Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Badabing · 09-01-2020 03:34PM

Sean back yesterday after nearly 3 weeks off. Countdown on until he retires in the summer i presume. With presumably another 4-5 weeks off it won't be long for him now.

dulpit · 09-01-2020 04:07PM

Badabing wrote: »

Sean back yesterday after nearly 3 weeks off. Countdown on until he retires in the summer i presume. With presumably another 4-5 weeks off it won't be long for him now.

With the news today that RTÉ have been ordered to pay €100K to a staff member who was made retire at 65, might not be certain he will retire (unless he wants to, I guess).

Story: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/rt%C3%A9-to-pay-former-producer-100-000-over-forced-retirement-1.4134338

Brendan Bendar · 10-01-2020 02:27PM

dulpit wrote: »

With the news today that RTÉ have been ordered to pay €100K to a staff member who was made retire at 65, might not be certain he will retire (unless he wants to, I guess).

Story: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/rt%C3%A9-to-pay-former-producer-100-000-over-forced-retirement-1.4134338

Poor Larry Gogan will be the norm rather than the exception if this stuff fails to be overturned on appeal.

They will need the whole place to be re-vamped to accommodate the wheelchairs.

Crazy stuff.

dulpit · 10-01-2020 02:41PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Poor Larry Gogan will be the norm rather than the exception if this stuff fails to be overturned on appeal.

They will need the whole place to be re-vamped to accommodate the wheelchairs.

Crazy stuff.

From listening back to Sean talk about this the other day I think he's counting down the days to his retirement already...

Brendan Bendar · 10-01-2020 03:00PM

dulpit wrote: »

From listening back to Sean talk about this the other day I think he's counting down the days to his retirement already...

If he has any sense, that’s what he’s doing...

Polar101 · 10-01-2020 11:49PM

Good to have Sean back, listened to the Richard Bruton interview (done by the stand-in) on Monday and it was pretty dreadful.. "to be fair, that sounds like rubbish! I have a text here from Tim in Wexford and he too says it is rubbish!".

zell12 · 13-01-2020 10:22AM

Meehole in full electioneering mode, he'll bite Sean any minute now
FF leader says "the election is now on"

sligeach · 13-01-2020 10:59AM

Garbage talk now about the "Royal" family. Absolute trash! Talk about real news please.

13-01-2020 11:01AM

sligeach wrote: »

Garbage talk now about the "Royal" family. Absolute trash! Talk about real news please.

Maybe to you but there are plenty interested!

zell12 · 13-01-2020 11:13AM

Anyone listening to Regina Doherty now? :rolleyes:

mgn · 13-01-2020 11:15AM

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone listening to Regina Doherty now? :rolleyes:

Like a Rottweiler ready to chew the microphone.

sligojoek · 13-01-2020 11:18AM

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone listening to Regina Doherty now? :rolleyes:

That wouldn't be hard. She hasn't stopped since she came on.

In fairness Sean.

To be fair Sean

zell12 · 13-01-2020 11:20AM

"off the wall"
"not stoopid"
"it's bonkers"
"not pigeonhole rural ireland"
trying to bribe pensioners with a "foiver a year, every year"

elperello · 13-01-2020 01:37PM

Surprised at Sean getting caught by Harris's merry band.
He should know better.
If that's an indication of how the election interviews are going to be conducted it doesn't bode well.
Reading out tweets "from ......" in the middle of an interview when we all know they really come from apparatchiks.
It's not great for a respected journalist.

blinding · 13-01-2020 04:51PM

elperello wrote: »

Surprised at Sean getting caught by Harris's merry band.
He should know better.
If that's an indication of how the election interviews are going to be conducted it doesn't bode well.
Reading out tweets "from ......" in the middle of an interview when we all know they really come from apparatchiks.
It's not great for a respected journalist.

O’Rourke is phoning it in now . Hoping to get out alive and not do a Finucane !

elperello · 13-01-2020 05:36PM

blinding wrote: »

O’Rourke is phoning it in now . Hoping to get out alive and not do a Finucane !

I hope he will go with a bang and not a whimper.
He shouldn't let his standards down at this stage.
I have respect for him and he has had a good career.

I wonder how much of that faux pas was down to the producer?

