Muireann O'Connell

Dublinmuppet · 30-07-2019 7:33pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Would there be room on the couch on Ireland am,when Cagney leaves..

Oh jasus don’t say that. Though there’s been loads of room on the couch since the fat and the over inflated ego of Aidan Cooney was ditched

Dublinmuppet · 30-07-2019 7:34pm

Are they getting rid of anyone else? Fingers crossed Dermot and Dave are ditched. So unfunny and so very irritating

30-07-2019 7:39pm

Dublinmuppet wrote: »

Are they getting rid of anyone else? Fingers crossed Dermot and Dave are ditched. So unfunny and so very irritating

Rather Ferg D'arcy, Paula "louder/shriller Louise Duffy" McSweeney or Alison "I have a child/twitter account" Curtis tbf

newspower · 30-07-2019 7:51pm

Yes, I think Mairead should have went to RTE whatever with Ray D'arsy. The pair of them were as annoying as each other. I thought Muireann was quite good and was doing okay.

swampy353 · 30-07-2019 8:06pm

newspower wrote: »

Yes, I think Mairead should have went to RTE whatever with Ray D'arsy. The pair of them were as annoying as each other. I thought Muireann was quite good and was doing okay.

As far as I remember, D'Arcy went off sick, joined RTE and mariead only found out when the news went public. Think there was a fair bit of anamosity between them by time D'Arcy went to rte

newspower · 30-07-2019 8:25pm

swampy353 wrote: »

As far as I remember, D'Arcy went off sick, joined RTE and mariead only found out when the news went public. Think there was a fair bit of anamosity between them by time D'Arcy went to rte

Even he had problems getting shut of her:D

swampy353 · 30-07-2019 8:27pm

newspower wrote: »

Even he had problems getting shut of her:D

Shows what a pr1ck D'Arcy is you work with someone for 10+ years and you ghost them

Fann Linn · 30-07-2019 8:32pm

Whinging on twitter as we speak.

Cateym · 30-07-2019 8:32pm

The Twitter feed comments after the announcement are extremely negative. Literally two or three comments favourable towards Maireád. The rest very unhappy with the move. I found MR very unnatural when she was on recently.

30-07-2019 8:40pm

swampy353 wrote: »

Shows what a pr1ck D'Arcy is you work with someone for 10+ years and you ghost them

wonder if the wife had a say in that

Itssoeasy · 30-07-2019 9:11pm

Well shock horror that the today fm top brass have made another stupid decision. I know people who would only know of Muireann from her own show on today fm might have found her slightly grating but that wasn’t the right fit for muireann as the way today fm has gone and what they expected her to be didn’t show what she was good at.

Declan A Walsh · 30-07-2019 9:29pm

Whatever people may say about Muireann O'Connell, she has quite a bit of broadcasting experience on the radio at this stage. The first station that I know of that she was involved with was Spin Southwest - she is from Limerick after all! She then switched to another (by then) Communicorp-owned station in Phantom. Murieann was a temporary presenter on Phantom while Alison Curtis was on maternity leave from the station. That is when I first heard her. I thought she was good on Phantom mixing chat with alternative-oriented music. After Alison returned to Phantom, Muireann was given a presenter slot on 98FM. From there she went to Today FM. Alison Curtis had returned to Today FM already at that stage!

I think it's safe to say that her next radio station, if she does look to go back to radio, will not be owned by Communicorp! All her stations that I know of to date were owned by them! If she wants to veer towards a more music-oriented role, how about FM104, Q102 or Radio Nova - I'm not sure what exactly is her music taste! On the other hand, if she was interested more in talk radio, she has a problem because Newstalk is owned by Communicorp! Maybe a talk show on a local station outside Dublin?

She still, presumably, has her 6'0Clock Show presenter role on Virgin Media One, so that is something to keep her going for the time being.

