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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes at 2FM

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    There was a point 10 years ago when it self funded.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,239 ✭✭✭Pussyhands


    I hate everything about this photo.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    It's interesting to look now at the poll that was put out when this thread was started. Jenny Greene was one of the options offered and Jennifer Zamparelli was not mentioned specifically as an option! Jenny, who got 11 votes, is no longer a theoretical possibility and "Someone else", which got 12 votes, has got the gig! They were the two options with the most votes, but, of course, "Someone else" meant anyone not specifically mentioned in the list of options!


  • Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭canonball5


    Why are people surprised with this. Jenny Greene is poor at best and there was no way she could hold that show alone. I also know for a fact that she is not all that pleasant to work with and is not liked in RTE. Her current show with Nicky is not good and because of the huge salaries being paid it had to stay. Once Nicky bailed Jenny was certain to be out the door, their salaries are just too high for the standard they produce.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,239 ✭✭✭Pussyhands


    canonball5 wrote: »
    Why are people surprised with this. Jenny Greene is poor at best and there was no way she could hold that show alone. I also know for a fact that she is not all that pleasant to work with and is not liked in RTE. Her current show with Nicky is not good and because of the huge salaries being paid it had to stay. Once Nicky bailed Jenny was certain to be out the door, their salaries are just too high for the standard they produce.

    Nicky is terrible but he's famous and lives off his name while Jenny as you said is poor. No way could she anchor a prime show on her own. Don't see how Jenn Z will either but...

    Seems daytime is about ditzy people now rather than funny.

    That's why Ray Foley is so good...can do upbeat lighthearted funny radio without having to resort to acting dumb.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    bot43 wrote: »
    Is it just women presenters you have an issue with?

    louise's ratings for both day shows, the ratings she had fell, the fenton spot and the lunch time spot. that's the reason why she was moved (and claiming she's going into the fashion blogging world), not what her gender was...apparently the ratings picked up when she was replaced both times by Dermot and dave in the lunch spot and Ferg D'arcy (who I cannot stand either)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,533 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Jenny should have got it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    canonball5 wrote: »
    Why are people surprised with this. Jenny Greene is poor at best and there was no way she could hold that show alone. I also know for a fact that she is not all that pleasant to work with and is not liked in RTE. Her current show with Nicky is not good and because of the huge salaries being paid it had to stay. Once Nicky bailed Jenny was certain to be out the door, their salaries are just too high for the standard they produce.

    I’d be of the opinion that Jenny propped up Nicky, with Nicky there for his name.

    I think it’s more a case of it makes more sense to give it to Jenny than to Jennifer Zamparelli.

    Jennifer Zamparelli is poor at best and there is no way she could hold the show alone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,254 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    I personally think they should try Brendan O'Connor in a Gerry Ryan style programme from 9-12.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,557 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Elmo wrote: »
    There was a point 10 years ago when it self funded.

    Any chance of that resuming died with Gerry


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,450 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    KildareP wrote: »
    In 2017:
    - it cost €12.355m to operate
    - it made €4.421m in commercial revenue
    - it received a direct license fee subvention of €6.749m
    - it received Non-Channel Specific Contribution from Non-Public-Service Activities of €843k
    - it posted an overall deficit of €342k.

    In 2016:
    - it cost €12.281m to operate
    - it made €5.826m in commercial revenue
    - it received a direct license fee subvention of €5.097m
    - it received Non-Channel Specific Contribution from Non-Public-Service Activities of €580k
    - it posted an overall deficit of €778k.

    Source: Page 126/127 of this document:
    https://www.rte.ie/annualreport/pdfs/RTE_Annual_Report_2017.pdf

    What exactly does it do that is deserving of nearly 2/3 (and increasing) of it's operating cost to be funded by RTÉ via non-commercial means (i.e. the license fee!)


