Gardner wrote: » ha! Kelly is a drug cheat and has lied about it several times so i wouldn't trust him as far as i would throw him.
91wx763 wrote: » I bet he has a great opinion of you too. But he seems to be still making a living, he was falsely accused by a no-hoper (Kimmage) and a convicted drug pusher (can't remember his name). Do you think he'd still be in business if he wasn't clean.
Quigs Snr wrote: » He is also a mentor of Bennetts, who took him out for spins as a young lad in the local league races etc... rode club spins with him every weekend, took him into the An Post Sean Kelly team early in his career.. and also lives quite close to him, so whatever about Kellys credentials elsewhere, I will trust his knowledge of the local geography around Carrick and whether a fella is Waterford or Tipp... and whether that fella - who he has known most of his adult life, considers himself Waterford or Tipp. Now back in your box troll.
Gardner wrote: » nothing false about it whatsoever. He returned an adverse doping result for a product called Stimul in Paris-Brussels in 1984 and he tested positive for codeine in a doping test at the Tour of the Basque Country in 1988.
iseegirls wrote: » No idea what this has got to do with WLR. The quality of debates on this and the rest of the Waterford threads have gone diabolical. Are these not being moderated anymore?
sitkaspruce wrote: » Here here! We don't care about the cycling, we want to hear all the gossip from the broadcast centre.
Wanderer2010 wrote: » Yeah, what happened with Liz and the news editors? She was quite good reading out the news and sports, and unless i missed it there was nothing said about her departure. Seems odd.
Poor Uncle Tom wrote: » Good Luck to Liz in whatever direction she chooses to point her career. She was a staple of the station for years and her news editorials were well rounded and very professional, in my opinion. I had noticed she was missing and I find I've moved my listening to Radio One for the most part now, but I think that's more a reflection of my age than anything else.
Gardner wrote: » The sports coverage on it is shocking. Tell me of one decent interview any of them did that was newsworthy, informative or hard hitting? When was the last time you recommend to a mate of a decent interview/podcast to listen back to on WLR? It was probably Kevin Casey with Maurice Shanahan. OTB and Second Captains is where the standard is at and not one of the so called local journalists would lace their boots in any shape or form.
Wanderer2010 wrote: » Hes shocking. What kind of a weird, accent less voice is that? Also Ollie Caroll hes certainly not from Waterford with an accent like that..
blacksuir wrote: » I think a lot of people have moved over to Radio 1 and maybe Newstalk in recent times, but the JNLR figures wont show this because they use a lot of spin when they come out.
Gardner wrote: » wasn't there a story years ago about someone from local radio (not sure which station) was caught robbing in town?
PTH2009 wrote: » Wish Damien Tiernen would stop that stupid country accent
blacksuir wrote: » And the false laugh. Maybe a few live interviews might also be handy. At least when Billy McCarthy did the show because he done much of it live he was able to put listeners questions to the guests.
PTH2009 wrote: » Sometimes it feels like DT is taking the mick out of some people's comments and that interview with the lads on the quay showed that 'Ah having a few cans are ye'
Wanderer2010 wrote: » I think Damien Tiernan is easily the best thing that has ever happened to WLR fm. Hes fearless when he is interviewing all manner of people from the local shop owner right up to Leo Varadkar. He wont back down or accept brush offs and he puts the questions of his listeners right to the ears of his guests. His interviews with Butler and Cummins stuck out for me in terms of skill and professionalism. He wont give anyone an inch to hide. However, on more occasions than I would like, i noticed an unpleasant side to his character where he will hone in on a particular person, like that lad with the cans, and present the idea of a random interview with ordinary people whereas in reality he is laughing at them and not at all with them. Its subtle but its there in his body language and slightly hidden sneers. There is almost a touch of the school bully in him at times like that which is a shame as overall hes an excellent journalist.
dzilla wrote: » I feel the same, find it hard to articulate how i feel about him but you have hit nail on the head. I think the thing that happened on the Quay was just not needed.
