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The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

generalgerry

Yep, that is what they are calling it apparently just heard it announced by the continuity announcer.

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Brendan Bendar

Alan Ahearne on Ballsy’s show....... knew everything before got advising the Govt. back in the day.

Let’s see, but for me in the McWilliams mould....... lot of hot air and waffle.

I’ll retract that if I change my mind......I doubt it.

fryup

fryup wrote: »

she's good looking though, so thats a pass from me:)

walshb wrote: »

Not getting it...

Lost 150 + lbs a few years back...

and she's all the better for it

BarryD2

fryup wrote: »

and who be that

Sunday mornings.

BarryD2

generalgerry wrote: »

It's incredible listening to Brendan this morning though. He used to be the man making the controversial and unpopular opinions. Now he is playing goalkeeper on RTE's Sunday team.

Exactly - he's just toooo safe and predictable now. In the cosy comfort zone, feet up on the table, yawn.

Brendan Bendar

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Excellent advice poster...all of these Dudes have hidden agendas...you have to be very much aware of the background.

All of these dudes also have agents who put them forward for panels such as this ...and in fairness to Ballsy the talent pool in Ireland is limited.

Ballsy still very much finding his feet ..understand the difficulties with the remote locating but the whiney accent will be the one that get's him the chop.

Could be right there Nevin, however if newspapers fade out I will have no sympathy as the majority have handed over their column inches to tossers who are just there to bunt out rubbish,and shill whatever wedge they get by lumping out popular opinion.

Far too many amateurs in sport given access to spout bile and horse schidt, the Liam Miller game and the outrageous attack on the GAA by folk who should know better being a case in point.

Nevin Parsnipp

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I’d say Ballsy will line up Oliver Callan fairly soon as a guest, now that his ‘show’ shilling the Shinners has ended its run.

Lot of these ‘double jobbers’ and wannabes floating around recently, folk like Callan, Sarah McInerney, Fergus Finlay, and many many more clanking around the innards of the media barrel writing ‘columns’ for various papers and basically horsing out their own point of view.

The public need to be aware of these folk and take a good look at their background productions and be aware of their ‘views’.

Not suggesting anything nefarious of course, but just be careful and read with a critical view.

Excellent advice poster...all of these Dudes have hidden agendas...you have to be very much aware of the background.

All of these dudes also have agents who put them forward for panels such as this ...and in fairness to Ballsy the talent pool in Ireland is limited.

Ballsy still very much finding his feet ..understand the difficulties with the remote locating but the whiney accent will be the one that get's him the chop.

Brendan Bendar

I’d say Ballsy will line up Oliver Callan fairly soon as a guest, now that his ‘show’ shilling the Shinners has ended its run.

Lot of these ‘double jobbers’ and wannabes floating around recently, folk like Callan, Sarah McInerney, Fergus Finlay, and many many more clanking around the innards of the media barrel writing ‘columns’ for various papers and basically horsing out their own point of view.

The public need to be aware of these folk and take a good look at their background productions and be aware of their ‘views’.

Not suggesting anything nefarious of course, but just be careful and read with a critical view.

[Deleted User]

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Thank you so much. I liked her presentation and all that.

Writes a column in the Sunday Times, which is usually worth a read, too.

Dan Jaman

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Sarah McInerney

Was that the one that nearly turned it into Mumsnet?

Dan Jaman

generalgerry wrote: »

It's incredible listening to Brendan this morning though. He used to be the man making the controversial and unpopular opinions. Now he is playing goalkeeper on RTE's Sunday team.

It's amazing what the smell of a regular gig check does to people.

Spanish Eyes

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Sarah McInerney

Thank you so much. I liked her presentation and all that.

Gen.Zhukov

Sarah McInerney

Spanish Eyes

Eh, who was the presenter (female) who was sitting in for BOC during his mid term break in Feb. It's doing my head in now.

