Newstalk - Breakfast Show

roran · 03-06-2015 6:13pm

buckfasterer wrote: »

Gonna be interesting to see if they cover the breaking DOB story regarding his loans in the morning. Will they go against the boss?? Nah.

Helloooaaahhhh. Anyone bother listening to this program or are they still searching for the truth??

foxtrot101 · 03-06-2015 7:57pm

Ivan's hamas "joke" this morning was a bit dark.

michael999999 · 03-06-2015 8:06pm

foxtrot101 wrote: »

Ivan's hamas "joke" this morning was a bit dark.

I thought it was brilliant in fairness!

foxtrot101 · 03-06-2015 8:20pm

michael999999 wrote: »

I thought it was brilliant in fairness!

It was funny alright, but I'm not sure that Chris would agree.

michael999999 · 03-06-2015 9:56pm

foxtrot101 wrote: »

It was funny alright, but I'm not sure that Chris would agree.

He's as bad as him!

I'm only waiting for the day he hits him with the bankrupt bookie line!

roran · 04-06-2015 8:14am

Originally Posted by roran
Helloooaaahhhh. Anyone bother listening to this program or are they still searching for the truth??

Muff _Richardson wrote: »

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhh...this other fella called Muff Richardson without an underscore got an outright ban for saying something unfavourable about Denis o brien. I think he's great by the way, a patriot and an all round hero.

Thanks for heads up on above Muff, but this isn't about DO'B. All Public Sector have their wages/salaries available online...even farmers have to have their EU payments put up online. So why haven't (Public-owned) Banks their Interest Charges online so that we all know what we are paying? And if a Public Rep can stand up in the Dail and highlight more favourable terms that some individual or group are availing of, then that is a Public Issue...simple as.
What's good enough for Muff_Richardson is good enough for me

"I think we should be told..."

kneemos · 08-06-2015 8:03am

Liked the guy doing the show last week.
Did the Sunday show yesterday,not so good though.
Forget his name now but I've heard him a couple of times and thought he was witty.

Claude Burgundy · 08-06-2015 8:15am

kneemos wrote: »

Liked the guy doing the show last week.
Did the Sunday show yesterday,not so good though.
Forget his name now but I've heard him a couple of times and thought he was witty.

Ciaran Cuddity ( spelled so wrong ).

He's ok, he used be very preachy and talked down to people but he seems to have stepped back and was more natural on the show last week.

Claude Burgundy · 10-06-2015 8:54am

Did Ivan just introduce Franc as Frank:D:D

wnolan1992 · 10-06-2015 10:59am

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Did Ivan just introduce Franc as Frank:D:D

Well he introduced Ciara as Ciaran for the 8:30 news, so I think anything goes today. :P

SEPT 23 1989 · 16-06-2015 1:38pm

Ivan mentioned this morning that his young lad had just started a J1 is the US this week

hopefully he was not caught up in the LA collapse

somesoldiers · 17-06-2015 9:18am

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Ivan mentioned this morning that his young lad had just started a J1 is the US this week

hopefully he was not caught up in the LA collapse

I think Ivan mentioned before that the son is in Boston

the_monkey · 22-06-2015 9:21am

selfish prick, 33% chance of dying and he's got 4 kids yet hes still
going to climb K2 ... attention seeking selfish asshole.

gimmick · 22-06-2015 11:45am

Got to say I am getting increasingly annoyed with Yeats' pops off Chris. He genuinely seems to take delight in UTV Ireland not doing so well and likes to point it out to Chris at every opportunity.

I know he tries to pass it off as "banter", but I think its bullying at this stage.

jooksavage · 22-06-2015 11:59am

gimmick wrote: »

Got to say I am getting increasingly annoyed with Yeats' pops off Chris. He genuinely seems to take delight in UTV Ireland not doing so well and likes to point it out to Chris at every opportunity.

I know he tries to pass it off as "banter", but I think its bullying at this stage.

Yates' smarm levels are on overdrive the last few months. It's the self-satisfied "ah-he ah-he ah-he" laugh that really makes my skin crawl. That, and his relentless "been there, seen that" attitude to EVERYTHING. I used to be very hard on Chris with his bizarre pronounciations and inept interviewing techniques but he actually seems like a nice, personable guy. On the other hand, Yates comes across, not as the witty, world-weary cynic he no doubt fancies himself, but just a bit of a pr*ck.

TheDoc · 22-06-2015 5:25pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

He did. But trust me when I say, 1 BAI ruling isn't worth the paper it's written on. And the sanctions are meaningless, as all you have to do is broadcast an apology and summary of the finding.

