Newstalk - Breakfast Show

prunudo · 19-09-2020 8:39am

generalgerry wrote: »

yeah I was going to make that point as well. At first I thought that they were just doing that "let's set up a pretend debate where you take the for side and I take the against side". But, to be fair, she has been strong on asking questions about the approach to lockdown and for that I am also appreciative.

Also considering she had it, her approach makes a change from RTE's 2 presenters, Tubriby and Byrne, who go on as if they were lucky to escape with their lives from this deadly virus. Yet both were back to work in a short space of time.
Yes her presenting style can rub people the wrong way, but at least she's not afraid to go against the grain, whether you agree with her or not. We need more people like that in the media rather than the yes people we currently have.

RobAMerc · 19-09-2020 8:58am

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Wonder what her boards username is...

ImaDoctor
IknowCozImADoctor
IknowFromMyExperienceAsAGP
IknowAboutEconomicsImaGP
IKnowAboutScienceCozImaGP
IKnowAboutBusDrivingCozImaGP
WomenSufferMoreFromCovidCozImaGP
MenHaveItEasyINoCozImAGP
DidIMentionImaGP
YouDontKnowWhatYerTalkingAboutImA_GP

I am guessing its something along those lines as she is a GP ( In case you didnt know shes a GP)

Obnoxious woman - only pared by Coleman who thinks he has the right to look down on literally everyone

Harry Palmr · 19-09-2020 6:45pm

La Kelly has exploded across twitter

https://twitter.com/EthingsG/status/1307366996036775937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1307366996036775937%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FEthingsG2Fstatus2F1307366996036775937widget%3DTweet

Thelonious Monk · 19-09-2020 7:25pm

Yeah she's being torn apart on Twitter at the moment. What a horrible thing to do. But at least hopefully it gets her off the airwaves and TV forever.

ButtersSuki · 19-09-2020 8:03pm

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

I used to 100% agree with this and still do in many ways . BUT, she is the only dissenting voice on all the bull**** going on re Covid, the only journalist saying we need to get on with it and not be locking down etc. She is also a GP, so has actually dealt with the public regarding health. For that I am very grateful to her.

Ffs just because she’s a GP does not give her the right or the knowledge (yes) to sarcastically and rudely question two professors who are imminently more qualified and both of whom know their subject matter on a deeper level than she does.

Why some people in this country still think that their local GP is the smartest person in the world and should never be questioned is beyond me. I work in a hospital, I have family members who are doctors (incl. GPs, and consultants). I would wager I know more doctors than the average person. I don’t know any who’d behave like Ciara Kelly does.

Almost all doctors - regardless of their level - will, if they don’t know the answer to a question or if it’s not their specialist subject area state as much and defer accordingly. Not Ciara Kelly though.

With the greatest of respect, Ciara Kelly is not qualified to be offering national advice on Covid. Are you suggesting we put her in charge? She’s a FORMER GP, not the lead immunologist or virologist for the HSE or the WHO.

Brendan Bendar · 19-09-2020 8:16pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Ffs just because she’s a GP does not give her the right or the knowledge (yes) to sarcastically and rudely question two professors who are imminently more qualified and both of whom know their subject matter on a deeper level than she does.

Why some people in this country still think that their local GP is the smartest person in the world and should never be questioned is beyond me. I work in a hospital, I have family members who are doctors (incl. GPs, and consultants). I would wager I know more doctors than the average person. I don’t know any who’d behave like Ciara Kelly does.

Almost all doctors - regardless of their level - will, if they don’t know the answer to a question or if it’s not their specialist subject area state as much and defer accordingly. Not Ciara Kelly though.

With the greatest of respect, Ciara Kelly is not qualified to be offering national advice on Covid. Are you suggesting we put her in charge? She’s a FORMER GP, not the lead immunologist or virologist for the HSE or the WHO.

Good call Butthers.

generalgerry · 19-09-2020 8:32pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I work in a hospital

Good god, I think that is reason enough there to question the entire medical profession! :pac:

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 10:24am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Yeah she's being torn apart on Twitter at the moment. What a horrible thing to do. But at least hopefully it gets her off the airwaves and TV forever.