FrancieBrady · 13-01-2020 06:47PM

elperello wrote: »

Surprised at Sean getting caught by Harris's merry band.
He should know better.
If that's an indication of how the election interviews are going to be conducted it doesn't bode well.
Reading out tweets "from ......" in the middle of an interview when we all know they really come from apparatchiks.
It's not great for a respected journalist.

What difference does it make who wrote them? Harris has to stand over what emanates from his twitter.
I thought it was great to get a live response. More of that please, because it can take the interview off script so to speak, and that is when candidates can reveal themselves a bit more...good or bad. I think Martin bounced back quite well actually.

elperello · 13-01-2020 07:10PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What difference does it make who wrote them? Harris has to stand over what emanates from his twitter.
I thought it was great to get a live response. More of that please, because it can take the interview off script so to speak, and that is when candidates can reveal themselves a bit more...good or bad. I think Martin bounced back quite well actually.

Well yes Harris does have to stand over the Tweet even if it is just a bit of mischief form the backroom boys.

I suppose I am old school. I prefer my politicians filleted by the broadcaster/journalist. I'd rather not have the interview taken down a rabbit hole by a bit of off stage smartness. The presenter should concentrate on his responsibility not hand the agenda to other vested interests.

Agree that Martin countered well.

padd b1975 · 15-01-2020 01:58AM

blinding wrote: »

O’Rourke is phoning it in now . Hoping to get out alive and not do a Finucane !

Absolutely.

Verona Murphy ran rings around him, the old "News @ 1 Sèan" would have filleted her while simultaneously doing the Irish Times crossword.

Nevin Parsnipp · 15-01-2020 07:37PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Absolutely.

Verona Murphy ran rings around him, the old "News @ 1 Sèan" would have filleted her while simultaneously doing the Irish Times crossword.

Yeah VM gave him a right schooling ....lad clearly hadn't done the homework...which in fairness is the exception.

VM is very competent media performer and looks good for the Scobie seat ?

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2020 10:28AM

These are like 4 little bollixes arguing in the school yard,and SOR has zero control over them

20-01-2020 12:52PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

These are like 4 little bollixes arguing in the school yard,and SOR has zero control over them

To be (somewhat) fair to Sean, you’d have needed a cattle prod, taser and pepper spray to get some authority in that bear-pit. (All available on line, no doubt!)

thesandeman · 23-01-2020 11:08AM

Fair play to Mary O'Rourke for sticking up for Mary Lou.

FrancieBrady · 23-01-2020 11:11AM

thesandeman wrote: »

Fair play to Mary O'Rourke for sticking up for Mary Lou.

Perhaps signalling that grassroots FF will only back Michael so far. If it's close and SF will get them into power Michael's principles will be sacrificed or Michael will.

Callan57 · 23-01-2020 12:01PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Perhaps signalling that grassroots FF will only back Michael so far. If it's close and SF will get them into power Michael's principles will be sacrificed or Michael will.

There will be a quite word with Michaél expaining that FF interest has always equalled the "national interest" :rolleyes:

jay0109 · 31-01-2020 11:55AM

The Friday Panel has Tom Parlon on. Discussing his time in the PD's when they were in Govt formation negotiations with FF, he said 'we fought like tinkers'.
Sean has just given a bit of an apology for that one!

Comhrá · 31-01-2020 12:12PM

jay0109 wrote: »

The Friday Panel has Tom Parlon on. Discussing his time in the PD's when they were in Govt formation negotiations with FF, he said 'we fought like tinkers'.
Sean has just given a bit of an apology for that one!

Tom Parlon wouldn't exactly be the most eloquently-spoken politician now, to be fair.

Dr. Colossus · 31-01-2020 12:34PM

Comhra wrote: »

Tom Parlon wouldn't exactly be the most eloquently-spoken politician now, to be fair.

More like a pork barrel, cute hoor merchant.

elperello · 31-01-2020 02:46PM

Dr. Colossus wrote: »

More like a pork barrel, cute hoor merchant.

That's exactly how he talks (usually more polished on mic) and thinks.

ShamNNspace · 31-01-2020 02:49PM

Dr. Colossus wrote: »

More like a pork barrel, cute hoor merchant.

Says he would favour a "grand coalition".... Now where's that trough??

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