The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

generalgerry · 27-03-2021 01:14PM

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Who is this spanner?
"The most essential non essential service".

Alastair Campbell

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elperello · 27-03-2021 01:57PM

Shelga wrote: »

I like him, I can’t help it. I think he’s a really, really interesting guy.

Almost the perfect radio show guest.

He always has an interesting take on the stories of the day.

yosser hughes · 27-03-2021 02:49PM

Campbell is loved by the Irish media because he likes to have a go at the Tory party and Brexit each and every time he's a guest. It plays well and he knows it.
His stories of depression and alcoholism go down a treat too but we've heard them over and over again.
However the man is fundamentally compromised by his role in the Iraq war and the death of Dr.David Kelly. He was a bully when he walked the corridors of power and is a classic, middle class, socialist. A bluffer. Hackneyed clicheés.
I cannot stand him and the easy ride he gets over here. He gets more of an interrogation when he's on the media in the UK.
Roy Greenslade the IRA apologist was lauded just the same over here.

ShamNNspace · 27-03-2021 03:04PM

Shelga wrote: »

I like him, I can’t help it. I think he’s a really, really interesting guy.

Im sorry to hear that, the guys a modern day snake oil saleman whether its selling some sexed up dossier full of lies that led to the murder of hundreds of thousands and the reverberations of that action are still going on and will be for generations, or he's hawking his latest tatty wares on depression or alcoholism like a street corner hooker, the guy stands for nothing except Alister Campbell and it remains a mystery to me why he is entertained in the Irish media, just shows their judge of character and calibre of "journalists" in the country btw no wonder he has depression with the amount of blood on his hands, a shyster of the most dangerous kind

riclad · 27-03-2021 03:11PM

Cambell is witty and entertaining as guest ,makes a change from having
edwina curry on to comment on every uk political story.
i find it ironic ,whats happening in the investigation on the government leak is constantly being leaked .

Mad_maxx · 27-03-2021 03:14PM

riclad wrote: »

Cambell is witty and entertaining as guest ,makes a change from having
edwina curry on to comment on every uk political story.
i find it ironic ,whats happening in the investigation on the government leak is constantly being leaked .

Always find Edwina Currie to be witty myself

ButtersSuki · 27-03-2021 04:30PM

Did the Beacon story/stories get covered on this morning’s show? It’s not up on the website yet.....at 15:30 :rolleyes:

Brendan Bendar · 27-03-2021 04:39PM

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Did the Beacon story/stories get covered on this morning’s show? It’s not up on the website yet.....at 15:30 :rolleyes:

Passing mention I think.

27-03-2021 10:59PM

Gosh, I wonder who has been editing Brendan O'Connor's wikipedia page (well a user called Roc2017, evidently) because they are very keen to portray O'Connor as a cheerleader for the property boom and a Fianna Failer. Well these things are apparently true, so it's fairer to say someone really wants to draw attention to them.

Having never bought a Sindo in my life, I wasnt aware of any of this, especially O'Connor's support for Bertie Ahern.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_O%27Connor_(media_personality)

Brendan Bendar · 27-03-2021 11:56PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Gosh, I wonder who has been editing Brendan O'Connor's wikipedia page (well a user called Roc2017, evidently) because they are very keen to portray O'Connor as a cheerleader for the property boom and a Fianna Failer. Well these things are apparently true, so it's fairer to say someone really wants to draw attention to them.

Having never bought a Sindo in my life, I wasnt aware of any of this, especially O'Connor's support for Bertie Ahern.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_O%27Connor_(media_personality)

He’s not called ‘Ballsy’ for nothing ...eh?

Hangdogroad · 28-03-2021 10:19AM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Gosh, I wonder who has been editing Brendan O'Connor's wikipedia page (well a user called Roc2017, evidently) because they are very keen to portray O'Connor as a cheerleader for the property boom and a Fianna Failer. Well these things are apparently true, so it's fairer to say someone really wants to draw attention to them.

Having never bought a Sindo in my life, I wasnt aware of any of this, especially O'Connor's support for Bertie Ahern.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_O%27Connor_(media_personality)

My folks get the Sindo every week so pretty familiar with it growing up. Hes toned things down at least on the surface in recent years, but his opinion pieces from the 90s and 00s were very much in the Ian O Doherty style albeit not (nearly) as crudely written. He was rimming Bertie big time in his articles though he was only trotting after Eoghan Harris.

generalgerry · 28-03-2021 11:10AM

"Everybody makes mistakes"

LOL. Good luck with that argument!

EmmetSpiceland · 28-03-2021 11:16AM

Brendan’s scrambling to clarify things, and ensure that everything is “balanced”, is beyond tired at this point.

No one said, or even implied, that there was corruption going on in this Beacon vaccine “case”. The guy just pointed out that 25% of people, in a survey, believed corruption is widespread.

joebloggs32 · 28-03-2021 11:20AM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Brendan’s scrambling to clarify things, and ensure that everything is “balanced”, is beyond tired at this point.

No one said, or even implied, that there was corruption going on in this Beacon vaccine “case”. The guy just pointed out that 25% of people, in a survey, believed corruption is widespread.