If NT wanted to be impartial (as a good CA station would strive to be), they would pull him from these interviews, as he clearly comes across as pushing his own view. As much as I agree with Chris' view, I think it damages the Yes side to try and railroad No supporters, even if they're Iona Institute gurriers.

In fairness from listening to him for a few years now every morning, he tends to get much more firey about issues that are close to his own heart, or he feels strongly about. He can be pretty placid when it comes to most mundane stuff, but when it comes to things he clearly holds a strong opinion about you can actually hear it in how he talks, and the tone he uses.

As much as I like him I don't think he is actually that strong when it comes to the big ticket items and his interviews and he can come across a little immature or something. Shane Coleman is usually much stronger in that sort of role (imo)

TheDoc · 22-06-2015 5:30pm

gimmick wrote: »

Got to say I am getting increasingly annoyed with Yeats' pops off Chris. He genuinely seems to take delight in UTV Ireland not doing so well and likes to point it out to Chris at every opportunity.

I know he tries to pass it off as "banter", but I think its bullying at this stage.

Bullying is a strong word. You never know what Chris was like when he landed the gig, maybe he thought he was billy big bollocks around the office

Chris is more then able to hold his own and is normally quick to pull up Yates with any old boyo views or when he makes a meal of a "cool kid trend". I think the two have an interesting and enjoyable dynamic, and the pops they through at each other is part of that for me.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 23-06-2015 4:49pm

gimmick wrote: »

Got to say I am getting increasingly annoyed with Yeats' pops off Chris. He genuinely seems to take delight in UTV Ireland not doing so well and likes to point it out to Chris at every opportunity.

I know he tries to pass it off as "banter", but I think its bullying at this stage.

Chris is well able for it, Yates has been slagging him since their partnership began. It's more of a gimmick at this stage than anything.

somesoldiers · 23-06-2015 10:01pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Chris is well able for it, Yates has been slagging him since their partnership began. It's more of a gimmick at this stage than anything.

Chris is not afraid to mention Ivan's little stay in Wales which normally shuts him up quick enough

Loafing Oaf · 21-07-2015 11:03am

Ivan this morning: "Sex is just a memory to me".:eek: You wouldn't hear that from one of the Morning Ireland crew...

Muff Richardson · 21-07-2015 12:19pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Ivan this morning: "Sex is just a memory to me".:eek: You wouldn't hear that from one of the Morning Ireland crew...

Comes a close second to Hook announcing last week that he was world champ at jacking himself off in his youth. It was the first time he managed to shut that know all righteous Greystones doctor up.

jooksavage · 21-07-2015 2:50pm

Muff Richardson wrote: »

Comes a close second to Hook announcing last week that he was world champ at jacking himself off in his youth. It was the first time he managed to shut that know all righteous Greystones doctor up.

ewww. I wish I could unread that.

wnolan1992 · 22-07-2015 9:47am

Fair play to Chris!

He had his agenda going into that interview with the priest before nine, and by gar he stuck to it.

Seriously, the tone of that interview was bizarre. It could have been a "Jeez, the CC are reaching out to their parishioners. This progress. Maybe this opens up doors for further reform?". Instead it was "WHY NO WIMMINS!?!?!? RAAAAWWWWWRRRRR!!!"

jooksavage · 22-07-2015 10:56am

Even when I agree with Chris, I hate his shrill interviewing technique. Losing his cool with the Iona nut-jobs during the M. Equality referendum made him look very inept.

kneemos · 22-07-2015 11:15am

jooksavage wrote: »

Even when I agree with Chris, I hate his shrill interviewing technique. Losing his cool with the Iona nut-jobs during the M. Equality referendum made him look very inept.

He wasn't bad on the telly,the bit I saw of him anyway.

jooksavage · 22-07-2015 11:38am

kneemos wrote: »

He wasn't bad on the telly,the bit I saw of him anyway.

He was bad on the radio. He started fumbling it with a minnow like Iona's Breda O'Brien. The irrationality of Iona's arguments were plain to see but he couldn't stop there - everyone had to know HOW ANGRY IT MADE HIM. He just came across as extremely hostile and hysterical, not unlike a disgruntled audience member on the People's Debate.

Muff Richardson · 22-07-2015 3:51pm

I think Chris would make a great TV weatherman. No piss taking or sarcasm intended, dead serious.

mzungu · 22-07-2015 11:35pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Chris is well able for it, Yates has been slagging him since their partnership began. It's more of a gimmick at this stage than anything.

