Today Show with Sarah McInerney

generalgerry · 19-05-2020 11:29am

The fact that Brian Hayes could move so quickly from supposedly representing his constituents to now representing the bankers really sits uneasy with me. This should have never been allowed without a very long cooling off period.

It really would have you wondering who he was batting for when he was sitting in the Dáil to be rewarded with such a position. It would make you lose what little faith you had in politics and the motivations of politicians.

Mav11 · 19-05-2020 12:58pm

feardeas wrote: »

I think Audrey Carville might be good or if they were not tied to a female Gavan Jennings.

To be fair Sarah McInerney is doing well. They are right to take their time. While Brendan O Connor has at least changed Sunday's panel a little I just wonder about him. A little aggressive and prone to taking to the pulpit like with the column in the Sindo.

Have to agree with you, she appears to be growing into it. She seems to be beginning to ask the probing questions now. Although I think that she is probably better suited to panel discussions than Brendan O'Connor.

elperello · 19-05-2020 9:25pm

generalgerry wrote: »

The fact that Brian Hayes could move so quickly from supposedly representing his constituents to now representing the bankers really sits uneasy with me. This should have never been allowed without a very long cooling off period.

It really would have you wondering who he was batting for when he was sitting in the Dáil to be rewarded with such a position. It would make you lose what little faith you had in politics and the motivations of politicians.

He wasn't a TD since 2014.

His appointment to his current position followed 5 years as a Member of the European Parliament. So we can probably conclude that he has not breached any rules of either Dail Eireann or the European Parliament.

I take your point about the "revolving door" but it is the European Parliament rules that need reviewing.

jay0109 · 20-05-2020 10:21am

Charlie Flanagan is really one of the worst Minister's to ever hold a senior portfolio and that's saying something.

Beechwoodspark · 20-05-2020 10:23am

jay0109 wrote: »

Charlie Flanagan is really one of the worst Minister's to ever hold a senior portfolio and that's saying something.

Disagree. He’s been minister for foreign affairs and minister for justice and minister for children and Youth affairs over almost a decade

I can think of way worse ministers than him.

Exhibit 1 - Shane ross

TheFortField · 20-05-2020 10:25am

I’ve been very critical of Sarah McInerney in the past but she has done well here grilling Charlie Flanagan. He will be very embarrassed by his performance.

Klonker · 20-05-2020 10:29am

TheFortField wrote: »

I’ve been very critical of Sarah McInerney in the past but she has grilled Charlie Flangan here, He will be very embarrassed by his performance.

I have to disagree to be honest. I think they're trying to make a big deal out of nothing here. People will complain until asylum seekers get out a plane and brought straight to their new house. I don't see the issue with strangers having to share a room.

Paulownia · 20-05-2020 10:48am

I live near other people, nobody tells me if anyone has the virus here, why would they tell Cahirciveen?
Or is it because they are refugees and the locals don’t want them?

dominatinMC · 20-05-2020 11:01am

Paulownia wrote: »

I live near other people, nobody tells me if anyone has the virus here, why would they tell Cahirciveen?
Or is it because they are refugees and the locals don’t want them?

Have the people living near you moved into the area recently, since the Covid crisis? Or have they been inhabitants of the area for a while? Because I think there is a big difference between people who are established inhabitants of an area, and those who have recently moved in (from abroad) during a national crisis. The HSE are talking about an app which will tell users where active cases are, I don't think it is too much to expect that the status of people coming into the country (at our goodwill) be made clear to all. Or maybe, that's "racist" these days

jay0109 · 20-05-2020 11:04am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Disagree. He’s been minister for foreign affairs and minister for justice and minister for children and Youth affairs over almost a decade

I can think of way worse ministers than him.

Exhibit 1 - Shane ross

I wouldn't consider Transport/Sport/Tourism to be 1 of the senior Portfolios.

