RTE Radio 1: Late Debate

elperello wrote: »

McSharry might be embarrassed now that his own party is in the frame but he wasn't far wrong at the time.

All three parties have insulted the electorate by standing on their doorsteps and lying to them to gain a political advantage.

That is what we learned today.

Too True, I just got sense Mc Sharry put his foot in it albeit not for the first time

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Katie: "Micheal Fitzmaurice are you grooming somebody"

Careful now, jaysus

LOL, heard that too

Housing special tonight, this will be depressing

ford fiesta wrote: »

do you find the late debate exciting other nights?

Ah now, it's Katie's last show of the season, be nice. Actually, the show has improved I think over the past few weeks, last nights was quite good, I agree there's been some howlers and awful guests.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Given the turnover of presenters in this slot, I'd say she'll be off to Drivetime or another daytime programme in September.

It's a pity, because politcians often speak more freely on the Late Debate, because it's probably too late for any of their comments to make the newspapers, listenership is low, and sometimes they're just tired.

They're not as constrained as when they speak on the Claire Byrne show or the News At One. The waffle-quotient is smaller than on other RTE programmes, it's less choreographed.

Vincent Browne used to host this programme, I daresay it was the inspiration for his TV show because of the above reasons.

It would be a pity, I actually thinks she done alright in what is a difficult gig.

Dempo1 wrote: »

It would be a pity, I actually thinks she done alright in what is a difficult gig.

very short season.. how many weeks 5 or 6 since John Kenny's rock hour finished?

Dempo1 wrote: »

Not sure but doesn't this and other similar style shows, the week in politics etc run when the Dail is in session, our delightful TD"s off on extended break soon as too will most of RTEs news room which always astonished me that a public service organisation would permit most of its senior presenters, reports, news anchors dissappear for almost 8 weeks, every year and all at the same time.

At least it's an improvement on the boom times when they all headed off for June, July and August, and the stand-ins needed stand-ins - e.g "welcome to the Marian Finnucane Show, with Myles Dungan standing in for Rachel English!"

dulpit wrote: »

To be fair, with the tds off, it'd be very hard to get people into studio.

I enjoyed the season with Katie, although they could do with more variety of the guests if possible.

Agree there, the same old voices, especially from the opposition at every event going,as it were.

In my opinion Hannon should moderate instead of always taking the anti govt side.

She is not an interrogator as I see it and therefore needs to balance the ‘panel’ better.

The auld VB tactic of softening up the ‘victim’ and turning on the hounds while goading them on needs to be addressed.

The panel need to directed to address each other’s points of view without the ‘chairperson’ taking sides.

She introduced a dude the other night as a ‘Proud Republican’ in a tone that indicated, to me anyway, that she was very favourable to that viewpoint

Now nothing wrong with that , but I never heard her introduce anyone as “A proud XXXParty member.”

A lot of little backlights in the programme which only the perceptive listener can twig.

These need to be cleaned out ,I feel, if serious folk want to take the programme seriously.

Nah….. wouldn’t agree.

Very poor speech delivery, don’t think she would have the delivery for a daytime show.

Way too many ‘uhmmms and ahhs’ all with a staccato like delivery.

Not for me ,I’m afraid.