I listened to most of the newspaper panel and was amazed the RTE bail out didnt get a decent grilling,appears this bailout is massively contentious and any self respecting similiar show would lead with this item rather than some woke non story about disrespecting a religious painting.
I missed most of today, but I am not surprised the RTE bailout was not covered, or the fact that the bailout money was taken from the Social Welfare budget.
I have found boards to be hyperbolic and unreasonable about an awful lot. So when I read the comments above about the contributor I was rolling my eyes thinking more of the same.
Just listening back now. She's ridiculous. Her argument seems to be that the poor people in coolock are allowed protest because they are seeing people getting more than they have. But also says that the immigrants get less. And also said that the idea that the small cohort of right wing people being able to lead the community infantilises the community, but also said that the community is peaceful in protesting, so who is actually doing the protesting?
I don't get her fundamental point here. It seems to be based on leave Coolock alone I think?
I think she's using the Coolock protests as an example of working class communities being ignored and left behind (probably has a very good point there), but the issue for me is that she also seems to completely ignore that some (not all) of the protesters are just plain old racists and/or 'scumbags' out to cause all kinds of trouble. She just ignores that because it gets in the way of her 'everyone's a victim' narrative. Slightly dangerous territory there.
The fact that the liberal types around her don't at least question her comments is what drives me mad. If a TD communicated similar points the way she does, there'd be a pile on in most media circles calling them apologists for racism, far right etc.
She's also got a book to sell…
Indeed, she has a book to sell and was also on Pat Kenny's radio show on Friday. She's all over the place on this and is very much signed up to the everyone is a victim and also seemed to talk about herself, a lot. She doesn't get held up to scrutiny by presenters because of her backstory.
She's another Lynn Ruane basically.
She should be questioned more; because she's an utter bluffer; like so many in the sociology & psychology space.
The guy on with her on the panel sort of pushed back, but BOC seemed to move the conversation on without it getting too detailed.
But, part of the problem here is the perception that better off areas are not taking their share of these facilities. So, Hanafin was right to point that out (300 asylum seekers in Blackrock - with little or no objection apparently). It was probably the threatened legal action taken by Ballsbridge residents, against the plan to use a former guesthouse for asylum seekers, and which resulted in the state capitulating to them, which has created this impression. One valid point made by Katriona O'Sullivan though was that this information, where people are actually located, is basically impossible to obtain.
Although if there was a public list of all housing for refugees then you'd just be giving the far right a list of places to protest.
Yeah, Mary Hanafin made a similar point .. which went against the main point she was making. I don't find it convincing. Why would people start protesting existing centres, especially in places they don't live themselves (presumably people in Blackrock already know about the centre there)? In any case, I wouldn't be suggesting to broadcast the exact address. Otherwise, I think the perception is going to persist that most asylum seekers in South Dublin are housed in places like Tallaght.
Also is it too late to reverse the shameful capitulation on the proposed centre in Ballsbridge? If so, then why?
Why would racists do racist things? Racists are gonna racist...
Do they really need to do the mindfullness/ wellness thing every week. I know BOC lost a lot of weight himself. But the wellness/mindfullness thing is a bit much to have to listen to every week.
Also start playing more then 30 seconds of the songs chosen for Desert Island Disks segment.
This show is getting worse, it consisted of interviews with 3 people , 21 minutes talk about the paris olympics, and far right fight clubs, 7 minutes of an item about making salads.
too much interviews not enough discussion of the news
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/brendan-oconnor/2024/0810/1464374-brendan-oconnor-saturday-10-august-2024/
i,d like a radio show where theres a panel of a few people talking about the weeks news .
if you want to listen to interviews 2 people talking theres plenty of podcasts out there that do that very well. one interview for 30 minutes would be fine .
i think hes a middle of the road present ,his accent is not annoying .
Marty Morrisey my whole personality is i love gaa and i,m from the country .
Tune in tomorrow at 11 for an hour long panel discussion.
Marty is sound.
They have a half hour or so on Saturdays on anton savage show on newstalk. And the first hour of the Sunday show for BOC is newspaper review.
Wait, what? How did I miss the segment about far right fight clubs. Instead I got an inarticulate woman rambling on about how she lost weight and trying to sell spaces on her camino walk.
You can listen later to any segment on rte ie podcasts far right fight club is 12 minutes long approx.
In early with a "we don't know that" line.
He claims we don't know it was protectors from Coolock up in Belfast. Despite them having a banner with them saying COOLOCK on it.
True. My ears ache when I hear about 'Northbind' and 'Southbind' traffic.
Plus there's a lady on the Traffic news who pronounces Castlemartyr in E Cork as if it was
'Castlemurder'.
There's a split in the camp over the "Trip to Belfast".
https://www.thejournal.ie/local-councillors-deplore-coolock-says-no-group-at-anti-migrant-protest-belfast-6457399-Aug2024/
But there is still near certainty that there was marchers from Coolock in Belfast, despite BOC comments.
If you weren't from Coolock, why would you make a banner saying you were from there? Doesn't make sense.
But sure try to dispute the facts Brendan.
I don’t think that’s what he’s trying to do here. Much more likely he’s more concerned with getting sued by nutters, again.
Once bitten, and all that.
There’s a dangerous word…”sound” conjures up several phrases like “lovable rogue” ….”chancer “ “ bit of a grifter” and stuff like that .
I wouldn’t use that word myself due to the connotations it can stir up….” Coddin’ the people and getting away with it” springs to mind .
mmmmm……nah……I’d steer clear of that one, me.
The auld ‘ produce evidence’ defense when the blatantly obvious is apparent.
“How did you know it was raining at that time?”
“I looked out the foocking window and called in the cat and she was soaking”
Is Ballsy still at that crud?
I think he,s overly cautious about people making statements that could put rte at risk of getting sued .
But the statement that was made about people from Coolock being in Belfast wasn't a lie. It was a fact.
Then what if they find out it was a group claiming to represent Coolock but not from Coolock?
You don't know it was a fact. It's highly probable that they were from coolock, but there is a very small chance that some randoms could have created a coolock says no sign and gone up.
Kinda hard to deny when people are identifiable in photos. Maybe very good photoshoppers?😁
It's clear to any impartial observer that the crowd who travelled to Belfast did not represent the will of the people of Coolock.
In fact even some of their own group have fallen out with them over their antics.
They have been condemned from all sides of the political divide and only represent their own twisted agenda.
BOC may have misspoken but he was right to try and put clear blue water between the decent Coolock people and that bunch of charlatans.
seems the same' defence' is trotted out whenever this stuff happens…."its only a small group of people' yet when youths
are racing stolen cars around the hood and the Gardaí are called the crowd seems to get bigger?
If its 'only a small group of people' why aren't they rounded up and brought before the courts.
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