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Gay Byrne RIP

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    #302
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    Jayla Helpful Penniless wrote: »
    What show was that I wonder? Would like to hear it.

    It was on the Ray D'Arcy show


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    #303
    paleoperson
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    I always thought that was a tongue in cheek remark but maybe I`m wrong. I think if Boyzone were just starting out now and gave the same performance on the Late Late, Tubridy would make a similar comment.

    He had no disdain for them at all, he said it in a "good luck to them" way. Bands like Boyzone are known for their lack of singing/instrument playing abilities, even Louis Walsh said it. Ronan Keating and maybe one or two others had a decent singing voice. It's false that he had disdain for Boyzone and it was at worst light ribbing.


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    #304
    Antwashere1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Antwashere1


    He was the first of his genre, and like in many other areas of life the first is often considered the best.
    Idolatry is such an ugly part of Irish society, today is an example.
    The homeless man murdered in Cork has equal rights to any idol.
    We won't see the president at a homeless persons funeral though.
    God rest Gay and all the people who died today.


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    #305
    Stacksofwacks
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    RIP Gay Byrne :(

    He must be at the pearly gates by now. I wonder what he is saying to god?

    Get out of my way Sonny


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    #306
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    Am I right in thinking that he was the first (or one of the first) person to interview the Beatles during his time on British TV in the early 1960s?


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    #307
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    RIP. Definitely one of the best talk show hosts ever.

    The only thing I ever didn't like about Gay Byrne was that he afflicted us with Joe ****ing Duffy. A talentless moaning scourge nudge nudge wink winked through the back doors of RTE in the early 90's by unkey Gaybo.


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    #308
    Quantum Erasure
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    fair play to the guy, 6 decades on the national airwaves and the vast majority of criticism of him focuses on one single interview


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    #309
    WomanSkirtFan8
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    Am I right in thinking that he was the first (or one of the first) person to interview the Beatles during his time on British TV in the early 1960s?

    yes. when he worked at granda tv in 1963 for a spell. :)


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    #310
    padd b1975
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    Jayla Helpful Penniless wrote: »
    What show was that I wonder? Would like to hear it.

    Mary Wilson about forty minutes in.


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    #311
    Spanish Eyes
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    May he rip.

    He was of his time and could challenge things at that time.

    There are no more challenges left now.


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    #312
    Omackeral
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    WomanSkirtFan8 wrote: »
    yes. when he worked at granda tv in 1963 for a spell. :)

    Granda TV? They even thought he was old AF back in the 60's!


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    #313
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,703 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Naggdefy wrote: »
    Mary McAleese on the news. Loves the sound of her voice. Just let go Mary, we've had enough.

    She's not ageing well.


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    #314
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    Knew this would be a sh1t show, ffs. Everything has to be pissed on by malcontents. Everything.

    Ground-breaking presenter of a ground-breaking show, which absolutely impacted society. Superb broadcaster and superb interviewer. Yeah I found him unlikable in certain ways but his talent eclipsed that, and compare him to the two since.

    Pissed on? Just because people aren’t spilling crocodile tears or calling him an “institution” over and over? There’s no better time to examine his legacy than the day he died, it’s not like people are protesting at his funeral over the Annie Murphy interview.


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    #315
    ShamNNspace
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    I always thought that was a tongue in cheek remark but maybe I`m wrong. I think if Boyzone were just starting out now and gave the same performance on the Late Late, Tubridy would make a similar comment.
    Not an absolute notion would Tubridy come out with that not in a million friggin years


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    #316
    FrancieBrady
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    Woke Hogan wrote: »
    Pissed on? Just because people aren’t spilling crocodile tears or calling him an “institution” over and over? There’s no better time to examine his legacy than the day he died, it’s not like people are protesting at his funeral over the Annie Murphy interview.

    Yeh but there are people going to the hassle of registering accounts two or three times, not to express criticism (which is entirely justified) but to spew bile. Takes a special type of person to do that.


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    #317
    ShamNNspace
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    May he rip.

    He was of his time and could challenge things at that time.

    There are no more challenges left now.

