Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Callan57 · 08-12-2014 10:17AM

Why didn't he ask that man how he would feel if the sister "he had the very frank discussion" with decided to work as a prostitue?

delaad · 08-12-2014 02:29PM

michael999999 wrote: »

By showing up once more the brown envelope and self enriching politics of Fianna fail/ fine Gael. Fair play to them I say!

Sean o Rourke getting very narky with the Sinn Fein TD this morning. Maybe if the national broadcaster done there job over the years in highlighting the many frauds by FF/FG. We wouldn't need politicians using privilege to expose it!

Not surprising really, as Sean is, imho, a 100% Establishment shill.

Callan57 · 09-12-2014 10:13AM

That guy should just stop digging

HeidiHeidi · 09-12-2014 10:24AM

I was only half-listening to that PN interview - did he say at the end (before Seán seemed to cut him off unceremoniously) that he was caring for the dregs of society?

What a bizarre thing for a nurse to say.

Think I might have to listen back to that one properly.....

mikom · 09-12-2014 10:28AM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I was only half-listening to that PN interview - did he say at the end (before Seán seemed to cut him off unceremoniously) that he was caring for the dregs of society?

What a bizarre thing for a nurse to say.

Think I might have to listen back to that one properly.....

You should listen back properly.
You will hear the nurse say that management told him he was caring for the dregs of society.

HeidiHeidi · 09-12-2014 10:31AM

mikom wrote: »

You should listen back properly.
You will hear the nurse say that management told him he was caring for the dregs of society.

Ah. OK, that's a different kettle of fish.

Will listen back later.

HeidiHeidi · 09-12-2014 10:52AM

John Creedon got to this fella a long time before MLOD - and did a far more interesting (IMO) interview with him!

Didn't have quite the same level of hyberbole/hysteria about it.

Oops69 · 09-12-2014 11:18AM

This psychiatric nurses rep. Will have to resign.

CountyHurler · 09-12-2014 11:32AM

"I agree with outlawing prostitution for other people but not for mine. Mine are escorts"

CountyHurler · 09-12-2014 11:44AM

"We have a van that works in the Red Light District and I've worked in it."

The van or the Red Light District?

Callan57 · 09-12-2014 11:47AM

Me thinks that lady doth protest too much

P. Breathnach · 09-12-2014 11:49AM

Sean's interview with David McWilliams was great. McWilliams is clearly unused to being met with a bit of scepticism, and started to flounder.

CountyHurler · 10-12-2014 10:54AM

Why do RTE continue to give this populist self publicist Brendan Ogle time on the airwaves..?

touts · 10-12-2014 10:57AM

Jasus Brendan Ogle is now leading the anti water charge campaign?? After being run out of both CIE and the ESB by the workers he claimed to represent wouldn't you think he would get the message that not even the socialists want his sort of radical socialism in this country.

Callan57 · 10-12-2014 10:57AM

Do these protestors really believe that the guys & gals with the swimming pools, multiple power showers and BMW's to wash should get "free" water?

Representing working class people?????????? truly bizarre

Callan57 · 10-12-2014 11:30AM

Bit silly calling for this man's resignation or the minister's ... neither of whom abused anyone. Easy way out for the abusers :mad:

neris · 10-12-2014 11:55AM

I dont drink. But i have a pint of Guinness. That crack cocaine obviously did a bit more damage then jimmy thought

Callan57 · 10-12-2014 12:01PM

neris wrote: »

I dont drink. But i have a pint of Guinness. That crack cocaine obviously did a bit more damage then jimmy thought

Don't know about his snooker but it certainly took from his looks

touts · 11-12-2014 10:35AM

I know he went through hell to expose what went on in cycling but I can't help thinking Paul Kimmage gets very very very angry with everyone around him every time he speaks on this issue and needs to move on and leave it to other journalists for his own sake.

"Do you read anything Shane?? DO YOU??" He's basically shouting at the others now.

I'm in no way condoning doping in sport and it wouldn't at all surprise me if everything he is saying it true but one of these days he is going to have a stroke in a studio.

my friend · 11-12-2014 10:39AM

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Sean's interview with David McWilliams was great. McWilliams is clearly unused to being met with a bit of scepticism, and started to flounder.

