The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

Pelvis Parsley · 12-06-2021 11:15am

He's right about the lack of imagination these days-even though his biggest hit was a sample of Under Pressure.

elperello · 12-06-2021 12:58pm

Surprised to hear BO'C making a skit out of the Don Tidey kidnap.

I know he was young at the time but some of us know that Garda Sheehan and Private Kelly never came home.

I expect there will be an apology tomorrow.

Beechwoodspark · 13-06-2021 10:45am

Is that ingrid Miley on ?

Thought she retired a few days ago from RTÉ

Shelga · 13-06-2021 10:49am

Hard to disagree with any part of what the CEO of CityJet was saying. The vulnerable are vaccinated, there’ll be variant after variant after variant, enough is enough.

sligojoek · 13-06-2021 11:05am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Is that ingrid Miley on ?

Thought she retired a few days ago from RTÉ

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave.

Del.Monte · 13-06-2021 11:20am

Woeful crap on now.

Mav11 · 13-06-2021 11:30am

Del.Monte wrote: »

Woeful crap on now.

Brendan’s personal psychoanalytical space. Your man is a right spacer.

Brendan Bendar · 13-06-2021 4:00pm

Shelga wrote: »

Hard to disagree with any part of what the CEO of CityJet was saying. The vulnerable are vaccinated, there’ll be variant after variant after variant, enough is enough.

I’m sure he will be up front and central if a new surge comes up and devastates the hospital system.

Will he fuuuherke!!!!

Nothing to do with me guv………. Sort it out yourselves lads…..

Infoanon · 13-06-2021 6:09pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I’m sure he will be up front and central if a new surge comes up and devastates the hospital system.

Will he fuuuherke!!!!

Nothing to do with me guv………. Sort it out yourselves lads…..

Something surreal about today's program - BOC ranting against Tony Houlihan and NPHET again ,

Ingrid Miley in shock at the closure of StoBert - an airline that had lost its contract with Aer Lingus , was sold to a company that had no finance and an airline whose business was reliant on business travellers between Donegal and Kerry !
Then we have the CEO of Cityjet lashing out at everyone, talking about 'travel apartheid' ,a CEO whose airline went into examinership owing 500 million ! (& he can't blame Covid)

Meantime in the real world the UK are about to defer 'freedom day ' and tighter travel restrictions are to be put in place between the UK and Ireland. ....

Brendan Bendar · 13-06-2021 6:17pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Something surreal about today's program - BOC ranting against Tony Houlihan and NPHET again ,

Ingrid Miley in shock at the closure of StoBert - an airline that had lost its contract with Aer Lingus , was sold to a company that had no finance and an airline whose business was reliant on business travellers between Donegal and Kerry !
Then we have the CEO of Cityjet lashing out at everyone, talking about 'travel apartheid' ,a CEO whose airline went into examinership owing 500 million ! (& he can't blame Covid)

Meantime in the real world the UK are about to defer 'freedom day ' and tighter travel restrictions are to be put in place between the UK and Ireland. ....

Hey

Good to have at least one…. Uh….. maybe two persons who can see through these people.

Good call, dude.

Cole · 13-06-2021 6:57pm

I didn't really listen...given up on Sundays, but I went back and forth a few times from Gavan Reilly because I wanted to hear any analysis of the Brexit/Macron/Johnson story...waste of effort. The difference between BOC and GR's shows is ever widening. All guests on these shows come on with their own biases of course and it can end up with the same old voices, but GR's show has a bit of intelligent analysis. RTE may as well get D'Arsey or Baz to do the show at this stage.

Spanish Eyes · 13-06-2021 7:03pm

Cole wrote: »

I didn't really listen...given up on Sundays, but I went back and forth a few times from Gavan Reilly because I wanted to hear any analysis of the Brexit/Macron/Johnson story...waste of effort. The difference between BOC and GR's shows is ever widening. All guests on these shows come on with their own biases of course and it can end up with the same old voices, but GR's show has a bit of intelligent analysis. RTE may as well get D'Arsey or Baz to do the show at this stage.

