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The Pat Kenny Show

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    #1592
    Onthe3rdDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Onthe3rdDay


    vidor wrote: »
    Yeah that was awful. He's been all over the shop since he came back.

    Of course he's all over the shop, this is the first July he's worked in a very, very long time. Usually the summer is time for hibernation.


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    #1593
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    The gulf in depth between Newstalk and RTÉ is noticable during the Summer months.

    Almost an hour after the sentence of Ivor Callely, PK has yet to cover the breaking news in any detail. Something that would normally be right up his street.

    Meanwhile over on Today with Seán O'Rourke, Keelin Shanley is 10 mins into an interview detailing the background of Ivor's adventures while poor Pat is covering a story on organ donation that could be used as a filler at any time of year.

    Next up Fr Brian D'Arcy.



    Wow.


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    #1594
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Lapin wrote: »
    Next up Fr Brian D'Arcy. Wow.

    And he was on with John Murray this morning.. Seems like Newstalk are behind on RTE on that story as well..


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    #1595
    constitutionus
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    Dear gods pats ENTIRE show today seems to be book reviews !

    I'd rather be listening to a repeat than this


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    #1596
    washiskin
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    I thought it was a compilation that they knocked together to fill the gap this morning.....


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    #1597
    ThisRegard
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    So he's going to have best buddy Gay on today live from Donegal where he's celebrating his 80th birthday. Jesus Pat, were you never told to keep your personal calls outside of work time ?


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    #1598
    brooke 2
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    And then for some opera! :)


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    #1599
    Lapin
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    Just tuned in here.

    Is this Úna Claffey (formerly of RTÉ and political advisor to Bertie) doing the history slot?


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    #1600
    ThisRegard
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    Yes.


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    #1601
    brooke 2
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    What a boring presentation of a riveting subject! Her voice kept putting me to
    sleep. :( And Pat says we are going to hear more from her! Why can't he get the wonderful Patrick Geoghegan who has done history programmes for Newstalk?
    His enthusiasm would make you fall in love with history, even if you had had no previous interest in it. But Una Claffey? No, thank you! :(


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    #1602
    Lapin
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    Doeasn't Geoghegan already have a similar slot on the Moncrieff show ?


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    #1603
    CountyHurler
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    Wow... what a absolutely cat screechingly bad unlistenable wonderful sound you have..


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    #1604
    honeybear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    brooke 2 wrote: »
    What a boring presentation of a riveting subject! Her voice kept putting me to
    sleep. :( And Pat says we are going to hear more from her! Why can't he get the wonderful Patrick Geoghegan who has done history programmes for Newstalk?
    His enthusiasm would make you fall in love with history, even if you had had no previous interest in it. But Una Claffey? No, thank you! :(

    I love Geoghegan's History Show-Far superior to the RTE one.


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    #1605
    Lapin
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    You have an 'interesting conceit' there.


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    #1606
    brooke 2
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    Lapin wrote: »
    Doeasn't Geoghegan already have a similar slot on the Moncrieff show ?

    Have not heard him for a long time. Used to listen to his excellent history
    programme on NT on Sunday evenings. Someone who sounds quite similar
    to him has been on Moncrieff, AFAIK. Can't remember that guy's name, though.


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    #1607
    Raspberry Fileds
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    brooke 2 wrote: »
    Someone who sounds quite similar to him has been on Moncrieff, AFAIK. Can't remember that guy's name, though.

    I think you may be thinking of Turtle Bunbury.


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    #1608
    foxtrot101
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    brooke 2 wrote: »
    Have not heard him for a long time. Used to listen to his excellent history
    programme on NT on Sunday evenings. Someone who sounds quite similar
    to him has been on Moncrieff, AFAIK. Can't remember that guy's name, though.

    The History Show is just on a break for the summer, it will be back in September.

    Graham Finlay does a history slot on Moncrieff every tuesday.


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    Raspberry Fileds
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    Raspberry Fileds wrote: »
    I think you may be thinking of Turtle Bunbury.
    foxtrot101 wrote: »
    Graham Finlay does a history slot on Moncrieff every tuesday.

    Sorry, that's right - Bunbury is on the Breakfast Show.


