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Liveline With Joe Duffy - Mod Note in OP

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  • #22142
    mountain
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123241888#Comment_123241888

    I think it something about seeing him next Tuesday



  • #22143
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    The F-bomb you’d understand and is somewhat forgivable but the other word is above and beyond.

    Post edited by squonk on


  • #22144
    sligeach
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    Hilarious! Just listened to the clip now.

    Joe: "You fuppin clown! You fuppin clown!"

    That's what I think I heard. There's no doubt about the fuppin part. Who's the clown now? You'd wonder has he done this before live on air, Joe must have thought he covered his microphone fully.



  • #22145
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    The F bit didn't get cut from the listen back either 🤣

    https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22494576/



  • #22146
    Busi_Girl08
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    I believe he said "you f-ing coward" because he didn't like Brian's response.



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  • #22147
    Genghis
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    I'm getting: "You're a f###ing clown, f### off ya c##t".

    I am stunned, not only at the language used, but the aggressive tone behind the words, and then the quick switch into the upbeat outro that follows. He must have been certain he couldn't be heard, but surely you wait til the break to vent?

    Must listen next to the apology.



  • #22148
    Jeff2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242296#Comment_123242296

    The apology is just after 36.30 minutes in here.

    https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/11699758/


  • #22149
    Expunge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭Expunge


    Did he actually use the C word?

    And he revealed he was turned down as "not suitable" to join the board of The National Gallery.

    That's gotta hurt a lot.



  • #22150
    mountain
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    he apologised for his “loose language”

    Speaking about a caller like that is unprofessional and very offensive



  • #22151
    leath_dub
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242191#Comment_123242191

    Couldn't find it - how far in is it?



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  • #22152
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242525#Comment_123242525

    It's at 12.34, he's talking at the same time as the caller, not easy to spot.



  • #22153
    geographica
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242383#Comment_123242383

    Sounds like he really meant it 🙄



  • #22154
    leath_dub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,489 ✭✭✭leath_dub


    Riverdance is sacrosanct as far as RTE are concerned..Moya Doherty would be RTE royalty, despite her and her husband somehow getting the ownership of a Eurovision interval show commissioned by RTE . The show's investors went on to make multi millions from the show , revenue that by rights should have gone into the coffers of RTE and possibly reduce their dependency on the public purse.

    Once Brian came on to have a go at this most sacred of cows, Joe was spoiling for a fight.



  • #22155
    Genghis
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242508#Comment_123242508

    It was more than just loose language (you rightly used quotation marks").

    As well as the apology (which was genuine and quick) I would hope he called Brian right after the show to personally apologise / explain / ask for forgiveness.

    I wouldn't agree with him, and he was very strident making his points, but at the end of the day he was a caller expressing his personal opinion.

    In fairness to Joe he often follows up with listeners outside the show, thank you letters, signed cards, postcards, etc, so I expect he has.



  • #22156
    LambshankRedemption
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242579#Comment_123242579

    I wouldn't be holding my breath for any of that.



  • #22157
    geographica
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242579#Comment_123242579

    🤣🤣 yeh right



  • #22158
    squonk
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123241745#Comment_123241745

    Funy, listening now on headphones I can make out some inaudible grumbling just before followed by get sound like “you fuppin tool! Fup off!”

    Joe must have popped along to one of Ray’s lunchtime tech talks on desk operation.



  • #22159
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    As @Genghis said, I hope he followed up with Brian afterwards and, to be fair to Joe, I fully expect he did.

    he got me thinking though. Could you imagine what would happen if something similar happened on BBC radio two?? Even on a personal level I’m sure we all work with people who are, shall we say, difficult on a daily basis. You absolutely want to tell them to fup off but you don’t, and you can’t. Ironically, if this happened with a relatively underpaid call center employee, they’d have found themselves facing an involuntary and indefinite holiday likely by 5:30. the cardinal rule of being a chat show host, or any host, is that you absolutely do not abuse callers. Any of the rest of us calling our colleagues something along the lines of the language Joe used this afternoon with certainly find ourselves answering some awkward questions from our manager and HR. My point is I don’t think the BBC would let this off as easily, and I don’t think RTÉ should be seen to either.

    I know we all make mistakes and sometimes it’s hard to be on your best behaviour if there are other things going on behind the scenes. , Joe literally needs to sit on his stool for an hour a day and field calls. As jobs go, it’s pretty simple.

    Post edited by squonk on


  • #22160
    kitsy13
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    He seems to clash with people called brian 😀



  • #22161
    Arghus
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242682#Comment_123242682

    It's hard to know what to make of it.

    On one hand I partially think it was just an unfortunate moment that was caught live on air and an apology was made and we move on etc.

    But, then again, it really doesn't look great in another sense - it doesn't reflect well on him and, like you have said, if you were caught effing someone out of it in any other line of work where you were dealing with the public, you'd be due a fairly serious slap on the wrist, if not potentially a lot more.

    And it does all tie into the fact that fundamentally he isn't that good at remaining impartial in a debate. Maybe the caller was a bit irritating, but he was backing up what he was saying and he wasn't letting Joe bully him - and Joe couldn't handle it and we heard how he reacted.



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  • #22162
    kitsy13
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    Reminds me of gordon brown in the jag years ago, forgot the mic was on..Joe is used to screening/ talking to his people , when a principal officer or a trinity alumni comes on he gets narky



  • #22163
    Jeff2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242570#Comment_123242570

    It took them 30 minutes to realise that it was heard. Possibly from this thread and to come up with an apology.

    He started out well and then kind of just low voice.



  • #22164
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243046#Comment_123243046

    Twitter was ablaze with it too 😁. Can you imagine olden days someone might be swapping around a C90 tape recording of it.



  • #22165
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243046#Comment_123243046

    30 minutes to realise and apologise is terrible. Basically it tells me that people in RTE don’t listen to RTE. I get that people are busy and it’s a Friday afternoon and of course people are trying to finish up for the weekend but we all heard it, and somebody in there should’ve heard it. It took 30 minutes. Amongst the production staff, they should have known. Even allowing for a few minutes for the word to filter around, it should’ve been more like five or 10 minutes. Honest to God it’s not that hard. If anything, it just shows that the people who aren’t paying the license aren’t exactly wrong.

    Post edited by squonk on


  • #22166
    dvcireland
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123241745#Comment_123241745

    It's on the rte latest episode, but your clip is a tiny bit clearer



  • #22167
    dvcireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,972 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123242525#Comment_123242525

    12:34



  • #22168
    geographica
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243046#Comment_123243046

    Sounds like he really meant it



  • #22169
    thesandeman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243212#Comment_123243212

    Playback is on in the morning. If Sinead Mooney is working she's been known to take the odd risk with what she covers 😉.



  • #22170
    squonk
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243167#Comment_123243167

    I don’t doubt that he did. It’s genuine mistake but the difference is he says it out loud. I say the same things to colleagues during work meetings sometimes but it’s in my head. I’d never even risk saying it even with my mic closed because some day it wouldn’t be and that’d be that. It’s discipline and common sense. I would mean it too if I had to apologise calling them something bad under my breath. That shouldn’t even arise though. If you’re sitting in front of a microphone, keep your mouth shut at all times unless you have thought through what you’re going to say.



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  • #22171
    geographica
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    not a chance he meant that apology, he was directed to say it, end of

    Duffy doesn’t do apologies, meaningfully



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