Pineapple1 · 30-07-2019 10:18pm

Sorry if this is a bit abrupt, but does anyone know what she was sacked for?? Also thought her tweet was a bit odd, who tells the whole world (ok country) that you were fired? Its such a horrible word to even admit to yourself never mind put it out there on twitter.

Loughc · 30-07-2019 10:33pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a bit abrupt, but does anyone know what she was sacked for?? Also thought her tweet was a bit odd, who tells the whole world (ok country) that you were fired? Its such a horrible word to even admit to yourself never mind put it out there on twitter.

Low ratings and poor management of her by todayfm is prob why she was fired.

Dublinmuppet · 30-07-2019 10:38pm

Loughc wrote: »

Low ratings and poor management of her by todayfm is prob why she was fired.

She just wasn’t likeable. I couldn’t identify with her but Christ almighty I cannot tolerate the replacement

RabbleRouser2k · 30-07-2019 10:58pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a bit abrupt, but does anyone know what she was sacked for?? Also thought her tweet was a bit odd, who tells the whole world (ok country) that you were fired? Its such a horrible word to even admit to yourself never mind put it out there on twitter.

She wasn't fired for any reasons- it was a shake up at the station, and they didn't have anywhere else to put her.
Louise Duffy has also been fired, again, shakeup at Today FM, no other reasons.

I'm seeing very little positivity shown towards Mairead or Alison. Folks seem to HATE the announcement. (Muireann has been gracious to Mairead tho)
I find Ronan more irritating than when My eczema decides to act up in hot weather.

Very poor decision by Today FM.

Andy From Sligo · 30-07-2019 11:09pm

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

She wasn't fired for any reasons- it was a shake up at the station, and they didn't have anywhere else to put her.
Louise Duffy has also been fired, again, shakeup at Today FM, no other reasons.

I'm seeing very little positivity shown towards Mairead or Alison. Folks seem to HATE the announcement. (Muireann has been gracious to Mairead tho)
I find Ronan more irritating than when My eczema decides to act up in hot weather.

Very poor decision by Today FM.

um - leave her where she was . I didn't think it was broke and needed fixing ... but there you go I was just a listener so what would I know ?

what are they shaking up? - I hope they wont forget to shake up Mario and remove him from sunday morning - show so boring (although i like Mario as a comedian and his impressions) - I turn over to iRadio when he is on Sunday mornings , and then over to Phil Cawley on Today FM after 2pm when Mario show is finished...

Effects · 31-07-2019 12:20am

swampy353 wrote: »

As far as I remember, D'Arcy went off sick, joined RTE and mariead only found out when the news went public. Think there was a fair bit of anamosity between them by time D'Arcy went to rte

Mairead wasn't happy with being just a researcher on Ray's show so moved to become a producer on Ian Dempsey. She'd already left the show by the time Ray moved to RTE. If he had a petty issue with that then it's on him.

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 12:34am

Amazing they go so quickly like that though - do they not have to work until their contract has run out , you know like in a normal job when you have to give notice.. even if your fired?

Effects · 31-07-2019 12:58am

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Amazing they go so quickly like that though - do they not have to work until their contract has run out , you know like in a normal job when you have to give notice.. even if your fired?

Nah, the risk of letting them work out their notice is too high.
"Hey, we fired you, but we're going to let you stay on the air for the next two weeks. You won't say anything bad about us, will you?"

I was in a similar situation a long time ago. Rather than let me work out my month's notice, as I had suggested, the company paid me for the month and I only had to finish out the day I handed in my notice. I was on cloud nine all day.

HeidiHeidi · 31-07-2019 1:02am

Effects wrote: »

Nah, the risk of letting them work out their notice is too high.
"Hey, we fired you, but we're going to let you stay on the air for the next two weeks. You won't say anything bad about us, will you?"

I was in a similar situation a long time ago. Rather than let me work out my month's notice, as I had suggested, the company paid me for the month and I only had to finish out the day I handed in my notice. I was on cloud nine all day.

