Sean Moncrieff - Newstalk

ElleEm · 05-03-2015 5:40pm

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Don't kill me....................BUT, i was getting a little bored with the slot. It was the same topics over and over again

His voice is so crumbly it makes me want to sleep!

harry Bailey esq · 05-03-2015 6:44pm

Lapin wrote: »

Why doesn't he discuss spirits?

I'd love to see them do a segment on the top shelf, even if it was only a few times a year.

It's getting a bit boring and repetitive with the beers and wines week after week.

Back in the days before the text number became a premium service, I once texted in and suggested they hold a once off booze slot catering to the winos,students and 'the unwaged' that I suspect make up a significant chunk of his listenership.The afternoon could be spent sampling the delights of linden village,Galahad lager,tennents super,white lightening cider,mad dog 20/20(a childhood favourite of mine) and other well established tramp refreshments.
The idea went down like a lead balloon with Sean,who made the valid point that he gets paid to drink the 'expensive stuff' so why would he be inclined to drink a cheaper drink.Fair point from Sean,but I still think its a good idea,and potentially very entertaining.
Better again, do it as a live show, preferably in a park,beside a canal or inside a burnt out gaf.

PS.Hopefully paoulo is back to himself as soon as possible

Claude Burgundy · 19-03-2015 4:09pm

No Paulo again............is that 5 or 6 weeks ???

BPKS · 19-03-2015 4:56pm

The current guest has surely set a record for the number of "That's an excellent question Sean" that she has said during the interview. I've counted 3 so far.

djemba djemba · 19-03-2015 5:53pm

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

No Paulo again............is that 5 or 6 weeks ???

I dont think his article was in the Irish Independent on Saturday either.

Say Your Number · 20-03-2015 9:30pm

Thought it was brilliant today when he had that politician/chancer on and he said 'I don't claim to be perfect like you, Sean' and Sean replied 'No, everywhere I go everyone tells I'm perfect'

Claude Burgundy · 23-03-2015 11:21am

djemba djemba wrote: »

I dont think his article was in the Irish Independent on Saturday either.

I wouldn't read that rag so i wouldn't notice:D

conorh91 · 23-03-2015 8:35pm

I hato to admit I was wrong, but I was so wrong about Seán Moncrieff.

He comes across as a bit self-satisfied at first, and prejudiced against opinions that contradict his own instincts. In fact, there's probably still some truth in that impression. But he is a good interviewer, and he does have some mightily interesting topics.

I only switched over to avoid Ray Darcy, but I'm sorry I didn't turn the dial sooner. I like the feature involving world news,. Irish radio has a bad habit of ignoring any world news that isn't front page of the BBC.

Claude Burgundy · 26-03-2015 4:08pm

Time for my weekly no Paulo post !

honeybear · 26-03-2015 6:48pm

I really like listening to Sean M. He comes across really well.

phelixoflaherty · 26-03-2015 11:23pm

At that hour of the day the competition keeps him on his toes.

endacl · 26-03-2015 11:30pm

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Time for my weekly no Paulo post !

Wish I could have a weekly 'no Esther McCarthy' post. Although, since they dropped the 'Henry's Ma and two other women' bit, the movies and booze slot is the only bit I automatically zone out. I have to ask though, if NT has access to Philip Molloy, how does that other joke of a critic get the gig on a Friday?

CatFromHue · 27-03-2015 5:18am

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Time for my weekly no Paulo post !

I think Paulo is ill tbh

robbe · 27-03-2015 9:46am

Found it strange though that Paolo hasn't even been namechecked recently....for instance in yesterdays segment with Rossisface they were on about a few things that Paolo banged on about ad infinitum....the perfect carbonara/salt in water when cooking pasta etc....not a mention of the man. As if he has been written out of history. Anyway whatever the issue hope he is well and for all the repetition I did like his slot

Claude Burgundy · 27-03-2015 10:25am

endacl wrote: »

Wish I could have a weekly 'no Esther McCarthy' post. Although, since they dropped the 'Henry's Ma and two other women' bit, the movies and booze slot is the only bit I automatically zone out. I have to ask though, if NT has access to Philip Molloy, how does that other joke of a critic get the gig on a Friday?

