The Pat Kenny Show

Technocentral · 10-09-2019 11:29am

Pity about Shaw, great bar and food yard.

Tell me how · 10-09-2019 2:04pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Pity about Shaw, great bar and food yard.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Shaw is ticking me off a fair bit.

Outside of Dublin, and particularly in small towns and rural areas there have been at least 3 decades of stories such as this, coupled with dwindling populations as people have had to leave to follow work.

Many of the commentators bemoaning the loss of our cultural heritage over the last few days were perfectly fine with the recentralisation of Ireland to within the M50 until they realised this new society would be a boring shade of sameness.

And anyone who stood up against this was heretofore called a parish pump gombeen by people now posting 'don't @ me' along with their cries of loss about this pub.

Technocentral · 10-09-2019 4:58pm

Tell me how wrote: »

The wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Shaw is ticking me off a fair bit.

Outside of Dublin, and particularly in small towns and rural areas there have been at least 3 decades of stories such as this, coupled with dwindling populations as people have had to leave to follow work.

Many of the commentators bemoaning the loss of our cultural heritage over the last few days were perfectly fine with the recentralisation of Ireland to within the M50 until they realised this new society would be a boring shade of sameness.

And anyone who stood up against this was heretofore called a parish pump gombeen by people now posting 'don't @ me' along with their cries of loss about this pub.

Just saying I liked the place, hardly a crime.

Odyssey 2005 · 10-09-2019 7:07pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Just saying I liked the place, hardly a crime.

Their prices probably were though

Technocentral · 19-09-2019 10:57am

Evocative stuff from MLOD IMHO!

parasite · 20-09-2019 12:27pm

It's infuriating hearing these incessant dopey 'gotcha' texts about climate protestors having phones or driving cars etc.
Pat loves them though, such an intellect. It's reddit edgelord level of discourse, there's a bigger picture

serfboard · 20-09-2019 12:34pm

parasite wrote: »

It's infuriating hearing these incessant dopey 'gotcha' texts about climate protestors having phones or driving cars etc.
Pat loves them though, such an intellect.

I don't think it's as much a reflection of his intellect as it is of his political outlook.

kneemos · 20-09-2019 12:41pm

parasite wrote: »

It's infuriating hearing these incessant dopey 'gotcha' texts about climate protestors having phones or driving cars etc.
Pat loves them though, such an intellect. It's reddit edgelord level of discourse, there's a bigger picture

No good protesting if it's other folk you want to make the sacrifices.

Maybe they could start by teaching the youths not to leave a mess behind them everywhere.

parasite · 20-09-2019 1:26pm

kneemos wrote: »

No good protesting if it's other folk you want to make the sacrifices.

Maybe they could start by teaching the youths not to leave a mess behind them everywhere.

people are protesting for radical structural changes, you're not engaging with their demands, just irrelevant bad-faith nitpicking whataboutery
what is the level of sacrifice & perfect behaviour these 'youths' have to achieve before you'd deem them worth listening to ?
science is on their side, it's not going away

serfboard · 20-09-2019 1:29pm

parasite wrote: »

what is the level of sacrifice & perfect behaviour these 'youths' have to achieve before you'd deem them worth listening to ?

As Michael D Higgins said one time: "Just because I'm a socialist doesn't mean that I have to be going around town with the arse hanging out of my trousers!"

parasite · 20-09-2019 3:02pm

credit where it's due, Moncrieff has roasted a load of these texters today
Pat should be raising his level of debate, he's making himself look foolish, just don't encourage them

Technocentral · 23-09-2019 10:18am

What a fcukwit "organic makes me switch off" wake up

PowerToWait · 23-09-2019 11:45am

Henry McKean has one handy number for someone so one dimensional. Plummy accent has made his entire “career”.

Irish fans in Japan slot is so wearisome.

Ol' Donie · 23-09-2019 11:51am

PowerToWait wrote: »

Henry McKean has one handy number for someone so one dimensional. Plummy accent has made his entire “career”.

Irish fans in Japan slot is so wearisome.

I caught literally 3 seconds of it, then I remembered from previous years that the rugby world cup is highly enjoyable if you don't hear any rugby fans, but absolutely intolerable if you do.

23-09-2019 12:08pm

Something that unreasonably grinds my gears, and is now seeping into colloquial language, is the nonsense expression "Sleep Hygiene". :mad:

PowerToWait wrote: »

Henry McKean has one handy number for someone so one dimensional. Plummy accent has made his entire “career”.

Irish fans in Japan slot is so wearisome.

Why is he a journalist? Why is he in Japan? What kind of dirt must he have on DO'B?

Grolschevik · 23-09-2019 12:13pm

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I caught literally 3 seconds of it, then I remembered from previous years that the rugby world cup is highly enjoyable if you don't hear any rugby fans, but absolutely intolerable if you do.

Not radio, but there was an Irish fan interviewed on the TV news last week, and it was such an absolute stereotype that I thought they were actually taking the piss. "Breffni" had the green jersey with the upturned collar and was on about how "the lads" (may have been Fionn and Lorcain, or I could be just imputing...) were coming over and that they'd be "going on the lash. It'll be absolute carnage!".

serfboard · 23-09-2019 12:19pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Why is he a journalist?

