Sean O'Rourke Today Show

neris · 23-12-2013 10:48AM

That caviston fella is really irritating

L1011 · 23-12-2013 11:31AM

mango salsa wrote: »

I voted yes to keep the Seanad. I am proud of myself. It's not my fault Enda appointed that gobsh1te

Voting Yes meant you voted to remove the Seanad though.

Evan DietrichSmith · 23-12-2013 02:16PM

tayto lover wrote: »

What a load of old outdated s*** that was.
MLOD is only good if you suffer from constipation.
When will RTE One move into the present age?
They seem to cater only for the over 70's.
Pure rubbish.

Bit harsh there TL, surely you can't come to that conclusion on the basis of one
Extract from a programme.
Have another think about that post eh!

tayto lover · 23-12-2013 03:31PM

Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »

Bit harsh there TL, surely you can't come to that conclusion on the basis of one
Extract from a programme.
Have another think about that post eh!

It's not just one programme or a part of a programme.
I am nearly 60 and find the station outdated and maudlin in general.
It's as if we never moved out of the 1940's.
Always dealing with things of the past, the church or politics.
Just my opinion.

Evan DietrichSmith · 23-12-2013 04:25PM

tayto lover wrote: »

It's not just one programme or a part of a programme.
I am nearly 60 and find the station outdated and maudlin in general.
It's as if we never moved out of the 1940's.
Always dealing with things of the past, the church or politics.
Just my opinion.

Very honest post there tayto,I can't agree with that description.

I would be interested in what direction you would like R1 to go?

Personally I think they do a reasonable to good job,with a few spots that could be improved.

9 to 10 is terrible in my opinion, square peg in a round hole.Disasterville.

12 to 13 is outdated , predictable, not my cup of tea.

15 to 1630. Tabloid radio and 1900 to 2200 not R1 material.

Room for that on 2fm.
I would think R1 is in touch generally speaking.

tayto lover · 23-12-2013 06:12PM

Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »

Very honest post there tayto,I can't agree with that description.

I would be interested in what direction you would like R1 to go?

Personally I think they do a reasonable to good job,with a few spots that could be improved.

9 to 10 is terrible in my opinion, square peg in a round hole.Disasterville.

12 to 13 is outdated , predictable, not my cup of tea.

15 to 1630. Tabloid radio and 1900 to 2200 not R1 material.

Room for that on 2fm.
I would think R1 is in touch generally speaking.

I do like the John Creedon Show.
Music for all tastes and a bit of banter too.

neris · 23-12-2013 10:36PM

Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »

Very honest post there tayto,I can't agree with that description.

I would be interested in what direction you would like R1 to go?

Personally I think they do a reasonable to good job,with a few spots that could be improved.

9 to 10 is terrible in my opinion, square peg in a round hole.Disasterville.

12 to 13 is outdated , predictable, not my cup of tea.

15 to 1630. Tabloid radio and 1900 to 2200 not R1 material.

Room for that on 2fm.
I would think R1 is in touch generally speaking.

You forgot the 1345-1500 slot, although a change of presenter and producers rather then show could sort that out

P. Breathnach · 23-12-2013 11:09PM

neris wrote: »

You forgot the 1345-1500 slot, although a change of presenter and producers rather then show could sort that out

Strongly agree.

I don't listen to the show except sometimes by accident, and even then not for long. Sometimes I glance through the thread about it on this forum, and think a change of audience might also be a good thing.

Harry Angstrom · 23-12-2013 11:46PM

The thing is though, whenever somebody stands in for Joe Duffy, the number of posts to the Liveline thread tends to dip. Love him or hate him, Joe Duffy is still a major draw, even to Boardsies, although they'd never admit it

Onthe3rdDay · 24-12-2013 06:44PM

neris wrote: »

You forgot the 1345-1500 slot, although a change of presenter and producers rather then show could sort that out

Liveline used to be somewhat normal when Marian was presenting it. It wasn't focused on Joe. The production values on that show are some of the worst on either this island or the UK. It's tabloid radio at it's very worst. The production staff need to be sent on a course on how to handle the most basic of broadcast ethics.

touts · 07-01-2014 10:16AM

That Clare postman is really trying Sean's patience with his attempts to plug the local tourist trade.

IvyTheTerrible · 07-01-2014 10:19AM

touts wrote: »

That Clare postman is really trying Sean's patience with his attempts to plug the local tourist trade.

Yeah Sean was not taking any of it!

HeidiHeidi · 07-01-2014 10:21AM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Yeah Sean was not taking any of it!

Thought he was quite ratty with him - the guy was only trying to make a joke ffs, which in the circumstances is fairly admirable!

A snap worthy of Joe.

Don't sink that low, Seán!