I would suggest it's nowhere near as horrible as doxing a rape victim.

generalgerry · 20-09-2020 10:35am

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I would suggest it's nowhere near as horrible as doxing a rape victim.

Just looking at the person attacking her. Seems like she was waiting in the long grass for Ciara Kelly. She has her own personal attack about how Ciara Kelly essentially gave her name as a rape victim on air. The gripe seemingly being that she wanted to remain anonymous but Ciara Kelly addressed her by name when interviewing her.

https://www.her.ie/news/i-never-wore-the-dress-again-the-shocking-reality-of-why-these-women-couldnt-report-rape-436292
"As a result of her experiences, Linda helped to set up AASVI (Actions Against Sexual Violence Ireland)."

To be fair to Ciara Kelly, this person said herself that she was on Ciara Kelly's show as a representative of AASVI (the group that she set up herself and put her name to), so I think there would have been an assumption that she could name her? If she had allowed her name to be given in the her.ie article then I don't think it can be considered doxing.

https://twitter.com/LindaOkaythen/status/1307269058392395780

I think Ciara may be paying the price for questioning the lockdown.

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 11:09am

generalgerry wrote: »

Just looking at the person attacking her. Seems like she was waiting in the long grass for Ciara Kelly. She has her own personal attack about how Ciara Kelly essentially gave her name as a rape victim on air. The gripe seemingly being that she wanted to remain anonymous but Ciara Kelly addressed her by name when interviewing her.

https://www.her.ie/news/i-never-wore-the-dress-again-the-shocking-reality-of-why-these-women-couldnt-report-rape-436292
"As a result of her experiences, Linda helped to set up AASVI (Actions Against Sexual Violence Ireland)."

To be fair to Ciara Kelly, this person said herself that she was on Ciara Kelly's show as a representative of AASVI (the group that she set up herself and put her name to), so I think there would have been an assumption that she could name her? If she had allowed her name to be given in the her.ie article then I don't think it can be considered doxing.

https://twitter.com/LindaOkaythen/status/1307269058392395780

I think Ciara may be paying the price for questioning the lockdown.

That's an astonishgingly big assumption. I don't see how any logical person could jump to such a conclusion, let alone a former doctor for whom discretion and privacy should be a given.

You're not too far from victim blaming there with that logic.

As I predicted though, Ciara's supporters will always find a way to justify her actions, however unacceptable.

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 11:16am

generalgerry wrote: »

Just looking at the person attacking her. Seems like she was waiting in the long grass for Ciara Kelly. She has her own personal attack about how Ciara Kelly essentially gave her name as a rape victim on air. The gripe seemingly being that she wanted to remain anonymous but Ciara Kelly addressed her by name when interviewing her.

https://www.her.ie/news/i-never-wore-the-dress-again-the-shocking-reality-of-why-these-women-couldnt-report-rape-436292
"As a result of her experiences, Linda helped to set up AASVI (Actions Against Sexual Violence Ireland)."

To be fair to Ciara Kelly, this person said herself that she was on Ciara Kelly's show as a representative of AASVI (the group that she set up herself and put her name to), so I think there would have been an assumption that she could name her? If she had allowed her name to be given in the her.ie article then I don't think it can be considered doxing.

https://twitter.com/LindaOkaythen/status/1307269058392395780

I think Ciara may be paying the price for questioning the lockdown.

Why are you trying to conflate the two issues? They are completely separate.

I personally have no issue with her questioning the lockdown. I do however have an issue with her questioning style as evidenced on Friday morning last. Ciara Kelly frequently presents her opinion as fact. She is entitled to her opinion, but that does not mean she is correct.

I would expect her to make more rational interjections when talking to experts who know infintitely more about their specific subject matter than she does and not attempt to sarcastically undermine them personally of their arguments based on her opinion, just because she does not like their answers. She is a former GP; not a virologist, an epidemiologist, an economist, or a trained journalist. She can ask any question she likes, but she doesn't get a free pass if her question is stupid, or she's attempting to rabble rouse or be populist.

generalgerry · 20-09-2020 12:35pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

That's an astonishgingly big assumption. I don't see how any logical person could jump to such a conclusion, let alone a former doctor for whom discretion and privacy should be a given. You're not too far from victim blaming there with that logic. As I predicted though, Ciara's supporters will always find a way to justify her actions, however unacceptable.

