The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

mgn · 13-03-2021 01:05PM

generalgerry wrote: »

RTE's reporting of sexual assault is as balanced and reasoned as their coverage of COVID.

Well you know RTE's new slogan '' truth matters'' .

Note; As long as it suits the Government and the twitter snowflakes.

Del.Monte · 13-03-2021 01:07PM

"How innocent and deluded we all were" thanks for including me in your sweeping generalisation ....:rolleyes:

generalgerry · 13-03-2021 01:36PM

An Irish kid was stabbed by two African kids in Cork last year, but I would not be allowed to come on any media and say "African kids need to be spoken to about the use of knives", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. After the Traveller funerals that ignored the COVID, you would not be permitted to come on any media and say "Travellers need to be given education about COVID guidelines", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. Yet one high profile murder happens in another country and the media are allowed to push this myth that all men are potential rapists who are in need of education.

The biggest problem is that there is no male radio presenter who is brave enough to speak out on behalf of men and say "I'm not having that, you cant call us all rapists". They have all seen what happened to other vocal male presenters and they want to be able to pay their mortgages. This is how we end up with cowards like Ray D'Arcy and (sadly now) Brendan behind the microphones who just accept the narrative and don't challenge it like they would if it were ANY other demographic.

hamburgham · 13-03-2021 01:45PM

generalgerry wrote: »

An Irish kid was stabbed by two African kids in Cork last year, but I would not be allowed to come on any media and say "African kids need to be spoken to about the use of knives", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. After the Traveller funerals that ignored the COVID, you would not be permitted to come on any media and say "Travellers need to be given education about COVID guidelines", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. Yet one high profile murder happens in another country and the media are allowed to push this myth that all men are potential rapists who are in need of education.

The biggest problem is that there is no male radio presenter who is brave enough to speak out on behalf of men and say "I'm not having that, you cant call us all rapists". They have all seen what happened to other vocal male presenters and they want to be able to pay their mortgages. This is how we end up with cowards like Ray D'Arcy and (sadly now) Brendan behind the microphones who just accept the narrative and don't challenge it like they would if it were ANY other demographic.

I’ve started listening to Talkradio Uk. It’s incredible to hear the presenters voice opinions which would cause them to lose their job here, even though they’ve the normal common sense opinions which most of us share. The difference really hits you.

Newstalk used give me some hope until they capitulated over George Hook, now you can almost here the fear in their voices, none of them will say anything which contravenes the ‘correct’ view.

NIMAN · 13-03-2021 01:48PM

Rather ironically, Piers Morgan would be the type of presenter who would challenge the narrative that all men are a danger.

Government buildings · 13-03-2021 01:51PM

hamburgham wrote: »

I’ve started listening to Talkradio Uk. It’s incredible to hear the presenters voice opinions which would cause them to lose their job here, even though they’ve the normal common sense opinions which most of us share. The difference really hits you.

Newstalk used give me some hope until they capitulated over George Hook, now you can almost here the fear in their voices, none of them will say anything which contravenes the ‘correct’ view.

I listen to Neil Prenderville on Cork Red FM. in the mornings.
He gives everyone a voice, recommend. Finished with RTE and Newstalk.

ShamNNspace · 13-03-2021 01:51PM

Coming up on news at one
looking at the numbers with scally.. takeaway pints bad bad thing.. nursing home visits, bad nursing homes breaking restrictions re visits... sheebeens more bad bad people....
look over there while a section of our community seem to be immune from any covid restrictions, "we like the benefits but not the rules" 5km my arse as Jim royle might say

ford fiesta · 13-03-2021 01:59PM

ending the show with that terrible Arcade Fire song.
the theme tune of the show at the start.

Spanish Eyes · 13-03-2021 02:08PM

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Coming up on news at one
looking at the numbers with scally.. takeaway pints bad bad thing.. nursing home visits, bad nursing homes breaking restrictions re visits... sheebeens more bad bad people....
look over there while a section of our community seem to be immune from any covid restrictions, "we like the benefits but not the rules" 5km my arse as Jim royle might say

Just looked at the RTE page for Katie Hannon. There is a text number and email.

But hey, even if we did comment I doubt they wouldn't read anything to do with the Travellers anyway. The Government, Pavee Point, and Media are complicit in this silencing of our views.

But then again I could be surprised

hamburgham · 13-03-2021 02:16PM

Government buildings wrote: »

I listen to Neil Prenderville on Cork Red FM. in the mornings.
He gives everyone a voice, recommend. Finished with RTE and Newstalk.

Being a Dub, I’ve never tuned in but I might give him a try. Have to support stations who are brave enough to let their presenters voice the views the majority of us hold or at least a range of views.

Treppen · 13-03-2021 02:27PM

ednwireland wrote: »

first female neurosurgeon in Ireland that's mad !

very interesting interview (makes me sitting here moving live customer servers a bit boring !)

Well it's not exactly rocket science is it.

