The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

generalgerry · 11-01-2020 12:01pm #1

Yep, that is what they are calling it apparently just heard it announced by the continuity announcer.

sligojoek · 11-01-2020 12:15pm

https://www.thejournal.ie/brendan-o-connor-marian-finucane-show-4960886-Jan2020/

GSF · 11-01-2020 12:42pm

So they have renamed the existing 6 to 8 am slot on Saturday and Sunday to Rising Time as this was previously called The weekend on one. Confused yet?

generalgerry · 11-01-2020 12:54pm

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touts · 11-01-2020 12:59pm

Jesus this is awful durge. Marian had the depth of intelligence and questioning ability to make boring things interesting but BOC just doesn't cut it. So far his typical level of intellectual examination has been to ask if Orcas are the same as Killer Whales and if a swimmer got stung when she came across a load of jelly fish. It's like listening to a transition year radio project.

11-01-2020 1:07pm

GSF wrote: »

So they have renamed the existing 6 to 8 am slot on Saturday and Sunday to Rising Time as this was previously called The weekend on one. Confused yet?

No..They changed the name of a couple of programmes..No big deal...

generalgerry · 11-01-2020 1:53pm

I would be happy for Brendan to take over the job full time.

NIMAN · 11-01-2020 8:52pm

Thought it was average enough.
I would always have debated rte and their crazy wages, but Marian was in a different level to the likes of Brendan.

generalgerry · 12-01-2020 12:18pm

Same academics, same reporters, same class of people. The show really needs to introduce some real people on to the show. For a station that gives us chapter and verse on equality and diversity, they are very discriminating in the opinions that they are willing to have on the show.

spakman · 12-01-2020 12:23pm

BOC seems to have a 'play it safe and let's get this finished without causing any controversy' mentality.
Does not make for compelling listening.

serfboard · 12-01-2020 12:26pm

David Horgan, from Petrel Resources is on in this slot yet again. Why does this guy keep getting invited back?

He tried to shoehorn a completely irrelevant anti-climate change point into the discussion there, but Brendan shut him off fairly sharpish.

12-01-2020 12:29pm

spakman wrote: »

BOC seems to have a 'play it safe and let's get this finished without causing any controversy' mentality.
Does not make for compelling listening.

Hamfistedly shuts down chat he does'nt like and want.

Odyssey 2005 · 12-01-2020 12:29pm

spakman wrote: »

BOC seems to have a 'play it safe and let's get this finished without causing any controversy' mentality.
Does not make for compelling listening.

Hes certainly riding this horse with his neon FG hat on.

Oops69 · 12-01-2020 1:00pm

is he a government spokesman ? , if he's trying to present the contrary view , he should have a government spokesperson on .
He seems to be a bit like The disastrous Charlie Flanagan and have us all singing kumbaya around the campfire regarding the RIC issue.

Oops69 · 12-01-2020 1:03pm

there's no need for a news Bulletin at 12... shake the goddamn programme up bit for feck sake man .

newcavanman · 12-01-2020 1:04pm

I used to really like BOC whenhe had the Cutting Edge. He seemed to go for the sensible approach as opposed to the usual RTE liberal left wing view. However, since he took up the radio slot , he seems to have become a total RTE insider. Always following the company line, the defacto position seems to be " in fairness ". This is like a programme on Hezbollah FM

Brendan Bendar · 12-01-2020 1:33pm

I happen to think Ballsy is doing a good job.

Asking a few pertinent questions and cutting through a fair deal of bull.

The medical people he had on seemed to ‘have all the answers’ to fix the system, just like doctors, just like the nurses, just like the unions, just like the admin people, just like the paramedics, just like the ancillary staff, just like man in the street.........

Hmmmm..........get the message.... it’s unworkable under its present total makeup and management.

generalgerry · 12-01-2020 1:40pm

Does this woman think that the bush fires were caused by spontaneous ignition due to climate change? If she is suggesting that the ignition source was not nefarious individuals (as suggested by the PM) then she needs to clarify exactly what the ignition source is, and not just say "it's due to climate change".

Mad_maxx · 12-01-2020 1:41pm

newcavanman wrote: »

I used to really like BOC whenhe had the Cutting Edge. He seemed to go for the sensible approach as opposed to the usual RTE liberal left wing view. However, since he took up the radio slot , he seems to have become a total RTE insider. Always following the company line, the defacto position seems to be " in fairness ". This is like a programme on Hezbollah FM

O Connor had his teeth pulled several years ago

He was vaguely edgy twenty years ago, completely establishment compliant nowadays

purifol0 · 12-01-2020 1:41pm

Talk about the HSE here with absolutely no criticism of those that work there and deliberately hold the place to ransom whenever change is mooted. Very cheeky of one guest to suggest the HSE is abusing GP's for giving them so many patients, didn't mention that doctors have no problem talking the HSE money for each and every one of those patients who only get 5 minutes a piece of said very precious (and lucrative) doctors time.

