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The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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  • #1622
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,940 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    generalgerry wrote: »
    Tune in between 12pm and 1pm today to find out how to cook a chicken, and a review of the latest series on NetFlix.

    Encroaching on Claire Byrne's material that is.

    She has a great career peddling that guff.


  • #1623
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    spakman wrote: »
    There he goes again with the negativity and cynicism about something that hasn't even happened! "Everyone is waiting for them to cock up the redress scheme"

    Didn't like the remark yesterday either. "And ironically we have to go to the Angelus now".


  • #1624
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,899 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    generalgerry wrote: »
    Didn't like the remark yesterday either. "And ironically we have to go to the Angelus now".

    Ha, great line!

    “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be” - A. Dumbledore

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #1625
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,052 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    That Regina Doherty contribution on the mother and baby report.

    She had zero details, zero specifics, all broad brush strokes there.

    She was thrown out on her ear in the last election.

    All attention seeking and shamelessly exploiting this issue to garner praise

    BOC encouraging her on of course


  • #1626
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    Very strange language from a doctor
    "There would be nobody there to cut my baby out".
    "This baby is cooked"

    I know the term "bun in the oven" is used to describe a pregnancy but I didn't know that you are obliged to continue the metaphor right up to the delivery.


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  • #1627
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,503 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    That Regina Doherty contribution on the mother and baby report.

    She had zero details, zero specifics, all broad brush strokes there.

    She was thrown out on her ear in the last election.

    All attention seeking and shamelessly exploiting this issue to garner praise

    BOC encouraging her on of course

    No surprise at all there, Doherty is a hack of the highest order, knows what will endear the media to her and favourable media coverage never hurts electoral prospects


  • #1628
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    No surprise at all there, Doherty is a hack of the highest order, knows what will endear the media to her and favourable media coverage never hurts electoral prospects

    Spare a thought for those of us who are neighbours of Doherty. Thankfully we have Helen McEntee to represent us now.......yes, that’s sarcasm.


  • #1629
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,052 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Spare a thought for those of us who are neighbours of Doherty. Thankfully we have Helen McEntee to represent us now.......yes, that’s sarcasm.

    What’s your take on mcentee?


  • #1630
    NIMAN
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    Harding on again!?!


  • #1631
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,846 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Harding on again!?!

    I must be missing something with this lad..

    To me, an out and out waffler.


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  • #1632
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,940 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    He's great for filler material.

    He often talks about his depression and low moods, so he's ideal for RTE.


  • #1633
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,846 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    That Regina Doherty contribution on the mother and baby report.

    She had zero details, zero specifics, all broad brush strokes there.

    She was thrown out on her ear in the last election.

    All attention seeking and shamelessly exploiting this issue to garner praise

    BOC encouraging her on of course

    Missed her. Was she like many others, blindly slating the report?


  • #1634
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    What’s your take on mcentee?

    Way, way, way out of her depth, and I’m being kind there.

    The sending sympathies on Twitter to the Nchecnko family from her position as Minister for Justice (wtf?!!!!) in an attempt I can only assume to appear woke and make political capital from it was a highlight that won’t be forgotten by many, esp. any Gardai.


  • #1635
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,052 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Way, way, way out of her depth, and I’m being kind there.

    The sending sympathies on Twitter to the Nchecnko family from her position as Minister for Justice (wtf?!!!!) in an attempt I can only assume to appear woke vac and make political capital from it was a highlight that won’t be forgotten by many, esp. any Gardai.

    Over Christmas i randomly saw that programme where mary mcaleese took ppl on a walk in the countryside and had a chat - it was repeated on the news now channel

    Anyway mcentee was on one day. I dunno what I was expecting but she didn’t impress much - was like she had no real interest in politics and didn’t have a whole lot to say for herself really

    But has a “divine right” to a FG seat as her dad had it before her.


  • #1636
    NIMAN
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    This is p1sh of the highest order.


  • #1637
    Beechwoodspark
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    walshb wrote: »
    Missed her. Was she like many others, blindly slating the report?

    Yep basically just saying platitudes like

    “We owe so much to those wonderful women”

    No specifics, no details, no sign of any work done by her before going on air


  • #1638
    [Deleted User]
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    This is p1sh of the highest order.

    Sometimes I enjoy Michael Harding, find his way of speaking quite calming, but it is indeed absolute p1$$ this morning.


  • #1639
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,940 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    So he wants to exhume all the bodies and have a new mass burial we should all take part in, and overseen by Michael D?

    What is this guy on?


  • #1640
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Way, way, way out of her depth, and I’m being kind there.

    yeah it's ridiculous but it's one of the biggest problems with the political system. Politicians are rewarded for obedience with promotions to Ministries - put in charge of departments they have no clue about. They wouldn't not even reach interview stage if the position were given out on merit. They spend a year trying to learn about the department before being moved to another position.


  • #1641
    touts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,674 ✭✭✭touts


    NIMAN wrote: »
    So he wants to exhume all the bodies and have a new mass burial we should all take part in, and overseen by Michael D?

    What is this guy on?

    Look at me. Look at me. Look at ME!


    Ok what's the next viral issue.

    Look at me. Look at me. Look at ME.


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  • #1642
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,846 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Regular weekly slot??

    There truly are some lunatics among us!!


  • #1643
    [Deleted User]
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    I like the way Brendan O'Connor gives the odd wee dig. The other week about the Happy Pear being all over Instagram, now Michael Harding being all over RTÉ.


  • #1644
    walshb
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I like the way Brendan O'Connor gives the odd wee dig. The other week about the Happy Pear being all over Instagram, now Michael Harding being all over RTÉ.

    Yes. He does that from time to time.


  • #1645
    [Deleted User]
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    We aren't actually supposed to be going out on walks in the countryside, unless we are actually living in the midst of it.


  • #1646
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    Derek Mooney has a challenge for you. He wants you to all petition RTE to remove Ray D'Arcy and get him his job back.


  • #1647
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,940 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    generalgerry wrote: »
    Derek Mooney has a challenge for you. He wants you to all petition RTE to remove Ray D'Arcy and get him his job back.

    I'd say he's getting well enough paid for the work he does.


  • #1648
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    NIMAN wrote: »
    I'd say he's getting well enough paid for the work he does.

    I did wonder about that when he was talking about thinking up ideas. I wonder is he still on the 200K. The wages don't go down in RTE ever do they.


  • #1649
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,846 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    generalgerry wrote: »
    Derek Mooney has a challenge for you. He wants you to all petition RTE to remove Ray D'Arcy and get him his job back.

    That is absolutely something I’d sign..

    Mother a jaysus...


  • #1650
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,945 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    NIMAN wrote: »
    So he wants to exhume all the bodies and have a new mass burial we should all take part in, and overseen by Michael D?

    What is this guy on?

    Wont happen in Tuam anyway imv, the council leveled most of the gardens when they built the housing estate in the 70s I remember it myself, its allways puzzled me why theres no great outcry to forensically examine the councils papers from around this time. There are even a few still alive who worked on that contract. Have they been interviewed? if they were I didnt hear about it


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  • #1651
    PieOhMy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,530 ✭✭✭PieOhMy


    It always entertains me that the guy from birdwatch ireland has the surname "Hatch". Does anyone know of any other appropriate named people for their job?


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