I wholeheartedly agree, and have turned the dial many months ago to GR. Fast paced, interesting topics and it just keeps my attention. Not perfect of course, but streets ahead of BOC.

The RTE show is rubbish now, totally boring and predictable. Newspaper panel, right, a bit of psychobabble to get us in a good mood of a Sunday, the TV for the week ahead, eh.... we can read thanks!

Same boring old formula every Sunday. Sorry to say, not an engaging show anymore at all.

19-06-2021 2:00am

Cole wrote: »

I didn't really listen...given up on Sundays, but I went back and forth a few times from Gavan Reilly because I wanted to hear any analysis of the Brexit/Macron/Johnson story...waste of effort. The difference between BOC and GR's shows is ever widening. All guests on these shows come on with their own biases of course and it can end up with the same old voices, but GR's show has a bit of intelligent analysis. RTE may as well get D'Arsey or Baz to do the show at this stage.

Agree

Shelga · 19-06-2021 10:38am

I’m very open to counselling, I’ve done it myself, helps lots of people, blah blah blah- but does it have to feature every 10 minutes on Brendan’s show?! It’s the weekend FGS!

Hangdogroad · 19-06-2021 10:38am

Christ almighty, Jason Byrne on with Ballsy now. His voice reminds me of Louis Walsh. Time to switch off.

Beechwoodspark · 19-06-2021 10:47am

Radio on

Jason Byrne shouting about therapy with BOC sniggering along

Radio off

Cole · 19-06-2021 10:50am

Shelga wrote: »

I’m very open to counselling, I’ve done it myself, helps lots of people, blah blah blah- but does it have to feature every 10 minutes on Brendan’s show?! It’s the weekend FGS!

This is like a fcuking parody at this stage. If a comedian came on and started spouting about covid-19/public health, they'd be shut down and told where to go (rightly so). But mental health...ah sure fire away there every tom, dick and harry comedian/singer/media 'personality' and tell us all how to deal with it.

RTE and the rest are so quick to defer to experts when discussing public health (and I agree), so how about having an actual clinician who knows about mental health to give out some advice, Brendan?

Larissa Nolan (who's admitted to having her own mental health issues) wrote a great piece on this trend in the Indo recently.

yosser hughes · 19-06-2021 10:59am

This is the first time I've listened to this show in months. It's dreary, predictable and boring.
The mental health 'angle' is quite cynical really. It's quite appalling the amount of people trying to engineer a few quid out of it.
Then there's just people who just think they're being relevant by talking about their 'struggles' It's really transparent and tiresome.
Is the producer of this programme not a bit embarrassed when they have yet another guest on to talk about 'mindfulness' and mental health?

Expunge · 19-06-2021 11:18am

An extensive infomercial for IT Carlow and their 'Digital Hustle'.

Bellbottoms · 19-06-2021 2:02pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

This is the first time I've listened to this show in months. It's dreary, predictable and boring.
The mental health 'angle' is quite cynical really. It's quite appalling the amount of people trying to engineer a few quid out of it.
Then there's just people who just think they're being relevant by talking about their 'struggles' It's really transparent and tiresome.
Is the producer of this programme not a bit embarrassed when they have yet another guest on to talk about 'mindfulness' and mental health?

It's all very self indulgent. BOC seems to have a bit of a gra for it.

I have yet to hear a mental health advocate address medication and how benifical is can be. It's usually download my app, or come to my talk. A bit of mindfullness is not going to help anyone with major depression or bipolar disorder. Your looking at a course or maybe lifetime of SSRIs or Benzos.

Gen.Zhukov · 19-06-2021 3:17pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Christ almighty, Jason Byrne on with Ballsy now. His voice reminds me of Louis Walsh. Time to switch off.

Jason's opening remarks:

'I was in Scotland and I told a friend I was thinking of quitting stand-up and he said...'No, you can't do that...you're too good'.

Jason, when you say 'a friend', I think you mean a mirror don't you?