I only heard of the phrase "gardening leave" in the last year

donkeykong5 · 31-07-2019 1:12am

Well I thought she was great. Surprised Ronan has time to work with the new mansion and the multitude of children. I'm tuning out.

pjohnson · 31-07-2019 7:56am

Getting fired has made Muireann far more liked here than when she was in the job :pac:

RabbleRouser2k · 31-07-2019 8:02am

pjohnson wrote: »

Getting fired has made Muireann far more liked here than when she was in the job :pac:

If Today FM were replacing her with say, Anton Savage, or even Jenny Greene (I know she's with 2fm, but I needed a mostly liked presenter as an example) then folks might be more like 'well, they are the better presenter'.

Instead, it's Mairead 'My voice sounds like I should be selling pirated dvd's off the back of a van' Farrell/ Ronan/ McClure etc.
She keeps failing into high profile gigs, for whatever bloody reason.
A horrible presenter. Frankly. She's failed on TV, failed on radio, so of course she gets a high profile gig.

Ugghhh.

Hooked · 31-07-2019 9:34am

Wasn't a fan of Muireann "on the radio" AT ALL. But she does seem to be a nice person (and is much better IMO on da telly). Plus I'm not going to bash a fellow Limerick "kiiiiiiid", especially when I don't actually know the woman...

The decision to replace her with Mairead Ronan though? Christ almighty! Then again, Ryan Tubridy and Ray D'arcy are earning OBSCENE money on TV... and we all know how bad they are at their jobs. Anton Savage was made for that radio slot, and look what happened to him!

ah well.. the world keeps turning...

Duggie2012 · 31-07-2019 9:53am

i liked Muireann, very natural IMO. she won't be out of work for long. I can never understand these type of decisions. You could maybe understand if they were bringing in a big name top presenter. Mairead stood in for Muireann a few months back and i thought she was woeful. Boring and slow and in no way any good i thought. Prob switch over to some other station now after dermot and dave. even though the choice is getting smaller and smaller by the day. wait for the 1 o'clock news and joe duffy i suppose.

mfceiling · 31-07-2019 10:24am

Lads don't start wondering about these DJ's and their "musical tastes". Today FM is a commercial pop station so it doesn't matter who is presenting what show. It will be the same bland sh*te like Ed Sheeran, Kodaline or Gavin James that will be playing on repeat through out the day.
I'd say not one of these DJ's have any say in what music gets played.... there's a list of 30 songs... make sure you play at least 15 of them through your show.
Irish radio is poor enough...It won't make a difference if it's Muireann or Mairead, it's the same circus with different clowns.

thesultan · 31-07-2019 1:08pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Lads don't start wondering about these DJ's and their "musical tastes". Today FM is a commercial pop station so it doesn't matter who is presenting what show. It will be the same bland sh*te like Ed Sheeran, Kodaline or Gavin James that will be playing on repeat through out the day.
I'd say not one of these DJ's have any say in what music gets played.... there's a list of 30 songs... make sure you play at least 15 of them through your show.
Irish radio is poor enough...It won't make a difference if it's Muireann or Mairead, it's the same circus with different clowns.

Talks of her going on with daithi and maura
. She has the best legs on tv

Pineapple1 · 31-07-2019 1:36pm

RabbleRouser2k wrote:

Instead, it's Mairead 'My voice sounds like I should be selling pirated dvd's off the back of a van' Farrell/ Ronan/ McClure etc. She keeps failing into high profile gigs, for whatever bloody reason. A horrible presenter. Frankly. She's failed on TV, failed on radio, so of course she gets a high profile gig.

Welcome to Ireland!

