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NIMAN · 31-03-2021 11:25pm

Might tone down their aggressive style of questioning.
For a while anyway.

gifted · 01-04-2021 6:57am

NIMAN wrote: »

Might tone down their aggressive style of questioning.
For a while anyway.

Oh good god no.....politicians in this country get an easy ride in interviews in this country, especially politicians in government. There should be a focus on even more aggressive questioning, might force these chancers to give more honest accurate answers instead of humming and hawning and burning up the interview time.

KildareP · 01-04-2021 9:00am

gifted wrote: »

Oh good god no.....politicians in this country get an easy ride in interviews in this country, especially politicians in government. There should be a focus on even more aggressive questioning, might force these chancers to give more honest accurate answers instead of humming and hawning and burning up the interview time.

I've no problem personally with politicians and spokespeople being questioned aggressively if all politicians and spokespeople are to be questioned in the same manner. This doesn't happen.

Could you imagine RTÉ interviewing someone like Martin Collins, Hazel Chu or President Michael D. Higgins in an aggressive manner about past slip ups?

Either question them all aggressively or don't question any of them aggressively.

Brendan Bendar · 01-04-2021 10:05am

KildareP wrote: »

I've no problem personally with politicians and spokespeople being questioned aggressively if all politicians and spokespeople are to be questioned in the same manner. This doesn't happen.

Could you imagine RTÉ interviewing someone like Martin Collins, Hazel Chu or President Michael D. Higgins in an aggressive manner about past slip ups?

Either question them all aggressively or don't question any of them aggressively.

Been beating that drum for some time Kildare, you are perfectly correct.

Very simple to see it, the interviewer hardens the voice, the diction speeds up and the questions come rapid fire.

You don’t get the same for the coterie you mentioned and others.

Now I will put in the caveat that the opposition just ‘oppose’ irrespective so more difficult to pin them down, however I feel that any opposition member brought up to oppose a govt. bill or action should be asked “In detail, what would you do different”.

At least it would make them work a bit harder rather than waffling vague rubbish.

Of course it would make the interviewer earn his/her corn too..... and that’s maybe why they don’t do it. :cool:

gifted · 01-04-2021 10:20am

KildareP wrote: »

I've no problem personally with politicians and spokespeople being questioned aggressively if all politicians and spokespeople are to be questioned in the same manner. This doesn't happen.

Could you imagine RTÉ interviewing someone like Martin Collins, Hazel Chu or President Michael D. Higgins in an aggressive manner about past slip ups?

Either question them all aggressively or don't question any of them aggressively.

Agree with you 100% .....question everyone of them aggressively........make them work harder to have the correct answers and to earn their huge salaries

KevRossi · 01-04-2021 4:19pm

amlinopta wrote: »

RTE have issued an apology to Minister Donohoe after this morning's show:

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/rte-apologises-to-paschal-donohoe-over-manner-in-which-childrens-shoe-question-was-put-to-him-on-morning-ireland-40263165.html

I'll make the assumption that they won't be bringing up past deeds of the IRA when questioning SF in the future?

Or bringing up the past failures of FF in the 1997-2011 governments?

The comment by Jennings was petty and uncalled for, Donohoe dealt with it in the way it should have been, but a public apology from RTE over that is ridiculous and makes you wonder what is going on behind the scenes there?

Brendan Bendar · 01-04-2021 4:27pm

KevRossi wrote: »

I'll make the assumption that they won't be bringing up past deeds of the IRA when questioning SF in the future?

Or bringing up the past failures of FF in the 1997-2011 governments?

The comment by Jennings was petty and uncalled for, Donohoe dealt with it in the way it should have been, but a public apology from RTE over that is ridiculous and makes you wonder what is going on behind the scenes there?

It’s the ‘language’ which was used Caoimhín.

It was a snide insidious remark which was jerked in, did the damage.

Now seeing that the past deeds of the IRA are never brought up when questioning SF by RTE this is not at all ridiculous.

Maybe RTE might address that SF handling and go from there.

Dempo1 · 02-04-2021 8:23am

Offaly figures, let me help here.

Few if any building sites closed, Q outside deli yesterday all construction workers.

Meat Plants (Go figure that one)

Schools, despite the narrative, 4 outbreaks last week.