The two of them have a great dynamic and bounce off each other really well. Its a bit like an 80s buddy cop movie transported to modern day Ireland. Gruff world weary vetern and his young idealist partner in crime. Its all good.

Muff Richardson wrote: »

Comes a close second to Hook announcing last week that he was world champ at jacking himself off in his youth. It was the first time he managed to shut that know all righteous Greystones doctor up.

I often wonder does he know what he's even saying half the time. It's his wife I feel sorry for. She must be morto at the stuff he comes out with at times.

Bits_n_Bobs · 05-08-2015 4:10pm

Norah Owens standing in for Ivan this morning....dear god.

I understand that there *may* be a slight FG bias in DOB's media monopoly, but could he not find anybody else from FG to stand in?????

wnolan1992 · 05-08-2015 4:11pm

I thought she did pretty well from the snippets I heard as I was getting ready this morning.

michael999999 · 05-08-2015 6:39pm

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

Norah Owens standing in for Ivan this morning....dear god.

I understand that there *may* be a slight FG bias in DOB's media monopoly, but could he not find anybody else from FG to stand in?????

He's other mouthpiece Enda Kenny is on holidays in Malta at the moment, so he wasn't available!

wnolan1992 · 05-08-2015 6:45pm

Enda's in Malta to flee DoB just in case DoB sues him for criticising DoB suing the Oireachtas...

Claude Burgundy · 06-08-2015 8:21am

Hmmm the former minister for justice asking why someone can't be extradited to face trial for murder, maybe its because the authorities know who were involved but haven't enough evidence to charge them:rolleyes:

constitutionus · 06-08-2015 4:38pm

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

Norah Owens standing in for Ivan this morning....dear god.

I understand that there *may* be a slight FG bias in DOB's media monopoly, but could he not find anybody else from FG to stand in?????

ya'd think they'd be using collete fitzpatrick now she's got her own slot on sunday.

i mean if shane coleman can do three programs at a time she can do two !

but yeah that was WOEFULL stuff today, takes alot to make chris seem professional but nora managed it.

wnolan1992 · 07-08-2015 9:48am

According to Nora Owen, North Korea's plan to move to their own timezone is terrible because they'll have "print all the school timetables and everything again!".

Um... no? They'll all just move their watches back half an hour?

I tried to give her a chance, but she doesn't yet have a decent enough filter between brain and mouth for a show like this IMO.

somesoldiers · 07-08-2015 10:05am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

According to Nora Owen, North Korea's plan to move to their own timezone is terrible because they'll have "print all the school timetables and everything again!".

Um... no? They'll all just move their watches back half an hour?

I tried to give her a chance, but she doesn't yet have a decent enough filter between brain and mouth for a show like this IMO.

I agree, she was a bit toothless in the interviews also. At least we wont have to listen to "oh I'm getting used to the early mornings now" at 7am or will we? when is Ivan back?

kneemos · 07-08-2015 10:26am

somesoldiers wrote: »

I agree, she was a bit toothless in the interviews also. At least we wont have to listen to "oh I'm getting used to the early mornings now" at 7am or will we? when is Ivan back?

The only positive is that they're not afraid to give new presenters a chance.Unlike other stuck in the mud stations.

Hope it's not a female quota thing though.

Xaracatz · 10-08-2015 8:03am

Michael Healy Rae is a nutjob. A nutjob!! The guy opposing him did himself no favours though wishing that goats could speak.

Talking about the goat at the Puck Fair. I'd be of the opinion that the goat part is wrong.

wnolan1992 · 10-08-2015 10:42am

Xaracatz wrote: »

Michael Healy Rae is a nutjob. A nutjob!! The guy opposing him did himself no favours though wishing that goats could speak.

Talking about the goat at the Puck Fair. I'd be of the opinion that the goat part is wrong.

I'd be of the opinion that talking about Puck Fair is as tiresome as talking about the alcohol ban on Good Friday or the Rose of Tralee. In that it's the same f*cking arguments revolving in a carousel every 12 months.

whisky_galore · 10-08-2015 10:51am

They're in clout cuckoo land if they think they're ever going to ditch the goat part...besides Puck Fair is hardly Bullfighting/Cockfighting class brutality.

wnolan1992 · 10-08-2015 11:21am

whisky_galore wrote: »

They're in clout cuckoo land if they think they're ever going to ditch the goat part...besides Puck Fair is hardly Bullfighting/Cockfighting class brutality.