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 1:44pm

trying to abstain from being nasty but the one who they have on temporarily in Muireann's slot this week on TodayFM so far is desperate! , she hasn't got an ounce of Muireann's personality and excitement, and (IMO) is pretty dry and boring when she talks

Dual wheels · 31-07-2019 1:49pm

Muireann got absolutely shafted for the TodayFM darling m Ronan, as soon as she won that dancing show it was a done deal, she is false and hateful, whether you liked muireann or not you can’t say she didn’t work hard TodayFM stinks

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 1:59pm

Dual wheels wrote: »

Muireann got absolutely shafted for the TodayFM darling m Ronan, as soon as she won that dancing show it was a done deal, she is false and hateful, whether you liked muireann or not you can’t say she didn’t work hard TodayFM stinks

which begs the question, did Muireann do something pretty serious or pee someone off there pretty bad to be let go or fired or whatever .. or is it really down to a 'shake up' at the station? - sometimes they do say there is no smoke without fire - she did come across nice on the radio and on TV but who knows what goes on behind studio doors???

Ursus Horribilis · 31-07-2019 2:00pm

That's the nature of the business. It wouldn't surprise me if they always wanted another "personality" in that slot but weren't sure who. These are the same people who thought Al Porter was a radio presenter

BPKS · 31-07-2019 2:41pm

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

That's the nature of the business. It wouldn't surprise me if they always wanted another "personality" in that slot but weren't sure who. These are the same people who thought Al Porter was a radio presenter

Was the current CEO the CEO when he hired Al Porter, fired Al Porter and then hired Muireann O Connell?

If thats the case and the loss of listeners was the reason Muireann got sacked, then perhaps the CEO should consider his own position.

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 2:49pm

BPKS wrote: »

Was the current CEO the CEO when he hired Al Porter, fired Al Porter and then hired Muireann O Connell?

If thats the case and the loss of listeners was the reason Muireann got sacked, then perhaps the CEO should consider his own position.

Yep , indeed some might say the buck stops right there.

Dublinmuppet · 31-07-2019 4:12pm

Before the haters start I am a woman but this is my opinion. I don’t like any of the women djs. They are all up their arse and looking to shove their opinions on you. I won’t listen to dr Ciara or Jenny Greene or Muireann or mairead. I will switch over or listen to a podcast. Well rid of her

Breaston Plants · 31-07-2019 5:01pm

She was one of the biggest head wreckers on Irish radio, and that's saying something......

donkeykong5 · 31-07-2019 6:33pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Dual wheels wrote: »

Muireann got absolutely shafted for the TodayFM darling m Ronan, as soon as she won that dancing show it was a done deal, she is false and hateful, whether you liked muireann or not you can’t say she didn’t work hard TodayFM stinks

which begs the question, did Muireann do something pretty serious or pee someone off there pretty bad to be let go or fired or whatever .. or is it really down to a 'shake up' at the station? - sometimes they do say there is no smoke without fire - she did come across nice on the radio and on TV but who knows what goes on behind studio doors???

Think the fact she didnt have a hoard if kids . Wasnt moving into a mansion. And wasnt married to a multi millionaire may have gone against her. No worries I am so annoyed I'll never tune in again.

donkeykong5 · 31-07-2019 6:44pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Dual wheels wrote: »

Muireann got absolutely shafted for the TodayFM darling m Ronan, as soon as she won that dancing show it was a done deal, she is false and hateful, whether you liked muireann or not you can’t say she didn’t work hard TodayFM stinks

which begs the question, did Muireann do something pretty serious or pee someone off there pretty bad to be let go or fired or whatever .. or is it really down to a 'shake up' at the station? - sometimes they do say there is no smoke without fire - she did come across nice on the radio and on TV but who knows what goes on behind studio doors???

Think the fact she didnt have a hoard if kids . Wasnt moving into a mansion. And wasnt married to a multi millionaire may have gone against her. No worries I am so annoyed I'll never tune in again.

donkeykong5 · 31-07-2019 6:45pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Dual wheels wrote: »

Muireann got absolutely shafted for the TodayFM darling m Ronan, as soon as she won that dancing show it was a done deal, she is false and hateful, whether you liked muireann or not you can’t say she didn’t work hard TodayFM stinks

which begs the question, did Muireann do something pretty serious or pee someone off there pretty bad to be let go or fired or whatever .. or is it really down to a 'shake up' at the station? - sometimes they do say there is no smoke without fire - she did come across nice on the radio and on TV but who knows what goes on behind studio doors???

