Today Show with Sarah McInerney

Cole · 03-06-2020 10:44am

jay0109 wrote: »

Racism is a pandemic (including here in Ireland) according to the lad on now so the march going ahead last week and next Saturday is ok with him. Sara lets him off with that.

Clare Daly supports that viewpoint...these protests cannot and shouldn't be stopped. I hope her voters are listening

I'm all for taking a stand against against injustice (I obviously missed the protests against the mistreatment of the Uighur minority outside the Chinese embassy or against the Khashoggi killing outside the Saudi embassy), but justifying and encouraging mass gatherings at this time needs to be challenged.

I think Sarah Mc has been doing a good job. She's taken a plunge for me after that dire lack of questioning...truly abysmal.

purifol0 · 03-06-2020 10:46am

Orion wrote: »

I'm sorry if you're offended.

Universities award PhDs for extended work on a topic. It's not a course. Educate yourself and maybe you'll become more tolerant.

We should never tolerate the likes of Ebun Joseph who lie their ass off for a chance to get more state funding and a higher public profile. She's an utter charlatan.

Klonker · 03-06-2020 10:47am

Ireland as most countries has some casual racism but I think some of this comes from people growing up with not many other nationalities or ethnicities around, Ireland was a lot different just 20 years ago.

But what really doesn't help is the likes of the loons on earlier absolutely exagerating the level of racism here and comparing Ireland to America, it can sour peoples level of acceptance.

NIMAN · 03-06-2020 10:50am

jay0109 wrote: »

Racism is a pandemic (including here in Ireland) according to the lad on now so the march going ahead last week and next Saturday is ok with him. Sara lets him off with that.

Clare Daly supports that viewpoint...these protests cannot and shouldn't be stopped. I hope her voters are listening

They would still back her.

NIMAN · 03-06-2020 10:51am

That Dr was on with D'arcy yesterday and more or less got him to apologise for being a white male.

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 11:11am

Claire calling for the sending home of the US Ambassador.

Good luck with that. Those protesting the other day want even closer ties with America not less.

That proposition would test their so called liberalness.

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 11:13am

Klonker wrote: »

Ireland as most countries has some casual racism but I think some of this comes from people growing up with not many other nationalities or ethnicities around, Ireland was a lot different just 20 years ago.

But what really doesn't help is the likes of the loons on earlier absolutely exagerating the level of racism here and comparing Ireland to America, it can sour peoples level of acceptance.

I don't understand why the media here doesn't focus on racism here and treat America differently. It's almost as if the killing last week happened here.

mgn · 03-06-2020 11:28am

NIMAN wrote: »

That Dr was on with D'arcy yesterday and more or less got him to apologise for being a white male.

No surprise there then, he is an embarrassment to the male species.

purifol0 · 03-06-2020 11:36am

hotmail.com wrote: »

I don't understand why the media here doesn't focus on racism here and treat America differently. It's almost as if the killing last week happened here.

This is a real issue with the Soft Power that the US has via exported media. RTE however does not have any excuse. We get more US news than EU and barely any international at all, there's no rush to import European media either or indeed any other country. It's US culture all the way

Meanwhile in the US the people are isolated from outside cultural influence by the simple fact that when a US company buys the rights for a TV show like the invetweeners or shameless or The Office it always get remade to a US version.

jay0109 · 03-06-2020 12:05pm

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

mgn · 03-06-2020 12:13pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

Its getting beyond a joke at this stage,

Damian F · 03-06-2020 12:17pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

The current circus of a dail hasn't even elected a Taoiseach/Government yet FOUR MONTHS after it was elected.

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 12:50pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

Does she include racism towards Travellers on that one?

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 12:53pm

purifol0 wrote: »

This is a real issue with the Soft Power that the US has via exported media. RTE however does not have any excuse. We get more US news than EU and barely any international at all, there's no rush to import European media either or indeed any other country. It's US culture all the way

Meanwhile in the US the people are isolated from outside cultural influence by the simple fact that when a US company buys the rights for a TV show like the invetweeners or shameless or The Office it always get remade to a US version.

Yep the over focus on US stories is leading us to become more and more insular. The Journal will have several US related stories daily . They just seem to copy and paste anything from US news websites.

Irish Times is writing editorials on Trump. Comical given he's not our president.

sligojoek · 03-06-2020 12:58pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

Great that the Dail have little else to worry about. Like the formation of some kind of government for starters.

mgn · 03-06-2020 12:59pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

Yep the over focus on US stories is leading us to become more and more insular. The Journal will have several US related stories. They just seem to copy and paste anything from US news websites.

Irish Times is writing editorials on Trump. Comical given he's not our president.

Its no surprise the likes of the Journal is on its last legs,

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 12:59pm

Madigan was the one early on in this pandemic giving out about the Dail meeting at all.

mgn · 03-06-2020 1:02pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

Madigan was the one early on in this pandemic giving out about the Dail meeting at all.

