Marian Finucane Thread

Beechwoodspark · 30-03-2019 12:10pm

Oh good Jasus.

Maeve Higgins.

Radio off

jeremyj1968 · 30-03-2019 12:22pm

"Just because you vote for a black man doesn't mean that your not racist".

Oh just get out of the f**king studio, you obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about. Happy enough to throw out the "only racists voted for Trump" cos it's popular to hate Trump in her profession, but can't justify it when she has to explain herself. If you want to do the SJW bit, why don't you ask Mary Robinson about how that poor girl is getting on in Dubai?

Neil Degrasse Tyson - Are you going to ask her any questions about his recent problems?

30-03-2019 12:26pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Oh good Jasus.

Maeve Higgins.

Radio off

Is that who it is? Gawd. I like to stick Marian on in the background the odd Saturday. Will be turning it off this morning

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:30pm

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

30-03-2019 12:32pm

Half-laughing at (the very funny) Maeve Higgins

But also at the idea of people fuming at a funny woman chatting to another woman on the radio.

She's made a pretty successful, high profile career for herself in US comedy, I don't think everyone's just pretending to like her.

Mad_maxx · 30-03-2019 12:34pm

What an insufferable woman, if you wanted to play a fictional parody of SJW bores, she would be right on the money

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:35pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

What an insufferable woman, if you wanted to play a fictional parody of SJW bores, she would be right on the money

ever Marion , the figurehead of feminism in this country clearly cant stand her.

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:38pm

how long before Marion DOESNT mention the Mueller report Trump exoneration ?.... probably the whole weekend .

DublinWriter · 30-03-2019 12:38pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

She's made a pretty successful, high profile career for herself in US comedy, I don't think everyone's just pretending to like her.

*cough* Donald Trump *cough*

30-03-2019 12:40pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Half-laughing at (the very funny) Maeve Higgins

But also at the idea of people fuming at a funny woman chatting to another woman on the radio.

She's made a pretty successful, high profile career for herself in US comedy, I don't think everyone's just pretending to like her.

I think she's an awful dose and it has nothing to do with her political views.

30-03-2019 12:43pm

I'd like to hear a bit more from Sammy Leslie. She was on the program previous to Marian.

30-03-2019 12:47pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think she's an awful dose and it has nothing to do with her political views.

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

sligojoek · 30-03-2019 12:47pm

Oops69 wrote: »

how long before Marion DOESNT mention the Mueller report Trump exoneration ?.... probably the whole weekend .

Tubridy said yesterday that he was "effectively" exonerated.

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:48pm

when are you going to actually talk about the feckin plants rather than yourself , Diarmuid ?

30-03-2019 12:50pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

Yes I have heard of that before and it is something which is odd to say the least. I know next to nothing about comedians so can't even comment on the ones you mentioned. I just got a strong sense of "me me look at me aren't I great" off Maeve.

Mad_maxx · 30-03-2019 12:51pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

I like Amy schumer and loved Joan rivers

Callan57 · 30-03-2019 12:55pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

Fair play to her for making a career for herself but the repeated "Cool, yea" is very irritating ... she needs to extend her vocabulary somewhat.:cool:

However, I'd rather listen to her that the painful, but extremly well got, Diarmuid Gavin. Jesus, he's a massive pain the bum ... another very concerned environmentalist busy clocking up the air miles. :rolleyes:

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:56pm

Dawn French, victoria Wood ,Joan rivers , Theres plenty of great female comedians and plenty of ****e ones ,its just there aren't that many female comedians and when one or two of the crap ones are criticised the ultra - feminists get on their high horse and consider it complete misogny etc. etc.

Mena Mitty · 30-03-2019 12:58pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

She'd give an Aspro a headache.

sligojoek · 30-03-2019 1:01pm

Jennifer Saunders is another. They don't make them like they used to.

jeremyj1968 · 30-03-2019 1:13pm

Jaysus, you wouldn't want to make a table quiz team out of today's guests would you.

Robert McGrath · 30-03-2019 1:17pm

Someone realised that Gavin was going to get RTÉ sued with his comment about Monsanto ...

Yer Da sells Avon · 30-03-2019 3:57pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

I find most comedians a bit tiresome to listen to in interviews (shoehorning stand-up material into a conversation rarely works), but I've always found Maeve Higgins excellent on stage. I genuinely think anyone who doesn't find her funny is just pretending to not find her funny because... I don't know... I'm the sort of utter imbecile who can't fathom why another person might dislike stuff that I like.

