Newstalk Megathread 22/08/16 to date

2smiggy wrote: »

listening to the hard shoulder about Irish people who have emigrated , including one young fellow who is in Cyprus for a whole 2 weeks, and another girl who is a few months in Malaga. Would make you worry for the future generation !!

I had to turn it off early with the accent on that young lad.

The girl struck me as being very naive about what actual emigration involved and will more than likely be in for a sharp shock when savings run out and the holiday feeling ends.

Should have spoken to other young people, with a longer experience of being away to get a more accurate perspective on the topic.

it would have been Jess Kelly , @jesskellynt is her twitter user name. She is on lots of Newstalk shows, so maybe easier just ask her directly on twitter !!

Many thanks for that, but I don't have a Twitter account.

Why is it when the hard shoulder wants to talk about indoor dining they go to the same pub and the same restaurant?. Won't give them any more publicity but I'm sure regular listeners know them.

Former jockey on with Ciara now a Betway "Ambassador" no less.

Will the constant shilling for betting companies ever end?

Anton in for Pat for the week according to his twitter

did Kieran Cuddihy's wife have a child recently or what? he's been banging the drum about partners not getting into maternity hospitals for months now.

The replacement this week for Andrea Gilligan, his name escapes me for the moment, Newstalk has finally dropped all pretend at being a serious news channel.

The shock jock thing is very much a double-edged sword for radio, many would not want their brand associated with it but it probably brings in more listeners?

It could also be the kiss of death for any journalist that aspires to a serious career in journalism or as political advisor to be associated with a shock jock.

I'm sure their answer would be they are trying to protect people but it's probably typical bureaucracy where every decision hast to be triple stamped and agreed with unions. So they just prefer to ban partners from attending. I'm not particularly soppy and I dealt with quite a few things on my own because OH was busy. However when things go wrong you are in very vulnerable position, sometimes you don't think of things you want to ask, you might need someone to call the nurse or to get you a pack of sanitary towels etc. Even if you ignore emotional support and the stress partner waiting in the car is going through there is a lot to be said for someone helping you. Maybe things changed in last 8 years but I was often enough forgotten about in maternity hospitals so I would not want to rely on busy (and in one case just incompetent) staff.

every show today, every one , has been none stop on about the maternity hospitals despite the head of the Rotunda giving a perfectly reasonable explanation on the Pat Kenny show

and Pat was the only reasonable one, where he read out texts expecting mothers with opposing opinions. Not the one side we get from Cuddity

Crazy ass knife carrying yank pulls knife on a dog.