    Firstly how in the name of Jehova does it cost twelve million to operate?
    Secondly how do Today FM and other independent stations manage to survive without a seven million subsidy?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    It probably costs more to pay one or two 2fm presenters than to run an independent music station. It makes no sense in this day and age why there's a need to have a government owned pop music radio station. It's not 1985 any more. It would be a fine purchase for a private entity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    It probably costs more to pay one or two 2fm presenters than to run an independent music station. It makes no sense in this day and age why there's a need to have a government owned pop music radio station. It's not 1985 any more. It would be a fine purchase for a private entity.

    Not if they have to spend what RTÉ spend on it, to me when RTÉ did run it purely on a commercial basis then perhaps it might have been a good but, but rather than continuing to run it on a commercial basis they pump license fee money into it began to make no sense, they could have cost saved at the station, using their digital stations to cross market with them, instead the robbed the head of iRadio and kept the stations running cost as they where, with little improvement, it took the current schedule at least 5 years to bed itself down and it’s still not it a position to run itself.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    I’ve had to listen to 2FM in work constantly for the last few years.

    I had a preconceived opinion of Nicky before I started listening to him, but he turned that around completely and I felt he came across as a really nice, decent and genuine guy.

    I thought he and Jenny had a great chemistry together and I enjoyed their show so will be sorry to see it go.

    I also felt Jenny was more than capable of holding down a successful mid-morning slot on her own, as she proved on the (in fairness, many) times she did so over the last year especially.

    I have no idea how Jen will do as I only catch the last 30 minutes or so of the breakfast show, but rightly or wrong based on that I thought a large part of her appeal is the innuendo and “banter” she has with the lads alongside her? It’s difficult to see how that translates to a solo show.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,559 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    It's obvious...any ex-senior Fine-Failer with an unemployed son-in-law.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,557 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    kneemos wrote: »
    Firstly how in the name of Jehova does it cost twelve million to operate?
    Secondly how do Today FM and other independent stations manage to survive without a seven million subsidy?

    Staffing costs, and staffing costs for both questions.

    Independent stations would pay the bulk of their staff less than RTE, with a few name presenters excepted (and even those are few and far between). Sales staff, engineering, finance, HR, cleaners, whatever.

    Also, RTE staffing structures are quite bloated/obsolete. Shows that have multiple researchers/producers may have one person doing both roles on an independent; or its entirely done by the presenter with limited assistance from shared production resources that are also doing full-time work as well (ads/imaging).

    This continues beyond the studio. Listen to the wrapup on a Roadcaster broadcast on 2FM and the presenter may thank the engineering and technical staff - usually two or three at the Roadcaster and two or three back at base. Bigger Independents will have one on-site and one at base. Smaller local stations will have the presenter on-site self-op using remote access to playout and possibly even the desk (or they just have to turn off their mic at all other times). It may be the same in finance, sales, etc etc.

    They would have higher transmission costs than TodayFM due to DAB, Saorview and Saorsat also, which will account for maybe five figures.


  • Registered Users Posts: 33 PooPooPooPoo


    Radio Silence hopefully.


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Mod Note

    Have updated thread title (at boardsies requests), to better reflect situation, a new Jennifer Z thread can be started for her show when it starts.

    thanks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    L1011 wrote: »
    Staffing costs, and staffing costs for both questions.

    Independent stations would pay the bulk of their staff less than RTE, with a few name presenters excepted (and even those are few and far between). Sales staff, engineering, finance, HR, cleaners, whatever.

    Also, RTE staffing structures are quite bloated/obsolete. Shows that have multiple researchers/producers may have one person doing both roles on an independent; or its entirely done by the presenter with limited assistance from shared production resources that are also doing full-time work as well (ads/imaging).

    This continues beyond the studio. Listen to the wrapup on a Roadcaster broadcast on 2FM and the presenter may thank the engineering and technical staff - usually two or three at the Roadcaster and two or three back at base. Bigger Independents will have one on-site and one at base. Smaller local stations will have the presenter on-site self-op using remote access to playout and possibly even the desk (or they just have to turn off their mic at all other times). It may be the same in finance, sales, etc etc.

