The Louise Duffy Show - RTE Radio 1

Agree. There are people (mostly men of a certain age) who seem to get off on torturing themselves with RTE.

I would know Katryn Thomas in a camper van was probably not for me but I'd watch one episode and just not watch it anymore if my opinion was upheld.

I thought Daniel and Michelle touring in a camper van wouldn't be either but actually enjoyed it and it changed my opinion on him/her totally - so well done RTE.

Same with the radio, if it's not for you, switch off and rest assured that there are people listening...'tis a big world out there in radioland, there is something for everyone.

There isn't crazy begrudgery on this thread about Louise Duffy, in fairness.

I'm probably the only negative voice on this thread about Louise Duffy. The rest of it seems to be warm and positive. As I said earlier, good luck to them and you if you're enjoying it.

My main concern is the type of Tubridy style coronation that seems to have gone on in RTE with her hiring and promotion. The - honour the "talent" and feck the rest culture seems to be alive and well in RTE, despite everything.

She joins an increasing roster of mediocre talent daytime on Radio 1 with D'arcy, Tubridy (although his listener numbers continued to be high), the tired and declining Joe Duffy, Claire Byrne and the mismatched pairing on Drivetime.

I never mentioned the music played in the hour or indeed what Ronan Collins used to play. I don't care about that - I care about the hiring of frontline Radio 1 presenters. It's in decline and this is another example.

If Louise Duffy appears in a future Top Ten talent "fees" list without a considerable increase in listenership in that slot, then I will be enraged.

Ah, Francis are we not past the "if ya don't like it then don't listen" line yet?

Why wouldn't I throw an ear over Radio Wan from time to time? I help in a small way with its funding by pay my TV license fee.

Yes, there are many similarly and, apparently, not as lavishly funded and staffed radio services doing a far superior job to Radio 1 around the world, which I enjoy. That might be a discussion for somewhere else.

I have come to a discussion thread to offer a (minority) opinion on the subject - I'm not at all "tortured". Disappointed yes, tortured, no.

Totally agree, Squonk. She was offered a gig and took it. Good for her - no blame there.

You and nearly all others on here are enjoying it and that's great also. That's all, really.

Lot of clickbait being thrown around here ……….just sayin’.

To comment about a show or presenter ability and performance, one has to listen and analyse over a period.

This shïte about being “passionate about her music” nearly bet me into a cocked hat laughing.

Nothing at all against Louise but playing nine or ten records in a backwater slot on radio dudd’nt really knock the ball outa the ballpark..

Need more ‘big boy’ radio that that, Sahib.

Spot on Breener, remember poor John Murray, horseshoed the lad who was an excellent broadcaster into a slot that he was not suited for, persisted with,like Drivetime, a cringeworthy segment which was about as ‘funny’ as a bunch of Chalfonts.

Took them five years before the penny dropped.

If I may say so Breener, myself and yourself are serious radio men, not like the scones who appear in here like perseid meteor showers only to fade away in hours.

Louise was doing the Ballycotton Sessions on TV before this gig at lunchtime started, so she's done TV already. Her persona/style seems similar to the one from her today fm show, personally I don't see her coming across as fake. Don't get the comparison with Neil Doherty, he's just "radio off" for me at this point....

I loved Ronan's show, was sad to see it go, but Louise is doing ok music wise. She does throw a few "Ronan" tunes in now and then to keep us happy! No Yodeling yet tho......

I’d prefer if she had another hour tacked on. 12-2pm would be great. People need to stop blaming presenters for RTÉ’s problems.

I like the show but it’s only an hour so it’s either hold on through the newsy stuff before switching back over to Newstalk, toot suite, to avoid ‘Live Line’ or suffer an hour of Newstalk’s faux-live line. Neither is a great option.

Not sure what I'm more shocked at.

How Louise has been "blown up" since the early days were we were discussing what a nice change it was for RTE to make a decent decision putting Louise in the slot. Or the amount of lads trying to tear down any positivity for her in the slot.

It's a "lovely" hour of radio. Nice selection of tunes delivered in a calm confident way. I think we can all agree it's something RTE has got "right"

We don't need to figure out today if she's the best thing since sliced bread and will take the radio world by storm. We also don't need to lambast her for doing a daycent job.

Enjoy the hour and chill out.

Agent bumpf no doubt. Big fan of Louise but they might as well say I’m taking over TLLS in 2026. She’s done telly by tge sounds of it but presenting a chat show is another thing altogether and I think it’d be a bit of a stretch. .

Well they certainly got it right when they got rid of Collins.

Now before everyone starts roaring and shouting I have nothing against Mr Collins it’s just that an unchanging

radio programme for the guts of twenty years has to be gotten rid of sometime.

Nothing is achieved by hanging on to the tired worn out music by numbers formula for aeons…. nothing.

All things must change eventually ..move on…. Otherwise we would all be still driving Dubbalin to Cork on single carriageway roads and taking an hour to get thru each town.

You gotta move on…… real radio people understand that.

Incorrect Francis, I was making the point that playing nine or ten records a day, however presented, is not a sign that greatness is in store and it’s the forerunner to a glittering career in radio.

As I posted some will like it, some won’t.

I would like to see more evidence of experience in ‘big boy radio’ before I would going into the taking over from PK arena to be honest.

Thats all Francis, nothing more ,nothing less.