Sean O'Rourke Today Show

brooke 2 · 18-09-2015 09:55AM

Or for the Garth Brooks' concerts!!

Brian Scan · 18-09-2015 10:52AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Jesus some shillfest on SOR just now with val cox in kos with the refugees !

Had a Joe "tears" moment and everything.

Remarkably no one in RTE , or anywhere else TBH , seems interested in giving the public a poll on the issue to see what they think.

Wonder why ?

Texts up now and ya can hear the crestfallen tone that they're not all pro in the least .

Never mind here's a piece saying what bastards Irish people are

"It's a disgrace, Sean"

Callan57 · 18-09-2015 10:55AM

FF attempting to rewrite history again

joe_six_cans · 18-09-2015 11:51AM

who was the european leftist on the panel today ?

not only did he spout every cliched economic point imaginable , he moronically stated that an increase in corporation tax by definition increases the amount of revenue taken in

be fine if he wasnt presented as some kind of respected academic

Brendan Bendar · 18-09-2015 12:12PM

BarryD wrote: »

Shane Ross usually gets a fairly easy ride in the media, in his role of shining knight to the rescue of the beleaguered citizens of Ireland. But I reckon if you pasted all the various positions he's taken over the years on the whole gamut of topics and put them in a book, you'd be baffled as to what he actually stands for.

Indeed you wouldn't Barry, Ross has been spouting hurler on the ditch stuff for aons always coming from a position which relies on hindsight and lack of action.

Seems to know all the answers 'after the event' but strangely reluctant to put himself in the firing line with any policy group which might have to implement any unpopular but necessary decisions,stays well clear of that scenario does Mr Ross.

So as far as this poster is concerned I have no difficulty establishing what he stands for- Shane RossTD and getting re-elected- that what he stands for in my humble opinion.

neris · 21-09-2015 09:21AM

the poor builders are back and tom parlon doing his usual tripe talk

padd b1975 · 21-09-2015 10:09AM

constitutionus wrote: »

Jesus some shillfest on SOR just now with val cox in kos with the refugees !

Had a Joe "tears" moment and everything.

Remarkably no one in RTE , or anywhere else TBH , seems interested in giving the public a poll on the issue to see what they think.

Wonder why ?

Texts up now and ya can hear the crestfallen tone that they're not all pro in the least .

Never mind here's a piece saying what bastards Irish people are

Some serious self-congratulatory guff coming from Cox since she jetted out.
She's going to be the darling of the dinner party circuit off the back of this, no doubt about it.

Huge difference between her and PBH who gives a more factual report.

Brendan Bendar · 21-09-2015 08:04PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Some serious self-congratulatory guff coming from Cox since she jetted out.
She's going to be the darling of the dinner party circuit off the back of this, no doubt about it.

Huge difference between her and PBH who gives a more factual report.

I understand Cox is out there with the husband, AS A VOLUNTEER, on leave from RTE for two weeks.

That's as I heard SOR say anyway.

padd b1975 · 21-09-2015 08:20PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I understand Cox is out there with the husband, AS A VOLUNTEER, on leave from RTE for two weeks.

That's as I heard SOR say anyway.

Indeed she is.

Although undoubtedly not the only volunteer over there, she is so far the only one to be afforded a daily self-promotion slot on one of the country's most popular radio shows.

Strange that.

It's never enough for charity to be done, it must be seen to be done.

HeidiHeidi · 21-09-2015 08:26PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Indeed she is.

Although undoubtedly not the only volunteer over there, she is so far the only one to be afforded a daily self-promotion slot on one of the country's most popular radio shows.

Strange that.

I didn't hear the piece on the show, but she's a radio reporter by trade - why wouldn't they look to someone like her to do reports, rather than Joe from Phibsboro who may gibber incoherently, or freeze while on air, or whatever?

Why the constant need to knock everyone on radio, even if they're apparently doing good? (Like I say, I didn't hear the piece(s), but from what's been said earlier she's taken time out to go over there and help - good for her)

Brendan Bendar · 21-09-2015 08:29PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Indeed she is.

Although undoubtedly not the only volunteer over there, she is so far the only one to be afforded a daily self-promotion slot on one of the country's most popular radio shows.

Strange that.

It's never enough for charity to be done, it must be seen to be done.

What's even more strange is that RTE are using her as a correspondent there when they have people out there on paid assignment?

padd b1975 · 21-09-2015 09:12PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

What's even more strange is that RTE are using her as a correspondent there when they have people out there on paid assignment?

I suppose she's trying to bring a human angle to it, but unfortunately she's striking the wrong chord and is just coming across as extremely patronising with her talk of personally buying toothbrushes and nappies.

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2015 02:51AM

padd b1975 wrote: »

I suppose she's trying to bring a human angle to it, but unfortunately she's striking the wrong chord and is just coming across as extremely patronising with her talk of personally buying toothbrushes and nappies.

I am not criticising the lady in any way, just trying to work out why she is being used as a reporter when she is on leave and RTE have people there?

As I see it either send her out as staff, or wait till she gets back and on duty for the 'human angle'.

