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13-11-2020 03:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Very sorry to hear that, RIP.

Couple of years ago a local guy from a very wealthy house hanged himself off the LUAS gate into my estate, in the middle of the day, but at a quiet time during summer holidays when few were passing. It gave me a shock as I passed through the gate the following day, having come from a short break in Kerry and discovered a little shrine had been put there with details of his death. Had I come back the day before I could have been the one to come across the body swinging as it was about the same time I passed by. Would have affected me profoundly, and especially as I couldn't even have got the body down in the hope of resuscitation. A very strongly built messenger boy in the libraries years ago saved a local lad in Ballyfermot by cutting him down and initiation CPR, but I think he eventually took his life at a later stage.

If I found someone I know it would have a profound effect on me. When people say its a selfish act, it is. Little is ever said about the people left behind, or the people who found the 'victim'.

Del.Monte · 13-11-2020 03:03PM

Apart from feeding RTE's and Joe's voyeuristic love of death and misery what's the point of putting this stuff on air?

pc7 · 13-11-2020 03:03PM

ok i'm out, if he changes topic will someone post, if not have a good one boardsies, clear the head of the doom and gloom

2smiggy · 13-11-2020 03:04PM

they could have at least mentioned this in the promo if they were going to depress us with this.

13-11-2020 03:04PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

This is voyeuristic, and I don't know who it helps in the long run. Sad just the same.

Actually, I've heard it said that talk of suicide begets yet more suicide as it sows the seed of the idea around that you may be a posthumous "hero" with media coverage and spoken of in sombre reverend tones forever. I remember working in Coolock years ago and there was a whole spate of copycat suicides. This phenomenon happened in Bridgend in South Wales in the late 2000s.

Talking about it is of dubious help. However generally encouraging people to be supportive is always good.

2smiggy · 13-11-2020 03:04PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Apart from feeding RTE's and Joe's voyeuristic love of death and misery what's the point of putting this stuff on air?

you answered your own question !!

zell12 · 13-11-2020 03:05PM

Deleted User wrote: »

If I found someone I know it would have a profound effect on me. When people say its a selfish act, it is. Little is ever said about the people left behind, or the people who found the 'victim'.

You could argue that the person never asked to be born

McGinniesta · 13-11-2020 03:05PM

Deleted User wrote: »

If I found someone I know it would have a profound effect on me. When people say its a selfish act, it is. Little is ever said about the people left behind, or the people who found the 'victim'.

I will never understand why this sentiment still exists.

zell12 · 13-11-2020 03:05PM

Sewercoide rates are going to shoot up today cos of this show

bmorrissey · 13-11-2020 03:06PM

This really isnt good to be listening to this stuff, its absolutely horrible but i cant. im out

13-11-2020 03:06PM

2smiggy wrote: »

they could have at least mentioned this in the promo if they were going to depress us with this.

Butters gave a list of what was on the Promo and said "Potential Gold".

Joe saw the thread and said to himself "Thats what you think Mr Butters, thats what you think, so to speak"

PieOhMy · 13-11-2020 03:06PM

If they had some focus group at some point or something that formed rte producers opinions that people want to hear this misery then they must have cobbled together the most perverted weirdos they could find.
But I suspect it's the fetish of the perverted presented and i use both those words in their literal meaning - joe duffy had an actual fetish for human misery, I honest to god genuinely belive he gets a kick out of it and gets off to it, and as such he has a perversion.

Greasy Tool · 13-11-2020 03:06PM

McGinniesta wrote: »

I've noticed this in other areas.

Darcy and Tubridy have gone down the racism route too. They look for stories about it when it isnt always appropriate

Sure we're all racist now , according to RTE . F'n cheek !

Spanish Eyes · 13-11-2020 03:06PM

barney shamrock wrote: »

Seriously what is it with rte and misery?
I just switch off at this stage it's so predictable.

It's the faux caring tone of Doctor Death that gets me, the patronising prik.

Off to listen to Sheelagh Fogarty on LBC, great topics, intelligent empathetic presenter, and thoughtful and often hilarious phone ins too. It is how it should be done.

Good to listen to things from a UK perspective now and then on topics that affect us here too like Brexit.

Very little death TG,

Floppybits · 13-11-2020 03:06PM

Happy Friday on liveline.

gmisk · 13-11-2020 03:07PM

pc7 wrote: »

ok i'm out, if he changes topic will someone post, if not have a good one boardsies, clear the head of the doom and gloom

Yeah I am same.
This is really misery for miserys sake

McGinniesta · 13-11-2020 03:07PM

Floppybits wrote: »

Happy Friday on liveline.

Typical fare. This helps explain why we go to the pub after work on friday

Test For Echo · 13-11-2020 03:08PM

Jesus Christ Dee, ring down to the studio and tell Joe to cut it out. This is disgraceful.

PieOhMy · 13-11-2020 03:08PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Butters gave a list of what was on the Promo and said "Potential Gold".

Joe saw the thread and said to himself "Thats what you think Mr Butters, thats what you think, so to speak"

Genuine question - are the misery topics ever featured on the promo? It seems to always be the potential gold DMO, ferrari scam type topics that are mentioned

barney shamrock · 13-11-2020 03:08PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Apart from feeding RTE's and Joe's voyeuristic love of death and misery what's the point of putting this stuff on air?

To remind all us selfish licence fee paying nobodies how easy we all have it and to remind ourselves how lucky we are! :rolleyes:

zell12 · 13-11-2020 03:09PM

lifeless body in a field, Joe

13-11-2020 03:09PM

The Bridgend case:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgend_suicide_incidents

statto25 · 13-11-2020 03:10PM

I know this is hard to listen but I find this more informative than some celebrity telling us their mental health issues. I'm not dismissing their issues either but it's real life situations that should help people realise the impact of someone dying by suicide.

Greasy Tool · 13-11-2020 03:10PM

barney shamrock wrote: »

To remind all us selfish licence fee paying nobodies how easy we all have it and to remind ourselves how lucky we are! :rolleyes:

Please people , boycott the tv tax . It's the only way to get rid of them .

zell12 · 13-11-2020 03:10PM

aaaarghhhhh!!!

PieOhMy · 13-11-2020 03:11PM

Question: After listening to this topic will more or less people kill themselves?

I belive more people may die as a result of this show.

2smiggy · 13-11-2020 03:11PM

Tom Dunne is in for Moncrieff today , the polar opposite of this misery !!

zell12 · 13-11-2020 03:12PM

What kind of God allows suicide, fadder?

PieOhMy · 13-11-2020 03:13PM

One of the longest monologues in liveline history?

13-11-2020 03:14PM

Greasy Tool wrote: »

Please people , boycott the tv tax . It's the only way to get rid of them .

The system is so badly broken I won't pay it until they fix it, and improve the quality.

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