Fotish · 20-05-2020 11:35am

TheFortField wrote: »

I’ve been very critical of Sarah McInerney in the past but she has done well here grilling Charlie Flanagan. He will be very embarrassed by his performance.

It would be nice if you had expanded on your reasons for the above statement, but anyway I have to totally disagree.

Maybe if Charlie Flanagan had agreed to move all the refugees in Cahersiveen into private rooms in Arus an Uachtarain she would have accepted his answers.
I’m sure that she is a lovely person, but I find her really grating and annoying, it will be interesting to see the audience ratings when they come out

bossdrum · 20-05-2020 1:13pm

feardeas wrote: »

I think Audrey Carville might be good or if they were not tied to a female Gavan Jennings.

Is that you Gavin:D

According to this they are husband and wife.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0511/1137684-at-home-with-audrey-carvill/

generalgerry · 21-05-2020 12:57pm

I have to admit, she's not annoying me anywhere near as much as she did on Newstalk.

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 7:44am

Sarah is getting the thumbs up from the IT.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/sarah-mcinerney-makes-se%C3%A1n-o-rourke-seem-like-a-toothless-chihuahua-1.4259305

Can't agree with them on the Charlie Flanagan interview, but otherwise yeah!!!!

Del.Monte · 22-05-2020 7:53am

Charlie Flanagan should have been given his P45 by Leo a long time ago as he is clearly not be on top of his brief - in particular to law and order rather than the Direction Provision gravy train.

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 10:22am

She's giving Tom Parlon a grilling. He's wriggling and squirming. Welcome to Parlon Country:)

generalgerry · 22-05-2020 10:24am

Never heard hired gun Tom Parlon as stuck for words as he is this morning. Did he not think that he was going to be asked bout this?

Klonker · 22-05-2020 10:24am

How does Tom Parlon keep getting top level jobs? He must be very embarrassed at the moment.

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 10:26am

generalgerry wrote: »

Never heard hired gun Tom Parlon as stuck for words as he is this morning. Did he not think that he was going to be asked bout this?

Typical construction industry arrogance. Thought he'd get any easy ride? She's not letting it go!

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 10:26am

Klonker wrote: »

How does Tom Parlon keep getting top level jobs? He must be very embarrassed at the moment.

Ex politician, well connected??

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 10:36am

Tom Parlon "we have to reduce costs to a maximum". Should that not be "to a minimum"? No wonder construction costs are so high!!!!!

Comhrá · 22-05-2020 10:50am

I used to find Sarah's voice a bit shrill and grating in her previous radio shows but listening to her over the past week or two, I think she's growing into her new role quite well.

She seems to have tempered her slightly aggressive interviewing style a little but she's still asking the right questions. RTE need a current affairs presenter with a bit of an edge, as SOR deftly demonstrated and given a bit of time, I think Sarah will make a good job of it.

Brendan Bendar · 22-05-2020 11:04am

Mav11 wrote: »

Tom Parlon "we have to reduce costs to a maximum". Should that not be "to a minimum"? No wonder construction costs are so high!!!!!

No, in my opinion he is correct.

‘Reduce‘ is the important word and it’s the reduction of costs which needs to be reduced to the maximum.

To have to reduce costs to a minimum to me would need as little as possible reduction.

I could be open to correction of course.

Mav11 · 22-05-2020 11:08am

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

No, in my opinion he is correct.

‘Reduce‘ is the important word and it’s the reduction of costs which needs to be reduced to the maximum.

To have to reduce costs to a minimum to me would need as little as possible reduction.

I could be open to correction of course.

Said in jest:)

Joe_ Public · 22-05-2020 11:09am

What he means is maximum reduction in costs ie reduced to the minimum. He got it wrong which is ok, he's an industry leader, not a professor of linguistics at trinity college.

serfboard · 25-05-2020 2:35pm

Comhra wrote: »

She seems to have tempered her slightly aggressive interviewing style a little but she's still asking the right questions.