That's just ridiculous, I am the furthest from being her biggest fan, I'm am just in sort of disbelief that she is being described as "far right" at the moment. And she will be cancelled, as are all people with opinions that go against the Twitter mob.

With regard to the supposed "doxing". Again I can't think of any scenario where she would have doxxed her deliberately, so I think it must have been a mistake if she did it. Particularly since it would be giving somebody ammunition to attempt to cancel you as is what is happening now, months after the issue actually occurred. I'll see if I can dig out the audio.

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 12:46pm

generalgerry wrote: »

That's just ridiculous, I am the furthest from being her biggest fan, I'm am just in sort of disbelief that she is being described as "far right" at the moment. And she will be cancelled, as are all people with opinions that go against the Twitter mob.

With regard to the supposed "doxing". Again I can't think of any scenario where she would have doxxed her deliberately, so I think it must have been a mistake if she did it. Particularly since it would be giving somebody ammunition to attempt to cancel you as is what is happening now, months after the issue actually occurred. I'll see if I can dig out the audio.

It doesn’t matter whether deliberate or not though, surely you can see that?

I’m not saying she did it deliberately - only she knows whether she did do so or not. But the point still holds, she should not have outed the lady without prior expressed consent (which she clearly did not have), and to do so without same displays an appalling lack of judgement, to put it mildly. Were it a layperson it would be one thing, but given ger medical background (where confidentially is compulsory) it’s simply incomprehensible a and unforgivable - that she did such a thing. Were she have done such a thing as a GP she would face disciplinary action.

Part of her problem I feel is she says “too much”. She’s also due before the courts for a libel case which involves another doctor btw. Sometimes she goes too far, we clearly have an established pattern for this.

I suspect both “lapses of judgement” will prove very costly for her.

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 12:47pm

generalgerry wrote: »

That's just ridiculous, I am the furthest from being her biggest fan, I'm am just in sort of disbelief that she is being described as "far right" at the moment. And she will be cancelled, as are all people with opinions that go against the Twitter mob.

With regard to the supposed "doxing". Again I can't think of any scenario where she would have doxxed her deliberately, so I think it must have been a mistake if she did it. Particularly since it would be giving somebody ammunition to attempt to cancel you as is what is happening now, months after the issue actually occurred. I'll see if I can dig out the audio.

FYI, I didn’t describe her as “far right”.

Harry Palmr · 20-09-2020 2:18pm

Her problem is that the lunchtime slot was "Ciara's Den" she could waffle on about whatever took her fancy to the point of coming up with "free talk Friday" literally no structure just lots of "stuff". Moving to Breakfast requires discipline and the ability to think clearly on the hoof and that's helped no end by research and being about to recall that knowledge and use it to expand, rebut or confirm matters likely to be discussed within a topic. She's just not up to that. Newstalk give their presenters a far greater latitude to 'mouth off' than RTE would ever dream of with in a news programme format but there are limits.

generalgerry · 20-09-2020 4:38pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

FYI, I didn’t describe her as “far right”.

I didn't say you did, ffs. She is being described online as such, which is what I find incredible.

I’m not saying she did it deliberately - only she knows whether she did do so or not.

Well it has to be one or the other. Either she did it by mistake or she meant to do it? If you're not saying she did it deliberately then it's a mistake. But it would be important to hear the item to see how it played out to give it context. I see online that person is saying that she has been contacted by Newstalk but she wont speak to them. She has also disclosed information from another anonymous person about how Ciara Kelly gave her bad advice in her other profession. Not sure that it's appropriate, but that's how the world works now I guess.

I was wondering about that case with the other doctor, now that you mention it. She was extremely loose tongued that day, was there ever any resolution to that? It ages ago at this stage!

