PK@rte.ie (again). The All New (Patrick Kielty) Late Late Show Thread

I never really noticed that from any of them though I wouldn't be a regular viewer

Wow! LLS is unwatchable because of where the guests are from?

Little bit of the ol' xenophobia seeping out?

Off the top of my head (and discounting last night's show which I haven't seen) among Kielty's most interesting guests have been Mary McAleese, James McLean, Jimmy Nesbitt and Carl Frampton. A boxer, an actor, a footballer and a former president of our country but in your eyes just unwatchable "Nordies"

or who any of them were? I think the first one was her that did the N17 cover but other than that not a clue...

Yup

It's not representative of the country. 6 northern counties vs 26 in the republic. Vast majority of his guests are his mates from up north. Very little balance because of it.

Is the "Yup" an answer to the xenophobia accusation?

"Vast majority" of his guests are "his mates from up North" ... absolute rubbish! Back that up with some figures.

"Very little balance" What does that even mean? Are you talking about political balance? Balance in social background?

Carl Frampton and Mary McAleese are worlds apart regarding their background and their life experiences.

Just "Nordies" to you though?

It should be called the Late Republican Show at this stage. If it was balanced you would not have a continuous flow of Republicans with subtle propaganda.

Agreed

What else would you expect. The show started with a leading Republican, and ended with a guest, Stephen Rea, who was married to Dolours Price, an IRA member. Of course, that was not mentioned on the show. Former IRA bomber Dolours Price was the one who once described how Mr Adams ordered her to ferry captives, including Ms McConville, across the Border to be murdered.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dolours-price-former-ira-terrorist-and-ex-wife-of-actor-stephen-rea-dies-of-suspected-overdose/29022340.html

No mention of Ms Price though, only praise from Stephen Rea, one of the joint first ministers ( the one who was on the late late Republican show of course) , and snide comments about the DUP.

Sorry, I'm just still trying to imagine the Late Late staff working their way through a list of identified 'RA supporters and 'inviting' them on the show. 😁

Frampton was there as a boxer (the fact he is a Catholic from N. Ireland is irrelevant), Nesbitt was there as an actor and James Blunt was there as a musician. None made political comments like the Republicans did on the Republican Late Show.

Even on last Friday nights show alone, as pointed out already the show started with a leading Republican ( from an IRA family background back in the day ) and ended with a guest, Stephen Rea, who was married to Dolours Price, an IRA member. Of course, that was not mentioned on the show. Former IRA bomber Dolours Price was the one who once described how Mr Adams ordered her to ferry captives, including Ms McConville, across the Border to be murdered.

Stephen Rea is an actor but still got in praise for O'Neill and a snide comments about the DUP etc. It was not revealed of course that he was married to Dolours Price, an IRA member. Former IRA bomber Dolours Price was the one who once described how Mr Adams ordered her to ferry captives, including Ms McConville, across the Border to be murdered. Rea gave one sided subtle propaganda throughout his interview.

O'Neill was there as First Minister but did not answer the soft questions she was asked, it was another half hour propaganda piece. Not surprising at this stage.

If the Republican Late show was balanced, it would have had the other joint first minister on. And someone who could interview properly.

She did not answer the questions, she dodged them with well rehearsed replies. See her reply to immigration for example. She says she will "reach out to unionists" but that means - to her - mixing with royalty and then attending pira commemorations saying there was no alternative! Imagine if Kielty had a Loyalist politician on who went to commemorations of loyalist para-militaries and who said there was no alternative to loyalist para-militaries?

Rea was an actor with obvious IRA sympathies ( not surprising given he was married to former IRA bomber Dolours Price, who was the one who once described how Mr Adams ordered her to ferry captives, including Ms McConville, across the Border to be murdered ). Why did Kiely allow him to give his one sided political piece, without any challenging?

Of course the First Minister should be the First Minister for all, and the two joint first ministers should be for all. We just got one First minister, who says she will "reach out to unionists" but that means - to her - mixing with royalty and then attending pira commemorations saying there was no alternative! As I said already, imagine if Kielty had a Loyalist politician on who went to commemorations of loyalist para-militaries and who said there was no alternative to loyalist para-militaries?

Why so many Northern republicans on the Late late?

You think Carl Frampton's a catholic?

Are you really that uninformed?

Apart from that, what I'm getting from your post is that you think there should be no political comments on the Late Late show.

Is that the case? Or is it just no political comments that you personally disagree with?

15 years ago a good friend of former IRA member Martin McGuinness had a very high profile interview on the Late Late. Do you think that he also should not have appeared?

Listen up folks.

It doesn't matter if Nesbitt is a Buddhist, Frampton a Muslim or Rea a Quaker.

They were all first class guests on the Late Late Show.

Actually for tickets for the Late Late show, you have to fill out an application form, before you are chosen by the Republican Late Show. If you are chosen. On the application form you give your name, occupation, social media user name / profile ( FrancieBrady), tell ask you to tell them about yourself, after that they ask you your passion / hobbies, after that they ask you your dream late late show guests, after that they ask you who is your Irish hero etc etc.

So FrancieBrady, no wonder you, with over 50,000 posts on boards for SF, can join your comrades in the audience on the Republican Late show no bother and whoop and cheer all you like. Kielty has had plenty of guests on giving their Northern Republican slant on politics McLean, McAleese (who once had to apologize for her slur comparing Protestants to Nazis), O'Neill, Rea ( who was who was married to Dolours Price, an IRA member, who was the one who once described how Mr Adams ordered her to ferry captives, including Ms McConville, across the Border to be murdered) etc. I'd be surprised if you were not in the audience already, if not in the green room.

Gay Byrne would have had a more balanced Late late, no comparison.

Those drugs are bloody strong!