Because its all a bit of fun, Philip Molloy is so far up his own @rse that he lives up there at this stage.

His own show is just one long script and you can tell when he's "reviewing" a film. He just reads the script, no emotion at all.

I have no major love for Esther either but its a bit of fun on a Friday afternoon !

mickser42 · 02-04-2015 3:10pm

no mention of paolo tullio again ... missing his spot ... any idea on whats going on

Mick

Claude Burgundy · 02-04-2015 3:14pm

mickser42 wrote: »

no mention of paolo tullio again ... missing his spot ... any idea on whats going on

Mick

How dare you post my weekly post:mad::D

worded · 02-04-2015 3:14pm

Excellent witty presenter.

If he got the late late show spot I'd watch it again after tuning out several years ago.

A breath of fresh air, real talent

Glebee · 02-04-2015 3:17pm

worded wrote: »

Excellent witty presenter.

If he got the late late show spot I'd watch it again after tuning out several years ago.

A breath of fresh air, real talent

Is that you Sean:)

mickser42 · 02-04-2015 3:19pm

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

How dare you post my weekly post:mad::D

sorry ... it is very odd all the same how his name is not even mentioned

Claude Burgundy · 02-04-2015 3:51pm

mickser42 wrote: »

sorry ... it is very odd all the same how his name is not even mentioned

Did you listen the day he was hammered/sick ( i fall on the hammered side ) ?

If he is sick perhaps he wants it kept private which is entitled to and if he was hammered i can't see them shouting it from the roof tops.

Either way i was getting a little bored with him as he just kept going back to the same subjects - no cream in carbonarra, his pizza oven in the garden, you must soak lasagne sheets before you cook them...............

endacl · 02-04-2015 8:07pm

mickser42 wrote: »

sorry ... it is very odd all the same how his name is not even mentioned

It's mentioned here every week...

Say Your Number · 06-04-2015 2:42pm

I completely missed the interview with that Mafia fella the first time

Jaysus....

Say Your Number · 09-04-2015 2:38pm

Once again Henry's been going through After Hours to get topics for his vox pop.

Claude Burgundy · 09-04-2015 2:51pm

9 minutes people.................

Claude Burgundy · 09-04-2015 3:07pm

No Paulo ( sorry but no one was beating me this week:D )

washiskin · 09-04-2015 3:36pm

I have to admit to not being the biggest Paulo Tulio fan as I find him complacent and stale in that slot, but he's infinitely better than that giggling ninny they had on today, :mad: He's an unbareable showoff.

Say Your Number · 10-04-2015 4:58pm

The review of John Wick was f*cking hilarious, I've said it before and I'll say it again, the best reviews are when the reviewer is describing some awful sh1te and Sean is taking the piss out of it.

PopePalpatine · 16-04-2015 2:56pm

Jesus...that Henry McKean vox pop on right now is a bit heavy.

CatFromHue · 16-04-2015 4:00pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Jesus...that Henry McKean vox pop on right now is a bit heavy.

McKean must know every homeless person in Dublin by now!

Claude Burgundy · 17-04-2015 9:52am

I missed yesterday.................was Paulo back ?

PopePalpatine · 17-04-2015 10:26am

Nope.

Say Your Number · 17-04-2015 2:38pm

Bosco's voice is worse than nails on a blackboard

PopePalpatine · 23-04-2015 3:01pm

Is there any point in saying "No Paolo" any more?

davef1000 · 23-04-2015 3:28pm

#JeSuisPaolo

qweerty · 23-04-2015 6:12pm

davef1000 wrote: »

#JeSuisPaolo

Great, you can tell us why you're never on any more!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 23-04-2015 6:37pm

It is strange how they've never addressed the Paolo situation on air, I imagine there has been a flood of emails and texts into the show inquiring of his whereabouts.

