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Newstalk - Breakfast Show

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    #92
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    Did Chris just talk about football, even saying he watched the Real match:eek:

    That has to be the first time i remember him speaking about sport.


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    #93
    Muff Richardson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭Muff Richardson


    Claude Burgundy wrote: »
    Did Chris just talk about football, even saying he watched the Real match:eek:

    That has to be the first time i remember him speaking about sport.

    he's put his foot in it a few times with some daft comments about sport so he generally keeps quiet :) not his cup of tea I suppose.

    I was surprised at the level of debate they about DOB and Siteserv, admittedly they did pussyfoot around the issue but at least it got a mention. Any other party and there would be Ivan blowing a gasket with his usual waffle along the lines of "surely [insert TD who farted too loudly] position is now untenable!!!"


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    #94
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Chris' interviews with people on the No side of the referendum are laughable at times. Even when they're making perfectly reasonable points (leaving aside whether I actually agree with those points or not) he just keeps reiterating "The words of the question are...". No attempt to delve deeper into the objection.


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    #95
    Muff Richardson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭Muff Richardson


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Chris' interviews with people on the No side of the referendum are laughable at times. Even when they're making perfectly reasonable points (leaving aside whether I actually agree with those points or not) he just keeps reiterating "The words of the question are...". No attempt to delve deeper into the objection.

    Yer one from the Iona institute humiliated the poor lad last week, if he can't contest with that crowd what hope has he got.


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    #96
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Chris' interviews with people on the No side of the referendum are laughable at times. Even when they're making perfectly reasonable points (leaving aside whether I actually agree with those points or not) he just keeps reiterating "The words of the question are...". No attempt to delve deeper into the objection.

    He just doesn't cut it as an interviewer for me. He can't articulate concise questions to get to the nub of the matter.


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    #97
    jooksavage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    Anyone else think that Ivan gave the Land League's Jerry Beades a soft interview this morning? He's usually quite bullish and full of bluster and I would have expected him to take the LL task over their position re. Brian O'Donnell. Instead he left him to off to attack the bank and yesterday's court decision.

    Maybe it's just me. I thought it was odd. I would hope Yates isn't letting his own horrible experience with the bank reduce his willingness to question O'Donnell's ridiculous position.


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    #98
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    jooksavage wrote: »
    Anyone else think that Ivan gave the Land League's Jerry Beades a soft interview this morning? He's usually quite bullish and full of bluster and I would have expected him to take the LL task over their position re. Brian O'Donnell. Instead he left him to off to attack the bank and yesterday's court decision.

    Maybe it's just me. I thought it was odd. I would hope Yates isn't letting his own horrible experience with the bank reduce his willingness to question O'Donnell's ridiculous position.

    I believe the bank in his own troubles were AIB and BOI.


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    #99
    Glebee
    Registered Users Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Message for Ivan,

    That sure thing of a horse you gave out this morning did not win. . keep the tips to yourself in future...lol,


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    #100
    michael999999
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    Glebee wrote: »
    Message for Ivan,

    That sure thing of a horse you gave out this morning did not win. . keep the tips to yourself in future...lol,

    He's a bankrupt bookie!

    Would you really be following he's tips?


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    #101
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    As of today's JNLR figures, they're the most listened to show on NT. Up a massive 35,000 since this time last year.


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    #102
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    As of today's JNLR figures, they're the most listened to show on NT. Up a massive 35,000 since this time last year.

    Well done to them !


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    #103
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Thats some jump


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    #104
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    Did the 5k charity event go ahead ?


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    #105
    Unruly Hector
    Site Banned Posts: 77 ✭✭Unruly Hector


    Chris Donoghue should be taken off the case here.. he has no objectivity at all... Doing his best to do a hatchet job on David Quinn a couple of days before the election..


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    #106
    Del.Monte
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    It's outrageous bs. Chris Donoghue is a disaster. How does this interview give balance to the lovey dovey YES interview earlier? :rolleyes:

    ****



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    #107
    dublincelt
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭dublincelt


    Chris Donoghue is absolutely ripping David Quinn apart here. Superb interview, David Quinn even denying a quote from an article that he actually wrote. Hilarious!


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    #108
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    dublincelt wrote: »
    Chris Donoghue is absolutely ripping David Quinn apart here. Superb interview, David Quinn even denying a quote from an article that he actually wrote. Hilarious!

    David Quinn doesn't represent me and it's lazy for Newstalk to wheel him out as the sole NO representative. Why could they not get an ordinary NO voter to come on to balance the earlier 'ordinary' YES voter?

    ****



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    #109
    Unruly Hector
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    Del.Monte wrote: »
    It's outrageous bs. Chris Donoghue is a disaster. How does this interview give balance to the lovey dovey YES interview earlier? :rolleyes:

    I read somebody posting on another thread that Newstalk dont have to be objective on the referendum, as they are a private station and not under the same obligations as the national broadcaster... Can anybody clarify this (and whether Chris should be awaiting a letter from the BAI)?


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    #110
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    Newstalk in common with most media have been running with a blatant YES agenda since the campaign began.