She was a regular panelist on Vincent Brown's tonight show (TV3), and wouldn't have got that gig without a fair amount of respect from Vincent - a dogged interviewer himself ...

Brendan Bendar · 25-05-2020 3:44pm

serfboard wrote: »

She was a regular panelist on Vincent Brown's tonight show (TV3), and wouldn't have got that gig without a fair amount of respect from Vincent - a dogged interviewer himself ...

Hmmmm......... only to those who put themselves out there.

Doesn’t touch ,sorry, didn’t , touch the wasters and flappers who shouted from the sidelines and did nothing themselves.

Hope she doesn’t turn out like that, wouldn’t be an asset to any media outfit.

Well, not one that I’d subscribe to anyway, i mean I would not read the ‘The Irish Socialist’ or the ‘The Red Flag’.

Far too many home boys pandering socialism and ‘fairness for all’ whilst trousering very significant wedges at taxpayers expense.....uhmmmmm!

dulpit · 25-05-2020 5:47pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hmmmm......... only to those who put themselves out there.

Doesn’t touch ,sorry, didn’t , touch the wasters and flappers who shouted from the sidelines and did nothing themselves.

Hope she doesn’t turn out like that, wouldn’t be an asset to any media outfit.

Well, not one that I’d subscribe to anyway, i mean I would not read the ‘The Irish Socialist’ or the ‘The Red Flag’.

Far too many home boys pandering socialism and ‘fairness for all’ whilst trousering very significant wedges at taxpayers expense.....uhmmmmm!

I have literally no idea what this post means. None.

Brendan Bendar · 25-05-2020 5:50pm

dulpit wrote: »

I have literally no idea what this post means. None.

Auld bosdrum seems to know though.......ummmm

jay0109 · 28-05-2020 10:17am

Education Minister is on now. What a cluster**** they have made of the leaving cert.
The more questions Sarah asks, the more I realise how stupid the people who run this country are

Mav11 · 28-05-2020 10:20am

She's doing her best to keep him in a real world!

Klonker · 28-05-2020 10:25am

jay0109 wrote: »

Education Minister is on now. What a cluster**** they have made of the leaving cert.
The more questions Sarah asks, the more I realise how stupid the people who run this country are

Yep it's a total mess. In fairness to the minister, he wanted to go ahead with the exams which was by far the best solution.

Klonker · 28-05-2020 11:18am

John Halligan being very honest at the moment on government formation talks :pac:. Very rare and refreshing to hear that kind of straight talk from a politician.

jay0109 · 28-05-2020 11:36am

Klonker wrote: »

Yep it's a total mess. In fairness to the minister, he wanted to go ahead with the exams which was by far the best solution.

Well his backbone didn't last too long on that stand. Which tells you all you need to know about him and his colleagues

jay0109 · 28-05-2020 11:38am

She's had a fair go at Pat McDonagh of Supermacs there about wages, staff deductions for meals,coffees and uniforms.

McDonagh will regret saying the Covid €350 payment for those who were only working 1 shift a week previously is 'like a lotto win' for those workers. Ged Nash already using that quote against him

Klonker · 28-05-2020 11:44am

jay0109 wrote: »

She's had a fair go at Pat McDonagh of Supermacs there about wages, staff deductions for meals,coffees and uniforms.

McDonagh will regret saying the Covid €350 payment for those who were only working 1 shift a week previously is 'like a lotto win' for those workers. Ged Nash already using that quote against him

Pat was very reasonable and I think Sarah and Ged are way off topic here. They are supposed to be talking about the 350 payment to part time workers, not the minimum wage here.

djemba djemba · 28-05-2020 11:45am

Ten Pin wrote: »

Did Pat just say Cupid 19...

That's what I heard

Rabbit Redux · 28-05-2020 11:46am

jay0109 wrote: »

She's had a fair go at Pat McDonagh of Supermacs there about wages, staff deductions for meals,coffees and uniforms.

