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brooke 2 · 03-04-2014 11:13AM

Say Your Number wrote: »

I'd take his monotone over Duggan's far harsher delivery any day.

I thought she came across as quite stressed yesterday. I could not believe it when
she persisted in speaking to the woman on the phone when the line kept going down.
She went back to her twice! The topic was only about texting!!

Calhoun · 03-04-2014 11:28AM

ElleEm wrote: »

I don't like Davenport. I am a diehard Moncrieff fan so I just don't think Fionn does a good job with the often unusual and funny topics on the show.

I couldn't believe they got Tara Duggan to do it yesterday. They must have just looked around the office and tried to find anyone who wasn't busy!

I usually tune out when I realise Sean is off.

Have to agree with your top point to an extent, i think Fionn lacks the wicked and funny sense of humor that Sean has. Then again are their many that could fill Sean's spot?

ElleEm · 03-04-2014 11:32AM

Calhoun wrote: »

Have to agree with your top point to an extent, i think Fionn lacks the wicked and funny sense of humor that Sean has. Then again are their many that could fill Sean's spot?

I know. He is so well rounded. He is really inquisitive and terrible bold all at the same time!

Say Your Number · 03-04-2014 11:42AM

brooke 2 wrote: »

I thought she came across as quite stressed yesterday. I could not believe it when
she persisted in speaking to the woman on the phone when the line kept going down.
She went back to her twice! The topic was only about texting!!

If ya ever listen to her reading the news, she always sounds rushed and hurried which is why I never listen to her, She even sounded that way when she was a guest on Hook's show.

Ol' Donie · 03-04-2014 11:58AM

brooke 2 wrote: »

I hate when he does his history slot. His monotone almost sends me to sleep!

Never been a huge Fionn fan, but i think that spot is fantastic.

WindmillWarrior · 03-04-2014 11:59AM

Say Your Number wrote: »

If ya ever listen to her reading the news, she always sounds rushed and hurried which is why I never listen to her, She even sounded that way when she was a guest on Hook's show.

She takes the most ridiculous intake of breath between each news item as well. Does my head in!

Somewhat related, does anyone know who the bloke is that does the travel slot now on george Hooks show? (used to be Davenport). He's got a mad Irish name, but he's really good, a proper intrepid traveler. I think he may have a show on RTE television as well

DeanAustin · 03-04-2014 11:59AM

brooke 2 wrote: »

Heard Yates say, one day last week, with exasperation in his voice:
'Please come back, Chris!'

I don't mind Chris but I actually think Coleman is pretty good. I know people have a pop at him here for his FF connections but he's better able for political interviews than Chris and I think is a good foil for Yates. The fact Coleman and Yates seriously disagree on stuff adds to it for me.

Thought he did a good job with Joan Burton this morning and kept steering her back to answer the question he asked when she tried just bullsh!tting him with waffle.

brooke 2 · 03-04-2014 12:30PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Never been a huge Fionn fan, but i think that spot is fantastic.

There is no one to compare with Patrick Geoghegan when it comes to history!

brooke 2 · 03-04-2014 12:34PM

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

She takes the most ridiculous intake of breath between each news item as well. Does my head in!

Somewhat related, does anyone know who the bloke is that does the travel slot now on george Hooks show? (used to be Davenport). He's got a mad Irish name, but he's really good, a proper intrepid traveler. I think he may have a show on RTE television as well

Might be Pol Ó Conghaile. He is excellent.

brooke 2 · 03-04-2014 12:40PM

DeanAustin wrote: »

I don't mind Chris but I actually think Coleman is pretty good. I know people have a pop at him here for his FF connections but he's better able for political interviews than Chris and I think is a good foil for Yates. The fact Coleman and Yates seriously disagree on stuff adds to it for me.

Thought he did a good job with Joan Burton this morning and kept steering her back to answer the question he asked when she tried just bullsh!tting him with waffle.

I love Shane Coleman when he is talking politics. He is really in his comfort zone there. He is not great at the small chat
and rather pathetic at the repartis which is part and parcel of the morning show. Kind of feel sorry for him sometimes!!

parasite · 03-04-2014 12:47PM

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

She takes the most ridiculous intake of breath between each news item as well. Does my head in!

Somewhat related, does anyone know who the bloke is that does the travel slot now on george Hooks show? (used to be Davenport). He's got a mad Irish name, but he's really good, a proper intrepid traveler. I think he may have a show on RTE television as well

Manchán Magan, he's always worth watching/listening to I find, not many in Irish media land

WindmillWarrior · 03-04-2014 02:06PM

parasite wrote: »

Manchán Magan, he's always worth watching/listening to I find, not many in Irish media land

thats the bloke. Yeah, he's very impressive. Impressive CV too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manch%C3%A1n_Magan

Loafing Oaf · 03-04-2014 02:21PM

ElleEm wrote: »

I couldn't believe they got Tara Duggan to do it yesterday. They must have just looked around the office and tried to find anyone who wasn't busy!