    They would have higher transmission costs than TodayFM due to DAB, Saorview and Saorsat also, which will account for maybe five figures.

    Prob for another thread but communicrop are running 5 stations on about 9.5 million each. I suspect that the two national station get more that Spin, Spin SW and 98fm. Both national stations are on satellite plus national broadcast on FM. Do communicorp provide DAB? https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/revenue-up-costs-down-at-communicorp-37560626.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭KildareP


    Elmo wrote: »
    Prob for another thread but communicrop are running 5 stations on about 9.5 million each. I suspect that the two national station get more that Spin, Spin SW and 98fm. Both national stations are on satellite plus national broadcast on FM. Do communicorp provide DAB? https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/revenue-up-costs-down-at-communicorp-37560626.html

    Those revenue figures include Communicorp UK's earnings through it's franchise agreement with Global Radio as well as its foreign Spin operations also though, hard to put a number on the amount of stations it truly reflects.

    Also, Newstalk will weigh heavily into that, as a fair comparison against Newstalk, RTÉ Radio 1 cost €37.657m to run, of which €18.184m came from the license fee.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    KildareP wrote: »
    Those revenue figures include Communicorp UK's earnings through it's franchise agreement with Global Radio as well as its foreign Spin operations also though, hard to put a number on the amount of stations it truly reflects.

    Also, Newstalk will weigh heavily into that, as a fair comparison against Newstalk, RTÉ Radio 1 cost €37.657m to run, of which €18.184m came from the license fee.
    Two subsidiaries, Communicorp's UK operations and Appliances Delivered, were moved outside the group at the end of 2017, accounts show, and the filing also records the sale of its Bulgarian radio business in June this year, to local management.

    I do agree I think it's extravagant for 2fm, While spend on Lyric another music station is just 6.2m.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,557 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    KildareP wrote: »
    Those revenue figures include Communicorp UK's earnings through it's franchise agreement with Global Radio as well as its foreign Spin operations also though, hard to put a number on the amount of stations it truly reflects.

    Also, Newstalk will weigh heavily into that, as a fair comparison against Newstalk, RTRadio 1 cost €37.657m to run, of which €18.184m came from the license fee.

    Newstalk also has significant income from providing overnight news reads and wire services for basically every other non RTE station in the country so their figures are really hard to compare to RTE ones. That service has its own costs to provide obviously


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,144 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    It probably costs more to pay one or two 2fm presenters than to run an independent music station.

    i'd very much doubt it. unless the independant station is a small local, and has 1 presenter and is 100% voice tracked.
    It makes no sense in this day and age why there's a need to have a government owned pop music radio station.

    it makes perfect sense. state competition for the independants.
    look to bbc radio 1. possibly one of the greatist pop music stations. then compare it to the other big stations over there run by the independants. just no comparison, the bbc nationals wipe the floor with them.
    It's not 1985 any more.

    that's not really relevant to anything though.
    It would be a fine purchase for a private entity.

    even if that is the case, they wouldn't really be bying anything. the transmission network would stay with rtenl. all studio and staff would stay with rte. they might buy the brand but even then they could just as easily bring their own. and they would want to be offering something actually different for a vital national network to be used to carry their service which i'd very much doubt they would.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    even if that is the case, they wouldn't really be bying anything. the transmission network would stay with rtenl. all studio and staff would stay with rte. they might buy the brand but even then they could just as easily bring their own. and they would want to be offering something actually different for a vital national network to be used to carry their service which i'd very much doubt they would.

    Brand and presenters are key, If they only bought 2FM or launched a new station it would be difficult, your buying goodwill. The BAI have no interested in a national station in the near future, unless its catholic and on saorview!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭whatlliwear


    So rumour has it 2fm are mad to get Doireann Garrihy on board. Herself & Jennifer Z seem to be the latest obsession. So maybe they'll have a show together?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,899 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    So rumour has it 2fm are mad to get Doireann Garrihy on board. Herself & Jennifer Z seem to be the latest obsession. So maybe they'll have a show together?