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    #1610
    Lapin
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    Jeez, there's a lot of history around the place.


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    #1611
    CountyHurler
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    This man complaining to us about how the hospital was built in a hole... While speaking to us from another hole..


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    brooke 2
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    Omitted to mention that the builder of the oft flooded Letterkenny Hospital was a
    certain Mr. McNamara of abandoned PPP projects and Thornton Hall prison
    fame! :( Not forgetting his involvement in the purchase of the infamous Glass
    Bottle site. Now out of bankruptcy and mentioned as the possible developer of
    his pal, Denis O'Brien's, Canada House on Stephen's Green!
    Plus ça change........................


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    #1613
    Callan57
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Callan57


    brooke 2 wrote: »
    Omitted to mention that the builder of the oft flooded Letterkenny Hospital was a
    certain Mr. McNamara of abandoned PPP projects and Thornton Hall prison
    fame! :( Not forgetting his involvement in the purchase of the infamous Glass
    Bottle site. Now out of bankruptcy and mentioned as the possible developer of
    his pal, Denis O'Brien's, Canada House on Stephen's Green!
    Plus ça change........................


    Wonder who was the "genius" who came up with the architectural design? I'm sure McNamara built to the design he was given. But, of course, the architect probably didn't pick the site ... so here we go again, nobody is responsible. :rolleyes:


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    #1614
    CountyHurler
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    "She was very young, she did a foolish thing"...

    Are you joking Pat, she was trafficking 1.5 million euros worth of drugs... She didnt miss her period... The attitude of the Irish media to this case is absolutely shocking.. The Irish media first told us that she was innocent, and then when it came out that she was actually lying the Irish media told us that she was young and naive...


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    #1615
    CountyHurler
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    I wonder what's next.. Will Ivor Callely ask to serve the rest of his sentence in Cork.. :pac:


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    #1616
    brooke 2
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    Callan57 wrote: »
    Wonder who was the "genius" who came up with the architectural design? I'm sure McNamara built to the design he was given. But, of course, the architect probably didn't pick the site ... so here we go again, nobody is responsible. :rolleyes:

    The site is the problem. What was the skullduggery involved in granting
    the planning?
    Iirc, Colm Keaveney outlined the sequence of events which involved the usual
    shenanigans from FF. Now that he has joined their ranks, I doubt he will be
    making similar statements in the future!!


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    #1617
    serfboard
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    brooke 2 wrote: »
    The site is the problem. What was the skullduggery involved in granting the planning?
    As usual, follow the money. Who owned the site before the Health Board bought it?
    brooke 2 wrote: »
    Iirc, Colm Keaveney outlined the sequence of events which involved the usual shenanigans from FF.
    Could you find that again and post it, please? (Just Googled it myself and couldn't)


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    #1618
    brooke 2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,472 ✭✭✭brooke 2


    serfboard wrote: »
    As usual, follow the money. Who owned the site before the Health Board bought it?


    Could you find that again and post it, please? (Just Googled it myself and couldn't)

    I don't know those details but I am sure I remember Colm Keaveney speaking
    about them sometime after the last flooding. Have googled it myself just now -
    no trace of it! Maybe some enterprising journalist might unearth it!! My memory
    is that he said it in an interview on RTE, not in the Dáil.


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    #1619
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    serfboard wrote: »
    As usual, follow the money. Who owned the site before the Health Board bought it? Could you find that again and post it, please? (Just Googled it myself and couldn't)

    ‘He tickled Bertie’s belly’: Here’s what Colm Keaveney used to say about Fianna Fáil

    I think Colm Keaveny represents the worst elements of Irish politics.. self serving, changes principles based on what his focus groups say, able to turn on the waterworks when it suits him..


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    #1620
    hotmail.com
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    CountyHurler wrote: »
    "She was very young, she did a foolish thing"...

    Are you joking Pat, she was trafficking 1.5 million euros worth of drugs... She didnt miss her period... The attitude of the Irish media to this case is absolutely shocking.. The Irish media first told us that she was innocent, and then when it came out that she was actually lying the Irish media told us that she was young and naive...

    But she was young and did do a foolish thing and she is paying for it now.


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    #1621
    artful_codger
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