"Why should we draw distinctions? Cruelty is cruelty!"
"But the animal is well looked after and fed well!"
"But it's kept in captivity!"
"It's tradition!"
"So was slavery!"
"Local economy!"
"Cruelty!"

Repeat ad nauseam until we're all dead.

I don't understand politics. Why would it have been so bad if Leo Veradkar had just said this morning:

"Yeah, I'd like to lead FG one day. At the moment I'm more than happy with the Health brief, and I think Enda is doing a super job, but all leaders retire eventually and when that day comes I'd definitely consider throwing my hat in the ring."

Like, why be so cagey and elusive? Doesn't really make sense to me at all.

somesoldiers · 10-08-2015 11:42am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

"Why should we draw distinctions? Cruelty is cruelty!"
"But the animal is well looked after and fed well!"
"But it's kept in captivity!"
"It's tradition!"
"So was slavery!"
"Local economy!"
"Cruelty!"

Repeat ad nauseam until we're all dead.

I don't understand politics. Why would it have been so bad if Leo Veradkar had just said this morning:

"Yeah, I'd like to lead FG one day. At the moment I'm more than happy with the Health brief, and I think Enda is doing a super job, but all leaders retire eventually and when that day comes I'd definitely consider throwing my hat in the ring."

Like, why be so cagey and elusive? Doesn't really make sense to me at all.

totally agree- show a bit of ambition and don't be afraid to say it!

equally I don't understand how Chris can say he would never want to work for RTE, he has a lot of years left in his career and there aren't that many options if you want to stay in broadcasting in Ireland, particularly the way UTV Ireland is going, maybe just to prove his point to LV. He could end up like Ray "I will never go back to RTE" D'Arcy

jooksavage · 10-08-2015 12:23pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

"Why should we draw distinctions? Cruelty is cruelty!"
"But the animal is well looked after and fed well!"
"But it's kept in captivity!"
"It's tradition!"
"So was slavery!"
"Local economy!"
"Cruelty!"

Repeat ad nauseam until we're all dead.

I don't understand politics. Why would it have been so bad if Leo Veradkar had just said this morning:

"Yeah, I'd like to lead FG one day. At the moment I'm more than happy with the Health brief, and I think Enda is doing a super job, but all leaders retire eventually and when that day comes I'd definitely consider throwing my hat in the ring."

Like, why be so cagey and elusive? Doesn't really make sense to me at all.

God only knows. He works in the health dept where he's eating s**t on air every week, you'd think he'd be happy to get a straight-forward, question he could give a straight-forward answer to. What did he think was going to happen? Was he afraid he'd make some kind of Thick Of It-esque blunder:

"Enda Kenny is the right man for the moment.... Yes - for the moment... uh, I mean..."

Expunge · 12-08-2015 10:10am

What's with the repeat use of vox pops on Newstalk Breakfast?

Yesterday, a vox pop about tipping in restaurants was used twice in about twenty five minutes in the first hour.

Today the annual "there's more to life than the Leaving Cert" vox pop was used in the first hour and again as part of the 8 am news.

The show's production team must be threadbare when the star, Yeats, is on his holliers.

It has regressed to student radio standards this week with Donoghue and Coleman presenting. They (or the producer) seem to be more concerned with starting a trend on Twitter about some bullsh*t or other than actually giving us any journalsim.

Poor stuff.

califano · 12-08-2015 1:12pm

Thats some voice noise Nadine Maloney makes.

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-08-2015 1:50pm

when is Ivan back getting tired of the show at the moment

wnolan1992 · 12-08-2015 1:53pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

when is Ivan back getting tired of the show at the moment

Shane mentioned he was covering for the next week or so. So unless it was a slip of the tongue and it's actually only until Monday, I'd imagine Ivan's back next Thursday or Wednesday.

gimmick · 12-08-2015 2:26pm

I actually far prefer it without Yates and his bullying of everyone.

Claude Burgundy · 12-08-2015 2:34pm

gimmick wrote: »

I actually far prefer it without Yates and his bullying of everyone.

Couldn't disagree more with that.

I like the fact that the show can be serious when it needs to be and still can be lighthearted.

Ivan can be a bit like Hook at times with the shock jock statements to get in the 30 cent text but if people can't see that he stirs the $hit then they are rather slow ( not saying that you are )

buckfasterer · 13-08-2015 8:20am

Shane Coleman is insufferable at times. Hes foaming at the mouth talking to Paul Murphy here now.

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