    At this stage that wouldn't surprise me. Didn't come across very likable or comfortable on spin1038. Can't see her being much better on 2fm but they gave her the podge and Rodge gig, her own web series on the player so she probably is their flavor of the month.

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    At this stage that wouldn't surprise me. Didn't come across very likable or comfortable on spin1038. Can't see her being much better on 2fm but they gave her the podge and Rodge gig, her own web series on the player so she probably is their flavor of the month.

    The Podge and Rodge show, and then they took the 'player' show to RTE 2...aka the dumping ground for wasted ideas.
    I don't know anyone that watched the 'Doirreann' project-but most don't watch RTE 2. It's Netflix, or Sky.

    RTE2's an albatross at this stage. There's nothing on the darn thing that you won't see somewhere else-outside of the GAA.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    So rumour has it 2fm are mad to get Doireann Garrihy on board. Herself & Jennifer Z seem to be the latest obsession. So maybe they'll have a show together?

    Just looked her up, she 1 of 3 sisters who are social media influencers. One of them was in Fair City.
    RTE don't just scrap the bottom of the barrel, they are drilling into the wood casing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 800 ✭✭✭SeeMoreBut


    They’ll have a woman headling every show from 6am to 10pm bar game on and eoghan soon.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    SeeMoreBut wrote: »
    They’ll have a woman headling every show from 6am to 10pm bar game on and eoghan soon.


    Fixed that for you :D:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    If anyone is still listening, how are you finding McSharry on Nicky and Jenny’s slot?

    To me, it’s like listening to a female version of Eoghan McDermott. Constantly offended by something and in SJW mode for the full 3 hours.

    Whatever people thought of Nicky and Jenny, at least it was light-heartened for a few hours during the working day.

    I’m at the stage now where I’m actually looking forward to Jennifer starting on that slot!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    Here's a suggestion for some radio DJs.... introduce a song, play the song, tell us what the song was... repeat.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    zoobizoo wrote: »
    Here's a suggestion for some radio DJs.... introduce a song, play the song, tell us what the song was... repeat.

    That sounds like "1989 just called. It wants its banter-free DJs back".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    Just looked her up, she 1 of 3 sisters who are social media influencers. One of them was in Fair City.
    RTE don't just scrap the bottom of the barrel, they are drilling into the wood casing.

    She’s trying to do a podcast as well and Ian Dempsey is her godfather and helping her with getting ‘comedians’ for it .... why do they thinkninfluencers are now talented .... just noticed also she got her radio skills from the today fm class .... ugh


  • Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    She’s trying to do a podcast as well and Ian Dempsey is her godfather and helping her with getting ‘comedians’ for it .... why do they thinkninfluencers are now talented .... just noticed also she got her radio skills from the today fm class .... ugh

    Proof that Ian Dempsey is helping her get people for her podcast, please?

    Or are you just using the link to assume it's the case, despite the fact that Doireann has her own profile?

    Some right sad bastards on this forum making assumptions about people they have no idea about to make themselves sound 'edgy'.

    Toxic cesspit of a forum.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    Yeah keep telling yourself you that , as if she came out of college with a media degree and no relatives involved in the media shed be netting these opportunities... yeah if I, or joe bloggs off the street start a podcast fat chance I’ll /joe will get Dempsey , the baz fella from 50 ways to kill your mammy etc.

    Bet you think Lottie Ryan and others got her / their job in rte on her/their talent/ability/experience and college background And not her/their family


  • Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    Yeah keep telling yourself you that , as if she came out of college with a media degree and no relatives involved in the media shed be netting these opportunities... yeah if I, or joe bloggs off the street start a podcast fat chance I’ll /joe will get Dempsey , the baz fella from 50 ways to kill your mammy etc.

    Bet you think Lottie Ryan and others got her / their job in rte on her/their talent/ability/experience and college background And not her/their family

    So to make it very clear. You've absolutely no proof and everything you say is just bluster?