Nothing about the thousands that marched the weekend though.

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 1:06pm

mgn wrote: »

Its no surprise the likes of the Journal is on its last legs,

I think the Journal has a poll on US politics every second day at this stage. How is this site taken seriously?

Tell me how · 03-06-2020 2:30pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

I think the Journal has a poll on US politics every second day at this stage. How is this site taken seriously?

What is it with you and your abhorrence of things from America being discussed. The world is a smaller place than ever before and with the amount of American businesses in Ireland, and Irish people in America, it is to be expected that people pay close attention to what goes on there.

Not to mention the role plays in the worlds political and economic spaces.

padd b1975 · 03-06-2020 4:28pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

Does she include racism towards Travellers on that one?

No such thing.

hotmail.com · 03-06-2020 5:10pm

Tell me how wrote: »

What is it with you and your abhorrence of things from America being discussed. The world is a smaller place than ever before and with the amount of American businesses in Ireland, and Irish people in America, it is to be expected that people pay close attention to what goes on there.

Not to mention the role plays in the worlds political and economic spaces.

Of course, but since Trump it's gone off the planet with the loss of focus on Irish domestic issues. It's a serious point.

Mad_maxx · 03-06-2020 5:16pm

jay0109 wrote: »

What was the course she got a PhD in???? :rolleyes:

one of those grievance studies doctorates

Mad_maxx · 03-06-2020 5:20pm

NIMAN wrote: »

That Dr was on with D'arcy yesterday and more or less got him to apologise for being a white male.

doesnt D,arcy appologize for that every day anyway or is it having a willy ?

Brendan Bendar · 03-06-2020 5:23pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

doesnt D,arcy appologize for that every day anyway or is it having a willy ?

Fairly hefty weapon, they say.

Gave her a swing at a Tunic event and apparently was quite weighty.

So I’m told annaway......:cool:

dulpit · 03-06-2020 5:34pm

padd b1975 wrote: »

No such thing.

:rolleyes:

Coillte_Bhoy · 03-06-2020 6:49pm

sligojoek wrote: »

Great that the Dail have little else to worry about. Like the formation of some kind of government for starters.

Why should everyday Dail business be concerned with Govt formation? That process is taking place outside

sligojoek · 03-06-2020 9:13pm

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Why should everyday Dail business be concerned with Govt formation? That process is taking place outside

Fair enough but I'd rather see precious Dail time being used for something more constructive.

I can't imagine all the racists in the USA sitting down streaming the RTE player through a VPN and saying "Hey man, the Irish want us to stop being racist. We'll call it off at noon tomorrow."

boardise · 03-06-2020 9:22pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Josepha Madigan has just called a minutes silence in the Dáil for all those killed world wide by racism. And Dáil time has being set aside next week to debate racism in Ireland.

This is ludicrous pandering on an epic scale.

Tell me how · 03-06-2020 9:46pm

boardise wrote: »

This is ludicrous pandering on an epic scale.

Reading several of the threads across Boards, and watching Irish people of different ethnic backgrounds on Twitter would indicate that a debate on racism in Ireland is not necessarily a bad thing.

It's not so long ago that mixed race couple felt they had to move out of Ireland because of the abuse they received for having taken part in an advertisement campaign for Lidl.

Drifter50 · 03-06-2020 9:57pm

Anyway, back to Sara, I think she is doing a good job so far. Really impressed with the way she handled Pat McDonagh, Charlie Flanagan and especially Mary Lou. I thought Mary Lou really shot her bolt when in an attempt to stop the line of questioning, Mary Lou told her to ............Listen, we in Sinn Fein etc etc etc

Hope she gets the gig

StackSteevens · 04-06-2020 8:50am

Orion wrote: »

I'm sorry if you're offended.

Universities award PhDs for extended work on a topic. It's not a course. Educate yourself and maybe you'll become more tolerant.

They also award them for publicity and woke purposes:

Here's one -

This afternoon, history will be made in UCC when activist Brigid Quilligan will become the first Irish traveller to receive an honorary doctorate.
She will be conferred at UCC today, along with three other Irish people from media, business and the arts. [Irish Examiner]

The bould Biddy is now occasionally described in the media as "Doctor Brigid Quilligan"

https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/travellers-facing-racism-over-claims-some-are-flouting-covid-19-restrictions-39155109.html

Brendan Bendar · 04-06-2020 9:05am

Drifter50 wrote: »

Anyway, back to Sara, I think she is doing a good job so far. Really impressed with the way she handled Pat McDonagh, Charlie Flanagan and especially Mary Lou. I thought Mary Lou really shot her bolt when in an attempt to stop the line of questioning, Mary Lou told her to ............Listen, we in Sinn Fein etc etc etc