NIMAN · 19-06-2021 3:23pm

Proof friends lie.

elperello · 19-06-2021 7:35pm

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Jason's opening remarks:

'I was in Scotland and I told a friend I was thinking of quitting stand-up and he said...'No, you can't do that...you're too good'.

Jason, when you say 'a friend', I think you mean a mirror don't you?

NIMAN wrote: »

Proof friends lie.

Jason Byrne, 25 years making a living out of stand up.

Maybe, just maybe, he is good at it.

NIMAN · 19-06-2021 7:41pm

I suppose comedy is like music, an acquired taste.

Pelvis Parsley · 19-06-2021 8:39pm

I find him totally unfunny personally, but each to their own.

The Beefy Show is boring me to distraction at this stage, I'm going to give Gavan a go tomorrow-I always found him a handy enough journo, even when he had to serve his penance on thejournal.ie, when he was starting out.

mgn · 19-06-2021 8:40pm

elperello wrote: »

Jason Byrne, 25 years making a living out of stand up.

Maybe, just maybe, he is good at it.

Only for he's in the RTE golden circle he wouldn't have lasted as long, plenty of free promotion.

The man is absolutely useless, Hint, a good comedian never laughs at their own jokes.

ShamNNspace · 19-06-2021 9:05pm

elperello wrote: »

Jason Byrne, 25 years making a living out of stand up.

Maybe, just maybe, he is good at it.

Oh I know they'll be making documentary series about his comedic genius in years to come, we'll miss him when he's gone thats for sure but isn't that allways the way.... an unappreciated genius of comedy is what he is up there with the masters

elperello · 19-06-2021 9:08pm

mgn wrote: »

Only for he's in the RTE golden circle he wouldn't have lasted as long, plenty of free promotion.

The man is absolutely useless, Hint, a good comedian never laughs at their own jokes.

He gets more work in the uk than here.

You might nor like his schtick but any guy who is still going after 25 years in the rough and tumble of stand up must have something.

Who told you that about comedians laughing at their own jokes?

mgn · 19-06-2021 9:36pm

elperello wrote: »

Who told you that about comedians laughing at their own jokes?

Listen to the likes of Billy Connelly, Lee Evens and Kevin Bridges and you will see what I mean.

elperello · 19-06-2021 9:44pm

mgn wrote: »

Listen to the likes of Billy Connelly, Lee Evens and Kevin Bridges and you will see what I mean.

Al good in their own way but it is not a hard and fast rule as you implied earlier.

Tommy Cooper could bring the house down without even telling a joke.

Hangdogroad · 20-06-2021 7:53am

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Jason's opening remarks:

'I was in Scotland and I told a friend I was thinking of quitting stand-up and he said...'No, you can't do that...you're too good'.

Jason, when you say 'a friend', I think you mean a mirror don't you?

"If I was you I'd take up Formula 1"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8pgV74_Hw

Mav11 · 20-06-2021 10:15am

Cliona reckons that it is best talking to the young people causing the trouble, to see what they want. Try that with the scrotes on South William St, FFS.

Brendan Bendar · 20-06-2021 10:31am

Mav11 wrote: »

Cliona reckons that it is best talking to the young people causing the trouble, to see what they want. Try that with the scrotes on South William St, FFS.

…..with a long-neck bottle whizzing towards your head….

Nah Cliona…… can’t agree with thaaaaat.

Beechwoodspark · 20-06-2021 11:05am

cantankerous Jim Sheridan

He was on friday evening with Catherine Thomas

Now back on again

Why are RTÉ pushing this so much

Hangdogroad · 20-06-2021 11:15am

Sheridan unconvincingly trying a present Bailey as a regular guy.

walshb · 20-06-2021 11:21am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Sheridan unconvincingly trying a present Bailey as a regular guy.

Yep..

And spot on was Brendan telling him to cut out the guff language!

Ash.J.Williams · 20-06-2021 11:26am

mgn wrote: »

Listen to the likes of Billy Connelly, Lee Evens and Kevin Bridges and you will see what I mean.

Is Lee evans a comedian?

Ash.J.Williams · 20-06-2021 11:31am

mgn wrote: »

Only for he's in the RTE golden circle he wouldn't have lasted as long, plenty of free promotion.

