Drivetime with Mary Wilson

Brendan Bendar · 27-11-2019 8:44am

Drifter50 wrote: »

That Barry Lenihan has a George Lee way about him Slavering over all things he thinks he is bringing to public interest. Voice is a monotone and he is a sensationalist just like Lee

WE are paying a licence fee for these " journalists"

Indeed, nothing personal on the lad, but his modus operandi seems to be to adopt a doom laden voice akin to a reporter from a disaster area.

He’s like a sports reporter detailed to report on a game and when going on air gets instruction prom the producer to “Now Lenihan ,forget about how the match panned out and the scoring, just concentrate on every negative play, every mistake by everyone out there,every foul and deliver it a voice that makes it appear to be the worse game ever played”

...no problem boss.:cool:

sligojoek · 27-11-2019 12:05pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Indeed, nothing personal on the lad, but his modus operandi seems to be to adopt a doom laden voice akin to a reporter from a disaster area.

He’s like a sports reporter detailed to report on a game and when going on air gets instruction prom the producer to “Now Lenihan ,forget about how the match panned out and the scoring, just concentrate on every negative play, every mistake by everyone out there,every foul and deliver it a voice that makes it appear to be the worse game ever played”

...no problem boss.:cool:

And the sadness and sorrow and mental anguish suffered by the losing team and their families loved ones.

27-11-2019 6:50pm

Got the last 5 minutes of an interview with Fr O'Reilly.

Oh dear.

Brendan Bendar · 28-11-2019 2:12pm

There definitely is a ‘campaign’ from RTE to try to embarrass the Govt. wherever they can.

They are still headlining this printer, hospital conditions, housing, farmers etc etc.

They still seem to be trying to put the boot in more than usual, not that they shouldn’t of course but it seems to have increased and escalated recently since RTEs financial situation became acute.

Not trying to defend the GOVT. they have screwed up far too much stuff to deserve and defense, but RTE do seem to be putting the boot in hard,

sligojoek · 28-11-2019 2:29pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

There definitely is a ‘campaign’ from RTE to try to embarrass the Govt. wherever they can.

They are still headlining this printer, hospital conditions, housing, farmers etc etc.

They still seem to be trying to put the boot in more than usual, not that they shouldn’t of course but it seems to have increased and escalated recently since RTEs financial situation became acute.

Not trying to defend the GOVT. they have screwed up far too much stuff to deserve and defense, but RTE do seem to be putting the boot in hard,

They must be banking on FF getting back into power.

Spanish Eyes · 28-11-2019 6:33pm

Really, who listens to this Reverend Mother anymore on Drivetime. Had enough of that at school back in the day lol.

Anyway, radio is great, but I swerve past news programs now. Far too much self promotion going on. But anyway. I will survive!

generalgerry · 29-11-2019 7:27pm

How very brave it is of RTE, now that it is the popular and trendy thing to do, to mock the letters sent by the Parishoners to the bishop. And I suppose if they wanted one of their presenters to cover it with just the right amount of sneer, then Mary Wilson was the perfect choice. There are other religions present in Ireland right now that are more backward than the Church was back then, but RTE would never say a foul word against them.

Drifter50 · 30-11-2019 12:16pm

Good old Mary and Councillor Flynn trying to shout each other down about Dublin`s inner city and direct provision.

Must admit I have`nt heard the term "Peter McVerry Empire" spreading like a mushroom and it needs to stop before.

Thats was a step away from the safe and narrow for Mary

Brendan Bendar · 06-12-2019 6:43pm

I had to stifle a chuckle when Wilson asked I think, Finian McGrath ,if TDs get paid enough, and if double jobbing was a runner

He answered in the affirmative on the pay, and I thought of Maid Marian getting north of 300k pa
for 4 hours easy airtime a week.

As for double jobbing a quick trawl through NK management would affirm that the term is not unknown in the Donnybrook area.

padd b1975 · 07-12-2019 12:19am

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

As for double jobbing a quick trawl through NK management would affirm that the term is not unknown in the Donnybrook area.

Too right B.

