Oiling up the Tape Players out in Montrose.

I often wonder what some of those lads do be doing from one broadcast to the next. Some lad you wouldn't hear of for weeks, then up they pop to read the news one night. What goes on behind the scenes there? What do they do all day?

amlinopta

Haven't heard much about paycuts in RTE during the crisis. Lot of sports reporters with nothing to do, Des Cahill and John Kenny making a good fist of their music shows at least. Haven't heard much from the rugby lads like Hugh Cahill, Michael Corcoran and a few others also keeping a low profile.

Des Cahills guest yesterday was showband man Paddy Cole. Interview done over Skype.

ford fiesta wrote: »

Des Cahills guest yesterday was showband man Paddy Cole. Interview done over Skype.

Lively lad Cole, did a bit of ‘tippin around-duckin and divin’ in his day one might opine.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Lively lad Cole, did a bit of ‘tippin around-duckin and divin’ in his day one might opine.

The old ballroom scene was all cash money Ben.....baldy ould kernt in a booth taking in the fivers...no great attempt at the auld book keepin....if you catch my drift.

Them lads were not too worried about a letter from Ashtown Gate in them days !

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

The old ballroom scene was all cash money Ben.....baldy ould kernt in a booth taking in the fivers...no great attempt at the auld book keepin....if you catch my drift.

Them lads were not too worried about a letter from Ashtown Gate in them days !

Heh heh

“Big crowd at the Aces,lasht night Joe”?

“Yerra no Annie,not many, they doesn’t care for the modern shtuff “

“Ok ‘Clare to God, Bridie Twomey toult me she had to wait forty minutes for a piss- nearly swamped her skids,place was heavin.“

“Verra poor take,Annie, nexst week though, Donie Collins, bring the wide neck flagon with ye”

“Donie Collins!! need the bucket for that one Joe, either that or soak the ladies cloakroom..done before”

Losty Dublin

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

The old ballroom scene was all cash money Ben.....baldy ould kernt in a booth taking in the fivers...no great attempt at the auld book keepin....if you catch my drift.

Them lads were not too worried about a letter from Ashtown Gate in them days !

Getting OT I know....

I knew a lad who played the odd gig with a well known show band, but who worked in a dancehall as his regular job. The trick in his hall was that the lead singer would take and pocket a booking deposit, usually 20-30%. They'd collect the balance at the end of the night, all cash, and "split" it between the band. The deposit would generally be declared as the appearance fee, with the bands legitimate expenses "coming" out of it. In truth most of their expenses were dealt with via cash, with the relevant receipts for same being collected and forwarded to the accountant of the big name to be dealt with.

Old documentary on one today. 1995, 10 year old kid from Darndale tells mum he's just going to the shop, be back for dinner, meets his 13 year old pal. Dart to dun laoghaire, ferry to holyhead, train to london, tube to Heathrow, plane to New York...

As you do, like. As you do...

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Old documentary on one today. 1995, 10 year old kid from Darndale tells mum he's just going to the shop, be back for dinner, meets his 13 year old pal. Dart to dun laoghaire, ferry to holyhead, train to london, tube to Heathrow, plane to New York...

As you do, like. As you do...

1985..and I wonder was that story true?

jrmb

ford fiesta wrote: »

1985..and I wonder was that story true?

Yes, it was.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/keith-byrne-stowaway-who-made-headlines-now-back-in-north-dublin-1.639860

jrmb wrote: »

Yes, it was.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/keith-byrne-stowaway-who-made-headlines-now-back-in-north-dublin-1.639860

Yeah, they had old broadcasts from Morning Ireland interspersed throughout the doc as well as interviews with the ladeens when they got back to dublin airport. The biggest hubbub was how they managed to board an Air India flight in Heathrow ticketless given that an Air India flight had been blown up just a month before. It was a fun listen.

An actual Sunday Sport today!

And they might not even mention Italia 90.

Harry Palmr

Literally everyone taking the morning off during a crisis.

sligojoek

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Literally everyone taking the morning off during a crisis.

We'll manage without them.

Up to eleven certainly...after that........squuuuuuuuelsh

Uhmmm ......brushes away the cobwebs....... time to exhume this bad boy almost &#55357;&#56837;

Looks like Marty stepping in for Damien over the ‘Holiday Period’ usually till Jan08 for M ontrose ‘stats’

(Teachers hours).

