The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

There does appear to be different standards for cancellation. As Francis isn’t in the “straight white male over 40” category he’ll most likely get a pass.

Maybe she was able via some experience?

Must look for that interview, was it long ago?

The Brennans are wily old buggers, one of them on newstalk as well today.. Must be something they want to promote,

Double standards are very much alive and well, all depends who you are.

O’Connor too afraid to discuss the latest FG scandal after reading out the press release, now runs for the comfort of an ad break. 🙄

I’m a few minutes behind the live feed but honestly, what is the point of this show if the host is afraid of his own shadow?

Official Ireland afraid of Official Ireland (they can all f*ck off)

Drunken and Arrested , so it's much more then an 'episode' .

The quickly going to an advertising break ,a long break as well , is a result of a lack of 'abundance of caution'.

Two allegations - inappropriate behaviour and arrested for being drunk were attributed to a politician.

Mick Clifford who is detailing the allegations is interrupted by Brendan to read a press statement were a politician is named and admits to being arrested for being drunk in O Connell Street.

There is no mention of the more serious initial allegation in the statement.

After returning from the ad break Brendan attempts to distinguish between the two allegations, the damage has already been done imho.Brendans interruption was 'we have a statement from.......'

Ah I remember it well, tweedledum and tweedledee on the dail plinth insisting nothing to see here to a bunch of earnest looking notebook scribblers while over on the BBC they were running with the story that Chopra and the boys were in town.. And it will happen again the way we're going mark my words with what passes for "journalism" here

Their instinct was not to discuss it. Not a good look.

I've heard countless segments on RTE about scandals involving Westminster politicians. They don't seem to have a problem discussing them.

If RTE is concerned about our very strict libel laws, they never seem to even debate the issue. You would think our media would be calling for those laws to loosen up.

It was positively weird tbh.
Contrast it to the Stanley story and the were all over that probing and speculating for a few weeks.
I would say his production team told him to get a grip in the break.

A subtle edit at 1 min 30 on the Saturday program on the player, as Francis's non-pc comment and Brendan's horrified reaction are carefully removed, never to be heard again.

I listened to the newspaper panel I thought it was interesting good commentary on elon musk attempts to destroy the federal government I disagree with Brendan if someone gets drunk and they cause trouble they still need to be held to account for what they did wrong I only listen to the panel so I can't comment on the rest of the show

Censorship alive and well at Rte.

They have form editing shows on the Player.