Henry McKean is not a journalist in any real sense of the word.

Ol' Donie · 23-09-2019 12:33pm

Grolschevik wrote: »

Not radio, but there was an Irish fan interviewed on the TV news last week, and it was such an absolute stereotype that I thought they were actually taking the piss. "Breffni" had the green jersey with the upturned collar and was on about how "the lads" (may have been Fionn and Lorcain, or I could be just imputing...) were coming over and that they'd be "going on the lash. It'll be absolute carnage!".

I saw that. Absolute cornage. That news was on in my house and everybody just burst out laughing.

mzungu · 23-09-2019 11:07pm

"Absolute carnage".

The fans will hopefully provide more comedy gold over the next few weeks.

BillyBird · 24-09-2019 10:19am

serfboard wrote: »

Henry McKean is not a journalist in any real sense of the word.

I think he's going for that Louis Theroux vibe. Doesn't work for me, even
Theroux I can only stomach in small doses.

Ursus Horribilis · 24-09-2019 10:39am

serfboard wrote: »

Henry McKean is not a journalist in any real sense of the word.

He's the luckiest man on radio. Only a station like Newstalk would let him near a microphone.

Loafing Oaf · 24-09-2019 11:46am

mzungu wrote: »

"Absolute carnage".

The fans will hopefully provide more comedy gold over the next few weeks.

One of the current Second Captains 'stings' plays a clip of this

BillyBird wrote: »

I think he's going for that Louis Theroux vibe. Doesn't work for me, even
Theroux I can only stomach in small doses.

I've never cared for vox pops no matter who is doing them. Probably my innate intellectual snobbery, but I don't care what some randomer thinks about a no-deal brexit. To quote that fount of wisdom Sid Vicious, "I've met the man in the street and he's a c**t."

BillyBird · 24-09-2019 12:52pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Probably my innate intellectual snobbery

You're not alone, add call ins from the public.

We've Gerry an accountant from Swords on the phone, "Well Gerry how do you think we should solve the hospital crisis"

Technocentral · 26-09-2019 11:08am

Yeah the Dart is a real treat, real classy. ðŸ˜

nomdeboardie · 27-09-2019 9:36am

If he says "fetch up" once more I think I'll fetch up my breakfast, or, should I say, my breakfast will fetch up in my mouth

27-09-2019 10:00am

I don't think I've ever heard anyone as enthusiastic about their job as this Irish mythology lady !!

mattser · 08-10-2019 10:30am

PK left himself wide open at the end of that interview, and Sammy delivered a sucker punch.

08-10-2019 11:45am

What the hell is this??

zell12 · 09-10-2019 11:39am

"The boy puts his where his water comes from into where the girl's water comes from"

Grolschevik · 09-10-2019 12:14pm

zell12 wrote: »

"The boy puts his where his water comes from into where the girl's water comes from"

So Glenpatrick into Volvic?

Grolschevik · 10-10-2019 10:32am

What's this? Yet another incestuous Irish arts in-group gobblefest on the Pat Kenny show? Well I never!

Simmer down · 14-10-2019 10:12am

Pat sounds lost this morning.

Technocentral · 15-10-2019 10:06am

Real Joe Duffy type "comedy".

jay0109 · 16-10-2019 11:15am

Special on Pat Kenny show now celebrating the fact that 40% of Balbriggan is non-Irish with half that being of African origin, a lot of them out of the Mosney DP centre. And that where they are now standing in what used to be fields of potatoes, there are now housing estates as far as you can see....most of them being social housing.
Pat talking to some local Councillor.

I look forward to the follow up in 15 years time to see how wonderful they all feel about it then...and who they will be blaming!

edit- now talking to a community activist as they walk around the town itself. A lot of closed shops, a few charity shops and between 15 to 18 fast food shops.

buckfasterer · 16-10-2019 11:27am

jay0109 wrote: »

Special on Pat Kenny show now celebrating the fact that 40% of Balbriggan is non-Irish with half that being of African origin, a lot of them out of the Mosney DP centre. And that where they are now standing in what used to be fields of potatoes, there are now housing estates as far as you can see....most of them being social housing.
Pat talking to some local Councillor.

I look forward to the follow up in 15 years time to see how wonderful they all feel about it then...and who they will be blaming!

edit- now talking to a community activist as they walk around the town itself. A lot of closed shops, a few charity shops and between 15 to 18 fast food shops.

I'm quite sure that it wont be mentioned how the town is terrorised by a well known gang of youths.

meeeeh · 16-10-2019 12:09pm

I knew even before the segment started what the reaction will be here.

Technocentral · 16-10-2019 1:33pm

meeeeh wrote:

I knew even before the segment started what the reaction will be here.

Surprising amount of far right in this thread.

Hector Savage · 16-10-2019 1:49pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Surprising amount of far right in this thread.

far right ?
Which messages in particular ?

dominatinMC · 16-10-2019 1:56pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Surprising amount of far right in this thread.