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 6:04pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Well it has to be one or the other. Either she did it by mistake or she meant to do it? If you're not saying she did it deliberately then it's a mistake. But it would be important to hear the item to see how it played out to give it context. I see online that person is saying that she has been contacted by Newstalk but she wont speak to them. She has also disclosed information from another anonymous person about how Ciara Kelly gave her bad advice in her other profession. Not sure that it's appropriate, but that's how the world works now I guess.

I was wondering about that case with the other doctor, now that you mention it. She was extremely loose tongued that day, was there ever any resolution to that? It ages ago at this stage!

Ultimately it doesn't matter whether it was deliberate or not, she said it, and she's responsible for it.

On the other case, my understanding is it's still "before the courts" as they say, awaiting a court date; but as so many court caseshave been delayed it could be quite some time before it comes before the courts - if it ever does - a lot of those types of cases are settled. Newstalk as a sation are also being sued in this case btw.

generalgerry · 20-09-2020 6:38pm

Further information Butters, this is a recent podcast that Ciara Kelly's accuser did speaking of her experience with the show.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1307677923755909120

Sounds more like a balls up with both presenter and production to be honest. They probably made the assumption that if she was the founder of the AASVI group then it must have been common knowledge that she had been a victim. Should make for an interesting morning show tomorrow - I wonder will NT pull her until it gets sorted? Would be pretty ironic that she lose her job for an irresponsible remark about rape, when it was an irresponsible remark about rape that got her position a Newstalk frontline presenting job in the first place.

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2020 7:10pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Further information Butters, this is a recent podcast that Ciara Kelly's accuser did speaking of her experience with the show.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1307677923755909120

Sounds more like a balls up with both presenter and production to be honest. They probably made the assumption that if she was the founder of the AASVI group then it must have been common knowledge that she had been a victim. Should make for an interesting morning show tomorrow - I wonder will NT pull her until it gets sorted? Would be pretty ironic that she lose her job for an irresponsible remark about rape, when it was an irresponsible remark about rape that got her position a Newstalk frontline presenting job in the first place.

Again, doesn't matter whose "balls up" this is, the production team didn't say it on air, Ciara did.

That assumption is at best reckless, and at worst dangerous; and you'ce said your it's irresponsible. Yes, it's an assumption most would make - I'm not saying it's not - but there's a huge leap from making that assumption to announcing publicly that that person is a victim of said crime.

It will be interesting alright to see if there are differing standards applied here because she's "a woman" (quote). Real challenge for the #wokefolk when one of their own messes up.........will NT treat a female presenter differently to a male presenter for a similar (not identical) offence. I'd bet she'll be on air tomorrow and none of this will be mentioned or alluded to though.

She's a little too loose-lipped for a role like this IMO, and I find that very discomforting considering her former life as a GP tbh. She really should have known better, to put it mildly.

ButtersSuki · 21-09-2020 7:34am

Don’t know if the doxxing has been mentioned but she’s on air, as predicted.

zerosugarbuzz · 21-09-2020 7:51am

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Don’t know if the doxxing has been mentioned but she’s on air, as predicted.

Which is a good thing. She is the only presenter speaking out on the whole lockdown farce.

Azatadine · 21-09-2020 8:04am

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Don’t know if the doxxing has been mentioned but she’s on air, as predicted.

She's as cocky as ever.

ButtersSuki · 21-09-2020 8:13am

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

Which is a good thing. She is the only presenter speaking out on the whole lockdown farce.

I’m assuming you’re either trolling, don’t know what doxxing is, or haven’t read the last few comments.

We’re not in lockdown btw. Why are you describing the restrictions as a farce?

21-09-2020 8:58am

Azatadine wrote: »

She's as cocky as ever.

mmmmmmm not so sure, I think she's trying too hard this morning! Why can't she just be herself instead of the whole "shock jock" thing and trying to be so "woke"!

I'd say she got a bit of a dressing down by the powers in Newstalk. She is insufferable. I DO agree that the status quo should be questioned about the way forward in dealing with Covid. I don't agree with NPHET running the country and at times Ciara Kelly makes good points and isn't afraid of asking questions. But she ruins everything because its all about her ego. She thrives on attention and exposure. She makes it about herself and always did. She is CONSTANTY interrupting, even with Professor Jack Lambert this morning, interrupt, interrupt, interrupt. Its so annoying when you want to hear what a contributors point it!