    Why doesn't she have her own weekday slot on TodayFM if Iano's giving her such a dig out? Or even when she was on SPIN? She had to share a show with someone else. Surely uncle Iano could have sorted that out for her? And heaven forbid Iano's god-daughter wouldn't be allowed in AA Roadwatch.

    You're chatting absolute bollocks all in the name of begrudgery. You don't like her, great, but she's out there working to make a name for herself while you sit at your computer, scratch your arse and bitch about how people are getting opportunities?

    Lottie Ryan went straight into RTE, Doireann Garrihy didn't. What point are you trying to make here because the two aren't comparable in the slightest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    Faugheen wrote: »
    So to make it very clear. You've absolutely no proof and everything you say is just bluster?

    Why doesn't she have her own weekday slot on TodayFM if Iano's giving her such a dig out? Or even when she was on SPIN? She had to share a show with someone else. Surely uncle Iano could have sorted that out for her? And heaven forbid Iano's god-daughter wouldn't be allowed in AA Roadwatch.

    You're chatting absolute bollocks all in the name of begrudgery. You don't like her, great, but she's out there working to make a name for herself while you sit at your computer, scratch your arse and bitch about how people are getting opportunities?

    Lottie Ryan went straight into RTE, Doireann Garrihy didn't. What point are you trying to make here because the two aren't comparable in the slightest.

    Yawn begrudgery - that tired old trope, money from the licence fee to keep poor quality talent in a job... probably have some vested interest in her or Rte or your one of the acolyte twitter followers .... spin is part of the Communicorp/Dennis o brien group /umbrella is it not hmmph seems like a leg up thanks to ian and she has a sister who pops up on rte shows which would give her a leg up over a person out of media college course .. ..and the point is rte barely give any opportunity to someone whose not a relative to someone in there or a reality show contestant or a famous sports star,.and they keep giving the same faces show after show, not just her , Amy huberman, Jenifer magiire and many more who’ve been metioned
    Why doesn’t rte advertise roles/vacancies for these roles rather than giving the same faces a shot... and they use the laughable excuse to justify their fat contracts that bbc or someone in America will snap them up . Yeah I’ll see naguire/gahirty/ Ryan/Bernard o Shea/tubbirdy etc in high demand in uk/USA

    FYI Ian plugs her shows constantly


  • Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    Yawn begrudgery - that tired old trope, money from the licence fee to keep poor quality talent in a job... probably have some vested interest in her or Rte or your one of the acolyte twitter followers .... spin is part of the Communicorp/Dennis o brien group /umbrella is it not hmmph seems like a leg up thanks to ian and she has a sister who pops up on rte shows which would give her a leg up over a person out of media college course .. ..and the point is rte barely give any opportunity to someone whose not a relative to someone in there or a reality show contestant or a famous sports star,.and they keep giving the same faces show after show, not just her , Amy huberman, Jenifer magiire and many more who’ve been metioned
    Why doesn’t rte advertise roles/vacancies for these roles rather than giving the same faces a shot... and they use the laughable excuse to justify their fat contracts that bbc or someone in America will snap them up . Yeah I’ll see naguire/gahirty/ Ryan/Bernard o Shea/tubbirdy etc in high demand in uk/USA

    FYI Ian plugs her shows constantly

    Says it's not begrudgery - proceeds to keep posting with absolutely zero proof for the sake of having a go.

    Enjoy your sad and lonely life.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    Faugheen wrote: »
    Says it's not begrudgery - proceeds to keep posting with absolutely zero proof for the sake of having a go.

    Enjoy your sad and lonely life.

    Bye hope she sees you coming to her rescue and you get that retweet off her


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 886 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    Just wanna say about Doireann that she’s not doing the podcast as a solo project. She’s doing it for Today FM so the link to the national station probably helps her get guests (to what degree, I dunno). They seem to have a massive interest in her anyway and she’s probably set to be their next big star if she plays her cards right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    I see Doireann being given a few chances, but it's all down to listeners, and if you're losing listeners, you're losing advertisers and thus costing the station money.
    Then you're out on your butt and trying to rebuild your career by popping up on Dancing with the Stars...as a contestant, not as a presenter. Lottie Ryan tried to do the presenting thing on the 'DwTS extra' crap-I think she didn't last.
    Mairead Farrell was one of those 'RTE bet big on this pony and it fell at the third hurdle'. She's as likable as charred toast.