I have it on good authority that a certain "uniquely featured" GAA commentator asked for and got 5k from a club in north Mayo for hosting a Stars in Your Eyes type fund raising concert.

sligojoek · 07-12-2019 12:31am

NK is the big winner in all this.

No matter who is on air, he's making money.

generalgerry · 10-12-2019 7:02pm

pretty pathetic the way that Mary Wilson and Barry Lenihan are reporting on Dee Forbes appearance in front of the TDs as if she worked for a different company, as if they did not work for RTE, and as if Mary Wilson was not in fact one of those hugely over paid presenters that was referenced in the discussion today.

Brendan Bendar · 10-12-2019 7:10pm

generalgerry wrote: »

pretty pathetic the way that Mary Wilson and Barry Lenihan are reporting on Dee Forbes appearance in front of the TDs as if she worked for a different company, as if they did not work for RTE, and as if Mary Wilson was not in fact one of those hugely over paid presenters that was referenced in the discussion today.

Lenihan is the ‘attack dog’ for RTE .

Looks like RTE have slipped the noose again.

This could be an issue in the next election.

Watch the pay cuts for ‘the stars’ slide away under the radar.

Unless that nettle is grasped firmly RTE will never have serious public support.

Sure it’s a hard job, sure not everyone could do it, but it doesn’t come near to justify the mad contracts this lot are on.....not even close.

mrpdap · 10-12-2019 7:18pm

sligojoek wrote: »

NK is the big winner in all this.

No matter who is on air, he's making money.

NK?

sligojoek · 10-12-2019 7:46pm

mrpdap wrote: »

NK?

Noel Kelly. Agent to the "Stars"

Brendan Bendar · 10-12-2019 7:50pm

mrpdap wrote: »

NK?

https://www.nkmanagement.ie/male.html

You’ll recognise a few of these, I’m sure

mrpdap · 10-12-2019 9:05pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

https://www.nkmanagement.ie/male.html

You’ll recognise a few of these, I’m sure

Thanks, a few familiar faces there. Must give N a shout, he could raise my profile.

0lddog · 10-12-2019 9:06pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

https://www.nkmanagement.ie/male.html

You’ll recognise a few of these, I’m sure

:eek:

You souldnt post that sort of link

BB, I dont see you listed

Brendan Bendar · 11-12-2019 8:11pm

Paschal Donohue ripped Mary out a new one tonight.

She tried to be too smart hitting him with the ‘printer’ stuff, and was put very firmly in her box.

Let’s see if RTE drop this one now, after weeks of mentions and discussions on almost every show.

Time will tell.

Brendan Bendar · 23-12-2019 6:50pm

Would someone tell that lad Paul to stop name checking Mary every ten seconds.

What in fcuks name does he actually say...... I can never get to a salient point in his discourse, it just goes round and round and round.....

I dunno.

NIMAN · 23-12-2019 6:53pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Lenihan is the ‘attack dog’ for RTE .

Looks like RTE have slipped the noose again.

Watch the pay cuts for ‘the stars’ slide away under the radar.

Unless that nettle is grasped firmly RTE will never have serious public support.

It looks like you're right.

All the news about this has died down.....with only reports that the presenters from RTe's digitial stations are getting laid off at the end of 2019.

This is to make it look like they are doing something, when in reality it might be a handful of people.....and definitely no hit yet on the huge earners.

SPDUB · 24-12-2019 10:23pm

NIMAN wrote: »

This is to make it look like they are doing something, when in reality it might be a handful of people.....and definitely no hit yet on the huge earners.

How does it "make it look like they are doing something" given that outside Boards.ie nobody knows it's happening

Brendan Bendar · 03-01-2020 6:25pm

Lenihan is frothing at the mouth on this evenings programme.

Horsing in to FG

Brendan Bendar · 03-01-2020 6:35pm

Lenihan making it perfectly clear he wants to have a big cut at FG

This tool should be pulled up on his attitude,after all there is an impartiality rule in RTE.

Where does this guy fall in this regulation, one has to ask.

Way outside the boundaries in this posters opinion.

Action required.

Brendan Bendar · 09-01-2020 7:00pm

Hmmmm Mary Wilson very interested in the retirement situation in RTE.