The man is absolutely useless, Hint, a good comedian never laughs at their own jokes.

From a comedians q&a with Richard prior (a real comedian)

Jason Byrne: You talk about Muhammad Ali in your latest DVD and how frightening it was to be in the ring with him. But do you reckon you could beat him now that the two of you shake like maracas?
RP: That's your ****in' question?

elperello · 20-06-2021 11:36am

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Is Lee evans a comedian?

Yes.

Well more accurately a retired comedian.

He was very successful.

Hangdogroad · 20-06-2021 11:42am

"Jason Byrne pranks Bill Murray".

Should be titled Bill Murray shows how its done.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1862-before-fame/981182-comedian-jason-byrne/

EmmetSpiceland · 20-06-2021 11:43am

elperello wrote: »

Yes.

Well more accurately a retired comedian.

He was very successful.

Sweated a lot for that success.

Elmo · 20-06-2021 12:30pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Sweated a lot for that success.

You know when a comedian is not doing well when they are given 2 series by TV3 and are heavily promoted only to get very small audience.

Now you could suggest this was during they time when TV3 lost Coro St and Emmerdale but in reality that's a relatively speaking well known and liked comedian who also featured on one of their biggest shows during that period "Ireland's Got Talent", a show drop as soon as TV3 saw its beloved soaps return.

Pelvis Parsley · 20-06-2021 2:23pm

Moved the dial to Newstalk today, and didn't miss the show one bit.

riclad · 20-06-2021 6:31pm

Jim sheridan is promoting a tv doc ,it was a very interesting interview.
he was also on 2fm dave fanning show.
theres not that many true crime documentarys made in ireland
i think the most boring guest on radio is a comedian talking about standup .theres a 100 podcasts at leasts with comedians as guests on them.
jim sheridan said said bailey was an interesting guy, a poet whose life was destroyed by accusations against him who is quiet happy to be interviewed .

Elmo · 20-06-2021 6:36pm

riclad wrote: »

theres not that many true crime documentarys made in ireland

Since "Thou Shall Not Kill" there have been a fair few. Some good some bad. Some good reviews of TG4 lastest series. https://www.tg4.ie/ga/?s=Mar%C3%BA+in%C3%A1r+Measc

NIMAN · 20-06-2021 6:50pm

Is anyone really offended by the word 'bull****'?

Elmo · 20-06-2021 7:01pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Is anyone really offended by the word 'bull****'?

yes boards seems to find it offencive bull**** can't even say bull****e

**** this anyway

hamburgham · 20-06-2021 7:06pm

riclad wrote: »

Jim sheridan is promoting a tv doc ,it was a very interesting interview.
he was also on 2fm dave fanning show.
theres not that many true crime documentarys made in ireland

jim sheridan said said bailey was an interesting guy, a poet whose life was destroyed by accusations against him who is quiet happy to be interviewed .

Was interesting when he said that the Gardai weren’t allowed interview her husband and whoever heard of a murder investigation where the police couldn’t interview the victim’s husband. Not for a minute suggesting anything but was still gobsmacked when I heard that .

walshb · 20-06-2021 7:51pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Is anyone really offended by the word 'bull****'?

I’m not.

But still there should be some standards..time and a place. And it’s not on a radio programme broadcaster by the National station.

And Sheridan was deliberately trying to be too cool for school.

Brendan himself pulled him on it because he himself saw it as out of order. And he simply brought in the causing offence angle.

EmmetSpiceland · 20-06-2021 8:39pm

hamburgham wrote: »

Was interesting when he said that the Gardai weren’t allowed interview her husband and whoever heard of a murder investigation where the police couldn’t interview the victim’s husband. Not for a minute suggesting anything but was still gobsmacked when I heard that .

There’s a lot you hear about that case that sounds incredibly odd. Gards forcing people to lie, losing evidence.

I’m looking forward to watching the show. I’ve said it before that I can’t say whether Bailey did it, or not, but the gardaí made an absolute mess of the investigation.

The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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