    Darren Kennedy was another one they bet big on, as was Eoghan McDermott. Jennifer McGuire or Zamperelli seems to be their 'hot' presenter. I'm not a fan of hers, but she's not Nicky Byrne or Lottie, so she's tolerable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭ligerdub


    I see Doireann being given a few chances, but it's all down to listeners, and if you're losing listeners, you're losing advertisers and thus costing the station money.
    Then you're out on your butt and trying to rebuild your career by popping up on Dancing with the Stars...as a contestant, not as a presenter. Lottie Ryan tried to do the presenting thing on the 'DwTS extra' crap-I think she didn't last.
    Mairead Farrell was one of those 'RTE bet big on this pony and it fell at the third hurdle'. She's as likable as charred toast.

    Darren Kennedy was another one they bet big on, as was Eoghan McDermott. Jennifer McGuire or Zamperelli seems to be their 'hot' presenter. I'm not a fan of hers, but she's not Nicky Byrne or Lottie, so she's tolerable.

    Totally agree, especially about Mairead Farrell, so full of herself. There's nobody in the world as attractive as she thinks she is.

    When you put it like you've done there it really shows the knack they have for pushing the careers of people that the general public generally can't stand. The people who make these decisions must be completely unbearable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    ligerdub wrote: »
    Totally agree, especially about Mairead Farrell, so full of herself. There's nobody in the world as attractive as she thinks she is.

    When you put it like you've done there it really shows the knack they have for pushing the careers of people that the general public generally can't stand. The people who make these decisions must be completely unbearable.

    I can't stand her-she's about as attractive as a shovel to the face. And an even more annoying voice.
    But back when she was Farrell (before taking on money bags last name-she didn't do that with her first husband) she was on The Panel, She had some book show that died on its @r$e and featured a number of 'I wanna be famous' people, her and Eoghan's the Movie Show was DOA-and cancelled after only a few episodes. She was shoved into Republic of Telly after The Panel got the chop. And then she did Celebrity Bainisteoir. Would pop up on The LAte Late Show around Eurovision or Eurosong...(Lawd knows why). She was a part of Ireland's fittest Family too, but since she was a part of a 'cast' on that show-she wasn't important. And now Dancing with the Stars...

    They'll probably try and shove her into something else, but it won't click-she's not likable.
    It's why she's marketed as a 'personality' not a presenter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,254 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Big overhaul announced. Eoghan McDermott and Doireann Garrihy are taking over Breakfast. Jennifer Zamperelli on mid morning we already knew and Jenny Greene got drive time. Don't know what will happen to Bernard and Keith.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,654 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    flazio wrote: »
    Big overhaul announced. Eoghan McDermott and Doireann Garrihy are taking over Breakfast. Jennifer Zamperelli on mid morning we already knew and Jenny Greene got drive time. Don't know what will happen to Bernard and Keith.

    It took some doing, but they've managed to make it even more irritating


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭cena


    flazio wrote: »
    Big overhaul announced. Eoghan McDermott and Doireann Garrihy are taking over Breakfast. Jennifer Zamperelli on mid morning we already knew and Jenny Greene got drive time. Don't know what will happen to Bernard and Keith.

    Bernard has stepped away to do more tv. Keith and Lottie are doing a weekend show


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,254 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Just to correct myself, Keith Walsh is moving to the weekend hospice Lottie remains head of entertainment news and Bernard is "working on other projects" away from 2fm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Kevwoody


    Absolutely delighted for Jenny Greene.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Kevwoody


    flazio wrote:
    Just to correct myself, Keith Walsh is moving to the weekend hospice Lottie remains head of entertainment news and Bernard is "working on other projects" away from 2fm


    Sounds like a demotion for Lottie, about time.


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