I’d say there are a fair few ‘luvvies’ rubbing their hands out there now .... especially some who have retired in the past few months.

Interesting times ahead, this poster would opine.

Bit of a slippery slope in fairness.

Pelvis Parsley · 09-01-2020 7:25pm

The woman is ignorant. She constantly talks over her contributors and interrupts them.

Bad manners at best, rank incompetence at worst.

generalgerry · 09-01-2020 8:52pm

Pelvis Parsley wrote: »

The woman is ignorant. She constantly talks over her contributors and interrupts them.

She has an air of authority and a condescending nature that neither her ability nor her intellect justify. She is just not suited to the job.

stabeek · 14-01-2020 11:33am

Listening to yesterday's interview with the Iranian professor, the methods being used in Ms. Wilson's interview style are made clear because they were totally misplaced for this subject.

Here we have an academic gentleman living in Tehran with I expect a good deal of renown in his own country. His unbelieveably good English also suggests he's internationally pretty well known too. He answered his questions pretty directly, no dillydallying and never got irascible. Neither was he full of propaganda. Commentators like that on such an incandescent issue, who talk to you from Iran are few and far between.

But Ms. Wilson's style is based on dealing with Irish and British politicians who are trained in deflecting questions and beating around the bush. This is was not the case here. Wholly inappropriate. If it were Boris Johnson, then yes, Ms. Wilson's style would be just the ticket. She kept pointing to the freedom of Iranian press, as if it were really pristine free over here, with no business interests at all.

I really think she needs to develop a second approach for interrnational issues like this, something that would bear more fruit of useful opportunities like these (this one unfortunately lost). I'd apply to John Simpson for some masterclasses on this, though there are others. Olivia O'Leary for example. Doesn't she even host Olivia for a five minute segment occasionally?

[Postedit: there's a Youtube interview of John Simpson with George Hook on the pristine free media outlet Newstalk ... I mean he is amenable ...]

Mad_maxx · 20-01-2020 6:30pm

Mary was unable to hide her disapproval this evening when discussing the vox pop on the ground in fingal , vox pop featured many voices who believe immigrants are fast tracked when it comes to local authority housing .

directives from the top in RTE are followed as tightly as a vatican instruction to the parishes of ireland circa 1957

Brendan Bendar · 24-01-2020 6:19pm

Well done Paschal... tore Wilson out a new one on today’s Drivetime

24/01/20.

She tried to put the boot in on ‘failures’ but Donohue gave it back- with interest

Well done mate, put that arrogant person in her place.

Brendan Bendar · 24-01-2020 6:51pm

That tool Fitzmaurice going berserk on Drivetime.

Never did anything other than hunt with the hounds and run with the hare.

Complete imposter.

whyalwaysyou24 · 19-02-2020 7:01pm

Mary in full SJW mode today.

She loves to hear asylum seekers dumped across the country. Wonder if it would be the same tone if they were shipped closer to home, maybe a nice centre in Sandycove. Close to public transport and in a city where there is employment available.

Really a shame to just have one interviewer at what is a peak time.

Could do with two up and coming contributors instead of her predictable condescension and constant interruptions.

Brendan Bendar · 25-02-2020 7:57pm

Wilson is one bitter pill, never lets the feminist angle slip.

Interviewing Simon Harris about the rugby match vs Italy in two weeks time, Harris opined that the game shouldn’t go ahead.

Wilson then queries him on the women’s game which is on the following day as to whether that would go a ahead.

Jaysus ...the game is the next day.... what do you think you clown.

Couldn’t wait to get the dig in, immature and petty presenting.

No surprise there.

holyhead · 13-03-2020 10:08pm

God the new break music on drive time is simply awful. I listened today for the first time in a while. They seem to take a break after every single interview. Annoying.

0lddog · 13-03-2020 10:40pm

holyhead wrote: »

God the new break music on drive time is simply awful. I listened today for the first time in a while. They seem to take a break after every single interview. Annoying.

Annoying, but perhaps not quite as annoying as the bits between the breaks.

HeidiHeidi · 14-03-2020 12:35am

0lddog wrote: »

Annoying, but perhaps not quite as annoying as the bits between the breaks.

