RTE: Drivetime with Sarah McInerney & Cormac O hEadhra

20-04-2021 11:03PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

It's often very stilted because they usually broadcast remotely from one another. There's a different vibe when they're in the same studio, but that isn't often possible these days. Which makes the choice of dual broadcasters even more ridiculous.

It's like they hadn't planned for McInerney's TV role when she was hired for Drivetime, so now she's in a job she doesn't need. That'd be my guess anyway.

Seems exactly thus. Delayed planning, but sure always the case in any organisation afaics.

Brendan Bendar · 21-04-2021 03:31PM

Hopefully Cormac will tone down the megaphone today.....

You don’t have to batther it down our necks Cee.

wetlandsboy · 21-04-2021 04:27PM

Well, that was a car crash interview with Louise O’Reilly! Not a single straight answer given.

Odyssey 2005 · 21-04-2021 04:36PM

wetlandsboy wrote: »

Well, that was a car crash interview with Louise O’Reilly! Not a single straight answer given.

McInerney opened her up like a clam. Great stuff from her,showed SF up for what they are.

mgn · 21-04-2021 04:38PM

wetlandsboy wrote: »

Well, that was a car crash interview with Louise O’Reilly! Not a single straight answer given.

Any politician that refuses to answer questions should not be invited back to the program until the are willing to do so.

Call me Al · 21-04-2021 04:44PM

wetlandsboy wrote: »

Well, that was a car crash interview with Louise O’Reilly! Not a single straight answer given.

What's the big secret?
If it's just the electoral roll why do they need to store it in a database elsewhere in the EU?
And what's the big deal saying where in the EU?

Something very fishy going on...

ShamNNspace · 21-04-2021 05:00PM

I feel much better now that I've heard the elders views on the state of the planet

FrancieBrady · 21-04-2021 05:08PM

mgn wrote: »

Any politician that refuses to answer questions should not be invited back to the program until the are willing to do so.

Would any politicians qualify if that was the criteria?

Agree, O'Reilly was too evasive.

mgn · 21-04-2021 05:20PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Would any politicians qualify if that was the criteria?

Agree, O'Reilly was too evasive.

Every party now has the same few wheeled out for every interview, all media trained to within an inch of their life's on how to avoid questions, throw a bit of dirt at the opposition and run down the clock.

We have 165 TD's and i would say most people wouldn't have a clue who 120 of them are.

Either answer questions or no more interviews, simple.

FrancieBrady · 21-04-2021 05:28PM

mgn wrote: »

Every party now has the same few wheeled out for every interview, all media trained to within an inch of their life's on how to avoid questions, throw a bit of dirt at the opposition and run down the clock.

We have 165 TD's and i would say most people wouldn't have a clue who 120 of them are.

Either answer questions or no more interviews, simple.

You must be new to politicians on the radio.

mgn · 21-04-2021 05:43PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

You must be new to politicians on the radio.

Unfortunately not, I'm gone grey listening to them.

21-04-2021 09:33PM

mgn wrote: »

Any politician that refuses to answer questions should not be invited back to the program until the are willing to do so.

I initially agreed with this after reading it, because it's intuitively sensible, but there are two arguments against it.

1. It is often enlightening to hear a representative, especially one who is also a Minister, waffle and bumble through an evasion from a simple question. In the sense that they are being exposed. Sometimes 'no answer' is the answer the only answer the voter needs to hear to make up their mind on a Minister's competence. Think Norma Foley.

2. Think of the martyrs. I bet Stephen Donnolly would love to be banned from The News At One or some other current affairs programmes. Wouldn't that be a neat way of scapegoating his communications problem? "They won't let me explain". This ties in with the previous point: I say we should give these boys a shovel for the holes they inevitably get themselves into.

mgn · 21-04-2021 10:07PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I initially agreed with this after reading it, because it's intuitively sensible, but there are two arguments against it.

1. It is often enlightening to hear a representative, especially one who is also a Minister, waffle and bumble through an evasion from a simple question. In the sense that they are being exposed. Sometimes 'no answer' is the answer the only answer the voter needs to hear to make up their mind on a Minister's competence. Think Norma Foley.

2. Think of the martyrs. I bet Stephen Donnolly would love to be banned from The News At One or some other current affairs programmes. Wouldn't that be a neat way of scapegoating his communications problem? "They won't let me explain". This ties in with the previous point: I say we should give these boys a shovel for the holes they inevitably get themselves into.

I see where your coming from, but these new breed of politicians need the exposure the get from doing these interviews to climb the political ladder.

Think of Donnolly and Harris, would the be ministers now after only being in politics a short time only for giving interviews day and night.

So from what I see, the gain more from interviews the the public do.

FrancieBrady · 21-04-2021 10:21PM

mgn wrote: »

I see where your coming from, but these new breed of politicians need the exposure the get from doing these interviews to climb the political ladder.

Think of Donnolly and Harris, would the be ministers now after only being in politics a short time only for giving interviews day and night.

So from what I see, the gain more from interviews the the public do.

Vinnie Browne famously eviscerated Donnelly when he defected to FF. The coalition crowd seem to love him though. Did the same to many including Joan Burton Enda and Martin McGuinness.
So it doesn't seem to make a whole pile of difference really.

21-04-2021 10:38PM

mgn wrote: »

I see where your coming from, but these new breed of politicians need the exposure the get from doing these interviews to climb the political ladder.

Think of Donnolly and Harris, would the be ministers now after only being in politics a short time only for giving interviews day and night.

So from what I see, the gain more from interviews the the public do.

