-time and one casual that rostered her for one week in every six. She was notified on reaching the retirement age of 65 in March 2016 that she would remain on the roster under the casual contract but only after a period of time had elapsed after her retirement from the full-time role. In December 2016, RTÉ told Ms Cox that her casual contract had been terminated. The WRC heard that two employees over the age of 65 were employed on the programme. Ms Cox applied for an extension to the casual contract but did not receive a response.
In its adjudication, the WRC stated that the employee handbook provided for working beyond the age of 65 ‘at least in relation to this category of employee’, that there was no retirement age contained in the employment contract and that RTÉ had failed to objectively justify the particular retirement age.

ford fiesta · 26-09-2019 04:55PM

after all the fuss above, Cox had no issue being on the S O'R show yesterday plugging her new book.

Also her son is Aonghus Cox

Brendan Bendar · 26-09-2019 05:34PM

The Gift that keeps on giving......

26-09-2019 05:53PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

after all the fuss above, Cox had no issue being on the S O'R show yesterday plugging her new book.

Also her son is Aonghus Cox

She was interviewed by Seán O'Rourke shortly after that WRC finding against RTÉ, talking about the whole thing. Quite a frank interview about her complaints with RTÉ, too.

ford fiesta · 26-09-2019 05:56PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

She was interviewed by Seán O'Rourke shortly after that WRC finding against RTÉ, talking about the whole thing. Quite a frank interview about her complaints with RTÉ, too.

a woman I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of. unlikeable.

Brendan Bendar · 26-09-2019 05:57PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Are you sure RC is a freelancer?

I'm not sure if RTE still has 65 as a mandatory age of retirement.

https://www.graphitehrm.com/mandatory-retirement-risks/
In Valerie Cox v RTÉ, the WRC ordered RTÉ to award €50,000 to Ms. Cox. RTÉ argued that it had a legitimate interest in ‘ensuring the progress of younger members of staff and for the rotation of staff’. RTE also argued that the retirement age of 65 was contained within the employee handbook.
The WRC heard that Ms Cox had two contracts of employment, one full-time and one casual that rostered her for one week in every six. She was notified on reaching the retirement age of 65 in March 2016 that she would remain on the roster under the casual contract but only after a period of time had elapsed after her retirement from the full-time role. In December 2016, RTÉ told Ms Cox that her casual contract had been terminated. The WRC heard that two employees over the age of 65 were employed on the programme. Ms Cox applied for an extension to the casual contract but did not receive a response.
In its adjudication, the WRC stated that the employee handbook provided for working beyond the age of 65 ‘at least in relation to this category of employee’, that there was no retirement age contained in the employment contract and that RTÉ had failed to objectively justify the particular retirement age.

Presume someone in HR was dismissed?

26-09-2019 11:06PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

a woman I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of. unlikeable.

Surprised to hear anyone say that about a woman who volunteers to work in squats and homeless shelters and refugee camps, when she has.no need to.

I don't know her, but she'd be fairly well known in the horse world too. Can't say better than that in my book. She seems like a sound egg in every way, as far as I can see.

ford fiesta · 27-09-2019 08:44AM

the horse world??

ford fiesta · 30-09-2019 11:09AM

Great to have Ronan back

Welsh Megaman · 30-09-2019 11:19AM

ford fiesta wrote: »

Great to have Ronan back

Kicking off with Huey Lewis And The News too

Conor84 · 01-10-2019 12:05PM

Seems like Ray D'Arcy was in early today to give the lads a hand with the handover between Ronan Collins and the News at One

ford fiesta · 01-10-2019 01:51PM

Conor84 wrote: »

Seems like Ray D'Arcy was in early today to give the lads a hand with the handover between Ronan Collins and the News at One

what happened?

Conor84 · 01-10-2019 01:59PM

Well Ronan "mis timed" the ad break and had to come back and fill in for another minute after previously signing off. Then the time signal and News at 1 intro played together. Just another day in the studio.

bobbyss · 17-10-2019 11:21AM

Is this his full time job? Just one or two hours a day? What does he do the rest of the time? Surely it's hardly worth the money?

Brendan Bendar · 17-10-2019 03:58PM

bobbyss wrote: »

Is this his full time job? Just one or two hours a day? What does he do the rest of the time? Surely it's hardly worth the money?

Plenty of gigs around and about, y’know doing this and that, and so on and so forth:cool::cool:

bobbyss · 17-10-2019 07:05PM

Brendan Bendar wrote:

Plenty of gigs around and about, yâ€™know doing this and that, and so on and so forth

Yes there's all that stuff but it's a strange career choice to work with one company for one hour a day. How much could he possibly earn a day with RTE? â‚¬100?

Brendan Bendar · 17-10-2019 07:56PM

bobbyss wrote: »

Yes there's all that stuff but it's a strange career choice to work with one company for one hour a day. How much could he possibly earn a day with RTE? €100?

A lot more, however why he really does it is the exposure, which is catch all for the other gigs.

One hour a day in charge of the mic on the Premier Station.

That’s worth a lot of shekels.

bobbyss · 17-10-2019 09:19PM

Brendan Bendar wrote:

A lot more, however why he really does it is the exposure, which is catch all for the other gigs.

Brendan Bendar wrote:

One hour a day in charge of the mic on the Premier Station.

Brendan Bendar wrote:

Thatâ€™s worth a lot of shekels.

Yeah. Am aware of how beneficial exposure would be . But i never hear anything about him outside if RTE. Where are all these gigs and so on?

I just heard him today for the first time in years and i was struck with how old fashioned the whole programme seemed to be . The music was of yesteryear. Did I hear Dickie Rock or Paddy Cole? Probably not but you know what i mean. (Old buddies and all of that).

Then of course he was playing 'requests'.

Seemed like I was listening to someone kind of stuck in the past. Someone who has not done much with their career.

Brendan Bendar · 17-10-2019 09:23PM

bobbyss wrote: »

Yeah. Am aware of how beneficial exposure would be . But i never hear anything about him outside if RTE. Where are all these gigs and so on?

I just heard him today for the first time in years and i was struck with how old fashioned the whole programme seemed to be . The music was of yesteryear. Did I hear Dickie Rock or Paddy Cole? Probably not but you know what i mean. (Old buddies and all of that).

Then of course he was playing 'requests'.

Seemed like I was listening to someone kind of stuck in the past. Someone who has not done much with their career.

You are playing my tune, dude.

sligojoek · 17-10-2019 09:49PM

I can take or leave the show. It's a nice oasis in the middle of all the misery. Although he can play some dated stuff he often throws up a few nice surprises, depending who died or was born on any given day. Not as much Frank and Deano these days which is no bad thing, then again there's still an age group out there who like it. Can't please 'em all.

You have to love the little subliminal ads for gigs.

"That was Neil Diamond and it was requested by Mary from Clontarf who's going to see Neil play in the Three Arena from the 4th to the 6th of next month."

bobbyss · 18-10-2019 04:09AM

sligojoek wrote:

You have to love the little subliminal ads for gigs.

sligojoek wrote:

"That was Neil Diamond and it was requested by Mary from Clontarf who's going to see Neil play in the Three Arena from the 4th to the 6th of next month."

I rhought you were going to say subliminal gigs for himself.
But why would he be plugging anyone? Surely it doesn't matter to him if anyone ( including Mary) attends the gig or not?

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