Hope she gets the gig

Hmmmm ..... have to say you are easily impressed

dominatinMC · 04-06-2020 9:17am

StackSteevens wrote: »

They also award them for publicity and woke purposes:

Here's one -

The bould Biddy is now occasionally described in the media as "Doctor Brigid Quilligan"

https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/travellers-facing-racism-over-claims-some-are-flouting-covid-19-restrictions-39155109.html

That kind of grandstanding honestly does a disservice to actual PhDs and Doctors. The media reporting her as "doctor" should know better too - as if anyone would refer to Paul O'Connell as Dr. Paul O'Connell (he was the recipient of a honorary doctorate from UL).

elperello · 04-06-2020 7:26pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

That kind of grandstanding honestly does a disservice to actual PhDs and Doctors. The media reporting her as "doctor" should know better too - as if anyone would refer to Paul O'Connell as Dr. Paul O'Connell (he was the recipient of a honorary doctorate from UL).

Point taken re. Doctorates vs. Honorary Doctorates but I'd be inclined to cut her a bit of slack.

https://www.ucc.ie/en/conferrings/honorary/archive/dr-brigid-quilligan-degree-of-doctor-of-laws.html

Drifter50 · 07-06-2020 10:29pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hmmmm ..... have to say you are easily impressed

Maybe so but did you hear the exchange on the gathering on Friday when she put manners on Aodhan O Riordan. He was acting like a complete too lCan`t imagine SOR doing that

Brendan Bendar · 07-06-2020 11:04pm

Drifter50 wrote: »

Maybe so but did you hear the exchange on the gathering on Friday when she put manners on Aodhan O Riordan. He was acting like a complete too lCan`t imagine SOR doing that

No, but I will take your point, and accept that she is doing well.

I will say there is more to the show than “putting manners on people” could I suggest that she ,perhaps , is a little too keen to develop that rep.

Can she swing a full show 5 days a week and keep folk interested all round.

That has to be established over the inter regnum?

We will see.

Klonker · 07-06-2020 11:12pm

Any chance they'll discuss the attempted murder in Carrigaline tomorrow?

dominatinMC · 07-06-2020 11:56pm

Klonker wrote: »

Any chance they'll discuss the attempted murder in Carrigaline tomorrow?

Best not even go down this road (as will only inevitably derail the thread), but no.

Rodney Bathgate · 08-06-2020 1:14am

Klonker wrote: »

Any chance they'll discuss the attempted murder in Carrigaline tomorrow?

Was that the black lads beating up the white lad?

EmptyTree · 08-06-2020 10:43am

At the moment I'm finding Sarah's style of interview aggressive and combative, it's becoming a bit tiresome

Klonker · 08-06-2020 10:49am

EmptyTree wrote: »

At the moment I'm finding Sarah's style of interview aggressive and combative, it's becoming a bit tiresome

Yeah, sometimes she's just grilling politicians for the sake of it. Grilling Regina Doherty over looking to claw back covid payments claimed fraudulently, as if that's something thats wrong or that should even be up for debate.

Mad_maxx · 08-06-2020 10:53am

Klonker wrote: »

Any chance they'll discuss the attempted murder in Carrigaline tomorrow?

be serious now

dulpit · 08-06-2020 11:06am

EmptyTree wrote: »

At the moment I'm finding Sarah's style of interview aggressive and combative, it's becoming a bit tiresome

I'm enjoying it. She was excellent in shutting down the FGer and Aodhan on Friday constantly sniping.

Cole · 08-06-2020 11:12am

EmptyTree wrote: »

At the moment I'm finding Sarah's style of interview aggressive and combative, it's becoming a bit tiresome

Klonker wrote: »

Yeah, sometimes she's just grilling politicians for the sake of it. Grilling Regina Doherty over looking to claw back covid payments claimed fraudulently, as if that's something thats wrong or that should even be up for debate.

I'd take her more seriously if she'd been a bit more combative and grilled Clare Daly last week over her justification and encouragement of mass gatherings...that was up for debate at the very least.

Cole · 08-06-2020 11:50am

Drifter50 wrote: »

Maybe so but did you hear the exchange on the gathering on Friday when she put manners on Aodhan O Riordan. He was acting like a complete too lCan`t imagine SOR doing that

Always good to hear him getting called out, but it does seem somewhat selective and rehearsed.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I will say there is more to the show than “putting manners on people” could I suggest that she ,perhaps , is a little too keen to develop that rep.

Agreed

Rodney Bathgate · 08-06-2020 3:19pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

be serious now

I’m surprised there isn’t a thread about it on here.

Klonker · 10-06-2020 10:30am

Anyone understand the mask situation any better after that?

SEPT 23 1989 · 10-06-2020 10:33am

refreshing interview

apologise for nothing

well done sir:D

cozar · 10-06-2020 10:35am

who is Sarah having a go at? just tuned in.

Today Show with Sarah McInerney

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