The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

serfboard · 04-08-2020 02:11PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Have to agree with all those who think Damo's been doing a grand job - far better than BOC - and I'm another who can't take him on Lavhline.

Another in agreeement here. Don't like him on Liveline, think he's doing fairly well here.

Katie's doing very well on Liveline, IMO. And even though I like her on The Late Debate, I wish they'd give her the Liveline job full-time.

Radio5 · 04-08-2020 02:20PM

Damian O'Reilly writes for the Farmers' Journal- he grew up in Castleknock but of Cavan family and would have spent his summers on a farm and began in local radio in Cavan/Monaghan region. I don't think Marty adds anything when he's subbing on CW. Fran McNulty - who as far as I know is still the RTE Agri correspondent - might benefit from a stint on CW.

Kathryn Thomas is obviously busy on her holiday show so cover might be a bit thin around Montrose.

04-08-2020 02:22PM

serfboard wrote: »

Katie's doing very well on Liveline, IMO. And even though I like her on The Late Debate, I wish they'd give her the Liveline job full-time.

Lord, don’t let Noel Kelly hear you!

Brendan Bendar · 04-08-2020 05:37PM

serfboard wrote: »

Another in agreeement here. Don't like him on Liveline, think he's doing fairly well here.

Katie's doing very well on Liveline, IMO. And even though I like her on The Late Debate, I wish they'd give her the Liveline job full-time.

I think Katie on Liveline is debatable, I wouldn’t be a real fan and I would just give her a B+

Bit ‘scattered ‘ at times and tends to let the arguments get ahead of her.

Hasn’t stamped her persona on the show and would need ,in my opinion, to develop more authority take leave of people more cleanly, a fault Duffy has too.

Say goodbye , then cut the line,’ bang bang’not prattling on for the next minute or so about bye bye bye and saying nothing ,bye bye bye ,of interest to the ,bye ,take care, mind yourself ,listener.

04-08-2020 06:21PM

Radio5 wrote: »

Damian O'Reilly writes for the Farmers' Journal- he grew up in Castleknock but of Cavan family and would have spent his summers on a farm and began in local radio in Cavan/Monaghan region. I don't think Marty adds anything when he's subbing on CW. Fran McNulty - who as far as I know is still the RTE Agri correspondent - might benefit from a stint on CW.

McNulty is thé obvious choice for the programme. A midlands native, he knows his farming, and has a clear grasp on politics at Irish and European level.

Handing the programme over to Marty Morrissey and Brenda Donohue makes a mockery of Countrwide. They might as well have Derek Mooney running the show.

Anyway, it'll only be another couple of weeks till Damien returns, it's not the end of the world.

Cole · 08-08-2020 11:08AM

Talk about flying out of the traps...not even a chance for Damien to introduce the guy. "Like something out of a zombie movie" in Kildare today...I don't think so.

EmptyTree · 08-08-2020 11:26AM

Brian sounds like something out of Father Ted. At least Kingston is bringing at bit of logic and reason to the argument.

0xzmro3n4y7lb5 · 08-08-2020 11:28AM

EmptyTree wrote: »

Brian sounds like something out of Father Ted. At least the immunologist is bringing at bit of logic and reason to the argument.

I only caught the end of Brian who is he? A publican? A Councillor? Both?

Cole · 08-08-2020 11:33AM

EmptyTree wrote: »

Brian sounds like something out of Father Ted. At least Kingston is bringing at bit of logic and reason to the argument.

I think he made a couple of valid points (re. the meat plants, tough for businesses) but it all got a bit lost in the hysterical tirade...invoking Winston Churchill and zombies...pretty ironic and hilarious considering he's a PR and communications 'specialist'.

generalgerry · 08-08-2020 11:34AM

Completely one sided discussion of Sweden as usual on RTE. No mention of the fact that they have three times the older population that we have i.e. the only group that this illness affects. Or the fact that they haven't burnt their economy to the ground in order to appease a virus that will still be waiting for everybody if/when the economy is ever allowed to start up again.

Nobody wants to present the Swedish solution as anything other than catastrophic, lest the finger of accusation be pointed at them for making a mess of their own solution.

Cole · 08-08-2020 11:37AM

Edison Bewildered Maggot wrote: »

I only caught the end of Brian who is he? A publican? A Councillor? Both?

I had to Google him. I think he's the same Brian Purcell who was on The Apprentice on TV3...a PR guy. Damien didn't get a chance to tell us who he was...Boom! he just went for it.

Callan57 · 08-08-2020 11:38AM

Edison Bewildered Maggot wrote: »

I only caught the end of Brian who is he? A publican? A Councillor? Both?

Channelling a Healy Rae :rolleyes:

Glad Brendan isn't in today or those of us not feeling depressed would be feeling guilty & wondering why we aren't depressed (no insult intended to those who suffer with depression)

Damien seems to have had some sort of transplant ... I used to find him so hard to take on the farming prog as for Liveline :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

0xzmro3n4y7lb5 · 08-08-2020 11:45AM

Cole wrote: »

I had to Google him. I think he's the same Brian Purcell who was on The Apprentice on TV3...a PR guy. Damien didn't get a chance to tell us who he was...Boom! he just went for it.

I googled, yep it was him

Truthvader · 08-08-2020 11:55AM

Edison Bewildered Maggot wrote: »

I only caught the end of Brian who is he? A publican? A Councillor? Both?

F*ckwit of the year. Maybe covid isn't necessarily a bad thing.

