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Sean O'Rourke Today Show

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  • #5642
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,226 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I thought his treatment of Philip Boucher Hayes crossed a line.
    For a man who made so much use of the media in building his successful business his memory is short.
    Such a public abuse of a journalist doing his job is thankfully quite rare.


  • #5643
    serfboard
    Registered Users Posts: 4,671 ✭✭✭serfboard


    Topgear on Dave wrote: »
    Paddy seems to be going out of his way to drag down our reputation internationally.
    Topgear on Dave wrote: »
    What exactly do you want paddy?
    Deleted User wrote: »
    "exegretious tax" cool word paddy.
    Quintis wrote: »
    Paddy the hypocrite seems to have a grudge to bare
    I was wondering who this Paddy was, so I looked here to see the list of guests on yesterday's programme.

    As I suspected, it was Paddy Cosgrave. No need to listen to the item, then.


  • #5644
    jay0109
    Registered Users Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭jay0109


    Paddy is a partner in a new company- it captures data on the firms that participate in his web summit with a view to identifying those worth investing in.
    It's essentially a venture fund worth $50m and is based in San Fran to be close to the centre of the IT sector there. But it's incorporated in Delaware which has been designated as a tax shelter :D.

    He was on Drivetime yesterday after 5.30pm and had his posterior handed to him on this issue. Gas radio


  • #5645
    Diceicle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Diceicle


    Going to go against the consensus here, but I don't get the hate against Paddy Cosgrave (for the most part anyway).
    He comes accross as a bit of a prima-donna and I'd say would be terrible to work with/for.
    That said, he set up a highly successful tech convention that brought major players from companies with eye-watering valuations, brought these big hitters to Dublin. He did it. Not any Government dept. He wanted our Government to get onside and give him a good bit of leeway - certainly a cheeky move but worth it.
    Our 2-bit golf-club chairmen of a government didn't have the foresight to engage and court 'the men from the internet' while other governments (such as the UK and France) were over here in force at the time.
    Previously he has had some interesting topics around the Irish economy and government policy that make sense to me. (I'll post a link if I can grab it)
    This most recent interview he's definitely in a mood to wind-up the government and it seems to be working judging by the pearl-clutching performance of whatever gombeen they had on with him.

    Found the link : (web summit) https://www.rte.ie/radio1/marian-finucane/programmes/2017/1014/912337-marian-finucane-saturday-14-october-2017/
    The thrust of what he says:
    'Free market' mean a market free of overhead of 'rentier' claims on wealth. Property owners should be taxed out of existence as wealth is created by a virtuous cycle of consumption and production - people who create wealth build businesses - they don't go to lunch and get rich by doing effectively nothing.


  • #5646
    Callan57
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Callan57


    Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no


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  • #5647
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no

    Got sick a little bit myself. She's here for weeks :(:(


  • #5648
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no

    Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
    That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.


  • #5649
    Diceicle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Diceicle


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no

    Thanks for the warning


  • #5650
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Christ this is shocking radio


  • #5651
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,047 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    “Moi ghasts tohdaiy”.....

    Hello Pat....


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  • #5652
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,247 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no

    Just listening back on podcast. Will have to see if Pat has better podcasts than before (they used only release the odd story, not the whole show).

    They had Katie Hannon covering last week, she was excellent. But we're stuck with Miriam :-(


  • #5653
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,699 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
    That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

    Ego.

    Nothing more, nothing less.


  • #5654
    honeybear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    dulpit wrote: »
    Just listening back on podcast. Will have to see if Pat has better podcasts than before (they used only release the odd story, not the whole show).

    They had Katie Hannon covering last week, she was excellent. But we're stuck with Miriam :-(

    Not a Katie fan on the Late Debate


  • #5655
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
    That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

    Just heard the end of an interview with the mother of the boys Tom hanks made the video for.

    Mother finishes off by saying thanks to Tom if you ever listen to miriams wonderful show...

    It's not miriams show its Sean's show


  • #5656
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Yet man keeps calling her "Marian".


  • #5657
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    It's getting even clearer that Harris is in completely over his head. This is a very disturbing topic. The idior couldn't run an icecream van.


  • #5658
    KaneToad
    Registered Users Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭KaneToad


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
    That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

    The jingle change was also done the last time she stood in, for an extended period, for SOR.


  • #5659
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Paudie Coffey blaming everyone bar FG


  • #5660
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    The tweet and email are still SOR


  • #5661
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    PoG is in court more often than some judges :)


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  • #5662
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Noticeable how Des and Miriam maintain basic manners but barely get on


  • #5663
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Miriam is insufferable. Stealing a living.


  • #5664
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,226 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I thought she did an excellent job of the interview with Vicky Phelan.
    Not saying S0'R couldn't have handled it but she brought a special touch to an appallingly sad subject.


  • #5665
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,699 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    I can't cope with her lisp and faux sincerity.

    Newstalk only for the duration of her tenure.


  • #5666
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    I can't cope with her lisp and faux sincerity.

    Newstalk only for the duration of her tenure.

    It’s striking how she doesn’t try the fake act with Des Cahill. I’d say there’s history there


  • #5667
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,247 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    It’s striking how she doesn’t try the fake act with Des Cahill. I’d say there’s history there

    She didn't yesterday, but when she was covering last year she was usually very frosty or bored sounding with Paddy O'Gorman too...


  • #5668
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,226 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    PoG is in court more often than some judges :)

    And makes more sense than many.


  • #5669
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,247 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    elperello wrote: »
    And makes more sense than many.

    He is a seriously underrated treasure of radio.


  • #5670
    honeybear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Noticeable how Des and Miriam maintain basic manners but barely get on

    Don’t think that’s Miriam’s fault...was listening to Des on Morning Ireland this week...Gavin Jennings handed over to him for the Sports Bulletin with a pleasant comment-Des didn’t even acknowledge it. Thought at the time that Des was incredibly rude & unprofessional.


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  • #5671
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I think she does a very good job...She wasnt taking any nonsense from Mary Lou this morning...


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