Charlie Bird is to leave RTE

dublinman1990 · 24-08-2012 09:11PM #1

Well after 38 years of this man being on our screens and airwaves. Charlie Bird is leaving the station within 3 weeks. He is 62 years; going on 63

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0824/breaking54.html

He is due to make his last broadcast on RTE Radio covering for Marian Finucane as a fill-in presenter sometime this weekend.

The first major story in RTE he was covering was in the Phillippines of the imprisoned Irish priest, Fr Niall O'Brien.

A question for you here guys, Does anyone here love or hate Charlie Bird?

His reports were usually short and concise during my lifetime while watching RTE News. Whenever he would make his reports on the last government;they were filled with lot of bias IMO.

Prick! · 24-08-2012 09:13PM

Flying the nest is he?

luckyfrank · 24-08-2012 09:14PM

charlie bird is a hermaphrodite

NIMAN · 24-08-2012 09:18PM

No loss, big wage saved there. If only they could get rid of some more now.

girl in the striped socks · 24-08-2012 09:20PM

Remember the documentary he did in the Antarctic or somewhere similar?
There was a seal dry riding him. Hilarious viewing!

D1stant · 24-08-2012 09:21PM

Gods Speed Charlie

TeddyTedson · 24-08-2012 09:21PM

At least we won't have to see him complaining after being sent on the cruise of a lifetime by RTÉ anymore
Mans a gob****e, albeit a harmless one.

SugarCoat · 24-08-2012 09:22PM

Goodbye Mr. Recession fetish

christmas2012 · 24-08-2012 09:22PM

god almighty i hear RTE is in deficit and their ratings arent much good,and look at all the money the have to pour into sharon ni bheolans botox fund alone on top of everything else,i cant even imagine brian dobsons wage,good riddance to those over earning and they have no shame in doing it no matter how bad RTE is doing.. its ridiculous

Kurz · 24-08-2012 09:24PM

Bemused as to why the man had such a job in the first place, he didn't seem qualified for it and never got the hang of it. The only memorable moments in his 38 year career are when he made an arse of himself once or twice.

Knex* · 24-08-2012 09:24PM

They just repeatedly punched me in the face...With their fists

Such a brave reporter, with an eloquent grasp of the English language, the likes of which we may never see again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXUpbDO-8xo

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-08-2012 09:24PM

I felt sorry for Bird watching him on the documentary about his stint as Washington correspondent. He seemed to be so miserable, no friends, drinking like a fish on his own in a sports bar every night. Even his two American colleagues didn't seem to have much time for him.

Duckworth_Luas · 24-08-2012 09:25PM

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

Remember the documentary he did in the Antarctic or somewhere similar?
There was a seal dry riding him. Hilarious viewing!

Was this the seal?

TeddyTedson · 24-08-2012 09:26PM

You might say he's socially inept...

girl in the striped socks · 24-08-2012 09:26PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

Remember the documentary he did in the Antarctic or somewhere similar?
There was a seal dry riding him. Hilarious viewing!

Was this the seal?

An would you look at the cute furry head on him.
The seal doesn't look to bad either

Fulton Crown · 24-08-2012 09:28PM

Ah ! What can I say...The Birdman is off away...never recovered from his stint away from the mother ship in the States.

God speed laddie....an close the door behind you !

My name is URL · 24-08-2012 09:33PM

He seems like a miserable git to me. I watched that documentary he appeared in which followed in the footsteps of Tom Crean and he came across as if he wasn't very interested himself.

Agricola · 25-08-2012 12:02AM

My name is URL wrote: »

He seems like a miserable git to me. I watched that documentary he appeared in which followed in the footsteps of Tom Crean and he came across as if he wasn't very interested himself.

Always get that impression from him in everything he does. Its all about him and the documentary is just a vehicle!
Theres just something about him. He seems like he has the personality to make some deep statements about what the subject matter is, but then he comes out with the most inane, superfluous and shallow twaddle imaginable.