30-03-2019 5:50pm

Oops69 wrote: »

Dawn French, victoria Wood ,Joan rivers , Theres plenty of great female comedians and plenty of ****e ones ,its just there aren't that many female comedians and when one or two of the crap ones are criticised the ultra - feminists get on their high horse and consider it complete misogny etc. etc.

Two of those comedians are dead, and one hasn't done much (if any) high-profile comedy in a decade.

What about all the current generation of female comedians on the scene? Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Maeve Higgins, Tina Fey, Michelle Wolf, Sarah Millican -- do you seriously think they get the same kind of abuse as Jimmy Carr or Jimmy Kimmell, for making similar jokes (at times political)?

It's all very well reminiscing about the good old days and Phyllis Diller or Joan Rivers, but what female comedian -- currently active -- doesn't get a disproportionate amount of online abuse?

Jo Brand may be one exception, perhaps the one that breaks the rule.

Spanish Eyes · 30-03-2019 6:21pm

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

30-03-2019 6:28pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

Amy Schumer, PC? The last time I heard a joke of hers it was about mother-son incest.

Sarah Silverman is well known for abortion jokes.

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

A person isn't a SJW just because they think racism is A Bad Idea.

Lets face it, guys make these jokes all the time, as well as political jokes. The vitriol they get is pretty odd.

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 7:56pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Amy Schumer, PC? The last time I heard a joke of hers it was about mother-son incest.

Sarah Silverman is well known for abortion jokes.

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

A person isn't a SJW just because they think racism is A Bad Idea.

Lets face it, guys make these jokes all the time, as well as political jokes. The vitriol they get is pretty odd.

They might'nt be PC, but clearly they're doing it in an un-funny way.... really get over that fact that the current crop of female comedians are not particularly good .. that does'nt mean alll female comedian were never or are never going to be any good forever ... so sensitive !

Callan57 · 30-03-2019 8:07pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

Maybe it's that real life has become so God dam farcical that it has out comedied the comedians

jeremyj1968 · 30-03-2019 8:09pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

I remember an episode of Fraiser. Marty Crane had his dog Eddie in the cafe, and the waitress said to him "I'm sorry sir no dogs allowed". So Marty pretends to be blind (the inference being that Eddie is a service dog) and waitress apologies and walks away. So I would think that Maeve Higgins only offence is that she has stolen this joke, not that she has actually taken her dog on a plane under false pretenses.

However, having heard her on the show today, I think it might actually be a good idea for Maeve Higgins to have a service dog with her, so that the animal could stop her from talking the next time she feels that the nation needs to hear her "Ann and Barry" level synopsis of modern politics.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:32am

Good man Dermot, a man who was certainly on top of things in his department when he was Minister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KotloFVxA

strawdog · 31-03-2019 11:34am

Starting to suspect Marian is friends with Delaney. Very defensive of criticism panel are making about him

Beechwoodspark · 31-03-2019 11:38am

strawdog wrote: »

Starting to suspect Marian is friends with Delaney. Very defensive of criticism panel are making about him

She can’t bring herself to criticize anyone from the golden circle. It’s like the mafia.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:41am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

She can’t bring herself to criticize anyone from the golden circle. It’s like the mafia.

There you go lads, an old pal.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:42am

A Europhile? On RTE? Why, I never.

RTE must have a phone book full of bleeding hearts that they can ring up at the drop of a hat. What you call populist is people DEMOCRATICALLY voting for people to run their country. Why do RTE allow this point to be overlooked in deference to the opinions of these irrelevant, subjective people?

strawdog · 31-03-2019 11:44am

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

There you go lads, an old pal.

At least she declared it afterwards (whatever prompted her to do so) but terribly unprofessional she couldn't at least feign to be neutral

mattser · 31-03-2019 11:54am

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Good man Dermot, a man who was certainly on top of things in his department when he was Minister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KotloFVxA

Thanks Jeremy. Just got that feeling of nausea I get whenever I see that photo.

Beechwoodspark · 06-04-2019 12:46pm

I like him but my word nevin McGuire spent the entire 20 mins or so promoting his hotel/restaurant

We do this In the restaurant, ppl love it...

This goes down so well in the restaurant...

We get loads of compliments when we serve this...

Fair play to ye nevin !!

honeybear · 06-04-2019 2:22pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I like him but my word nevin McGuire spent the entire 20 mins or so promoting his hotel/restaurant

We do this In the restaurant, ppl love it...

This goes down so well in the restaurant...

We get loads of compliments when we serve this...

Fair play to ye nevin !!

Only heard a snippet of his contribution but he still managed to mention his wife Imelda, daughter Lucia and even his brother (in law)!!! Family mentionings are a huge turnoff for me

Brendan Bendar · 07-04-2019 12:54pm

Jaysus who’s the one giving the synopsis on the shows .

