The Claire Byrne Show - Newstalk

"up next, is chocolate dangerous for dogs?"

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Have they cut the research budget for this show? It's like some sad AI prompt, or something overheard at junior infants' yard time

The suits in RTE and Newstalk probably decided their poor snowflake listeners wouldn't be able to take too much trauma from the Middle East war, Ukraine, the current US admin horror show, the health care situation at home, the fuel crisis, the housing crisis etc. and decided to soften their offerings with some soothing fluff no-one is remotely interested in.

Fact, we have 2FM and several regional stations if it's light entertainment, music & chit-chat we want.

RTE Radio One and Newstalk should stick to delivering current affairs, national and international.

Are Newstalk aware that there is more than one player in the Ireland squad?

David McCullagh's show is a lot worse than Claire Byrne's was on RTÉ though, so it's not like the competition is up to much.

The quality of both shows is much worse than the previous 2, which is odd when 1 of the previous presenters is still a presenter.

Its like one of those dystopian horror films where inside the walls, the middle class and elite lived a charmed life. In the Irish situation, it's a life of well-paid careers, massive SUVs, and saunas, while outside the walls, the rest exist as best they can, so the radio reflects that.

I dont agree that eveything is a crisis. Plus, for example, those sorts of programs often have their own pet-housing commentators who have an agenda, so it's not exactly an unbiased opinion we are getting.

As a UK journalist pointed out years ago, it’s like being interviewed by a dead sheep 😉

Four day weekend for Claire. Going to have to listen to Callan.

I can take Kicks but not his daily show. I actually fell asleep.

You are talking about Labours Ged Nash? Thats one way to look at it. The way i see it, she ask him over and over, what would you have done yesterday and he could not answer. Just repeating the issue and paraphrasing to wind down the clock. He couldnt answer the question because he didnt know what to do. He had multiple opportunities to give a straight answer but he kept rambling on about the general economic issues and not this specific one. And this is supposed to be a credible opposition party. The guys a charlatan.

UK/Commonwealth media say King Charles. Other countries say King Charles of UK. It is correct terminology. Also it is a state visit by King Charles of UK, not of Canada, Jamaica, Tuvalu, etc, therefore important to mention the country represented.

He's the only president that matters for those in the Irish media.

RTE were calling the Charles speech 'historic'. No idea what was historic about it.

The last queen made a speech to Congress. It's a speech from an unelected head of state with no power to another parliament. It was particularly bizarre for an Irish media station to use the word historic and to give this story any prominence at all. It's a non story from an Irish point of view.

"people who are working their backsides off" says Simon Harris - the new 'getting up early'

"squeezed middle people" says Harris. "i'm here as a representative of the people"