Out of town centre and Lidl packed yesterday, Click & Collect absolutely not restricted, I did it for 4 outlets yesterday. Tullamore

Not rocket science really

02-04-2021 8:38am

Dempo1 wrote: »

Offaly figures, let me help here.

Few if any building sites closed, Q outside deli yesterday all construction workers.

Meat Plants (Go figure that one)

Schools, despite the narrative, 4 outbreaks last week.

Out of town centre and Lidl packed yesterday, Click & Collect absolutely not restricted, I did it for 4 outlets yesterday. Tullamore

Not rocket science really

All of that is common to most places though, certainly down the road here in Tipp. I wonder what is going on af all. It doesn't seem to be just about meat plants, as that's always been named when it arose in the past.

Anytime a journalist asks a question about it, like Rachel English this morning, they get a shrug. It seems that even the authorities don't know what's behind it.

Dempo1 · 02-04-2021 8:45am

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

All of that is common to most places though, certainly down the road here in Tipp. I wonder what is going on af all. It doesn't seem to be just about meat plants, as that's always been named when it arose in the past.

Anytime a journalist asks a question about it, like Rachel English this morning, they get a shrug. It seems that even the authorities don't know what's behind it.

Ah, Tipp, I went to school there, memories. I'm actually based in the slieve bloom mountains, tullamore nearest shopping town. I guess part of its problem is a very large rural catchment area but I get your point. Interestingly Gardai like flies around S**** up here, checking walks, beauty spots etc which is a good thing I suppose.

Dempo1 · 02-04-2021 8:47am

Quite extraordinaryly high rate of payment compliance on these covid fines, I'm quite surprised actually

Brendan Bendar · 02-04-2021 9:00am

Dempo1 wrote: »

Quite extraordinaryly high rate of payment compliance on these covid fines, I'm quite surprised actually

Hmmm....... maybe it’s the cynic in me but I wouldn’t be so confidant.

We need to see the full 28 day figures and most importantly we need to see non payers weeded out and charged.

Otherwise those who pay up will end up looking foolish.

We all know Pat likes to game the system and likes nothing better than to thumb his nose at regulations.

Aaaaah shure..........;)

Dempo1 · 02-04-2021 9:06am

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hmmm....... maybe it’s the cynic in me but I wouldn’t be so confidant.

We need to see the full 28 day figures and most importantly we need to see non payers weeded out and charged.

Otherwise those who pay up will end up looking foolish.

We all know Pat likes to game the system and likes nothing better than to thumb his nose at regulations.

Aaaaah shure..........;)

I agree, seems very high compliance, I wondered with the current courts standstill if compliance was bad, it would be an additional nightmare for the courts service to process court appearances, I would also have anticipated a lot of people fighting these fines in the district court.

Brendan Bendar · 02-04-2021 9:13am

Dempo1 wrote: »

I agree, seems very high compliance, I wondered with the current courts standstill if compliance was bad, it would be an additional nightmare for the courts service to process court appearances, I would also have anticipated a lot of people fighting these fines in the district court.

Hopefully these dudes who ‘fight’ cases and lose will have the fines at least doubled, and if unpaid still, the high walls beckon.

ford fiesta · 02-04-2021 9:41am

Does gavin jennings currently work as a doctor? or is his only job occasional morning ireland/the news at 1?.
his wife is audrey carville.

crossman47 · 02-04-2021 9:44am

ford fiesta wrote: »

Does gavin jennings currently work as a doctor? or is his only job occasional morning ireland/the news at 1?.
his wife is audrey carville.

That must be some house for arguments.

Brendan Bendar · 02-04-2021 10:04am

ford fiesta wrote: »

Does gavin jennings currently work as a doctor? or is his only job occasional morning ireland/the news at 1?.
his wife is audrey carville.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/opinion/dr-gav-in-dire-need-of-humour-transplant-30898660.html

apparently not.

Cole · 02-04-2021 1:23pm

Dempo1 wrote: »

Offaly figures, let me help here.

Few if any building sites closed, Q outside deli yesterday all construction workers.

Meat Plants (Go figure that one)

Schools, despite the narrative, 4 outbreaks last week.

Out of town centre and Lidl packed yesterday, Click & Collect absolutely not restricted, I did it for 4 outlets yesterday. Tullamore

Not rocket science really

You could duplicate that across all counties I think.