Treppen · 13-03-2021 02:30PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Rather ironically, Piers Morgan would be the type of presenter who would challenge the narrative that all men are a danger.

He's just as much a troll as Katie Hopkins

Brendan Bendar · 13-03-2021 02:33PM

hamburgham wrote: »

Being a Dub, I’ve never tuned in but I might give him a try. Have to support stations who are brave enough to let their presenters voice the views the majority of us hold or at least a range of views.

Most important thing is balance,otherwise the bots would dominate. Ecause they have nothing else to do.

You’d have idiots like those infesting Twitter and Instagram calling for everything to be opened and when 8 or 10 thousand new cases a day arise disown all interest .

Nah mate

Mad_maxx · 13-03-2021 03:02PM

generalgerry wrote: »

An Irish kid was stabbed by two African kids in Cork last year, but I would not be allowed to come on any media and say "African kids need to be spoken to about the use of knives", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. After the Traveller funerals that ignored the COVID, you would not be permitted to come on any media and say "Travellers need to be given education about COVID guidelines", as this would also be considered as deeming them all guilty because of the actions of a few. Yet one high profile murder happens in another country and the media are allowed to push this myth that all men are potential rapists who are in need of education.

The biggest problem is that there is no male radio presenter who is brave enough to speak out on behalf of men and say "I'm not having that, you cant call us all rapists". They have all seen what happened to other vocal male presenters and they want to be able to pay their mortgages. This is how we end up with cowards like Ray D'Arcy and (sadly now) Brendan behind the microphones who just accept the narrative and don't challenge it like they would if it were ANY other demographic.

NiaL Boylan isnt afraid to say it but he is a pariah amongst the respectable media set

Brendan Bendar · 13-03-2021 03:07PM

Mad_maxx wrote: »

NiaL Boylan isnt afraid to say it but he is a pariah amongst the respectable media set

How do you make that out?

Did you survey the ‘respectable media set’....

Who are they as a matter of interest.....?

serfboard · 13-03-2021 07:57PM

Treppen wrote: »

He's just as much a troll as Katie Hopkins

Yep - and just as insufferable.

13-03-2021 08:25PM

generalgerry wrote: »

An Irish kid was stabbed by two African kids in Cork last year, but I would not be allowed to come on any media and say "African kids need to be spoken to about the use of knives",

178 people were hospitalised due to stabbings in 2019, 10% up on 2018. So saying "African kids need to be spoken to about the use of knives" would be a rather stupid thing to say, whether it was said in the media or otherwise.

Government buildings · 13-03-2021 08:28PM

hamburgham wrote: »

Being a Dub, I’ve never tuned in but I might give him a try. Have to support stations who are brave enough to let their presenters voice the views the majority of us hold or at least a range of views.

Hamburgham, Its focus is around Cork, I'm not living there. But he gives all views a fair hearing. He doesn't get angry with people whose views he mightn't agree with. A breath of fresh air. Thanks.

An Claidheamh · 13-03-2021 08:45PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

More utter crap - evil ****ers are evil ****ers and no amount of education is going to make a bean of difference. Serious prison sentences with hard labour might achieve something.

Not all men are like this - if I hear this again..............off course they are not or the pavements would be littered with rape and murder victims. This is the feminist version of BLM.

Here here, most infuriating thing is that these NGO types are often fellow travellers of Amnesty, Civil Liberties, Penal Reform, Labour - all groups who support a person’s right to attack innocent people and suffer no consequences

They just get more upset when victims are ethnic, gay or female

Their statistics are nonsense, their CEOs are immoral and corrupt and their solution is attention seeking and deliberately useless - ie a poster campaign asking people to stop committing violent crimes

If they really cared about justice it would be justice for all male victims and they’d be protesting outside Judges’ house

They are just upset that this happened in the UK so the “Irish Catholic masculinity” cannot be blamed

Worse thing is how divisive these groups are!

They are as bad as the Northern ones who won’t support the other sides right to justice and answers

Defund the NGOs, build prisons, mandatory sentencing and recruit real police from the Mainland - pay them more than what they get for security jobs

On another note, O’Connor likes to present himself as a maverick but at the end of the day he says and does the right thing at the right time to collect a pay cheque despite no discernible comedic, broadcasting, writing or journalistic talent

Brendan Bendar · 13-03-2021 08:55PM

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Here here, most infuriating thing is that these NGO types are often fellow travellers of Amnesty, Civil Liberties, Penal Reform, Labour - all groups who support a person’s right to attack innocent people and suffer no consequences

They just get more upset when victims are ethnic, gay or female

Their statistics are nonsense, their CEOs are immoral and corrupt and their solution is attention seeking and deliberately useless - ie a poster campaign asking people to stop committing violent crimes

If they really cared about justice it would be justice for all male victims and they’d be protesting outside Judges’ house

They are just upset that this happened in the UK so the “Irish Catholic masculinity” cannot be blamed

Worse thing is how divisive these groups are!