Yep, I agree with this too. I'm not sure where I stand tbh. I would be keen on a programme that is brave enough to ban evasive politicians, but it might need to be a limited ban (not a ban across the station, for reasons mentioned above).

Something like Vincent Browne's TV programme, which the previous poster mentioned. Their producers made some brave decisions. If anyone can stand in for Vincent Browne, maybe Cormac O hEadhra can.

FrancieBrady · 21-04-2021 10:47PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Yep, I agree with this too. I'm not sure where I stand tbh. I would be keen on a programme that is brave enough to ban evasive politicians, but it might need to be a limited ban (not a ban across the station, for reasons mentioned above).

Something like Vincent Browne's TV programme, which the previous poster mentioned. Their producers made some brave decisions. If anyone can stand in for Vincent Browne, maybe Cormac O hEadhra can.

Definitely room for another Vinnie. Didn't always agree with him but he was fearless and never seemed to be going easy on anyone.

mgn · 21-04-2021 10:49PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Yep, I agree with this too. I'm not sure where I stand tbh. I would be keen on a programme that is brave enough to ban evasive politicians, but it might need to be a limited ban (not a ban across the station, for reasons mentioned above).

Something like Vincent Browne's TV programme, which the previous poster mentioned. Their producers made some brave decisions. If anyone can stand in for Vincent Browne, maybe Cormac O hEadhra can.

I remember Browne saying one night when no minster was available for the show, not to be looking to get on the show when an election was coming up.

mgn · 21-04-2021 10:55PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Definitely room for another Vinnie. Didn't always agree with him but he was fearless and never seemed to be going easy on anyone.

Liked Browne, the show has gone down hill sense left it,

22-04-2021 07:54AM

mgn wrote: »

I remember Browne saying one night when no minster was available for the show, not to be looking to get on the show when an election was coming up.

I have been trying for years to find some online access to an archive of Vincent Browne's radio programme on RTE Radio 1. It must have been late at night, because I remember listening to it in the milking parlour (the cows loved him too) after the cows had done their job, and I was the only one left.

This was the programme which would recreate the (Haughey?) Tribunal hearings and then a panel would dissect the proceedings. I was only a teenager but that was when I copped that radio programmes can have a big impact. People still talk about his radio programmes today, but I've only once seen an archive of them, which is now offline.

Sorry that's off topic, but if anyone knows of a place where these are archived, I'd be much obliged.

Brendan Bendar · 22-04-2021 04:36PM

Very wishy washy interview by O’h’Eadhra on the Tanaiste this evening.

Why does he seem to think he needs to re-enforce every statement he makes.

Not convincing at all, in this posters opinion.

Infoanon · 22-04-2021 07:43PM

Leo setting NIAC up to take the blame if the vaccinations target isn't met.

Not Leo's finest hour , topped of a bad day for the government, kite flying / leaks - will they ever learn.

Makes Cormac s job very easy.

Aska · 22-04-2021 11:08PM

Listening to Leo on Drivetime today, how could he come out with the figure when questioned about today's (thurs) numbers being 617, Leo said tomorrow (fri) will be back in the 400's, that not odd?

Infoanon · 22-04-2021 11:49PM

Aska wrote: »

Listening to Leo on Drivetime today, how could he come out with the figure when questioned about today's (thurs) numbers being 617, Leo said tomorrow (fri) will be back in the 400's, that not odd?

Figures are unofficially available around lunchtime.

Also note his comments when questioned about the outbreak at the Intel construction site ,his reply was "there's also cases in schools " ,which since being confirmed as one of the main reasons for an increase in figures

22-04-2021 11:53PM

Infoanon wrote: »

Also note his comments when questioned about the outbreak at the Intel construction site ,his reply was "there's also cases in schools " ,which since being confirmed as one of the main reasons for an increase in figures

Has that been confirmed?

Brendan Bendar · 23-04-2021 04:54PM

What in Gods name is goin’ on in RTE, with this ‘Nooze’ stuff.

Tks evening John Cooke ,the new Brian Lally, comes up with it.

I would estimate that 98% of folk outside of Munster refer to it as ‘News’

Yet 80% of these gloamers in RTE seem to call it ‘Nooze’.

We can add the new, sorry ‘noo’, Brian Lally to this list now.

What in Gods name is this all about.

Who is in charge out there......

ShamNNspace · 23-04-2021 04:54PM

Its no surprise to me that the body of that man was not identified for so long... I have a friend who lost his life off blackhead 6 years ago, body never recovered, in all that time there never was a dna sample requested or taken from his son or daughter in order to help in identifying his body should one or whats left at this stage wash up on the coast

FrancieBrady · 23-04-2021 05:06PM

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Its no surprise to me that the body of that man was not identified for so long... I have a friend who lost his life off blackhead 6 years ago, body never recovered, in all that time there never was a dna sample requested or taken from his son or daughter in order to help in identifying his body should one or whats left at this stage wash up on the coast

A hard listen. I had a family member missing for some time before the body was found. Can only begin to understand what this family went through.
Hope they pursue it and get some satisfaction.

Odyssey 2005 · 26-04-2021 03:59PM

House of colour. For Fuk sake... there must be nothing happening in the world.

Brendan Bendar · 26-04-2021 04:02PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

House of colour. For Fuk sake... there must be nothing happening in the world.

Another failure with a banter attempt.The 1650 -1700 ‘fun slot’.

That’s where poor John Murray fell down

Doesn’t work.

Del.Monte · 27-04-2021 05:31PM

Lady from Bar Council making sense and speaking out about Chinese abusing of what passes for their legal system. Cormac floundering.

RTE: Drivetime with Sarah McInerney & Cormac O hEadhra

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