What date was that please? Would like to review it..

neris · 11-12-2014 10:41AM

Hes like a bear with a sore head when theres a doping debate. Very hard for anyone to have a debate/discussion on doping if they dont agree 100% with him. Got the feeling trevor hogan was caught in the middle of it

Callan57 · 11-12-2014 10:47AM

touts wrote: »

I know he went through hell to expose what went on in cycling but I can't help thinking Paul Kimmage gets very very very angry with everyone around him every time he speaks on this issue and needs to move on and leave it to other journalists for his own sake.

"Do you read anything Shane?? DO YOU??" He's basically shouting at the others now.

I'm in no way condoning doping in sport and it wouldn't at all surprise me if everything he is saying it true but one of these days he is going to have a stroke in a studio.

My radio was positively hopping around the desk - though either Paul or the radio was going to explode. :rolleyes:

P. Breathnach · 11-12-2014 10:57AM

my friend wrote: »

What date was that please? Would like to review it..

Yesterday, Wednesday 10th.

Callan57 · 11-12-2014 11:16AM

Isn't it always the case that when incidents of abuse are reported we get the but "they are ordinary decent people" - this is entirely the point otherwise ordinary decent people can be abusers or bullies when they are in a position of power over weaker people.

serfboard · 11-12-2014 11:17AM

touts wrote: »

I can't help thinking Paul Kimmage gets very very very angry with everyone around him every time he speaks ...

"Do you read anything Shane?? DO YOU??" He's basically shouting at the others now.

While his courage and tenacity are to be admired, he does have quite an unappealing side to his personality, which I'd guess would result in him being on radio shows a lot less than he should, given what he talks about.

For instance, to say at a Lance Armstrong press conference that "the cancer [of doping] is back", when addressing someone who had cancer, was really crass and horrible, even if he was right about Lance Armstrong all along.

P. Breathnach · 11-12-2014 11:54AM

serfboard wrote: »

While his courage and tenacity are to be admired, he does have quite an unappealing side to his personality, which I'd guess would result in him being on radio shows a lot less than he should, given what he talks about....

I think it is even simpler: he is a bad radio communicator. Today he didn't listen with sufficient attention to what his interlocutors were saying; he went on too long at times, and he went into aggressive mode too readily. All of these are bad broadcasting behaviours.

11-12-2014 11:54AM

serfboard wrote: »

While his courage and tenacity are to be admired, he does have quite an unappealing side to his personality, which I'd guess would result in him being on radio shows a lot less than he should, given what he talks about.

For instance, to say at a Lance Armstrong press conference that "the cancer [of doping] is back", when addressing someone who had cancer, was really crass and horrible, even if he was right about Lance Armstrong all along.

I don't think you are correct there. Lance was the one who brought up the cancer quote when he refused to engage with Kimmage at all when he wanted to ask a question. The cancer quote came from something Kimmage wrote before that and Kimmage was right - doping is the cancer in cycling and it was that to which he referred.

You should look at the footage of that press conference. As Kimmage said at the press conference Lance does not own cancer.

In saying that Kimmage should now take a step back from the drugs thing as it seems to be really affecting him which is coming across on all the radio interviews he is giving.

mrsdewinter · 11-12-2014 03:53PM

babaracus wrote: »

I don't think you are correct there. Lance was the one who brought up the cancer quote when he refused to engage with Kimmage at all when he wanted to ask a question. The cancer quote came from something Kimmage wrote before that and Kimmage was right - doping is the cancer in cycling and it was that to which he referred.

You should look at the footage of that press conference. As Kimmage said at the press conference Lance does not own cancer.

In saying that Kimmage should now take a step back from the drugs thing as it seems to be really affecting him which is coming across on all the radio interviews he is giving.

I agree with every point you made there. Kimmage is a brilliant journalist but he needs to know when to stop.

Macy0161 · 11-12-2014 03:56PM

babaracus wrote: »

I don't think you are correct there. Lance was the one who brought up the cancer quote when he refused to engage with Kimmage at all when he wanted to ask a question. The cancer quote came from something Kimmage wrote before that and Kimmage was right - doping is the cancer in cycling and it was that to which he referred.

You should look at the footage of that press conference. As Kimmage said at the press conference Lance does not own cancer.

I've a lot of respect for Kimmage, but he knew what he was doing with that comparison (and got the reaction he wanted imo)!

Harry Angstrom · 11-12-2014 11:29PM

There always seems to be an attitude amongst the Irish that it's only the foreigners who cheat. Kimmage is possibly shining a light on an area where a lot of people would prefer him not to. Rugby players are currently the golden boys of Irish sport. They wouldn't like Kimmage digging too deep.

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