Too lazy to look it up of course forgive me please. She was the biz for a show like this.

fryup

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Agreed, between oconnor and the mutton dressed as lamb rte is a no go area at the weekends. Weekdays aren't much better mind !

and who be that

zerosugarbuzz

Yeah, I'm gone too. I had warmed to Brendan over the past few years but he is no replacement for Marian Finnucan RIP, but who would be.
I saw someone else suggesting rotating presenters for this show and I can only agree that this might save it.
He doesn't do himself any favors with the same contributors, Alison O'Connor, whats her name Priestly and that virus expert from Trinity that is ever ever so boring to listen to as he sounds like he is prattling on even if the subject is serious.
Niamh Horan was another fave of his along with Brenda Power, nope, definitely that's me gone for sure.

Odyssey 2005

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I'm afraid I've tuned out of this show on RTE1 now. The presenter's voice is just so depressing, sorry about that.

Gone for me now.

Anyway, when O'Connor was on his mid term break back in Feb there was a woman presenting, can't for the life of me remember her name, but she was great IMV, bright and breezy, and articulate, just what's required for a weekend "magazine" show.

If she came back I'd give it another go, but we are in tough times enough at the moment, and yer man's voice would sink you down into the depths. IMO of course.

Agreed, between oconnor and the mutton dressed as lamb rte is a no go area at the weekends. Weekdays aren't much better mind !

Spanish Eyes

I'm afraid I've tuned out of this show on RTE1 now. The presenter's voice is just so depressing, sorry about that.

Gone for me now.

Anyway, when O'Connor was on his mid term break back in Feb there was a woman presenting, can't for the life of me remember her name, but she was great IMV, bright and breezy, and articulate, just what's required for a weekend "magazine" show.

If she came back I'd give it another go, but we are in tough times enough at the moment, and yer man's voice would sink you down into the depths. IMO of course.

Odyssey 2005

generalgerry wrote: »

They need to change that RTE ad for COVID.

"COVID 19 is a major emergency in Ireland. Unless you have a strong yearning for a strawberry"

I like strawberries !

Mad_maxx

fryup wrote: »

she's good looking though, so thats a pass from me:)

She's alright, nothing special

Better looking in any crap disco in provincial Ireland on a Saturday night

Mad_maxx

generalgerry wrote: »

It's incredible listening to Brendan this morning though. He used to be the man making the controversial and unpopular opinions. Now he is playing goalkeeper on RTE's Sunday team.

O Connor had his teeth pulled several years ago, to think he was once sort of edgy

ShamNNspace

generalgerry wrote: »

Yeah I don't think today was the right day to bring in Stephanie Preisner. She has struggled with the topics they have covered.

I won't comment because "I don't know the difference between public and private" sez she

Joe_ Public

Not very familiar with her and dont think I've seen her but the host seemed to make a big deal of her youth, as if she was merely representing the Instagram generation. Sounded patronising but then she did come across as being well out of her depth on nearly all the issues.

walshb

fryup wrote: »

she's good looking though, so thats a pass from me:)

Not getting it...

Lost 150 + lbs a few years back...

fryup

Mad_maxx wrote: »

That Stephanie one is truly insufferable

she's good looking though, so thats a pass from me:)

generalgerry

They need to change that RTE ad for COVID.

"COVID 19 is a major emergency in Ireland. Unless you have a strong yearning for a strawberry"

zell12

"Well we don't know"
"They are not here to defend themselves"

Ballsy terrified of being sued

generalgerry

Mad_maxx wrote: »

His left wing bias would ruin the show

It's incredible listening to Brendan this morning though. He used to be the man making the controversial and unpopular opinions. Now he is playing goalkeeper on RTE's Sunday team.

walshb

Mad_maxx wrote: »

That Stephanie one is truly insufferable

My god...really nauseating. Never warmed to her, and this morning she really is cementing that...a fooking chancer if you ask me.

Joe_ Public

"I dont know why im contributing to this section because i have nothing to contribute..."

At least she's honest anyway. Two minutes on she's still "contributing" though.

Mad_maxx

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Ballsy sounds like a man desperately trying to NOT talk in a whiney Cork accent....but largely failing to achieve.

Agree with the rotation of presenters ..that guy Cormac O Hara who does the lunchtime bit after Ballsy is finished always impresses me ...like to see him getting a stint ....

His left wing bias would ruin the show