Who is Ireland's worst journalist?

The_Dark_Lord · 30-10-2020 1:36pm #1

For me it's Fintan O'Toole as all he does in his writing is state the obvious. Who do you think is Ireland's worst journalist?

megaten · 30-10-2020 1:37pm

The_Dark_Lord wrote: »

For me it's Fintan O'Toole as all he does in his writing is state the obvious. Who do you think is Ireland's worst journalist?

Is Fintan O' Toole a journalist? He mostly just writes opinion columns I thought.

Smee_Again · 30-10-2020 1:38pm

David Quinn.

Although he’s possibly not a journalist, more of an opinion writer/columnist.

greensausage · 30-10-2020 1:38pm

Gemma o Doherty if she counts??

freshpopcorn · 30-10-2020 1:38pm

Louise O’Neill.

Rodney Bathgate · 30-10-2020 1:40pm

megaten wrote: »

Is Fintan O' Toole a journalist? He mostly just writes opinion columns I thought.

His Twitter profile starts with “Irish Times journalist”

Rodney Bathgate · 30-10-2020 1:41pm

Would have to agree on Fintan The Toole being the worst.

davo2001 · 30-10-2020 1:41pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Louise O’Neill.

She's an author (and a bad one at that amongst other things), definitely not a journalist

Tabnabs · 30-10-2020 1:43pm

Una Mullally, although technically classed as a "contributor" :pac:

30-10-2020 1:44pm

Eoghan Harris, by some distance. John Waters/Gemma O'Doherty don't qualify as they are only fit for a padded room.

CrabRevolution · 30-10-2020 1:47pm

These threads (like all "What's the worst X...") just end up with every single journalist in Ireland getting mentioned.

Dial Hard · 30-10-2020 1:52pm

Leo Sherlock.

Although describing him as a journalist is probably pushing it.

Rodney Bathgate · 30-10-2020 1:59pm

CrabRevolution wrote: »

These threads (like all "What's the worst X...") just end up with every single journalist in Ireland getting mentioned.

And some oddball will be along to complain about “angry men” if too many female journalists are mentioned.

PatrickSmithUS · 30-10-2020 2:01pm

No contest, Niamh Horan.

Fann Linn · 30-10-2020 2:02pm

In before the lock-Ciara Kelly.
For pushing her OWN agendas.

Gregor Samsa · 30-10-2020 2:04pm

I am.

I haven't had a single article published. Nor have I even attempted to write one or submit one to any publication.

What do I win?

Harry Palmr · 30-10-2020 2:06pm

Paul Williams. Pretends to be hard hitting but is just a romance writer about criminals.

Rodney Bathgate · 30-10-2020 2:22pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I am.

I haven't had a single article published. Nor have I even attempted to write one or submit one to any publication.

What do I win?

That puts you ahead of the ones that have only ever published tripe. You may well be the best journalist in Ireland.

JohnnyFlash · 30-10-2020 2:46pm

Ian O’Doherty. Angry white man with opinions fires out simplistic solutions and sound bites to complex issues.

Hangdogroad · 30-10-2020 2:49pm

Eoghan Harris. The man is a parody of himself at this stage.

padd b1975 · 30-10-2020 2:49pm

Kitty Holland.

Completely blinkered.

Halenvaneddie · 30-10-2020 2:49pm

Paulie ‘the hack’ Williams
What an absolute vile pos

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 30-10-2020 2:49pm

Gemma O’Doherty
Niamh Horan
Ewan MacKenna
Neil Francis
Barry Egan
Mary Kenny

All Irish Independent journalists as it happens. More than a coincidence?!

Fann Linn · 30-10-2020 2:52pm

padd b1975 wrote: »

Kitty Holland.

Completely blinkered.

With a similar pedigree as Sarah Carey.

Omackeral · 30-10-2020 2:54pm

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

And some oddball will be along to complain about “angry men”...

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Ian O’Doherty. Angry white man

Hangdogroad · 30-10-2020 2:54pm

Ernest Tight Staircase wrote: »

Gemma O’Doherty
Niamh Horan
Ewan MacKenna
Neil Francis
Barry Egan
Mary Kenny

All Irish Independent journalists as it happens. More than a coincidence?!

Agree with them all only dont think Gemma can be referred to legitimately as a journalist anymore.

JohnnyFlash · 30-10-2020 3:26pm

Forgot about Ewan MacKenna. Went from being a white-label Dunphy to some sort of crank who spends his day being angry on Twitter.

EmmetSpiceland · 30-10-2020 3:35pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Ian O’Doherty. Angry white man with opinions fires out simplistic solutions and sound bites to complex issues.

Spot on, J.

Can’t see an overweight man, with anger issues, ranting against the world, while nobody listens, being a “popular” choice on here, though.