She used to start every single text on the Lunchtime Live Show with "Hi Ciara, love the show........................." YEAH RIGHT! Imagine if Pat Kenny did this, or Ivan Yates in his day, or Sean Moncrieff. They don't bother as their ego doesn't need it! Ciara Kelly likes herself too much.

One question: If she talks so much about being a doctor, a GP, having experience etc..............why didn't she stay a doctor, surely a far more rewarding career than a shock jock ?

ButtersSuki · 21-09-2020 9:14am

If you thought the Newstalk Sports Bulletins with Shane Coleman holding "Quinny's" hands couldn't possibly get any worse, try substituting Ciara Kelly in for Coleman like we had this morning.

Example:
Kelly: Bit of a dose for reality for Chelsea yesterday?
Quinny: Yes, a bit of a dose of reality for Chelsea yesterday.

Also, we learned that Ciara is "afraid of Irish", and can't even pronouce:
Tús maith, leath na hoibre.

Which is pretty basic now to be fair. I'm guessing Ciara might have had a lot of grinds........

generalgerry · 21-09-2020 1:47pm

I listened this morning to see if anything would be said, but nothing. She "ballsed it out" as they say.

SAMTALK · 21-09-2020 2:46pm

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

I used to 100% agree with this and still do in many ways . BUT, she is the only dissenting voice on all the bull**** going on re Covid, the only journalist saying we need to get on with it and not be locking down etc. She is also a GP, so has actually dealt with the public regarding health. For that I am very grateful to her.

So we are to take it that Ciara Kelly has more knowledge that NPHET/HSE/Government ?
What she has is an opinion, just like the rest of us

She has every right to question things but it's the way she goes about things, she's right everyone else is wrong attitude that grates me

ButtersSuki · 22-09-2020 10:08am

Didn't hear any of the show today, I assume she was on air? Any comment from Doxxer Ciara Kelly on the accusations levelled against her online? Well they're more than accuusations really as she did say it...........

BPKS · 22-09-2020 12:26pm

I've switched the dial - to Morning Ireland.

It wasn't healthy getting that annoyed that early in the morning listening to those two

charlietheminxx · 22-09-2020 12:44pm

I used to defend Ciara on the Lunchtime thread. I thought she was being unfairly criticised as loud/opinionated women often are, but from around March she started to grate on me more and more. She's contradicted herself on numerous occasions, actually presented opposing viewpoints as her own on different days. She has become more and more aggressive when disagreed with.

It's nearly as bad as having Paul Williams and his "snowflake" rants back, just in a different way. I'm actively avoiding listening before 9 now.

generalgerry · 24-09-2020 7:08am

Any update on the Twitter "scandal". Seems that she just stayed quiet when things were going wrong. Probably not a bad idea. Was there any mention on the show during the week.

Herself and her on air husband are taking strips off each other again. Seems to me like it's a deliberate bit of panto they choreograph every morning.

jay0109 · 24-09-2020 8:11am

I missed Dr Ebun Joseph's words of wisdom earlier. I'll be sure not to listen back.

They said they got a huge response to the Shelbourne statues but funnily, they read out a few very middle of the road efforts only

ButtersSuki · 24-09-2020 8:14am

jay0109 wrote: »

I missed Dr Ebun Joseph's words of wisdom earlier. I'll be sure not to listen back.

They said they got a huge response to the Shelbourne statues but funnily, they read out a few very middle of the road efforts only

Thanks for the warning.

generalgerry · 24-09-2020 10:28pm

jay0109 wrote: »

I missed Dr Ebun Joseph's words of wisdom earlier. I'll be sure not to listen back.

It's sicking how the broadcasters pander to her every word, none of them with the balls to challenge her rhetoric. Any time she is on, she should have somebody on to balance her biased views.

FledNanders · 25-09-2020 10:06am

No idea why they didn't go for Sarah Keogh or Andrea Gilligan for the morning show, 2 much better presenters than CK.