    ****



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    #111
    Ctrl Alt Delete
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    dublincelt wrote: »
    Chris Donoghue is absolutely ripping David Quinn apart here. Superb interview, David Quinn even denying a quote from an article that he actually wrote. Hilarious!

    Was hilarious alright. Especially the part when David Quinn repeatedly corrected him and called Chris Donohughe out for the exact type of tactics he was using


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    #112
    astrofool
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    That was a great interview, great to see David Quinn squirming and backtracking so much, hopefully the No side aim to put as much distance between themselves and the Iona institute as possible.


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    #113
    joseph brand
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    I'm surprised that Chris allowed the bigoted David Quinn so much air time. It was a bit rich of Quinn to accuse Chris of deflection, a tactic employed by the No side (Iona) since the beginning. "Won't someone think of the children", came the cries from the supporters of the world's largest paedophile ring (The Roman Catholic church). Pull the other one. You couldn't give a rats about children.

    The reason that Chris brought up Quinn's past views on divorce (an article he had written), is the fact that the No side have consistently asked why 'the gheys' aren't happy with civil partnership. This, after they fought against civil unions. David Quinn and his ilk are on the wrong side of history. Just like those who opposed: civil rights for blacks, women's rights and human slavery (if you want to go back even further).

    I'm not selfish or homophobic enough to vote No.

    Vote YES!!


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    #114
    ThisRegard
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    Unruly Hector wrote: »
    Can anybody clarify this (and whether Chris should be awaiting a letter from the BAI)?

    He has previously been censured by the BAI before the referendum date was even announced.


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    #115
    Baggy Trousers
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    Del.Monte wrote: »
    Newstalk in common with most media have been running with a blatant YES agenda since the campaign began.

    In this case, I think it's more that the Yes campaign makes the most sense.
    The No campaign is all over the shop and is full of spoof. Their arguments for the most part are nonsense.
    It's hard to find someone on the No side that is credible. And that David Quinn is a vile man.


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    #116
    Muff Richardson
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    joseph brand wrote: »
    I'm surprised that Chris allowed the bigoted David Quinn so much air time. It was a bit rich of Quinn to accuse Chris of deflection, a tactic employed by the No side (Iona) since the beginning. "Won't someone think of the children", came the cries from the supporters of the world's largest paedophile ring (The Roman Catholic church). Pull the other one. You couldn't give a rats about children.

    The reason that Chris brought up Quinn's past views on divorce (an article he had written), is the fact that the No side have consistently asked why 'the gheys' aren't happy with civil partnership. This, after they fought against civil unions. David Quinn and his ilk are on the wrong side of history. Just like those who opposed: civil rights for blacks, women's rights and human slavery (if you want to go back even further).

    I'm not selfish or homophobic enough to vote No.

    Vote YES!!

    massive huge unrelenting yawn....coming from a yes voter too.

    only two more days thanks be to jesus. (hope i didnt offend you with the jesus reference)


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    #117
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    Baggy Trousers wrote: »
    In this case, I think it's more that the Yes campaign makes the most sense.
    The No campaign is all over the shop and is full of spoof. Their arguments for the most part are nonsense.
    It's hard to find someone on the No side that is credible. And that David Quinn is a vile man.

    My point in a previous post is that wheeling out Quinn as a proponent of the NO side is a cynical move by Newstalk to be seen to give balance to the previous YES interview. They did it full in the knowledge that Quinn comes across badly and it's akin to getting the DUP to back the NO side. I'm still voting NO and it's feck all to do with the Iona Institute.

    ****



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    #118
    ThisRegard
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    Del.Monte wrote: »
    They did it full in the knowledge that Quinn comes across badly

    That's surely the fault of Quinn. Should stations do private interviews before hand to see how they are before allowing them on air ?


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    #119
    Baggy Trousers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭Baggy Trousers


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    My point in a previous post is that wheeling out Quinn as a proponent of the NO side is a cynical move by Newstalk to be seen to give balance to the previous YES interview. They did it full in the knowledge that Quinn comes across badly and it's akin to getting the DUP to back the NO side. I'm still voting NO and it's feck all to do with the Iona Institute.

    The man from Del Monte should say Yes!!


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    #120
    ThisRegard
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    I listened back again, I don't think it was a hatchet job, Quinn did all the damage himself, such as his squirming around his tweet asking who the father is, and would he ask a single woman the same. He's just a horrible man.


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    #121
    Muff Richardson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭Muff Richardson


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    My point in a previous post is that wheeling out Quinn as a proponent of the NO side is a cynical move by Newstalk to be seen to give balance to the previous YES interview. They did it full in the knowledge that Quinn comes across badly and it's akin to getting the DUP to back the NO side. I'm still voting NO and it's feck all to do with the Iona Institute.

    There was about 500 pages of a previous thread mostly on the breakfast show and a long running theme throughout, in a nutshell was that...Chris is a sh*te interviewer and a sh*te presenter and all round fairly sh*te at his job, but seems like a nice guy and is hardworking. He wants to be loved just a bit too much.


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