What a harsh nasal voice, Guantanamo Bay should use it as background noise.

Would have immediate effect I would suggest.

sligojoek · 07-04-2019 1:25pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Jaysus who’s the one giving the synopsis on the shows .

What a harsh nasal voice, Guantanamo Bay should use it as background noise.

Would have immediate effect I would suggest.

There should be a special place in hell reserved for people who pronounce "Television" as "Taaaaooowvision".

Brendan Bendar · 07-04-2019 2:35pm

sligojoek wrote: »

There should be a special place in hell reserved for people who pronounce "Television" as "Taaaaooowvision".

Along with those who start sentences with ‘So’

sligojoek · 07-04-2019 2:49pm

Q: Why do you always start your sentences with "so"

A: So I can pi$$ off people like you.

Spanish Eyes · 07-04-2019 3:03pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I like him but my word nevin McGuire spent the entire 20 mins or so promoting his hotel/restaurant

We do this In the restaurant, ppl love it...

This goes down so well in the restaurant...

We get loads of compliments when we serve this...

Fair play to ye nevin !!

I know it's trivial but his pronunciation of Restaurant, as "Restrint" really grinds my gears.

But as I said it's trivial. The Saturday show is just a magazine on radio giving plenty of people a chance to self promote.

But I did enjoy the interview with Norman Crowley.

Brendan Bendar · 07-04-2019 3:09pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I know it's trivial but his pronunciation of Restaurant, as "Restrint" really grinds my gears.

But as I said it's trivial. The Saturday show is just a magazine on radio giving plenty of people a chance to self promote.

But I did enjoy the interview with Norman Crowley.

Not trivial, boils my piss big time.

Spanish Eyes · 07-04-2019 3:11pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Not trivial, boils my piss big time.

Glad it ain't just me so!

Brendan Bendar · 07-04-2019 3:40pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Glad it ain't just me so!

Nope, it ain’t , not by a long shot.

jeremyj1968 · 07-04-2019 7:49pm

John Fitzgerald AGAIN!
If you'd put your pet gerbil in charge of the ESRI they would have done a better job, yet still we have to hear the opinions of this man. What exactly are his credentials at this stage, besides being well related.

bobbyss · 07-04-2019 9:31pm

jeremyj1968 wrote:

John Fitzgerald AGAIN! If you'd put your pet gerbil in charge of the ESRI they would have done a better job, yet still we have to hear the opinions of this man. What exactly are his credentials at this stage, besides being well related.

He may live close by?

08-04-2019 1:50pm

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

John Fitzgerald AGAIN!
... What exactly are his credentials at this stage, besides being well related.

Oh change the bloody record.

The man has two Masters degrees, is President of the Association d’Instituts Européens de Conjoncture Économique (Association of Economic Affairs Institutes of Europe) and has been published in most of the heavy-hitting economics journals in the world.

Nobody outside of Ireland cares about his family enough to have given him these roles.

Almost every Taoiseach has had children, and a good deal of them amount to nothing. They certainly don't become influential figures in European macroeconomics due to that relationship.

If he really wanted to capitalise on his name, he'd have gone into politics, not economic research.

His brother was a founding partner of Sherry Fitzgerald - I suppose you think that firm's commercial success was just cronyism too?

Brendan Bendar · 08-04-2019 6:06pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Oh change the bloody record.

The man has two Masters degrees, is President of the Association d’Instituts Européens de Conjoncture Économique (Association of Economic Affairs Institutes of Europe) and has been published in most of the heavy-hitting economics journals in the world.

Nobody outside of Ireland cares about his family enough to have given him these roles.

Almost every Taoiseach has had children, and a good deal of them amount to nothing. They certainly don't become influential figures in European macroeconomics due to that relationship.

If he really wanted to capitalise on his name, he'd have gone into politics, not economic research.

His brother was a founding partner of Sherry Fitzgerald - I suppose you think that firm's commercial success was just cronyism too?

Sttttttteady now Tyrant..... deep breaths

Now I think you are being a wee bit harsh...just a wee bit.... the guy MrFitzgerald is a thoroughly well educated and qualified lad ..however...he came on yesterday and took about 12 or 13 ans to get ‘started up’ . Now I was cleaning out the cats litter tray and I had to hold the operation to see if the lad would ever get to V1 and rotation speed.

Anyone new or maybe not used to the gentleman could be forgiven for saying to themselves “who the f**k is this guy and how did he get to where he is now with that opening salvo’

Now he got the rate of climb steady after a while and reached crusing altitude safely enough, but I can see where the poster is coming from, just about.

Just giving my view, no criticism.

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