They are as bad as the Northern ones who won’t support the other sides right to justice and answers

Defund the NGOs, build prisons, mandatory sentencing and recruit real police from the Mainland - pay them more than what they get for security jobs

On another note, O’Connor likes to present himself as a maverick but at the end of the day he says and does the right thing at the right time to collect a pay check despite no discernible comedic, broadcasting, writing or journalistic talent

Eh..... what’s that all about dude....

Do you expect presenters on NPR to be tools who rock the boat.

Regulations pal, regulations.

An Claidheamh · 13-03-2021 09:03PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

What all the leftie, snowflakes, influencers and radio presenter bandwagoners seem to overlook is that there is sub-genre of society that prey on us all - whether on the streets or in our homes - male or female they don't care. Some of these creatures cannot even be mentioned as that would be racist and I'm not thinking of recent arrivals to our shores.

It will be very interesting how the Irish Times spins it when eventually someone from a minority comes forward and says that there was known predation, drug dealing, child and domestic abuse and misogyny in large families - and that Irish Times Social Affairs social correspondent Kitty Holland ( and relative of someone at said newspaper) knew all about it and said nothing!

An Claidheamh · 13-03-2021 10:29PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Eh..... what’s that all about dude....

Do you expect presenters on NPR to be tools who rock the boat.

Regulations pal, regulations.

Regulations?

They don’t mind promoting their own side projects or being politically biased when it suits them

Brendan Bendar · 13-03-2021 11:36PM

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Regulations?

They don’t mind promoting their own side projects or being politically biased when it suits them

That’s a long way short of what you are shilling, pal!

generalgerry · 14-03-2021 11:35AM

I think RTE need to start to take a bit of responsibility for the guests they have on their shows, non medical people who are allowed to give their opinions on medical issues. Well, as long as what they are saying is pro vaccine of course. Looks like you're wrong again, Dr Jim.

Jim Power on Brendan O'Connor 07/02/2021
"People who get the vaccine regardless of which vaccine it is .... that it reduces hospitalization, reduces serious illness, absolutely dramatically, up to 100%. So, given the whole motive behind what we are trying to do here - reducing hospitalizations taking pressure off the front line system. These vaccines actually succeed in doing that, so I have to say I was amazed, I'm certainly not a medic okay, but I was amazed when the decision was taken here Thursday night NOT to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over 70s."

RTE Website Today 14/03/2021
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0314/1203889-niac-recommends-suspension-of-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccin/
"The administration of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been temporarily suspended following concern over blood clots. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the decision was made on foot of a recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee."

jippo nolan · 14-03-2021 12:17PM

generalgerry wrote: »

I think RTE need to start to take a bit of responsibility for the guests they have on their shows, non medical people who are allowed to give their opinions on medical issues. Well, as long as what they are saying is pro vaccine of course. Looks like you're wrong again, Dr Jim.

Jim Power on Brendan O'Connor 07/02/2021
"People who get the vaccine regardless of which vaccine it is .... that it reduces hospitalization, reduces serious illness, absolutely dramatically, up to 100%. So, given the whole motive behind what we are trying to do here - reducing hospitalizations taking pressure off the front line system. These vaccines actually succeed in doing that, so I have to say I was amazed, I'm certainly not a medic okay, but I was amazed when the decision was taken here Thursday night NOT to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over 70s."

RTE Website Today 14/03/2021
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0314/1203889-niac-recommends-suspension-of-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccin/
"The administration of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been temporarily suspended following concern over blood clots. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the decision was made on foot of a recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee."

Is that Jim “soft landing” Power?

14-03-2021 12:26PM

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generalgerry · 14-03-2021 12:29PM

"Anti Vaxxers will have a 'field day' with the news of the AZ vaccine being pulled" says Brendan. Instead of maybe acknowledging that anybody who said that the vaccines were rushed might have actually had a point and that RTE may have been wrong to tell everybody to "take any vaccine, they are all safe, they are all effective".

mgn · 14-03-2021 12:38PM

Stefanie Preissner on again, defending the Government today.
She must be looking to get on the FF or FG ticket when you start defending this shambles of a government.

NIMAN · 14-03-2021 12:42PM

mgn wrote: »

Stefanie Preissner on again, defending the Government today.
She must be looking to get on the FF or FG ticket when you start defending this shambles of a government.

She is a regular on this show.

Due a Late Late Show appearance soon too.

generalgerry · 14-03-2021 12:46PM

"we can't ignore the 1000 people that have died". How many of those died from COVID alone???

Has anybody noticed the two sets of rules in place, different burdens of proof:
Old person, with many underlying conditions, dies with COVID - cause of death = COVID
Old person, with many underlying conditions, dies after vaccine - cause of death = The person had multiple underlying conditions, DEFINITELY not anything to do with the vaccine. Any connection to the vaccine must be proven.

The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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