Mad_maxx · 12-01-2020 1:42pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Does this woman think that the bush fires were caused by spontaneous ignition due to climate change? If she is suggesting that the ignition source was not nefarious individuals (as suggested by the PM) then she needs to clarify exactly what the ignition source is, and not just say "it's due to climate change".

Mary mcauliffe is a ghastly woman, career man hater and a fundamentalist on all the PC causes

generalgerry · 12-01-2020 1:45pm

Funny how Harry decided to do this at the same time as the big controversy with his uncle. ;-)

PieOhMy · 12-01-2020 1:56pm

The cutting edge appears to have been blunted considerably.

Brendan Bendar · 12-01-2020 2:11pm

I’d be prepared to give Ballsy a good run.

Would make a change from the agenda pumped out by that station on a lot of these magazine shows.

Lot of sacred cows out there getting big support from certain quarters on certain gender issues.

No harm for a bit of diversity, in my opinion.

newcavanman · 12-01-2020 2:54pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

The cutting edge appears to have been blunted considerably.

In the last series, i dont think it was so much blunted as castrated. The high point was when we had Hookie, giving it both barrels . You didnt have to agree with him, but the debates were always enjoyable. When it degenerated to a group of like minded individuals, all of the same viewpoint it was ****ed. TBH, it didnt matter if they were all, Liberal, or Conservative, the crack was in the debate

newcavanman · 12-01-2020 2:58pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I’d be prepared to give Ballsy a good run.

Would make a change from the agenda pumped out by that station on a lot of these magazine shows.

Lot of sacred cows out there getting big support from certain quarters on certain gender issues.

No harm for a bit of diversity, in my opinion.

In RTE or any of the media in Ireland , these days, you can have all the diversity you want, so long as no one is prepared to voice a contrary , non liberal left wing opinion . Joe Duffy hosted a programme over Christmas, discussing those who died during 2019 . I dont know how, but they managed to agree that Robert Mugabe had been a great leader for Zimbabwe and had transformed the education system. He also introduce,dictatorship , murder oppression and famine , but once most people could read and write, everything was fine and the other bits could be overlooked

NIMAN · 12-01-2020 7:36pm

spakman wrote: »

BOC seems to have a 'play it safe and let's get this finished without causing any controversy' mentality.
Does not make for compelling listening.

It ruined his tv show too.

Started off slightly controversial and interesting.

By the last series it was a hard watch, with BOC often shutting guests up if he suspected they were about to say something the herd wouldn't like.

Brendan Bendar · 12-01-2020 7:38pm

newcavanman wrote: »

In RTE or any of the media in Ireland , these days, you can have all the diversity you want, so long as no one is prepared to voice a contrary , non liberal left wing opinion . Joe Duffy hosted a programme over Christmas, discussing those who died during 2019 . I dont know how, but they managed to agree that Robert Mugabe had been a great leader for Zimbabwe and had transformed the education system. He also introduce,dictatorship , murder oppression and famine , but once most people could read and write, everything was fine and the other bits could be overlooked

Hmm.... don’t recall that ,but be that as it may, there is a a clique, in my opinion, of folk in RTE who would seem to champion a lot of women’s issues,and bridle up very rapidly if someone takes them on .

Now nothing wrong with that but let’s admit that it exists and not beat about the bush.

Ballsy, although constricted by the PSB act, for me would be a bit of a change from that agenda.

isohon · 12-01-2020 7:58pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Same academics, same reporters, same class of people. The show really needs to introduce some real people on to the show. For a station that gives us chapter and verse on equality and diversity, they are very discriminating in the opinions that they are willing to have on the show.

'Chapter and verse on equality'

Bah!

How tired and sad you must be, how decaying and self satisfied.

BOC... FG shill... mortifying.

humberklog · 12-01-2020 9:04pm

I didn't listen to the end to hear the credits but I'm guessing a lot of the previous backroom staff are still in the picture going the guests on today.

Let BO'C on with the gig (I've been saying it for some time now) but the producers and researchers need to be shuffled out of the deck sooner rather than later to give that slot a new tone to go with the new presenter.

At the moment it's all too much of the same old shtick and I think it needs to change lanes quickly otherwise the ghost of Marian's legacy will linger on air.

It's a bit of a Trigger's broom situation where a new broom is required.

hankless · 13-01-2020 11:47am

Oops69 wrote: »

there's no need for a news Bulletin at 12... shake the goddamn programme up bit for feck sake man .

As the state broadcaster don't they legally have to do a news bulletin on the hour? Either way, they have to pause for the Angelus at noon so...:rolleyes:

Brendan Bendar · 13-01-2020 12:40pm

humberklog wrote: »

I didn't listen to the end to hear the credits but I'm guessing a lot of the previous backroom staff are still in the picture going the guests on today.

Let BO'C on with the gig (I've been saying it for some time now) but the producers and researchers need to be shuffled out of the deck sooner rather than later to give that slot a new tone to go with the new presenter.

At the moment it's all too much of the same old shtick and I think it needs to change lanes quickly otherwise the ghost of Marian's legacy will linger on air.