Not a big deal really, but, well, a bit strange for sure?

padd b1975 · 22-09-2015 08:55AM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

As I see it either send her out as staff, or wait till she gets back and on duty for the 'human angle'.

This would be the sensible option right enough.

Now it would be a different story if she was in the country and some major event occurred while she was there and she phoned in a report, no problem with that whatsoever... any half decent journalist would do the same.

What Cox has done has taken a fair amount of planning, by all means volunteer yourself in a humanitarian capacity, but Christ almighty, don't be on the blower to a radio station every day practically boasting about it.

Callan57 · 23-09-2015 09:24AM

Is this an interview or a comedy sketch I'm listening to?
If the voice was male I'd think it was Councillor Maurice Hickey I was listening to.

neris · 23-09-2015 09:38AM

oh great another religous nut job doing their shout down & ears closed argumenting style

Odyssey 2005 · 01-10-2015 10:42AM

Having a giggle listening to travellers having to resort to money lenders.☺☺☺

mrsdewinter · 01-10-2015 10:56AM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Having a giggle listening to travellers having to resort to money lenders.☺☺☺

Actually, I thought it was an interesting item. So tired of the vox pops about littering in Wicklow. Much better than this cookery item and Sean querying his own pronunciation of 'ramen'.

Odyssey 2005 · 01-10-2015 10:58AM

Pie in the sky. First time iv ever heard of traveller's going to money lenders.

michael999999 · 01-10-2015 11:31AM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Pie in the sky. First time iv ever heard of traveller's going to money lenders.

Around my way, they are the money lenders!

Odyssey 2005 · 01-10-2015 11:48AM

michael999999 wrote: »

Around my way, they are the money lenders!

We must be neighbours.:D

touts · 01-10-2015 12:39PM

I had to laugh when they said travelers didn't want to use banks because the tax compliance & money laundering laws required photo ID and utility bills which they don't have. Yea right. It's the photo id and utility bills they have a problem with...

P. Breathnach · 01-10-2015 01:20PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Having a giggle listening to travellers having to resort to money lenders.☺☺☺

michael999999 wrote: »

Around my way, they are the money lenders!

The point that came across to me is that poor travellers borrow from rich travellers at extortionate rates of interest.

[Drifting towards O/T: I know it is easy to regard all travellers as being much the same as one another, but it's not the case.]

touts · 05-10-2015 09:48AM

Another feature on the plight of a homeless family living in a B&B. I've huge sympathy for the children but why are the parents never challenged on why they think the taxpayer owes them a living, why they are not working, and why they have no relatives (grandparents etc) that they can turn to before bringing their children into this horrific environment.

foxtrot101 · 05-10-2015 02:58PM

touts wrote: »

why are the parents never challenged on why they think the taxpayer owes them a living, why they are not working, and why they have no relatives (grandparents etc) that they can turn to before bringing their children into this horrific environment.

Oh, I don't know...It's probably due to the fact that the interviewers have more of an understanding of how these people have become homeless than you do and don't feel the need to judge them as harshly as you. Which, at a guess, would be down to them not sharing your extremely narrow minded worldview.

lochderg · 05-10-2015 05:27PM

touts wrote: »

Another feature on the plight of a homeless family living in a B&B. I've huge sympathy for the children but why are the parents never challenged on why they think the taxpayer owes them a living, why they are not working, and why they have no relatives (grandparents etc) that they can turn to before bringing their children into this horrific environment.

We as a society have decided that families shouldn't be rendered homeless especially as a result of the negligence and greed of others-we pay for these safeguards in our taxes etc and we agree that this is what we should do.We all have access to this aid should the occasion arise and that's why these unfortunate people assume that they can do the same.

touts · 05-10-2015 05:37PM

foxtrot101 wrote: »

Oh, I don't know...It's probably due to the fact that the interviewers have more of an understanding of how these people have become homeless than you do and don't feel the need to judge them as harshly as you. Which, at a guess, would be down to them not sharing your extremely narrow minded worldview.

Well actually it is the complete opposite. The biggest problem in Irish media including the Today show is that the presenters are all forced to buy into a narrow politically correct left wing view that poor people can't be expected to fend for themselves. So they accept as a given that we throw money at them to keep them locked in a self destructive cycle of dependence. Therefore when something goes wrong in their life the first option the interviewer and interviewee turn to is that the taxpayer failed by not spending enough money on sorting out their lives. In other countries we would have more, or at least some, conservative voices in the media to provide a more balanced set of proposals and options. What was needed today was some balance and discussion on why there are 40 families piled into a single B&B and everyone of them is incapable of doing anything to help themselves as they wait for help from the taxpayer who ran out of money years ago.

Bits_n_Bobs · 07-10-2015 09:32AM

I know it's petty but I quite enjoyed hearing about DOB's woes getting his IPO away

touts · 07-10-2015 11:16AM

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

I know it's petty but I quite enjoyed hearing about DOB's woes getting his IPO away

Don't enjoy it too much. First item on the agenda of the next cabinet meeting will probably be how to find a way to make the Irish taxpayer pay.

brooke 2 · 07-10-2015 11:19AM

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

I know it's petty but I quite enjoyed hearing about DOB's woes getting his IPO away

'Schaudendenis'!!

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