Nice to see him being filleted by Sarah.

jay0109 · 28-05-2020 11:47am

Ignorant showing there from Ged Nash, Labour TD. Constantly cutting across the other 2 and talking incessantly. Pure grandstanding.
He even claimed at one stage he works '24/7 for his constituents'.

Sarah needs to learn where the mute button is on her control panel

Klonker · 28-05-2020 11:53am

jay0109 wrote: »

Ignorant showing there from Ged Nash, Labour TD. Constantly cutting across the other 2 and talking incessantly. Pure grandstanding.
He even claimed at one stage he works '24/7 for his constituents'.

Sarah needs to learn where the mute button is on her control panel

Case of new TD Trying to get noticed making populist comments, higher wages, higher welfare payments, lower retirement age etc.

hotmail.com · 28-05-2020 11:54am

Pat McDonagh, who is a multi millionaire, pays his staff pittance. He once argued for a reduction in the minimum wage back during the last recession.

He would pay them 2 euro an hour if he could get away it. Terrible employer.

hotmail.com · 28-05-2020 11:55am

Klonker wrote: »

Case of new TD Trying to get noticed making populist comments, higher wages, higher welfare payments, lower retirement age etc.

How are these defined as populist?

Are these just not policies?

djemba djemba · 28-05-2020 11:55am

Rick o'shea on now and on rte gold. Shows the respect he has for the listeners on gold that he jumps ship whenever radio one comes calling.

He was crying out for people to listen to Gold pre covid now gold got a stay of execution he heads off to talk books

StackSteevens · 28-05-2020 12:08pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

Pat McDonagh, who is a multi millionaire, pays his staff pittance. He once argued for a reduction in the minimum wage back during the last recession.

He would pay them 2 euro an hour if he could get away it. Terrible employer.

Here's some helpful advice for you:-

if he ever offers you a job; don't accept it. Problem solved.

StackSteevens · 28-05-2020 12:15pm

jay0109 wrote: »

Ignorant showing there from Ged Nash, Labour TD. Constantly cutting across the other 2 and talking incessantly. Pure grandstanding.

He even claimed at one stage he works '24/7 for his constituents'.

Sarah needs to learn where the mute button is on her control panel

A shame that the clown pulled out of the recent Labour Party leadership contest; it would have been amusing to have seen him getting the grand total of one vote!

hotmail.com · 28-05-2020 12:37pm

StackSteevens wrote: »

Here's some helpful advice for you:-

if he ever offers you a job; don't accept it. Problem solved.

It still makes him a terrible employer.

Brendan Bendar · 28-05-2020 12:55pm

Klonker wrote: »

Case of new TD Trying to get noticed making populist comments, higher wages, higher welfare payments, lower retirement age etc.

Of course when the real small businesses go under because they can’t afford to pay these ‘living wages’ and ‘conditions’ these clowns will be nowhere to be seen.

All they do is ‘call’ for this that and the other.

StackSteevens · 28-05-2020 12:58pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

It still makes him a terrible employer.

In your opinion.

But as you don't work for him and never have, your expert knowledge of the topic is of negligible value.

StackSteevens · 28-05-2020 1:00pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Of course when the real small businesses go under because they can’t afford to pay these ‘living wages’ and ‘conditions’ these clowns will be nowhere to be seen.

All they do is ‘call’ for this that and the other.

Isn't he currently lepping up and down like a rabid kangaroo about the Debenhams workers?

Of course if he genuinely gave a toss about them then he'd be kicking Alan Kelly's ample backside and insisting that he get involved with the talks on forming the next government, instead of wringing his hands helplessly on the sidelines.

hotmail.com · 28-05-2020 1:34pm

StackSteevens wrote: »

In your opinion.

But as you don't work for him and never have, your expert knowledge of the topic is of negligible value.

Ok Pat.

Today Show with Sarah McInerney

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