It's a bit of a Trigger's broom situation where a new broom is required.

Good call there Humber, seems to be a bit of a ‘ nest ‘ of ‘luvvies’ running the show for ages, good opportunity to sweep the place clean as you suggested.

serfboard · 13-01-2020 8:05pm

hankless wrote: »

Either way, they have to pause for the Angelus at noon so...:rolleyes:

Not on a Sunday.

isohon · 13-01-2020 9:38pm

Personally felt this was a very poor weekend for BO'C.

Saturday interviews you could sense his annoyance at guests not following the pre-determined narrative he and team had decided on.

Sunday show was appalling. O'Connor forcibly, and rudely interjecting on a regular basis to defend the GOV. Worst example in my opinion when he basically misrepresented a guests comments/criticism re LV's latter-day conversion to green issues as being populism and aggressively and emotionally said he wasn't going to discuss it.

Brendan Bendar · 14-01-2020 9:59am

isohon wrote: »

Personally felt this was a very poor weekend for BO'C.

Saturday interviews you could sense his annoyance at guests not following the pre-determined narrative he and team had decided on.

Sunday show was appalling. O'Connor forcibly, and rudely interjecting on a regular basis to defend the GOV. Worst example in my opinion when he basically misrepresented a guests comments/criticism re LV's latter-day conversion to green issues as being populism and aggressively and emotionally said he wasn't going to discuss it.

Hmm.... others might say he was doing his job and presenting an alternative view to the guests opinions, given there was no one from the Govt there to do so.

That is a presenters role after all, doesn’t put the presenter into any particular ‘box’ as you seem to suggest.

Oops69 · 14-01-2020 9:24pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hmm.... others might say he was doing his job and presenting an alternative view to the guests opinions, given there was no one from the Govt there to do so.

That is a presenters role after all, doesn’t put the presenter into any particular ‘box’ as you seem to suggest.

the show isn't a formal radio debate, he's asking various guests their opinions on current affairs , which they have a right to give without having to be interrupted every time they express an opinion at variance as to what her perceives the government's line on a certain issue is so he can inform us of the government's opinion , the government's view on matters is known by a lot of people and they have other means to propagate their opinions .

Long_Wave · 14-01-2020 9:36pm

It really does go to show how devoid of original ideas RTE are that they had to borrow the name of an existing radio show which had been on the schedule for decades.

sligojoek · 18-01-2020 12:09pm

Roz Purcell Hawking a vegan book. I thought this was a current affairs programme.

mgn · 18-01-2020 12:10pm

Time to turn the dial

generalgerry · 18-01-2020 12:11pm

I hope this is not what the new show is going to be. Basically The Ray D'Arcy TV Show on the radio, with RTE pals given free promotion for their sh1te.

sligojoek · 18-01-2020 12:20pm

Trump bashing

Another box ticked

washiskin · 18-01-2020 12:24pm

A mealy-mouthed defence of the weekly rotation of the RTÉ canteen and mates of the shows presenters, complete with reading out the party line and then straight into another shilling session by another stale talking head.
*click*

What really p***es me off is any criticism of this tired, lazy, fetid format is seen as trolling, no listening to the audiences of either format, no attempt to shake things up, just brand anyone who complains a troll and stick their fingers in their ears. :mad::mad:

sligojoek · 18-01-2020 12:27pm

Cancer now

Tick

ShamNNspace · 18-01-2020 12:27pm

RTE's mindless cheerleading of the Democrats is just tiresome and lazy at this stage.. Oh look over there Trump bad bad man

18-01-2020 12:37pm

I’m sure that Ros is a perfectly ok person, but to give half an hour over - on what I thought was a current affairs programme - to someone/anyone promoting their book really is pretty poor broadcasting. And no, I still have no idea what an “Influencer” is or does.

generalgerry · 18-01-2020 1:21pm

Very poor show today. Nothing for the male listener today.

sligojoek · 18-01-2020 1:26pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Very poor show today. Nothing for the male listener today.

The amount of stuff going on in the country this week and we get

A 35 minute ad for a vegan book
"The gender war"
Johanna Donnelly learning to play the piano

Oops69 · 18-01-2020 1:31pm

Something needy about the weather person ... what’s with these weather people / A A road watch readers etc etc trying to be celebrities ?always going to be Z listers .. sad .

18-01-2020 1:59pm

Did anyone catch what the sight reading app Joanna Donnelly used was?

Posy · 18-01-2020 2:28pm

Flowkey app she said she uses.

To be honest, if you want to learn piano, though, you need a teacher. An app is not really a substitute.

Apps are great for sight reading practice though, but only if you're getting lessons too!

18-01-2020 2:32pm

Posy wrote: »

Flowkey app she said she uses.

To be honest, if you want to learn piano, though, you need a teacher. An app is not really a substitute.

Apps are great for sight reading practice though, but only if you're getting lessons too!

Hi thanks for the reply, but it was the other app she mentioned that she used to learn to sight read music, not flowkey, that I didn't catch. She said it was free but couldn't work out the name.

The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

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