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    #1862
    5555555555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭5555555555


    Classic Henry.

    Whereabouts in Ireland did you grow up ?

    England


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    #1863
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Henry is very entertaing, but my goodness they really drag the arse out of those segments. Would be fine at half the length.


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    #1864
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    I tried listening to the show today, my god his "ahh" at EVERY SENTENCE just did my head in, couldn't ah listen to him ah go on about ah anything


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    #1865
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    At the end of the day he's just another big overpaid Newstalk baby and virtually unlistenable to any time that I stumble across the show.

    ****



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    #1866
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    does esther mccarthy really have to do spoiler the whole plot when reviewing a movie. I was looking forward to streaming Vivarium tonight but i pretty much know what's going to happen now that i listened to Movies and Booze


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    #1867
    whisky_galore
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    Del.Monte wrote: »
    At the end of the day he's just another big overpaid Newstalk baby and virtually unlistenable to any time that I stumble across the show.

    He is a welcome relief from mainly sports obsessed NT presenters now scrambling to throw material together to feed their habit.


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    #1868
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    I notice that at least RTE have abandoned their sports bulletins until there's some sport again. If Newstalk were announcing the launch of Russia's entire nuclear arsenal against the West they would still have a sports bulletin attached. :rolleyes:

    ****



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    #1869
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,731 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    The breakfast show is nearly reduced to asking listeners what their favourite team colours are.


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    #1870
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    Sean making fun of someone with mental health issues for the laugh, good lad... ffs


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    #1871
    the_pen_turner
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    JJayoo wrote: »
    Sean making fun of someone with mental health issues for the laugh, good lad... ffs

    In fairness yer man claims to have met all 230 + leprechauns and talking about their drink of choice and what clothes they wear etc.


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    #1872
    Allinall
    Registered Users Posts: 6,533 ✭✭✭Allinall


    JJayoo wrote: »
    Sean making fun of someone with mental health issues for the laugh, good lad... ffs

    What makes you think he has mental health issues?

    Is it just because you don't believe in leprechauns?


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    #1873
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,731 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    In fairness yer man claims to have met all 230 + leprechauns and talking about their drink of choice and what clothes they wear etc.

    No different to claiming an elderly obese man travels the world, goes down peoples' chimneys and leaves presents once a year.

    It's a laugh, he knows it, Sean knows it and the vast majority of the population knows it's bollocks.


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    #1874
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I think Sean excels at that type of interview - where he treats with absolute sincerity and seriousness, and a total poker face, the latest crackpot theorist or fantasist (who to be fair are usually also keeping their own poker face on), and knocks a ten minute straight interview out of UFOs or aliens or leprechauns.

    I honestly can't think of anyone else on radio who could pull it off.

    A touch of much-needed light relief from reality these days!!


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    #1875
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    You have a lad seeing things, hearing voices, and believing he has been chosen for a mission, leave the leprechaun part out he should be getting help


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    #1876
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    JJayoo wrote: »
    You have a lad seeing things, hearing voices, and believing he has been chosen for a mission, leave the leprechaun part out he should be getting help
    Your irony meter needs checking :rolleyes:


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    #1877
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Your irony meter needs checking :rolleyes:

    You need a dictionary :rolleyes:


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    #1878
    cml387
    Registered Users Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭cml387


    Very sad about Tomás Clancy. He was the best Movies and Booze drinks contributor, witty and urbane.


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    #1879
    djemba djemba
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    cml387 wrote: »
    Very sad about Tomás Clancy. He was the best Movies and Booze drinks contributor, witty and urbane.

    That's sad news. Always liked when he was on movies and booze.


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    #1880
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    djemba djemba wrote: »
    That's sad news. Always liked when he was on movies and booze.
    Ah jeepers :(


    I'm still not over missing David Carey and Paulo Tullio


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    #1881
    4Ad
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    cml387 wrote: »
    Very sad about Tomás Clancy. He was the best Movies and Booze drinks contributor, witty and urbane.

    On no, thats so sad..so intelligent and entertaining, as for his descriptions and soothing voice..
    I'll miss him.
    RIP


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    #1882
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Poignant highlight reel for Tomás at the end of today's show.


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    #1883
    Loveinapril
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    Passenger wrote: »
    Poignant highlight reel for Tomás at the end of today's show. t

    Aw man, I am not able. Crying in my kitchen!


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    #1884
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Sean did really well to get through that last bit of the show, you could hear the emotion in his voice. Very sad.


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    #1885
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    In case anyone wants to listen to the tribute, I used to enjoy the Moncrieff show until I noticed he constant ahhh at the end of every sentence but I did tune in for the Tomás Clancy bits

    A tribute to our friend and colleague, Tomás Clancy https://www.newstalk.com/shows/moncrieff-234861?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=web via @newstalkfm


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    #1886
    5555555555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭5555555555


    Woman on from Portland there telling us how racist we are.

    Was able to point to an incident 60 years ago.


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    #1887
    murpho999
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    5555555555 wrote: »
    Woman on from Portland there telling us how racist we are.

    Was able to point to an incident 60 years ago.

    From Portland but worked as a lecturer in Ireland.

    Also, spoke about our treatment of travellers.

    Do you really think that racism is not in Ireland?


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    #1888
    5555555555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭5555555555


    murpho999 wrote: »
    From Portland but worked as a lecturer in Ireland.

    Also, spoke about our treatment of travellers.

    Do you really think that racism is not in Ireland?

    Do you think Ireland is such a racist country we should be lectured from someone from the US ?

    Why reference incidents from the 1960s and the 1920s as proof of this racism ?

    As for travellers , how much of this 'discrimination' is brought on by their own behaviour ?


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    #1889
    Ol' Donie
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    Haha, I heard Sean say "coming up next - racism in Ireland".

    Didn't hear the slot, but made a note to pop in here later to see who was outraged by whatever was said.


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    #1890
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,391 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    5555555555 wrote: »
    Do you think Ireland is such a racist country we should be lectured from someone from the US ?

    Why reference incidents from the 1960s and the 1920s as proof of this racism ?

    As for travellers , how much of this 'discrimination' is brought on by their own behaviour ?

    She wasn't lecturing.

    I think you need to listen to the piece again. She gave a fair assessment and things and knew Ireland and its history very well.

    You're criticising her as she's foreign? Isn't that sort of discriminatory?

    As for travellers, they are discriminated against in Ireland, no shadow of a doubt about it, regardless of their behaviour which I'm not condoning.


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    #1891
    4Ad
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    A Tómas Clancy hour long movies and booze special from 3.00 pm...
    I'll have the tissues out..


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