Where’s O’hEadhra gone?

Who will come out of the woodwork..... not Joe Jackson surely?

Ronan will have the usual two hour session of ‘roundy birthdays’ nothing ever changes there.

Rinse and repeat.......rinse and repeat..... get out last years schedule lads and just follow that....shure the plebs will semi comatose anyway...... no chance of a major disaster earthquake and sunami or anything.

Put her on ‘Otho’ Jimmy ,any problems ring Goggins in Monkstown or the Galloper.

Tis the season of dumbing down so it is .....all the big "Stars" will be takin a break and the B team will be slotted in.

My Mole in The Pink Palace tells me that many underappreciated B team players see this as a power grab opportunity....so look for a few wannabes making a play for the limelite over the not so festive period.

Most of the stuff is prerecorded already and the tape players are already whirrring ........

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Tis the season of dumbing down so it is .....all the big "Stars" will be takin a break and the B team will be slotted in.

My Mole in The Pink Palace tells me that many underappreciated B team players see this as a power grab opportunity....so look for a few wannabes making a play for the limelite over the not so festive period.

Most of the stuff is prerecorded already and the tape players are already whirrring ........

MI newsreader with a Nordy accent is first out of the blocks.

Very good so far..... Jennings and Susan must be off.

Don Duck

A relay of RTE Gold is replacing The Ray Darcy Show from December 28th until January 1st.

Don Duck

Late Date is starting an hour earlier to fill in for the late debate for the next few weeks.

Well spotted Don.... we can forget about any current news, I mean it’s only a once in a lifetime pandemic and a once in a lifetime economic event that’s happening(Brexit).

You wouldn’t expect the national broadcaster ,funded by taxpayers money, to care about those events ,I suppose.

Sit in the nearest gastro in Monkstown or Glasthule with their beaks stuck in wine glasses is more important.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

MI newsreader with a Nordy accent is first out of the blocks.

Carla O'Brien, married to Ronan Glynn Deputy CMO

ford fiesta wrote: »

Carla O'Brien, married to Ronan Glynn Deputy CMO

Nice one, Won’t be short of a bob or two.

Losty Dublin

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

MI newsreader with a Nordy accent is first out of the blocks.

Very good so far..... Jennings and Susan must be off.

She's hardly a stand in. Carla is reading news RTÉ for most of a decade now.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

She's hardly a stand in. Carla is reading news RTÉ for most of a decade now.

Yes Losty, but the MI readers were 90% of the time either Brian Jennings, or Susan Jackson.

One didn’t hear Carla too often in that time slot.... I’m sure.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

She's hardly a stand in. Carla is reading news RTÉ for most of a decade now.

She has.. since 2011.. but on a very part time basis, whenever required.

Wonder will they try to slip in Seanie,now that the golfgate stuff has died down a bit.

Must be gettin’ a bit restless.......

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Wonder will they try to slip in Seanie,now that the golfgate stuff has died down a bit.

Must be gettin’ a bit restless.......

Bit early for that Benji this poster would opine......wounds still a bit raw....lotta big trees felled in that storm bud....roots went down deep.

The big Redwood looks to have weathered the storm and a nice sinecure and a gilt edged pension await.

Might still have some squalls to navigate but a safe harbour will be found ..perhaps away a bit from the main shipping lanes .

As a lot of folk might be understandably reluctant to sail in that vessel

Not quiet dry dock ....but something close .......

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Bit early for that Benji this poster would opine......wounds still a bit raw....lotta big trees felled in that storm bud....roots went down deep.

The big Redwood looks to have weathered the storm and a nice sinecure and a gilt edged pension await.

Might still have some squalls to navigate but a safe harbour will be found ..perhaps away a bit from the main shipping lanes .

As a lot of folk might be understandably reluctant to sail in that vessel

Not quiet dry dock ....but something close .......

Good synopsis Nevin, indeed a lot of weak ‘foliage’ cleared out in that breakout

The hardwood survived and you make a good argument that the softer end of the arboretum hasn’t sprouted new shoots quite yet.

Difficult to establish if the even the ebony and mahogany will get back to their their former glory.

May be taken down by serious ivy as I have personally been visited on.