Newstalk have been making massive blunders on their personnel for the past few years, going for the edgy factor when they have much better options open to them.

CK talking to 'Quinny' about football this morning was cringey in the extreme. Blind leading the blind.

SAMTALK · 25-09-2020 10:07am

FledNanders wrote: »

No idea why they didn't go for Sarah Keogh or Andrea Gilligan for the morning show, 2 much better presenters than CK.

Newstalk have been making massive blunders on their personnel for the past few years, going for the edgy factor when they have much better options open to them.

CK talking to 'Quinny' about football this morning was cringey in the extreme. Blind leading the blind.

Yesterday talking to Dustin was worse !

ButtersSuki · 25-09-2020 10:40am

FledNanders wrote: »

No idea why they didn't go for Sarah Keogh or Andrea Gilligan for the morning show, 2 much better presenters than CK.

Newstalk have been making massive blunders on their personnel for the past few years, going for the edgy factor when they have much better options open to them.

CK talking to 'Quinny' about football this morning was cringey in the extreme. Blind leading the blind.

I posted this on Monday:

ButtersSuki wrote: »

If you thought the Newstalk Sports Bulletins with Shane Coleman holding "Quinny's" hands couldn't possibly get any worse, try substituting Ciara Kelly in for Coleman like we had this morning.

Example:
Kelly: Bit of a dose for reality for Chelsea yesterday?
Quinny: Yes, a bit of a dose of reality for Chelsea yesterday.

Also, we learned that Ciara is "afraid of Irish", and can't even pronouce:
Tús maith, leath na hoibre.

Which is pretty basic now to be fair. I'm guessing Ciara might have had a lot of grinds........

Forget the blind leading the blind, it's the clueless lading the clueless. This morning we had Kelly and Quinny talking about soccerball nad golf. Quinaln knows nothing about any sport other than Rugby, and Kelly knows less - at least that's how it sounds.

FledNanders · 25-09-2020 10:43am

Charisma of a sick bag off Quinny too

25-09-2020 3:38pm

FledNanders wrote: »

No idea why they didn't go for Sarah Keogh or Andrea Gilligan for the morning show, 2 much better presenters than CK.

Newstalk have been making massive blunders on their personnel for the past few years, going for the edgy factor when they have much better options open to them.

CK talking to 'Quinny' about football this morning was cringey in the extreme. Blind leading the blind.

...and they are both more professional, generally speaking they keep their personal lives out of their show. Unlike Ciara Kelly who just cant resist talking about herself at every single opportunity, something that is definitely not suited to a breakfast news show.
This morning when interviewing people in Donegal about restrictions especially proposed border crossing between NI and Donegal, she HAD to pipe up and say she was waved through a checkpoint on her way to work from Greystones to Dublin as she is 'essential services'!! Most of us who are essential services have been quietly doing since March. And she missed the point that what was being spoken about was North/South borders and different rules in different jurisdictions.

5 minutes later on the topic of partners being to allowed attend labour and birth of their babies during Covid and women being given devastating news at scans, again Ciara jumps in recalling her scan 18 years ago and being told they couldn't find a heartbeat (her husband was there holding her hand) but a few days later it was found and all was well .........then went on to say "I've never spoken about this on air before"...........again missing the point that this wasn't about her and her happy ending, but about women NOW having to do this alone and getting devasting news, NOT happy endings and NOT with the partners.
She is rather self absorbed and cant resist interrupting people who call in with their experience ... to talk over them.... about herself! It never stops and nobody calls her out on it!! Is there a word for this condition??

ButtersSuki · 28-09-2020 10:54am

Comedy gold once again from Ciara and Quinny discussing sport this morning. It really is embarrassing.

Gallant_JJ · 29-09-2020 9:12am

The sports 'news' with Quinlan is absolutely infuriating, absolute rubbish. Switch regularly to Morning Ireland, the depth of sport covered and clarity in which it is presented is very refreshing.