    Of course there are the bigist challange of all being the challenge against the almost total uniformity of thought of the present day so called media


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    #318
    Sonny678
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Sonny678


    The word great is an overused word , many people are labelled great but they are not really. But Gay Bryne was a great great man , a great Irish man. Ireland has undergone an extraordinary change in the last 40 or 50 years. A more open and caring and liberal society , yes there are so many problems but Ireland in the 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s was a basket case , ecomocially , socially, politically and culturally. Gay Bryne kicked down the door to a more inclusive modern Ireland. Younger people dont realise what Ireland was like in 1970s or 1980s. It was a completely different country. Backward and in many ways the sickman of western Europe.

    A small clique of powerful people from politics to the church ran the country and kept ordinary people in their place and the ordinary person had little voice. Gay Bryne with wit and intelligence and unbelieveable bravey talked about things that were unspeakable in Irish society eg condoms etc. He had a platform and he could so easily said nothing and promoted the status quo. But Gaybo was a rebel at heart. With true fearlessnes , he gave a voice to ordinary problems and he was one of the great people that dragged this country into the 21st century. He was revolutionary figure , but he had such charm and had such a personality that was so unthreatening and so calming, that the powers be , couldnt control him and really did not understand this man was changing the face of a country. He made mistakes , but all great men do.

    There was one section of society that adored Gaybo and that was Irish women. For decades the truth is we treated our women very poorly in this country , they had very little voice , it was Gaybo who gave so many women a voice , he really was a groundbreaking extremely talented , courageous man. As I said already , Gay Bryne was a great Irish man , from late toy show to Billy Connolly cracking jokes to tackling ussues and problems and stories that no one else in this country would even speak about or acknowledge , Gaybo really stood apart. Sometimes we call politicans or sportstars or musicians great men or women. Broadcaster usually dont get labelled great. Well theres one broadcaster who pushed boundaries and really did his country a service. That was late great Gay Byrne.


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    #319
    Jellybaby1
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    I was very sorry to hear Gay had passed away. As I watched all the clips on the news tonight I remembered a story Gay told once. When he was in the US his producer came to him and said something along the lines of:

    Producer: Well now, we can't call you Gay, it won't go down well with the conservatives.
    Gay: How about Gabriel?
    Producer: Naw, that won't work either. What's your middle name?
    Gay: Mary.

    Loved it!

    Also remembered this the first time I heard it I fell around the place laughing:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3zUJ9YUqak


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    #320
    Raconteuse
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    Woke Hogan wrote: »
    Pissed on? Just because people aren’t spilling crocodile tears or calling him an “institution” over and over?
    No obviously.


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    #321
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Sonny678 wrote: »
    The word great is an overused word , many people are labelled great but they are not really. But Gay Bryne was a great great man , a great Irish man. Ireland has undergone an extraordinary change in the last 40 or 50 years. A more open and caring and liberal society , yes there are so many problems but Ireland in the 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s was a basket case , ecomocially , socially, politically and culturally. Gay Bryne kicked down the door to a more inclusive modern Ireland. Younger people dont realise what Ireland was like in 1970s or 1980s. It was a completely different country. Backward and in many ways the sickman of western Europe.

    A small clique of powerful people from politics to the church ran the country and kept ordinary people in their place and the ordinary person had little voice. Gay Bryne with wit and intelligence and unbelieveable bravey talked about things that were unspeakable in Irish society eg condoms etc. He had a platform and he could so easily said nothing and promoted the status quo. But Gaybo was a rebel at heart. With true fearlessnes , he gave a voice to ordinary problems and he was one of the great people that dragged this country into the 21st century. He was revoltunionary figure , but he had such charm and had such a personality that was so unthreatening and so calming, that the powers be , couldnt control him and really did not understand this man was changing the face of a country. He made mistakes , but all great men do.

    There was one section of society that adored Gaybo and that was Irish women. For decades the truth is we treated our women very poorly in this country , they had very little voice , it was Gaybo who gave so many women a voice , he really was a groundbreaking extremely talented , courageous man. As I said already , Gay Bryne was a great Irish man , from late toy show to Billy Connolly cracking to tackling ussues and problems and stories that no one else in this country would even speak about or acknowledge , Gaybo really stood apart. Sometimes we call politicans or sportstars or musicians great men or women. Broadcaster usually dont get labelled great. Well theres one broadcaster who pushed boundaries and really did his country a service. That was late great Gay Byrne.
    He was no " rebel at heart"
    He was as much of the Establishment as any of the ones he railed against.
    Smug, middle class delighted to have risen above the great unwashed


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    #322
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    This interview with the Diceman a few months before he died really stayed with me:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_o4xRG9WY


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    #323
    Antwashere1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Antwashere1


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    She's not ageing well.