I tuned in the other day, there were two guests on.

One was talking when i tuned in, MW shouted over him to let the other man respond - and then proceeded to shout over the other man (who was valiantly trying to respond) with her own version of whatever it was she clearly thought he should be saying.

The sheer rudeness of it all was astounding.

I listen to bits, but episodes like this one is why those bits are short, and rare.

Drifter50 · 15-03-2020 12:37pm

Have to agree with the last couple of poster here. I see an increasing bitterness from MW, maybe there is something going on in her life but she seems to have a complete lack of patience or empathy at the moment and she needs to either step up to the plate as a professional broadcaster or take a break for a while. Makes for very cringe and awkward interviews

Brendan Bendar · 23-03-2020 7:32pm

Please.... stop starting every sentence with “So’

Please........ not criticising..... thanks.

padd b1975 · 23-03-2020 10:09pm

Drifter50 wrote: »

Have to agree with the last couple of poster here. I see an increasing bitterness from MW, maybe there is something going on in her life but she seems to have a complete lack of patience or empathy at the moment and she needs to either step up to the plate as a professional broadcaster or take a break for a while. Makes for very cringe and awkward interviews

Due to get hitched to a doctor this year I read recently.

Maybe she's had to slash the guest list in the current state of emergency.

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2020 6:31pm

How many name checks will ML give Mary.

Three so far.Now four.

Now telling us all the stuff that we all have heard before.

Now using hindsight and doesn’t seem to think that 3.8 billion over 12 week is enough.

FFS

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2020 6:34pm

Wilson giving her an armchair ride, not challenged on anything, and just throwing the cues.

You keep cookin’ I’ll keep catchin’

franglan · 24-03-2020 6:40pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

How many name checks will ML give Mary.

Three so far.Now four.

Now telling us all the stuff that we all have heard before.

Now using hindsight and doesn’t seem to think that 3.8 billion over 12 week is enough.

FFS

This. You'd have to be fairly weak to let someone using your full name to shake you in public office. It's not 3rd class in primary school. Very grating this approach.

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2020 6:51pm

Watch the rattling Regina Doherty gets when she comes on .

Certainly not an armchair ride like MLMD got.

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2020 7:17pm

Oooh. In goes the dig.

“Post election”

0lddog · 24-03-2020 7:58pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Oooh. In goes the dig.

“Post election”

BB, once again you managed to keep listening long after I had to hit the OFF switch. I dont know how you do it.

As for MW, I'd say (even) RC would make a much better fist of the program and he would be polite while so doing.

Brendan Bendar · 24-03-2020 9:01pm

0lddog wrote: »

BB, once again you managed to keep listening long after I had to hit the OFF switch. I dont know how you do it.

As for MW, I'd say (even) RC would make a much better fist of the program and he would be polite while so doing.

Mans gotta do what a man gotta do Madra.

Gotta winnow the chaff from the wheat.

Del.Monte · 02-04-2020 8:50pm

Am I missing something here, the country is about to fall off a cliff and Mary Wilson's Drivetime programme has be shortened by half an hour!! It starts at 5pm and ends at 6.30pm to make way for the woeful Des's Island Discs (the BBC should sue them) presented by another RTE bore - Des Cahill.

This evening really took the biscuit as Mary was being given the latest on the Covid-19 situation by George Lee and she rushed him off to hand over to Des Cahill. Steam powered radio at its best! I've said it before, if Putin launched his entire arsenal against the West, Mary would still go to an Ad break if it was on the running order.

Brendan Bendar · 03-04-2020 5:33pm

Uhmmm.... Wilson having a right cut at Minister Madigan, on Drivetime.

No lefty would get a grilling like that.

Very strange.

Brendan Bendar · 03-04-2020 5:48pm

McWilliams on now.....

If ever there was a waffler...........this guy could spoof for Ireland.

Even Wilson has to close him down.

sligeach · 08-04-2020 4:50pm

Amanda Brunker talking $h1t on the radio about joggers. According to her, they're all panting, coughing, spitting and not adhering to social distancing.

Drivetime with Mary Wilson

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