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RTE 1: 'Today' with Claire Byrne

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  • #52
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Ireland's worst ever Taoiseach.

    Resting in my account has that prize.


  • #53
    [Deleted User]
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    Busi_Girl08 wrote: »
    "The dail is coming back next week, so what's the big deal?" Absolutely shocking.

    That’s his frustration turning to temper. Never a good trait in a leader.


  • #54
    khalessi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    zerosugarbuzz wrote: »
    Lol, would be really bad if they were waiting for your questions..... good and all as I’m sure they are ��

    Ah sure i know but heyho


    ETA watching him on FB sweating like a mad thing


  • #55
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,337 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    So Covid-19 spreads between people apparently. That may be true but what a statement to make.


  • #56
    Itssoeasy
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    Busi_Girl08 wrote: »
    "The dail is coming back next week, so what's the big deal?" Absolutely shocking.

    It wasn’t really what he said it was how he said.


  • #57
    Test For Echo
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    Is this the leader of the country I'm listening to? Jaysis...


  • #58
    [Deleted User]
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    Nervous laughter kicking in now


  • #59
    khalessi
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    His hands will be exhausted with all the hand gestures


  • #60
    cozar
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    if only MM would quote a line from some movie we'd all have more confidence in him then.


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  • #61
    Gerry Hatrick
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    Oh GAA who cares it's not the only sport ffs


  • #62
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Allowing schools to open will be a massive mix of people and close contacts, far more than would ever result in 200 people spectating at a GAA game, especially with that being outdoors. Does he think schoolkids arrive in a sealed cocoon to school?


  • #63
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    Test For Echo wrote: »
    Is this the leader of the country I'm listening to? Jaysis...

    To coin a phrase...


  • #64
    khalessi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    Oh he is bsing re LC results, terrible answering and body language


  • #65
    Gerry Hatrick
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    Car crash stuff this and Byrne's questions aren't even good.

    We need an election.


  • #66
    Busi_Girl08
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    That’s his frustration turning to temper. Never a good trait in a leader.

    If I said "what's the big deal"? in a meeting in work I would get torn to shreds and rightly so.


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  • #67
    khalessi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    For a politician he is not great at thinking off the top of his head.


  • #68
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    Test For Echo wrote: »
    Is this the leader of the country I'm listening to? Jaysis...

    "its a leader Jim, but not as we know it"


  • #69
    [Deleted User]
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    cozar wrote: »
    if only MM would quote a line from some movie we'd all have more confidence in him then.

    How about one of my favourites, “I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure”?


  • #70
    [Deleted User]
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    Seems I am missing a bit of car crash radio here!


  • #71
    Beechwoodspark
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    Now he’s trying to be a hard man against the anti mask protests.

    He’s been all over the place in this interview :/


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  • #72
    Gerry Hatrick
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    Agree with Martin there. Absolute muppets at the protest. Societies degenerates


  • #73
    Test For Echo
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    Just had a wee look on the RTE site - MM's body language looks like he's being interviewed by the Gardai.


  • #74
    withless
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    I had it one for a min or so. Couldn't be listening to him.


  • #75
    bureau2009
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    How on earth did RTE chose Claire Byrne for this programme????????


  • #76
    Comhrá
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    I've heard more exciting interviews over on Lyric FM.


  • #77
    withless
    Registered Users Posts: 8,741 ✭✭✭withless


    ...go to sleep... go to sleep... go to sleep...


  • #78
    [Deleted User]
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    Rebrand as the Oireachtas Wedding Society. Job done.


  • #79
    duffman13
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    If there was an election tomorrow, a whole heap of Fianna Fail voters would jump off at this point. MM is awful, bumbling and full of filler. Fianna Fail as a party are in tatters.


  • #80
    [Deleted User]
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    The carcass is still warm. The vultures, who have been circling , are about to land


  • #81
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭limnam


    Ah,


    Professionalism on the national airwaves restored.


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  • #82
    Infoanon
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    Claire should have picked up on his comment about mixed messaging.

    Claire has been very poor this morning


  • #83
    duffman13
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    Infoanon wrote: »
    Claire should have picked up on his comment about mixed messaging.

    Claire has been very poor this morning

    Tends to stick to a question pack, not as natural as Pat at diving on a tangent on slip ups


  • #84
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Ffs, hand sanitizer is like a naggin of vodka? Good luck to anyone trying to drink it for fun.


  • #85
    Gerry Hatrick
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    Infoanon wrote: »
    Claire should have picked up on his comment about mixed messaging.

    Claire has been very poor this morning

    Off to a shocker. MM nervous as fcuk this morning and she just gave him a free run.