IvyTheTerrible · 07-01-2014 10:46AM

I really wish these discussion about how fantastic science is would also say that the majority of science graduates are earning a lot less that other disciplines and the science field and research in particular is an extremely difficult jobs market, with funding being cut left right and centre. It's all well and good entering Young Scientist but it put bread on the table for most people.

Evan DietrichSmith · 07-01-2014 11:59AM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Thought he was quite ratty with him - the guy was only trying to make a joke ffs, which in the circumstances is fairly admirable!

A snap worthy of Joe.

Don't sink that low, Seán!

Didn't hear that exchange,but in my opinion, no harm for a bit of rattiness from a presenter now and again.

These bland and colourless people who go out of their way to offend nobody and qualify any remark with disclaimers are the bane of RTE.

Bit of edge now and then is no harm.

HeidiHeidi · 07-01-2014 12:03PM

Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »

Didn't hear that exchange,but in my opinion, no harm for a bit of rattiness from a presenter now and again.

These bland and colourless people who go out of their way to offend nobody and qualify any remark with disclaimers are the bane of RTE.

Bit of edge now and then is no harm.

No need to be rude though

Evan DietrichSmith · 07-01-2014 12:07PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

No need to be rude though

Well, I didn't hear it so I won't comment any further.

Have to say anecdotally I have heard interviews on the radio where the presenter has to listen through a load of previously rehashed waffle and spin and must surely , surely be bursting to say "would you STFU and answer the question:D

serfboard · 07-01-2014 01:45PM

Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »

Have to say anecdotally I have heard interviews on the radio where the presenter has to listen through a load of previously rehashed waffle and spin and must surely , surely be bursting to say "would you STFU and answer the question:D

There was an example of that on Morning Ireland yesterday.

The CEO of Rehab was on and refused to say how much she was earning even though she said there should be transparency on salaries in the charity sector.

Gavin Jennings asked her twice but she wouldn't answer the question. IMO, he shouldn't have let her out of the studio until she did!

brooke 2 · 07-01-2014 01:47PM

MYOB wrote: »

Voting Yes meant you voted to remove the Seanad though.

Even Michael O'Leary was confused about how he voted! Had to be corrected when he said that he had voted 'no' as he wanted to abolish the Seanad!!

Edit: Not on SO'R.

P. Breathnach · 07-01-2014 01:53PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

Even Michael O'Leary was confused about how he voted! Had to be corrected when he said that he had voted 'no' as he wanted to abolish the Seanad!!

So he didn't read and understand all the T&Cs? He should be required to pay a penalty charge of €60.

Callan57 · 07-01-2014 02:11PM

P. Breathnach wrote: »

So he didn't read and understand all the T&Cs? He should be required to pay a penalty charge of €60.

Absolutely no excuse accepted, it was there in the small print - somewhere!
:rolleyes:

Evan DietrichSmith · 07-01-2014 06:38PM

serfboard wrote: »

There was an example of that on Morning Ireland yesterday.

The CEO of Rehab was on and refused to say how much she was earning even though she said there should be transparency on salaries in the charity sector.

Gavin Jennings asked her twice but she wouldn't answer the question. IMO, he shouldn't have let her out of the studio until she did!

That's the one I had in mind

However I think she was in Saudi Arabia for that interview.

spank_inferno · 08-01-2014 10:19AM

Different county, same NIMBYs

padd b1975 · 08-01-2014 11:46AM

This RTE head would want to brush up on his communication skills.

IvyTheTerrible · 08-01-2014 11:48AM

"Co-productions with Yanks"

Meoww!

Callan57 · 09-01-2014 11:41AM

Did that I mishear or did she say she "didn't know the roads so she was speeding"

P. Breathnach · 09-01-2014 11:51AM

I think you misunderstood. I took it to mean that she didn't know that there was a 50kph limit on that road.

Callan57 · 09-01-2014 12:01PM

P. Breathnach wrote: »

I think you misunderstood. I took it to mean that she didn't know that there was a 50kph limit on that road.

Perhaps - or maybe she meant she didn't know there would be a checkpoint on it :rolleyes:

P. Breathnach · 09-01-2014 12:15PM

I got the impression that she wasn't particularly trying to argue her way out of responsibility for breaking the speed limit, that she was simply explaining why she got things wrong. It seemed clear enough that a €150 fine was a big deal to her - but she seemed to accept it with a stoic resignation. She also said that it was her first ever time in a court, so I suspect that we are not discussing a habitual offender.

I think you have allowed yourself to get distracted from the real issue. The overall piece was about the use of the court "poor box" to enable some people to avoid convictions and, in many cases, penalty points.

CountyHurler · 14-01-2014 10:34AM

Fairly comprehensive rebuttal of Paisley by Seamus Mallon.

Speaking of bluster...:(

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