Pat Kenny read out a text from a listener a couple of weeks ago that asked for an end to all the head scratching analysis that's done in the media about why we have the stubbornly high numbers when the answer is fairly clear...lack of enforcement of the restrictions. Couldn't agree more.

I realise the Gardai can't be everywhere and do everything, but my experience has been of the same checkpoints put in the same (very visible) exact spots every time...very easy to avoid. Although most customers seem to be very good with mask wearing, most shops (particularly the big ones) have no monitoring of numbers or behaviour inside. Relying on people to just to follow good public health practice is being ignored by the (sizeable) minority...I see fellas jumping in and out of each others vans without masks, a local solicitors car park rammed full of staff cars, the neighbours getting building work done, a big traveller encampment arrived from ? etc.,etc.

We just have a culture of non-compliance/enforcement.

Brendan Bendar · 02-04-2021 1:37pm

Cole wrote: »

You could duplicate that across all counties I think.

Pat Kenny read out a text from a listener a couple of weeks ago that asked for an end to all the head scratching analysis that's done in the media about why we have the stubbornly high numbers when the answer is fairly clear...lack of enforcement of the restrictions. Couldn't agree more.

I realise the Gardai can't be everywhere and do everything, but my experience has been of the same checkpoints put in the same (very visible) exact spots every time...very easy to avoid. Although most customers seem to be very good with mask wearing, most shops (particularly the big ones) have no monitoring of numbers or behaviour inside. Relying on people to just to follow good public health practice is being ignored by the (sizeable) minority...I see fellas jumping in and out of each others vans without masks, a local solicitors car park rammed full of staff cars, the neighbours getting building work done, a big traveller encampment arrived from ? etc.,etc.

We just have a culture of non-compliance/enforcement.[/QUOTE]

Correct, very strange though that a lot of folk are only figuring out that now.

We are great at ‘putting up signs’ ‘throwing shapes’ but we are even better at ignoring regulations and beating the system.

Only lads Pat has any fear of is ‘The Clampers’..... on goes the steel shoe, and no “aaah shure” “i only left it (insert any excuse”) will move it.

Hence genuine folk can Park in the City pay their charges and have fairness for everyone.

Is that too difficult to understand.

Dempo1 · 06-04-2021 8:54am

Morning Ireland, thanks to our Sponsors, INTO, ASTI & TUI, Without whom we'd have nothing else to talk about this morning,

O Hang on, is that Antoinette Cunnigham of the AGSI on the MOAN & Whinging line??????

Painful nonsense generally this morning, I should have known better, its the annual teachers strike conference season.

Brendan Bendar · 06-04-2021 9:11am

Dempo1 wrote: »

Morning Ireland, thanks to our Sponsors, INTO, ASTI & TUI, Without whom we'd have nothing else to talk about this morning,

O Hang on, is that Antoinette Cunnigham of the AGSI on the MOAN & Whinging line??????

Painful nonsense generally this morning, I should have known better, its the annual teachers strike conference season.

Be thankful it’s virtual D.

mattser · 06-04-2021 9:16am

Dempo1 wrote: »

Morning Ireland, thanks to our Sponsors, INTO, ASTI & TUI, Without whom we'd have nothing else to talk about this morning,

O Hang on, is that Antoinette Cunnigham of the AGSI on the MOAN & Whinging line??????

Painful nonsense generally this morning, I should have known better, its the annual teachers strike conference season.

Would you not agree that Gardai coming face to face with anti maskers etc, should be a higher vaccination priority than they are ?

Dempo1 · 06-04-2021 9:36am

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Be thankful it’s virtual D.

I am

Dempo1 · 06-04-2021 9:44am

mattser wrote: »

Would you not agree that Gardai coming face to face with anti maskers etc, should be a higher vaccination priority than they are ?

No in a nutshell, whilst I accept Gardai are a priority, the same could equally be said about Supermarket workers who along with frontline medical staff are the real hero's and yet, not a whisper about them being prioritised.