  • #86
    khalessi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    Bring back Sarah


  • #87
    NIMAN
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    Not one child would have even had the notion to try drinking their hand sanitizer.....until they hear this piece.


  • #88
    Cole
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    khalessi wrote: »
    Bring back Sarah

    I didn't catch the MM interview, but not even an hour into her first show and we're back to Sarah again...she's gone.


  • #89
    Jizique
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    Not one child would have even had the notion to try drinking their hand sanitizer.....until they hear this piece.

    My thoughts exactly - somebody is bound to have a go now


  • #90
    Denny61
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    A great leader and a great interviewer ....not !!!


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  • #91
    Expunge
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    Comhra wrote: »
    I've heard more exciting interviews over on Lyric FM.

    You must not have heard any of Marty Whelan's bland, vacuous yet hyper interviews with people from areas of music and the arts he seems never to have heard of.

    This has not stopped him from having a career on lyric, amazingly.

    The same will be the case with Ms. Byrne. All of the blandness, no hyperness.
    20 years of this coming up.

    Thank you for your service, Noel Kelly.


  • #92
    john123470
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    bureau2009 wrote: »
    How on earth did RTE chose Claire Byrne for this programme????????

    ^^ Exactly this
    Jaysus, bring Sarah Mac back !

    CB just hasnt got it. Very obviously eading prepared questions off her cards. Sarah MaC takes no prisoners. Excellent interviewer. In her bones. CB has shown her form (lack of) on tv

    Now we have yet another reason to switch RTE Radio off forever. Best reasons so far are Turbidy, de D'Arcy, Duffy .. and no small number of others.

    Have those responsible for hiring in RTE got an agenda to keep all the weak-hitters in these positions ?
    Are these radio jobs - for life ?

    So much talent out there .. a real shame they can't exploit it


  • #93
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭limnam


    john123470 wrote: »
    ^^ Exactly this
    Jaysus, bring Sarah Mac back !


    Jaysis, No.


    No squeaking this morning, no fumbling around unable to pronounce correctly half her words. Professional delivery.



    While there might be better options than CB. She's miles beyond the college radio SM provides.


    Silky smooth


  • #94
    [Deleted User]
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Ffs, hand sanitizer is like a naggin of vodka? Good luck to anyone trying to drink it for fun.

    It's reputed to be popular with de unwell outside St James.


  • #95
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    Expunge wrote: »
    You must not have heard any of Marty Whelan's bland, vacuous yet hyper interviews with people from areas of music and the arts he seems never to have heard of.

    This has not stopped him from having a career on lyric, amazingly.

    The same will be the case with Ms. Byrne. All of the blandness, no hyperness.
    20 years of this coming up.

    Thank you for your service, Noel Kelly.

    NK = Establishment


  • #96
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Retiring at 55 is nice, not in any way sustainable but nice.


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  • #97
    Atlantic Dawn
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    They should put injection centres in Foxrock and Malahide to see how great they really are.


  • #98
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Retiring at 55 is nice, not in any way sustainable but nice.

    I was able to retire at 57, having started work in public service at 17; 40 years service. Very nice indeed! I could say like Pee Flynn, "try it some time". It was a real trial for a person with an imagination like myself wurkin in de public service, but there were some times (before modern H&S & procedures etc) when my abilities were actually made use of a d I found brief moments of great job satisfaction.


  • #99
    hankless
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    They should put injection centres in Foxrock and Malahide to see how great they really are.


    There isn't a problem with intravenous drug use in those areas.

    Back on topic; disappointed but not surprised with the first show. Claire had big boots to fill and she is a size or two off. I thought the show would go down a light-hearted current affairs route and after this morning I think I'm right.

    I will listen again for the remainder of the week but as of now, I'd be surprised if I keep it up in the coming weeks.


  • #100
    withless
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    The bland leading the bland.


  • #101
    ShamNNspace
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I was able to retire at 57, having started work in public service at 17; 40 years service. Very nice indeed! I could say like Pee Flynn, "try it some time". It was a real trial for a person with an imagination like myself wurkin in de public service, but there were some times (before modern H&S & procedures etc) when my abilities were actually made use of a d I found brief moments of great job satisfaction.

    I have 2 sisters in a similar position, early 60's same job more or less all their lives. I remember the enthusiasm for change and to do something good they had in the early years and watched it slowly drain away to the point that they're just puttin in the time now to the finish line, and then they see the new recruits coming in full of the same enthusiasm till its knocked out of them by the "can't be done" rather than what should be a can-do attitude which seems to be prevalent here. Ti's just an observation (maybe inncorrect) from me looking in from the outside


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