I usually tune out when I realise Sean is off.

I was arguing in another thread that Newstalk should be doing more to nurture talent from within rather than always looking to recruit celeb presenters but I'm starting to rethink that now...

Lapin · 07-04-2014 09:13AM

Duncan Stewart.

All I can say is Jesus Christ.

What a hissy fit.

Glebee · 07-04-2014 09:19AM

Just missed it, got a text to say tune in. What happened???

constitutionus · 07-04-2014 09:22AM

Man completely lost the plot . I had to turn off it was so cringe inducing.

Looks like he's trying to launch a political career to boot.

Stream it later if ya can hack it

TBP · 07-04-2014 09:31AM

He made a complete clown of himself in fairness.

Penny Dreadful · 07-04-2014 11:10AM

Lapin wrote: »

Duncan Stewart.

All I can say is Jesus Christ.

What a hissy fit.

I want more time I want more time and I'll cry and cry until I make myself sick and then cry again if you don't give me 10 whole minutes!!:D

He wasted lots of his allotted time by ranting and raving.

D1stant · 07-04-2014 11:11AM

Christ what is it with RTE? if you thought George Lee was bad...

Mr Pseudonym · 07-04-2014 11:16AM

Here it is. Starts at 8:00. You need to wait until the full bar loads before being able to skip forward.

Duncan - "Nothing's going to hold me back when I get to Europe...if I do go there"

Yates - "You have to get elected first"

Duncan - "That's a simple matter"

Yates - "Getting elected is a simple matter?"

Duncan - "For me it is be cause I know..." [starts another sentence]

Larbre34 · 07-04-2014 11:48AM

Poor bugger is clearly radio rental, pun intended.

Don't know whether it was the header he took off the side of Chernobyl or the fall into Stephens Green pond which did it, but I'm tending towards one over the other.

In fairness only him and Wolverine have managed to do that and survive, so in his defence maybe he's an X-Man.

Muff Richardson · 07-04-2014 11:50AM

funny stuff

i like this lad...nothing like a delusional madcap gobs*ite to spice things up

brooke 2 · 07-04-2014 12:01PM

Mr Pseudonym wrote: »

Here it is. Starts at 8:00. You need to wait until the full bar loads before being able to skip forward.

Duncan - "Nothing's going to hold me back when I get to Europe...if I do go there"

Yates - "You have to get elected first"

Duncan - "That's a simple matter"

Yates - "Getting elected is a simple matter?"

Duncan - "For me it is be cause I know..." [starts another sentence]

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!

Heard that car crash rant this morning - looks even more hilarious than it sounded!!

Bits_n_Bobs · 07-04-2014 12:05PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!

Heard that car crash rant this morning - looks even more hilarious than it sounded!!

Jesus - listening to it now. Cigarette holocaust denier farmers are to blame I think. That's what the science says.

ballsymchugh · 07-04-2014 12:26PM

chooooooooooooooooooooon!!!

charlie mcgettigan's late son shane used to play midfield for our school. we sang that song at half time at every match.

chughes · 07-04-2014 12:34PM

Lapin wrote: »

Duncan Stewart.

All I can say is Jesus Christ.

What a hissy fit.

If Duncan was hoping to launch a bid for a European seat, I'm afraid his chances blew up on the launch pad this morning. While I do believe that global warming is an important issue, I think he actually did harm to that argument. It would be difficult to take him seriously after this morning's performance.

Roger_007 · 07-04-2014 12:42PM

constitutionus wrote: »

Man completely lost the plot . I had to turn off it was so cringe inducing.

Looks like he's trying to launch a political career to boot.

Stream it later if ya can hack it

Listen here:

http://www.newstalk.ie/We-are-putting-the-climate-out-of-balance

Harry Angstrom · 07-04-2014 01:03PM

Shane Coleman should have told Duncan to fook off when he started having a hissy fit, but I'm glad he didn't cos it was radio gold.

Glebee · 07-04-2014 01:59PM

lol, Duncan what are you like. What a nut job.
Ill vote for him.. He would fit right in in Brussels with the rest of them:D

Heroditas · 07-04-2014 01:59PM

That was possibly one of the funniest things I have heard on the radio so far this year.
If he had been interviewed last Tuesday, people would have assumed it was an April Fool. He really has an overly-inflated opinion of himself.
I had hoped that he'd expldoe when Yates had a bit of a swipe at him concerning using the show to publicise his European campaign but, unfortunately, he didn't rise to it.
He managed to invoke Godwin's Law within one minute of the interview starting. Impressive stuff.

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