RTE Radio 1: The Ryan Tubridy Show

elperello · 01-04-2022 02:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118864599#Comment_118864599

You are very hard on Charlie there.

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 03:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866191#Comment_118866191

I know, but sure it's true. And I am sick of pretending it's not.

elperello · 01-04-2022 03:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866362#Comment_118866362

In your opinion.

Lot's of people would disagree with your harsh assessment of his career.

TBH it's a bit like kicking a man when he's down.

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 03:50PM

That's fair, and if you can give me some examples of him excelling as a journalist I'd love to see them.

I'm not trying to kick him while he is down. I stating out a fact.

I find it distrubing that again we have a very sick man who is being exploited by people within RTE.

If I remember correctly after his illness became public Joe Duffy asked him if he was in pain and if he was afraid to die. And seemed to be disappointed that he couldn't make Bird cry on air.

It's disgusting

dxhound2005 · 01-04-2022 04:02PM

This will probably go behind a paywall if I post the Irish Times link.

National Media Award Winners For 1998

Sat, Oct 24, 1998, 01:00

Journalist of the Year

Mr Charlie Bird and Mr George Lee of RTE.

And from The Independent.

College to honour broadcaster Dr Bird

Alison O'ConnorPolitical Correspondent

October 04 2004 12:11 AM

HE may have failed his Leaving Certificate but from the beginning of November journalist Charlie Bird will be entitled to be addressed as doctor.

RTE's chief news correspondent, and one of the station's best known broadcasters, is to receive an honorary doctorate from UCD.

As part of its 150th anniversary celebrations the University has organised a special ceremony for the awarding of up to 12 honorary doctorates on November 3, to be given to people from all different sections of society.

It's understood that Charlie Bird, the station's highest-earning news reporter at ?122,000, thought the prospect of the award was a joke when he first heard of it.

But UCD, which has a new president Hugh Brady, wishes to recognise the contribution the Dubliner has made to journalism with numerous scoops over the years, most recently the AIB overcharging scandals.

The broadcaster lives in Ashford, Co Wicklow, where relaxing hillwalks offer him refuge from a job that consumes him.

He is separated with two adult daughters and describes himself as shy, a loner, workaholic and an outsider and "not much good at dinner parties".

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 04:18PM

I had something here. But it's not the place to discuss the merits of Bird.

But I am sure we can all agree what is going on here is disgusting. Bird is being wheeled out and his illness and condition presented to us as light entertainment.

Tube frequently does this. We have seen tbis before with Vicky Phelan and Adam King.

It's fu.ck.in.g disgusting

dxhound2005 · 01-04-2022 04:26PM

You would not make much of a journalist yourself, if you approach a subject thinking that there is universal agreement with your own point of view.

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 04:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866691#Comment_118866691

Never wanted to be one.

dxhound2005 · 01-04-2022 04:31PM

Even on an internet forum, it is an arrogant attitude.

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 04:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866708#Comment_118866708

You know where the block button is.

ButtersSuki · 01-04-2022 04:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866650#Comment_118866650

When I last mentioned on boards that Phelan was somewhat shall we say "overexposed" I incurred the wrath of an ex-mod who failed to see that you can sympathize and empathize with someone, but also comment on the wider exploitation of them and their illness by the media at large, but particularly by certain cohorts of RTE.

avfc1874 · 01-04-2022 04:45PM

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Have to agree with this. Rte love an ole Illness, especially if you will go in to minute details of the illness and what is going to happen to you.

I've respect for Charlie and the normal people who are helping but the cnuts like tubs , Henry and other rte types who will be all over social media pretending that I'm doing this for Charlie, while loving the pats on the back they will be giving themselves.

All these hanger ONS i wonder how many were even in touch with Charlie, as they are now making out they were his best friend

Bellbottoms · 01-04-2022 04:47PM

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I have a lot or sympathy for Adam King, Charlie Bird and Vicky Phelan. But their personal life should be personal. It not inspirational, it's tragic. Its not suitable for a national broadcaster to take their tragedy and to present it to us as entertainment.

NIMAN · 02-04-2022 01:54PM

To be fair to the 2 adults you mention, if they didn't want to be on TV and radio so often, they could simply say no.

But I am guessing they know they are terminal, and have decided to try to use some of their remaining time to highlight issues and raise some money for good causes at the same time.

Rte absolutely love a bit of misery, so there is no shock at all in them having Charlie and Vicky on air so often. It's what they do.

02-04-2022 08:45PM

Ye should enjoy this 😂

bottlebrush · 02-04-2022 08:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118871792#Comment_118871792

I stopped at 'beloved'

Pelvis Parsley · 02-04-2022 09:28PM

Does NK stand for North Korea rather than Noel Kelly? I only ask because the Pyongyang Examiner would consider an article like that a step too far.

StevenToast · 02-04-2022 09:34PM

That article is a day late for an April Fool.....

"Beloved"

Fùck me........

Dempo1 · 02-04-2022 09:39PM

Only Tubs and Joe Duffy coukd turn this event into something about themselves. Crassness and Vulgarity alive and kicking in Montrosia 😳

Beloved 🙄, Trademark Kindness 😳 I actually thought the article a Waterford whispers piece 😁

NIMAN · 02-04-2022 10:09PM

Nice video doing the rounds of our Ryan holding hands with Charlie at the top of CP as the band plays.

All very emotional stuff. I get the feeling the riffin on Monday is going to last most of the show.

Dempo1 · 02-04-2022 10:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118872165#Comment_118872165

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give that a miss 😏

StevenToast · 02-04-2022 10:36PM

Tubridy is shameless

Gen.Zhukov · 02-04-2022 11:14PM

Aakanksha Surve eh. Looks like Noel Kelly made sure it was someone that didn't look like us that said "Beloved broadcaster..." in an attempt to make the nations favourite ~~racist~~ broadcaster not look like a racist. Well done done Noel, well done, well done.

Pelvis Parsley · 02-04-2022 11:19PM

Seems now that it's actually a spoof/parody/whatever.

That said, any perusal of the usual throwaway aggregators (CorkBeo, Evoke etc.) will throw up similar content, with almost as many typos, and just as much gushing praise.

02-04-2022 11:25PM

OK Confession time!

Working on my eye phone I have an extension where I can view the source code. I perused various websites having googled Ryan Tubridy to find a page of short enough code for the memory of my phone, and my memory too, where I could alter with the app JavaScript Anywhere. Most news websites have an awful lot of code. I found one within reason and I made an edit, displayed the result and took a screenshot of it. Believe nothing you see on de internet.