Think the fact she didnt have a hoard if kids . Wasnt moving into a mansion. And wasnt married to a multi millionaire may have gone against her. No worries I am so annoyed I'll never tune in again. I've met her and she is a really nice genuine person.

31-07-2019 8:18pm

I just heard.

For feck's sake.

I thought that all women DJs were annoying (sorry - I think it's mainly the high-pitched voices go through me), until I discovered Muireann - I really enjoyed her show -she was natural and effortless.

I can't believe she's being replaced by a high-pitched voice.
I won't be listening.

Feck ye TodayFM.

DopeTech · 31-07-2019 8:34pm

Today FM really haven't got much further to fall have they. It's just history repeating itself. I hope she gets another radio gig soon.

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 8:42pm

she she had/has a unique voice Muireann and it was a good one on the radio - they are so wrong getting rid. If i thought it would help I would suggest starting up a petition and entitle it "att the management of TodayFM - we, the listening public, demand Muireann O'Connell be returned to her post on TodayFM forthwith'
mind you she might not want her job back there now she realizes she has been shafted by them and kicked out

Dublinmuppet · 31-07-2019 8:52pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

she she had/has a unique voice Muireann and it was a good one on the radio - they are so wrong getting rid. If i thought it would help I would suggest starting up a petition and entitle it "att the management of TodayFM - we, the listening public, demand Muireann O'Connell be returned to her post on TodayFM forthwith'
mind you she might not want her job back there now she realizes she has been shafted by them and kicked out

Ah ffs can we start a petition to get her off TV and radio. Her whiny irritating voice is getting on my nerves

micar · 31-07-2019 8:56pm

Dublinmuppet wrote: »

Ah ffs can we start a petition to get her off TV and radio. Her whiny irritating voice is getting on my nerves

Have never heard her on the radio....have only seen snippets of her on TV.

I like her voice......growing on me....find it very sexy.

Thinks she's quite hot as well.

Ursus Horribilis · 31-07-2019 9:02pm

It was that lunchtime show and the requirement for her to act like a kid who has drunk too much Red Bull that did for her. That's not where her strengths lie. If she can avoid that sort of radio in the future, it'll stand to her.

Dublinmuppet · 31-07-2019 9:02pm

micar wrote: »

Have never heard her on the radio....have only seen snippets of her on TV.

I like her voice......growing on me....find it very sexy.

Thinks she's quite hot as well.

How are ya Muireann? U just back from the dole office?

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 9:07pm

Dublinmuppet wrote: »

Ah ffs can we start a petition to get her off TV and radio. Her whiny irritating voice is getting on my nerves

I wouldnt call her voice Whiney - its pretty deep ... with the sort of like on 40 fags a day rasp to it

Andy From Sligo · 31-07-2019 9:08pm

micar wrote: »

Have never heard her on the radio....have only seen snippets of her on TV.

I like her voice......growing on me....find it very sexy.

Thinks she's quite hot as well.

I'm the other way round - heard her voice every day on today FM but never sat down to watch that show on TV3 / Virgin Media

hopeso · 31-07-2019 9:24pm

Going by the comments here, it seems like Mairead Ronan is married to a well off bloke..... I wonder if he lubed her entrance into this slot? Sure it will get her out of the house for a few hours anyway....

Either way, I won't be listening to her...

I'm tempted to start a poll...Who'll be gone first, Mairead Ronan or Jenifer Zamperelli? On one hand I'd say Zamperelli, because she has a head start, starting 3 or 4 months before Ronan....But on the other hand, RTE can afford to carry dead weight longer because of the licence fee......

Muireann O'Connell

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