:rolleyes:

This comment epitomises a lot of the online reactionary nature of social media, forums, etc. No one is "right leaning", "centre-right", etc. anymore, it is all extremes. Someone expresses an opinion/sentiment that someone else doesn't agree with and suddenly they are branded as a fascist, racist, far-right, etc. These kind of comments don't help debate, as they usually inflame arguments, and derail the actual topic being discussed - which could easily happen in this instance so I'll say no more, other than to say that's a ridiculous comment IMO (which I'm entitled to express without being branded any of the above terms, thanks :pac:)

kneemos · 16-10-2019 2:54pm

Boards in general and the Radio Forum in particular is a bitter and nasty place.

16-10-2019 3:01pm

swinson wrote: »

"As Irish as they come"... except for being as black as coal.

Don't post in this thread again.

If anyone wants a ban feel free to continue that racist shíte. - Mod

ButtersSuki · 16-10-2019 3:47pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Real Joe Duffy type "comedy".

That's an oxymoron.

Mad_maxx · 16-10-2019 5:39pm

buckfasterer wrote: »

I'm quite sure that it wont be mentioned how the town is terrorised by a well known gang of youths.

Kevin sharkey tried to raise that on the tonight show earlier in the year, colette browne slapped him down with the following

"there's no evidence of that"

Mad_maxx · 16-10-2019 5:42pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

:rolleyes:

This comment epitomises a lot of the online reactionary nature of social media, forums, etc. No one is "right leaning", "centre-right", etc. anymore, it is all extremes. Someone expresses an opinion/sentiment that someone else doesn't agree with and suddenly they are branded as a fascist, racist, far-right, etc. These kind of comments don't help debate, as they usually inflame arguments, and derail the actual topic being discussed - which could easily happen in this instance so I'll say no more, other than to say that's a ridiculous comment IMO (which I'm entitled to express without being branded any of the above terms, thanks :pac:)

Ever read the rantings of super wanker Philip o Connor ( Sweden based "journalist")?

Refers to everyone to the right of the Labour Party as "far right"

Apparently, David Quinn is " far right"

Yer Da sells Avon · 16-10-2019 5:48pm

kneemos wrote: »

Boards in general and the Radio Forum in particular is a bitter and nasty place.

I've never understood why the Radio Forum has (even by Boards' standards) become so f**king awful. I mean, why does such a benign pastime as listening to the radio attract so many nasty, embittered little bigots?

16-10-2019 9:00pm

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I've never understood why the Radio Forum has (even by Boards' standards) become so f**king awful. I mean, why does such a benign pastime as listening to the radio attract so many nasty, embittered little bigots?

I'm as confused as you are. Anecdotally, hardly anyone whom I know below the age of thirty watches terrestrial TV. I was once having a conversation with some guys a few years younger than me and I mentioned Miriam O'Callaghan. They said "who's she?", and were genuinely lost.

Probably something along those lines. I reckon it's an age thing -- people who listen to radio probably didn't grow up in a multi racial environment, statistically. There are exceptions: i'm not for a moment suggesting that older users are all racist. In fact, some of the best contributors to this forum seem to be above the age of 40. But so are many of the racists, closeted or otherwise.

Tell me how · 16-10-2019 9:51pm

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I've never understood why the Radio Forum has (even by Boards' standards) become so f**king awful. I mean, why does such a benign pastime as listening to the radio attract so many nasty, embittered little bigots?

I've commented on this once or twice before.

On radio shows, there is often just the presenter and the topic. That makes it easy for someone who has a different take on the topic to target the presenter because they are the manifestation of the opposing view.

But also, and I think there is a strong likelihood of this, some people see radio presenters as just sitting in a chair talking like they are in the canteen at work, just shooting the breeze expressing their opinion and getting very well paid for it in some cases. I think that riles certain people up who have to work long days for minimum wage or little more than it.

16-10-2019 10:55pm

Tell me how wrote: »

But also, and I think there is a strong likelihood of this, some people see radio presenters as just sitting in a chair talking like they are in the canteen at work, just shooting the breeze expressing their opinion and getting very well paid for it in some cases.

That seems super unlikely.

You don't get threads here about people objecting to the twitter feed of some well-paid billionaires just 'shooting the breeze' on twitter.

I think the problem is that people worry (maybe justifiably) that radio presenters will instill in the presenter's audience an opinion which a poster deems to be undesirable. Radio remains an important medium, so this concern is not entirely without merit, even if the user's opinion is completely obnoxious (as it very rarely can be).

Tell me how · 16-10-2019 11:25pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

That seems super unlikely.

You don't get threads here about people objecting to the twitter feed of some well-paid billionaires just 'shooting the breeze' on twitter.

Don't see tweets and radio as a comparable in this context. People aren't getting paid to express their opinion on Twitter (for the most part).

Also, would be some amount of tweets to equate to 10 to 15 hours of opportunity a week which a presenter has to 'control' the narrative.

Also, there's at least 1 thread on someone whose content and opinion on blogs is widely questioned and ridiculed.

Hector Savage · 17-10-2019 9:55am

"Racists" .... broad definition of that in here.

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