I personally belive the new Age Profile approach a lot more sensible and equitable, like the mantra, we're all in this Together (unless of course your a teacher or Garda), the hysterics from Teachers organisations over the past week are frankly an embarrassment but the biscuit goes to the INTO who describes the new approach as, and I quote "dishonorable", a disgraceful discription of what is intended.

mattser · 06-04-2021 10:58am

Dempo1 wrote: »

No in a nutshell, whilst I accept Gardai are a priority, the same could equally be said about Supermarket workers who along with frontline medical staff are the real hero's and yet, not a whisper about them being prioritised.

I personally belive the new Age Profile approach a lot more sensible and equitable, like the mantra, we're all in this Together (unless of course your a teacher or Garda), the hysterics from Teachers organisations over the past week are frankly an embarrassment but the biscuit goes to the INTO who describes the new approach as, and I quote "dishonorable", a disgraceful discription of what is intended.

No disrespect to supermarket workers or teachers, who in the main are dealing with people adhering to advice. Frontline Gardai, on the other hand, are regularly dealing with the type of people who pay no heed to the same advice.

Cole · 06-04-2021 11:10am

mattser wrote: »

No disrespect to supermarket workers or teachers, who in the main are dealing with people adhering to advice. Frontline Gardai, on the other hand, are regularly dealing with the type of people who pay no heed to the same advice.

That's the nail on the head for me. I have a lot of sympathy for the Garda position. Supermarket workers and teachers are in (generally) very controlled environments, unlike (many) Garda situations.

Antoinette Cunnigham's perceived "moaning and whinging" is her representing her members. She made a good point about specialist Garda units at the weekend e.g. if there was an outbreak within the likes of armed support, then that would have a serious impact on the ability to respond to an emergency incident. I can't really think of a situation where an outbreak among teachers or supermarket workers would lead to a similar inability to respond to an emergency situation.

Ish66 · 08-04-2021 9:07pm

A dumping ground for (still) full salaried replaced presenters ? Stick them in Morning Ireland ?
The highly paid cast...
Audrey Carville
Rachael English
Dr Gavin Jennings ? Hear him at 1 at weekends the very odd time
Aine Lawlor
Mary Wilson
Brian Jennings (He does a decent amount of hours reading the news)
Brian Dobson Gone to News @ 1 ?
They do at best 2 mornings a week each and Bank Holidays are a No No.
Nice work if you can get it ! !

08-04-2021 9:21pm

Ish66 wrote: »

A dumping ground for (still) full salaried replaced presenters ? Stick them in Morning Ireland ?
The highly paid cast...
Audrey Carville
Rachael English
Dr Gavin Jennings ? Hear him at 1 at weekends the very odd time
Aine Lawlor
Mary Wilson
Brian Jennings (He does a decent amount of hours reading the news)
Brian Dobson Gone to News @ 1 ?
They do at best 2 mornings a week each and Bank Holidays are a No No.
Nice work if you can get it ! !

Suppose I was asking for that one.

Five presenters seems a bit of a stretch. I'm not keeping track — I assume each presenter except Gavin Jennings (1 day, because of his Sunday work) works 2 days a week, and they rotate every 4 weeks for the 3rd day? Is that the rota?

Bryan Dobson is gone, yes. Brian Jennings seems to be there every day.

Is Brian Jennings anything to Gavin Jennings? Not a particularly common name.

Ish66 · 08-04-2021 9:40pm

You could have just merged it but however...
Gavin Jennings is from the north not so Brian, sounds Dublin. All said and done its a doddle of a shift no matter how you look at it....

Dempo1 · 08-04-2021 9:40pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Suppose I was asking for that one.

Five presenters seems a bit of a stretch. I'm not keeping track — I assume each presenter except Gavin Jennings (1 day, because of his Sunday work) works 2 days a week, and they rotate every 4 weeks for the 3rd day? Is that the rota?

Bryan Dobson is gone, yes. Brian Jennings seems to be there every day.

Is Brian Jennings anything to Gavin Jennings? Not a particularly common name.

Brian Jennings does Monday to Thursday , the rest at best do 2 mornings a week. Dr. Gavin fills in on the news at one (why I'll never quite understand).

I watch the show on news now, it's actually quite the comedy show albeit less so since only one presenter in studio because of social distancing. The looney Fiona who does occasional it's says in the papers, looks like she's about to explode in excitement at times, Mary Wilson is like a confused admin assistant with paperwork all over the studio and Brian Jennings changes his shirt at least once a month

Morning Ireland.

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