I nearly fell off my chair.

People worried about corruption voted for the Shinners......the most transparent party in Ireland

generalgerry · 28-03-2021 11:32AM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Brendan’s scrambling to clarify things, and ensure that everything is “balanced”, is beyond tired at this point.

We laugh about that here. Brendan used to be the guy who made the risque remarks, but now he's playing in goals for the national broadcaster. It's sad to see what has happened to him.

What is Luke O'Neill talking about (in his article) "excess number of deaths". The deaths in Ireland last year were DOWN in Quarter 3 last year. The CSO figures prove this.

washiskin · 28-03-2021 11:37AM

I haven't listened to this show in a long time..... this constant cutting across people before they've made their point is really irritating. Is it just fear of another solicitors letter or an attempt to steer the narrative?

Beechwoodspark · 28-03-2021 11:46AM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

My folks get the Sindo every week so pretty familiar with it growing up. Hes toned things down at least on the surface in recent years, but his opinion pieces from the 90s and 00s were very much in the Ian O Doherty style albeit not (nearly) as crudely written. He was rimming Bertie big time in his articles though he was only trotting after Eoghan Harris.

1 thing I’ve noticed is he was very much a “small state” slash the public sector type up until a number of years ago when he pivoted to demanding all sorts of public services particularly in terms of health care

Personally I think he just advocates whatever he thinks will be popular

28-03-2021 11:47AM

generalgerry wrote: »

What is Luke O'Neill talking about (in his article) "excess number of deaths". The deaths in Ireland last year were DOWN in Quarter 3 last year. The CSO figures prove this.

Yes, in July we had very few deaths, only approx 190 people died of Covid in Q3 2020, and overall deaths fell very slightly in that quarter.

Deaths in Quarter 2, which is the first quarter when Covid deaths were registered, were up by 14%. There is no doubt, based on this quarter alone, that returns for 2020 will show a marked increase in mortality.

Beechwoodspark · 28-03-2021 11:50AM

Why isn’t he asking Adam Harris what his brother knew about this scandal as minister for health????

Del.Monte · 28-03-2021 11:55AM

Great to see Brendan holding the Government line on the Covid shambles - nothing to see here ffs. How many people were through Dublin Airport yesterday - thousands ? - and yet only 20/30 brought to an hotel! We will never get out of the lockdown if the useless ****ers in government don't get a proper grip on things. NB I still won't be voting for SF/IRA.

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-03-2021 11:58AM

Brendan covering the bases again

Beechwoodspark · 28-03-2021 12:00PM

Ten Pin wrote: »

BOC afraid of his own shadow at this stage, and also afraid of a drop in ad money from state Dept's if he ruffles the wrong feathers

Completely

It was The elephant in the room when he announced Adam Harris was coming on

I turned the radio up expecting BOC to ask “so was your brother Simon Harris involved in this scandal when he was recently the minister for health”???

It was the obvious question to ask....

Instead we got silence on that front and an otherwise very soft handy interview for Adam Harris (by the by, he sounds almost exactly like his brother)

dirkmeister · 28-03-2021 12:04PM

Is there any other kind of interview for Adam Harris?

Also, can anyone in RTE get the name of the Ever Given correct?

Del.Monte · 28-03-2021 12:10PM

Terminal illness - RTE's disgusting obsession with death and medical problems continues and off goes the radio.

jippo nolan · 28-03-2021 12:16PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Why isn’t he asking Adam Harris what his brother knew about this scandal as minister for health????

Adam Harris, another one who won’t ever have to do a days work!

Beechwoodspark · 28-03-2021 12:18PM

jippo nolan wrote: »

Adam Harris, another one who won’t ever have to do a days work!

CEO of his own NGO it seems

EmmetSpiceland · 28-03-2021 12:22PM

generalgerry wrote: »

We laugh about that here. Brendan used to be the guy who made the risque remarks, but now he's playing in goals for the national broadcaster. It's sad to see what has happened to him.

I, originally, thought he’d have made a good “replacement” for Ivan Yates on Newstalk. It would be interesting to hear him without the yolk of, extreme, balance.

Always felt it took away an awful lot from his tv show, when it was on. Anyway, I’d say he’s happy enough sticking with RTÉ but it really hard when he has to “right” any, perceived, imbalance. Like the commentators having to apologise fir bad language picked up by the mics at a soccer match.

recipio · 28-03-2021 12:24PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Terminal illness - RTE's disgusting obsession with death and medical problems continues and off goes the radio.

Ditto ! And then I logged on here.! Brendan O' Connor must be the most overrated interviewer ever to present a prime spot on RTE. Parochial musings, serial interruptions and verbal logorrhoea for whatever factoid enters his head are his shtick in trade. Bring back John Bowman !

mountain · 28-03-2021 12:27PM

Sunday morning on radio 1,
Terminal disease
And now child abuse.
Is there no end to the misery that RTE feel the need to dollop out?

elperello · 28-03-2021 12:27PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Why isn’t he asking Adam Harris what his brother knew about this scandal as minister for health????

The root of the obvious reply to your question goes back a long long way -

"Am I my brother's keeper?"

The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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