ButtersSuki · 29-09-2020 12:09pm

Gallant_JJ wrote: »

The sports 'news' with Quinlan is absolutely infuriating, absolute rubbish. Switch regularly to Morning Ireland, the depth of sport covered and clarity in which it is presented is very refreshing.

It's hillariously bad. He clearly hasn't seen any of the soccerball matches he's commenting on, and is reading from a prepared script that's sourced from Wikipedia or some fan site - and he reads it so badly too. Not jsut soccerball btw, it's anything other than Rugby.

Even when he does Rugby his Munster bias is truly laughable. He can only ever give Leinster a compliment through gritted teeth and always talks up Munster like they haven't lost a game in 50 years. It's hilarious.

It was bad enough when Coleman was holding his hand though it as at least he has a passing interest in other sports. Now Ciara Kelly is doing it and she might as well be discussing the price of mushrooms in Aldi she has so little interest in the topic and is clearly again reading from a prepared set of questions and comments/quips. Two complete spoofing wafflers talking about a subject neither have any interest in.

horseburger · 29-09-2020 3:36pm

jay0109 wrote: »

I missed Dr Ebun Joseph's words of wisdom earlier. I'll be sure not to listen back.

They said they got a huge response to the Shelbourne statues but funnily, they read out a few very middle of the road efforts only

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Thanks for the warning.

generalgerry wrote: »

It's sicking how the broadcasters pander to her every word, none of them with the balls to challenge her rhetoric. Any time she is on, she should have somebody on to balance her biased views.

I guess this is the interview being referenced. It is dated 24th September, and Shane Coleman discusses - with Dr Ebun Joseph - the issue of the statues being put back at the Shelbourne Hotel. He questioned her a few times, about her claim that the statues depict slaves.

https://www.newstalk.com/news/shelbourne-hotel-statues-reinstalled-landmark-building-1080747

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-newstalk-breakfast/shelbourne-hotel-statues-sre-due-come-back

Here is an item dated 29th July where Frank McDonald spoke to Shane Coleman about the issue.

The audio of the item on 29th July, below, is longer than the video clip above.

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-newstalk-breakfast/shelbourne-hotel-removes-statues-stood-outside-hotel-past-153-years

Brock Turnpike · 29-09-2020 9:40pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

It's hillariously bad. He clearly hasn't seen any of the soccerball matches he's commenting on, and is reading from a prepared script that's sourced from Wikipedia or some fan site - and he reads it so badly too. Not jsut soccerball btw, it's anything other than Rugby.

Even when he does Rugby his Munster bias is truly laughable. He can only ever give Leinster a compliment through gritted teeth and always talks up Munster like they haven't lost a game in 50 years. It's hilarious.

It was bad enough when Coleman was holding his hand though it as at least he has a passing interest in other sports. Now Ciara Kelly is doing it and she might as well be discussing the price of mushrooms in Aldi she has so little interest in the topic and is clearly again reading from a prepared set of questions and comments/quips. Two complete spoofing wafflers talking about a subject neither have any interest in.

What's soccerball?

Allinall · 30-09-2020 9:09am

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

What's soccerball?

It's what people say to try and look clever, when they've nothing constructive to offer.

ButtersSuki · 30-09-2020 9:11am

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

What's soccerball?

Disingenuous much?

Deshawn · 30-09-2020 8:32pm

Newstalk breakfast was my go to program on the way to work. The recent change bringing in Ciara Kelly has ruined the show for me unfortunately.

I now listen to podcasts instead.

redbuck · 01-10-2020 11:24pm

I never in a million years would’ve thought that I’d hear Dr Ciara Kelly talking about her favourite segment from Jackass being the vomit omelette episode yesterday morning.

Captivating breakfast radio....

It’s got to be a shoe in for the IMRO Awards in 2021.

01-10-2020 11:41pm

Allinall wrote: »

It's what people say to try and look clever, when they've nothing constructive to offer.

Mod - no need for trolling comment.

2smiggy · 02-10-2020 8:37am

it's a really bad show these days. I usually have newstalk left on from the evening before, so it's the first thing that I listen to in the morning. I have given it a chance a few mornings, but it's just pure ****e !!

Newstalk - Breakfast Show

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