Sarah is the textbook definition of lovely Irish Cailín in responsible job. Best looked at rather than listened to.
I’m done with it.
They had some piece on with Paul Williams talking about Robert De Niro and President-elect Trump this morning and it was just such a load of shite. I deleted the channel from my saved settings.
I’ll be back when Ivan is back. An awful shame he wasn’t on air with Chris for the election.
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I’m surprised you lasted this long Brian.
Paul was on tiss (sic) morning talking about Cliff Richards and how it was terrible to name a fellow who was subject to an investigation. Innocent until proven guilty and all that. I thought it was a bit rich coming from a lad who has made a career out of making wild claims about alleged criminals on the front pages of newspapers based on anonymous tip offs from the guards.
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What an outstanding thread.
Drivetime on Rte seems like the daily mirror horoscopes, the same oul shite shuffled around from week to week, and noone seems to care.
It’s fucking tedious.
The morning show is a small bit better.
She had the American ambassador in the other evening (actually might have been the morning), interrupted him after three or four sentences, and then ignored his presence for the rest of the show.
The whole of RTE is wanking themselves over Leonard Cohen today.
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Some circle jerk on the beeb. I figured Rte would be overkilled as he’d been to Ireland once.
Probably given a makey uppy passport and certificate of oirishness by some retard from Cark
Think he has been in Oireland a few times in fairness.
I might have said this before but Newstalk seem to automatically think that people who come on to radio and interview well then must also be really good broadcasters/interviewers themselves. There is a big difference in the 2 as they are completely different skills.
But time and again you get the likes of Fergus Finlay, Barry Kenny, Bobby Kerr, Ciara Kelly, - not to mention Paul Williams, Sarah McInerny, Alan Quinlan etc, etc hosting full shows. It is not rocket science why many of these people aren’t working out and bubbling through sections of their shows and I don’t even work in media.
Slightly off topic, but RTE have done something similar for years in thinking whatever works on radio must also work on TV! That new Brendan O’Connor show a classic example of trying to have a more hip version of the Marian Finucane radio show on tv. Anyone remember when they tried to have a Gerry Ryan nighttime tv show that was basically trying to be like his morning show! Lasted about 10 minutes before they scrapped it 
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Philip Molloy who used to endure 5 minutes a week talking shite about films with George Hook, got his own movie show.
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Secrets?
Ah no, that had a decent run. 'Twas some shite all the same
It was something different to secrets. Something like Ryan Tonight on network 2 at around 10.30 at night
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I like Molloy’s taste in movies but the guy used to come on with Hook and read from a pre prepared script when reviewing movies for ffs.
Assume he might be on with Hook now at lunchtime?
Never really listened to his own show at the weekends. Knowledgeable chap on film but a shocking “broadcaster”
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His movie show is decent enough. His enthusiasm and knowledge go a long way
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Very true. As a bit of a movie nerd myself I can get over his obvious weaknesses and enjoy his insane knowledge and memory bank on all things movies and old school TV
Is John Fardy cultural toolbox still on the go. Interesting enough slot most weeks
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I like Bobby Kerr’s show.
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Bobbys an allright sort
That script reading stuff was bizarre. He’s have a bit of a conversation and then really deliberately and obviously move into reading a pre prepared paragraph.
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