ShamNNspace · 08-08-2020 11:57AM

generalgerry wrote: »

Completely one sided discussion of Sweden as usual on RTE. No mention of the fact that they have three times the older population that we have i.e. the only group that this illness affects. Or the fact that they haven't burnt their economy to the ground in order to appease a virus that will still be waiting for everybody if/when the economy is ever allowed to start up again.

Nobody wants to present the Swedish solution as anything other than catastrophic, lest the finger of accusation be pointed at them for making a mess of their own solution.

The relationship between politicians and journalists is far too cosy here imo. They don't seem very inquisitive by and large, just witness how many of said journos can hop into an advisor role as they are doing now not a bother on them

Cole · 08-08-2020 01:11PM

Truthvader wrote: »

F*ckwit of the year. Maybe covid isn't necessarily a bad thing.

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/television/5291849/coronavirus-in-ireland-apprentice-star-brian-purcell-three-weeks-covid-19-hell/

You'd think he might have a bit more of a balanced take on everything around Covid19.

Cole · 08-08-2020 03:40PM

generalgerry wrote: »

No mention of the fact that they have three times the older population that we have i.e. the only group that this illness affects.

Really?

08-08-2020 04:51PM

generalgerry wrote: »

No mention of the fact that they have three times the older population that we have i.e. the only group that this illness affects.

Deluded, false.

Brendan Bendar · 08-08-2020 06:22PM

Truthvader wrote: »

F*ckwit of the year. Maybe covid isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Good call Tee.

Here’s how it works.

The Medical Guys , all qualified make a call on things

Some local hunchbacK (maybe called Brian) gets a chance to ‘ have a cut’ and big up his local profile.

Usually no logic to his diatribe, just a chance on national radio to sock it to the man, and be the bull goose in the area.

“JAysus, did ya hear Brian on the wireless , fuhherking gave it to those kernts in Dublin”

Meanwhile those who are actually in charge carry on with the fight , make the tough decisions to protect us all.

And that tosser gets his 15 mins.

That’s how it works.

Callan57 · 08-08-2020 06:29PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Good call Tee.

Here’s how it works.

The Medical Guys , all qualified make a call on things

Some local hunchbacK (maybe called Brian) gets a chance to ‘ have a cut’ and big up his local profile.

Usually no logic to his diatribe, just a chance on national radio to sock it to the man, and be the bull goose in the area.

“JAysus, did ya hear Brian on the wireless , fuhherking gave it to those kernts in Dublin”

Meanwhile those who are actually in charge carry on with the fight , make the tough decisions to protect us all.

And that tosser gets his 15 mins.

That’s how it works.

Perfectly summed up ... kudos

generalgerry · 09-08-2020 12:54AM

Cole wrote: »

Really?

Everybody seems to be prepared to question what I've said including the mod above, but how many people do you know that have died from the illness? How many people do you know that have been seriously harmed by the illness?

90 people die every day in this country, COVID or no COVID, and we are burning our economy to the ground because an additional 1 person dies every other day. Why don't they report the 89 other people that die every die and give us the illnesses that they die from, so as to put the pandemic in context?

generalgerry · 09-08-2020 12:55AM

On another note, I thought Damien was actually very good again today. I like this new feisty version of Damien,

Cole · 09-08-2020 10:03AM

generalgerry wrote: »

...how many people do you know that have died from the illness?

I don't know any of the 1,772 people who died...thankfully.

generalgerry wrote: »

How many people do you know that have been seriously harmed by the illness?

I know 4 (30s-70s) of the 26,644 confirmed cases. I know 2 (30s + 70s) of the 3,364 who were hospitalised, with 1 (30s) being among the 438 admitted to ICU.

I didn't question anything other than your claim that the "older population" are the "only group that this illness affects" and thought you might be able to offer some evidence to support that claim. Based on the statistics provided by our public health experts of the breakdown of ages/those with underlying health conditions (I don't have the figures to hand) and my own anecdotal experience, it seems pretty indisputable that this virus affects more than just the older population.

Granted our older population are disproportionately affected (deaths), but I think the cautious measures being taken are worth it to try to protect their lives too.

EmmetSpiceland · 09-08-2020 10:09AM

I, personally, know 2 people who have died from the virus. One old and one young.

Know another lad who was “laid low” with it for a couple of weeks. He said it was horrific and is still feeling the effects. This is a fairly healthy guy in his 40s.

yosser hughes · 09-08-2020 11:25AM

Anyone know who is on the panel today?

Callan57 · 09-08-2020 11:47AM

Micheál Martin like a "subtitute teacher"

:o

ShamNNspace · 09-08-2020 11:55AM

No no no dont mention the nigerians for heavens sake

Infoanon · 09-08-2020 12:17PM

yosser hughes wrote: »

Anyone know who is on the panel today?

Anthony Staines
Mandy Johnston
Conor Pope

Good show - so much better than BOC

yosser hughes · 09-08-2020 12:32PM

Infoanon wrote: »

Anthony Staines
Mandy Johnston
Conor Pope

Good show - so much better than BOC

Thanks.
Not sure I'd agree with it being a good show though. The usual, either stating the obvious or misguided speculation.

Cole · 09-08-2020 12:38PM

Infoanon wrote: »

Good show - so much better than BOC

I found it a bit irritating when Anthony Staines was trying to outline his solutions for dealing with Covid19 and kept getting interrupted, so he never really got a good run at it...and then they could challenge him.

But I agree...so much better than BOC. I can only imagine his level of interruption.

The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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