I hope he's just busy with other things and it's not something like an illness.

Claude Burgundy · 24-04-2015 8:26am

I don't believe they mentioned David Coleman when he left the parenting slot so its nothing new.

Shows move on and evolve and very seldom do they mention the people/slots that are dropped or changed.

LostinBlanch · 28-04-2015 1:59pm

Moncrieff fawning all over Nora Owen now. It's sickening how servile he is to "his betters".

Of course there'll be no awkward or challenging texts while she is on. Though he may pull his old schtick of reading one out later on and saying that's a good question but sorry I only saw it now and she's gone. Yeah right.

serfboard · 28-04-2015 4:44pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

he may pull his old schtick of reading one out later on and saying that's a good question but sorry I only saw it now and she's gone. Yeah right.

Jees man, yer awful cynical.

You could be right, mind ... and if you are, then Sean's awful cynical (and/or hypocritical).

Pinturicchio · 28-04-2015 11:07pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Moncrieff fawning all over Nora Owen now. It's sickening how servile he is to "his betters".

Of course there'll be no awkward or challenging texts while she is on. Though he may pull his old schtick of reading one out later on and saying that's a good question but sorry I only saw it now and she's gone. Yeah right.

In fairness he always fawns over the guest in that first half hour. There are never any difficult questions. It's obviously part of the deal for coming on that part of the show.

CatFromHue · 28-04-2015 11:33pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It is strange how they've never addressed the Paolo situation on air, I imagine there has been a flood of emails and texts into the show inquiring of his whereabouts.

I hope he's just busy with other things and it's not something like an illness.

Unfortunately I think it's illness.

I think he has on going kidney problems and on The Restaurant in TV3 he did look ill.

ballsymchugh · 28-04-2015 11:55pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

In fairness he always fawns over the guest in that first half hour. There are never any difficult questions. It's obviously part of the deal for coming on that part of the show.

i think it's great the way it's done. he just sits back and lets them dig their own hole. ronan mullen and ivana bacik always cancel each other out with their respective nonsense, but ruth coppinger was just let dig a hole so deep that she'll never get out of it.

serfboard · 29-04-2015 12:38pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

i think it's great the way it's done. he just sits back and lets them dig their own hole.

There are two ways to interview people who you might consider pompous, arrogant or just plain wrong. One is to challenge or hector them, Vincent Brown style. The other is to let them waffle on, and to deliberately feed them, such that they'll go to ever greater levels of ridiculousness. And with the latter approach, sometimes an ego is so big, that the guest doesn't realise it is happening.

PopePalpatine · 30-04-2015 1:41pm

Stephen Donnelly is talking a lot of sense, it's a shame it's unlikely there'll be someone in my constituency like him.

serfboard · 30-04-2015 2:39pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Stephen Donnelly is talking a lot of sense, it's a shame it's unlikely there'll be someone in my constituency like him.

What about yourself, your holiness?

After all, Donnelly got elected himself without a party machine.

Claude Burgundy · 30-04-2015 3:29pm

Ok,

We have to all agree that Paulo has been taken by aliens and is longer on this planet !

PopePalpatine · 30-04-2015 3:37pm

serfboard wrote: »

What about yourself, your holiness?

After all, Donnelly got elected himself without a party machine.

I don't have the time, money, or public speaking skills.

RayM · 30-04-2015 3:47pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Stephen Donnelly is talking a lot of sense, it's a shame it's unlikely there'll be someone in my constituency like him.

I live in his constituency, and he's really good on local issues too. He's like the perfect TD.

Heroditas · 30-04-2015 3:58pm

RayM wrote: »

I live in his constituency, and he's really good on local issues too. He's like the perfect TD.

I was in college with him.
A genuinely nice guy but I would have never in a million years seen him as a potential TD! He's done well.

Sean Moncrieff - Newstalk

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