Wonder if he posts over in the “Current Affairs” forum?

30-10-2020 3:50pm

Ewan McKenna

smilerf · 30-10-2020 3:52pm

I don't know know if he is still working but I remember when I used to buy the Sunday world there was one journalist who pissed and moaned every week.
Roy something I think

DellyBelly · 30-10-2020 3:52pm

I'd probably have to say Tom Humphries...

Omackeral · 30-10-2020 3:54pm

DellyBelly wrote: »

I'd probably have to say Tom Humphries...

Had an eye for young talent anyway.

KaneToad · 30-10-2020 3:54pm

For all the stick they get the RTE journalists are not that bad...at least they try to report the facts and leave the opinion out of it. Print journalism is just wall to wall opinion pieces.

Mules · 30-10-2020 3:59pm

KaneToad wrote: »

For all the stick they get the RTE journalists are not that bad...at least they try to report the facts and leave the opinion out of it. Print journalism is just wall to wall opinion pieces.

I find it hard to take the media seriously when they have all these opinion pieces. It's like propaganda for causes the journalists support. I think if they just reported the facts they'd be much higher trust in the media.

ChikiChiki · 30-10-2020 3:59pm

Barry Egan 100 times over!!!

He literally is a professional ego masseuse and creates a talentless celebrity culture to justify his job.

Exhibit A: (amongst thousands of exhibits)

https://www.independent.ie/videos/highlights/john-the-baptist-part-1-30565080.html

People like Egan enabled Delaney's behavior and as such are a prime reason of why Irish football is in a poor enough state and kids have lost out.

ChikiChiki · 30-10-2020 4:01pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Forgot about Ewan MacKenna. Went from being a white-label Dunphy to some sort of crank who spends his day being angry on Twitter.

He is visibly losing the plot on twitter. Wasn't he sports journalist of the year at one point?

Church on Tuesday · 30-10-2020 4:05pm

greensausage wrote: »

Gemma o Doherty if she counts??

Nah she's not even a human being.

I don't like that clown Waters either.

Church on Tuesday · 30-10-2020 4:07pm

smilerf wrote: »

I don't know know if he is still working but I remember when I used to buy the Sunday world there was one journalist who pissed and moaned every week.
Roy something I think

Curtis? The man literally knows nothing about football.

Hangdogroad · 30-10-2020 4:08pm

Ian O Doherty. Nothing to do with him being a white male and everything to do with him being a nasty piece of work.

trashcan · 30-10-2020 4:09pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Eoghan Harris, by some distance. John Waters/Gemma O'Doherty don't qualify as they are only fit for a padded room.

Well, if John and Gemma don't qualify, then I would have thought that equally applies to England Harris. He should be locked into a room with Ruth Cuddly Dudley Edwards and left there.

Edit- funny how auto-correct can sometimes result in a Freudian slip

JohnnyFlash · 30-10-2020 4:09pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

He is visibly losing the plot on twitter. Wasn't he sports journalist of the year at one point?

Sports reporter of the year at one stage I believe. He now has a podcast that supposedly goes on for hours and no one listens to. He’s up there with Paddy Cosgrove as favourite for the Irish Online Pain in the Hole of the Year Award Winner.

gourcuff · 30-10-2020 4:10pm

Roy Curtis - horrendous
Barry Egan - mainly for john the baptist

Ruth Dudley Edwards

dxhound2005 · 30-10-2020 4:12pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I've heard ''rumblings'' about it alright, R. Some sort of ''split personality'' where a contributor will create various ''characters'' and have different ''traits'' for them. I don't quite understand it myself.

Brian O'Nolan from the old days.

smilerf · 30-10-2020 4:15pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Curtis? The man literally knows nothing about football.

Yes that is him

lawrencesummers · 30-10-2020 4:17pm

Paul McWilliams or David Quinn.

Or both.

30-10-2020 4:19pm

It's got to be that Barry Egan guy.

AlphaDelta1 · 30-10-2020 4:19pm

Ciara Kelly and it's not even close.

RandomViewer · 30-10-2020 4:22pm

Does "Beaker" still count as a journalist?

Hangdogroad · 30-10-2020 4:31pm

Mary Ellen Synon. Professional troll, got fired from the Sindo which is saying something.

Thelonious Monk · 30-10-2020 4:34pm

That one who's name escapes me that bought a flat in the docklands and then wrote columns about how unfair all of it was when it lost its value during the crash. I think there was a bit of a legal hullabaloo about it too on boards.ie with her not liking the fact that she was being discussed. Her articles were generally just complete airhead stuff, a Dublin Carrie Bradshaw lite.

topnotch · 30-10-2020 4:34pm

Paul Kimmage **** stirrer extraordinare.

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