    Bitter woman.


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    #324
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Why is she bitter? And she's starting to look old at 68? Ew, what a loser!


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    #325
    Antwashere1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Antwashere1


    Sonny678 wrote: »
    The word great is an overused word , many people are labelled great but they are not really. But Gay Bryne was a great great man , a great Irish man. Ireland has undergone an extraordinary change in the last 40 or 50 years. A more open and caring and liberal society , yes there are so many problems but Ireland in the 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s was a basket case , ecomocially , socially, politically and culturally. Gay Bryne kicked down the door to a more inclusive modern Ireland. Younger people dont realise what Ireland was like in 1970s or 1980s. It was a completely different country. Backward and in many ways the sickman of western Europe.

    A small clique of powerful people from politics to the church ran the country and kept ordinary people in their place and the ordinary person had little voice. Gay Bryne with wit and intelligence and unbelieveable bravey talked about things that were unspeakable in Irish society eg condoms etc. He had a platform and he could so easily said nothing and promoted the status quo. But Gaybo was a rebel at heart. With true fearlessnes , he gave a voice to ordinary problems and he was one of the great people that dragged this country into the 21st century. He was revolutionary figure , but he had such charm and had such a personality that was so unthreatening and so calming, that the powers be , couldnt control him and really did not understand this man was changing the face of a country. He made mistakes , but all great men do.

    There was one section of society that adored Gaybo and that was Irish women. For decades the truth is we treated our women very poorly in this country , they had very little voice , it was Gaybo who gave so many women a voice , he really was a groundbreaking extremely talented , courageous man. As I said already , Gay Bryne was a great Irish man , from late toy show to Billy Connolly cracking jokes to tackling ussues and problems and stories that no one else in this country would even speak about or acknowledge , Gaybo really stood apart. Sometimes we call politicans or sportstars or musicians great men or women. Broadcaster usually dont get labelled great. Well theres one broadcaster who pushed boundaries and really did his country a service. That was late great Gay Byrne.

    He was a man, that's all.
    No better or worse than anyone.
    Idolatry is a disease of today.


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    #326
    Letwin_Larry
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    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    fair play to the guy, 6 decades on the national airwaves and the vast majority of criticism of him focuses on one single interview

    that interview still intrigues me.

    why was he so dismissive of her? she was effectively set up imo.
    i mean given many of the topics he aired over the years, eg Ann Lovett, condoms, abortion, was it safe to assume he had serious issues with the church?


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    #327
    fryup
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    he helped get ireland out of the dark ages....those of us who grew up in pre-celtic tiger times can attest to that

    Decent Skin

    RIP


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    #328
    PressRun
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    Was a pure natural in front of a camera and he did some great bits over the years. Found his lighthearted stuff quite good and he did some great progressive stuff too like the condoms etc.

    Was also at the helm of shameful state propaganda in the form of interviews with Annie Murphy and Gerry Adams in particular.


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    #329
    Antwashere1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Antwashere1


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    Why is she bitter? And she's starting to look old at 68? Ew, what a loser!

    She takes herself way to seriously, the media like her angry outbursts against the church, plays to their agenda.
    She had a few good insights in her past, but now only anger dictates.


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    #330
    Raconteuse
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    Antwashere1 wrote: »
    He was a man, that's all.
    No better or worse than anyone.
    Idolatry is a disease of today.
    Well known people will be talked about more - no harm meant. How can people talk about those they don't know of?

    I don't get this stuff about him being part of the establishment. He was horrible to Annie Murphy - and indeed could be self important - but that wasn't the entire sum of him in a 40-year career. I mean, for such an establishment figure, the show he presented certainly didn't shy away from home truths about Irish society.


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    #331
    Ironicname
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    Antwashere1 wrote:
    He was the first of his genre, and like in many other areas of life the first is often considered the best. Idolatry is such an ugly part of Irish society, today is an example. The homeless man murdered in Cork has equal rights to any idol. We won't see the president at a homeless persons funeral though. God rest Gay and all the people who died today.

    Haha Jesus.


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