ITS_A_BADGER · 25-08-2012 12:43AM

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

Remember the documentary he did in the Antarctic or somewhere similar?
There was a seal dry riding him. Hilarious viewing!

LOL yeah i always had an image of charlie in a court room and some counseller pointing to a doll asking charlie, ok so where did the seal touch you?

Seanchai · 25-08-2012 12:46AM

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Well after 38 years of this man being on our screens and airwaves. Charlie Bird is leaving the station within 3 weeks. He is 62 years; going on 63

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0824/breaking54.html

He is due to make his last broadcast on RTE Radio covering for Marian Finucane as a fill-in presenter sometime this weekend.

The first major story in RTE he was covering was in the Phillippines of the imprisoned Irish priest, Fr Niall O'Brien.

A question for you here guys, Does anyone here love or hate Charlie Bird?

His reports were usually short and concise during my lifetime while watching RTE News. Whenever he would make his reports on the last government;they were filled with lot of bias IMO.

I remember Charlie coming on Jo Maxi back in the day telling LC students about how he became a journalist. He went on about how he failed the Leaving and how he just kept trying after the LC to become a journalist. He seemed like the most down-to-earth and humble person. No airs and graces.

EoghanIRL · 25-08-2012 12:47AM

luckyfrank wrote: »

charlie bird is a hermaphrodite

You'd know that

hopefulaplican · 25-08-2012 12:57AM

Looks like he's getting the flock out of there.

Seanchai · 25-08-2012 11:22AM

There's a very interesting interview going on this minute between Charlie and Michael Patwell, the former district judge.

Patwell is talking openly about how he left his job in Customs because he stopped a famous sports star and confiscated all his undeclared item and how he was reprimanded for that. More interestingly, he's talking openly about how he lobbied a politician to be appointed a judge. Amazingly frank interview going on now.

Listen here

juan.kerr · 25-08-2012 11:24AM

Bring back Jo Maxi, get rid of all these overpaid RTE clowns.

kneemos · 25-08-2012 11:38AM

Patwell reakons his employment records have disappeared from his time as a customs official because of the incident with the sports star,Charlie completely ignores it..Fantasticly frank interview if only it had a decent interviewer.

Seanchai · 25-08-2012 11:46AM

Patwell named Sinn Féin as having people who do not serve democracy. He was asked could he add to his list. He said no. He could, however, also mention the very many members of Fine Gael, his own party, who still have fascistic tendencies today. There's a whole subclass in Fine Gael which carries on the Blueshirt tradition of the 1930s, are to the right of everything and would put "the market" above democracy any day of the week.

EricPraline · 25-08-2012 09:58PM

NIMAN wrote: »

No loss, big wage saved there. If only they could get rid of some more now.

No, unfortunately we will fund his €200k lump sump and €80,000 per year for the rest of his life - he's hanging up his boots at the grand old age of 63.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/charlie-bird-after-38-years-this-bird-has-flown-3209784.html

The scandalous waste and profligacy at RTE (at our expense) would really make you want to vomit.

Biggins · 25-08-2012 10:00PM

The bird is flying the coup.
All the best birdy!

Bet he will be back within a year as an independent company presenter.
Its a tax trick many of them in RTE are using!

Augmerson · 25-08-2012 10:08PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I felt sorry for Bird watching him on the documentary about his stint as Washington correspondent. He seemed to be so miserable, no friends, drinking like a fish on his own in a sports bar every night. Even his two American colleagues didn't seem to have much time for him.

Apparently he did the durt with someone's wife in RTE and got cast out to the States.

ColeTrain · 25-08-2012 10:11PM

He'll be back on our screens soon with a documentary series about his retirement.

jimmycrackcorm · 25-08-2012 10:14PM

I always wondered why he didn't change his name for tv. I mean Charlie is a girls name...

Charlie Bird is to leave RTE

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