I don’t think I would do that.
Didn’t hear it but the sooner the better McDevitt loses the other gimps, the better.
[SIZE=6]Irish Times extends contract for Second Captains[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Online radio show to continue on irishtimes.com with audiences exceeding those of many well known commercial radio programmes[/SIZE]
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Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early, Ciaran Murphy, Simon Hick and Mark Horgan will continue to produce outstanding online radio content for The Irish Times.
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The Irish Times today announced the signing of an extended contract with the Second Captains[/URL] team who provide The Irish Times Second [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Captains%20Podcast&article=true’]Captains Podcast[/URL]; this announcement comes on the back of a very successful 12 months which saw weekly plays of up to 120,000 on SoundCloud. The multi-award winning team of Eoin McDevitt, [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Ken%20Early&article=true’]Ken Early[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Ciaran%20Murphy&article=true’]Ciaran Murphy[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Simon%20Hick&article=true’]Simon Hick[/URL] and [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Mark%20Horgan&article=true’]Mark Horgan joined The Irish Times in June 2013 to produce outstanding online radio content specifically for The Irish Times online audience.
With four shows a week, including two dedicated entirely to football, The Irish Times Second Captains shows are delivered in the team’s unique entertaining style and have featured a range of well-known contributors from the world of sport including Richard Sadlier[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Shane%20Horgan&article=true’]Shane Horgan[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Nicky%20English&article=true’]Nicky English[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Gerry%20Thornley&article=true’]Gerry Thornley[/URL], Oisin McConville, [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Malachy%20Clerkin&article=true’]Malachy Clerkin[/URL] and [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Sid%20Lowe&article=true’]Sid Lowe.
The announcement coincides with an action-packed couple of months of sport. The team are presenting additional Second Captains World Cup[/URL] shows from Monday to Thursday for the duration of the tournament with Ken Early reporting live from [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_location=Brazil&article=true’]Brazil[/URL]. Early has joined Irish Times soccer correspondent [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Emmet%20Malone&article=true’]Emmet Malone[/URL] and soccer writers [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Dave%20McKechnie&article=true’]Dave McKechnie[/URL] and [URL=‘http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=Tom%20Hennigan&article=true’]Tom Hennigan to cover the World Cup in print and online.
Speaking today, Liam Kavanagh, managing director of The Irish Times said: “We are delighted to have the Second Captains team continue with The Irish Times. Readers have responded extremely positively to this new channel for Irish Times content, with 180,000-strong weekly audiences exceeding those of many well known commercial radio programmes. The addition of the Second Captains to The Irish Times sports team has been a roaring success that has complemented the top quality sports journalism we offer.”
Speaking about their continuation in The Irish Times, Mark Horgan, of Second Captains said: “The response to The Irish Times Second Captains podcasts has been phenomenal. It has been great to be a part of an innovative new approach, and even better to see how our audience has grown, and we are delighted to be a part of The Irish Times team.”
The Irish Times Second Captains Podcast is easily accessible and available worldwide through www.irishtimes.com/secondcaptains, iTunes and SoundCloud.
Listened to the championship Second Captains for the first time on the way home from Ibrox today.
Terrible stuff. Tipperary hurling fan - despite being a born and bred Dub - Niall Quinn predictably wheeled out. Practically no analysis or insight to the matches. Spent more time talking about Lee Chin’s physique than what actually happened in the Wexford-Limerick match.
[QUOTE=“dodgy-keeper, post: 990580, member: 1552”]Listened to the championship Second Captains for the first time on the way home from Ibrox today.
Terrible stuff. Tipperary hurling fan - despite being a born and bred Dub - Niall Quinn predictably wheeled out. Practically no analysis or insight to the matches. Spent more time talking about Lee Chin’s physique than what actually happened in the Wexford-Limerick match.[/QUOTE]
They really need to tone back their constant quips/sarcasm/attempts at humour and do some proper analysis. I could nearly understand the light-hearted nature in a midweek show but most real GAA supporters at 6pm on a Sunday are keen to have some genuine insights into the games that have just finished.
Their target audience is very different for this radio show rather than their podcast. I don’t think many middle aged and elderly men want to hear about the physique of Lee Chin as they are driving home
Listened to this for the first time this evening. Utter shite.
Bring back Take Your Point
Correct, they need to realise they are broadcasting to genuine sports fans that actually attend game and not to hipster fans who listen in while sipping on craft beer while posting inane comments on the internet
I thought it passed an hour fairly harmlessly. I didn’t get too hot under the collar about the homoerotic stuff.
Their target market is craft beer drinking retards.
Hadn’t read your post . Sorry. You forgot retard though.
TJ Ryan did talk very fast in that interview though
You know what I’m sayin’.
That is how he talks.
Last month we named the sat nav ‘Teege’, taking us where we want to go.
I take the point about the ‘humour’ stuff being overdone and a bit forced but Jesus they had to try something different. The usual Brian carthy/Tom Dempsey/ rte style of bullshit offend no one dublin didn’t bring enough intensity, tipp looked hungrier, the game will bring them on, theyve been a breath of fresh air, midfield will be key style ‘analysis’ has been done to death and back again too.
he came across a bit like spud at that job interview in trainspotting
I thought it was grand. Nothing special, but grand and easy and passed an hour travelling through Mordor.
I’ve never heard this clearly “national broadcast”…
Shannonside/Northern Sound/OceanFM do a weekend broadcast covering local contests.
There’s some great observations: “Fuckin’ penalty there Willie” (voice un-identifiable - but a former Leitrim No. 12).
“More flies here than around an ice-cream stand in Salthill”- Fuck off Willie, where’s them tinnies?
Did you hear the bit where he said they trained awful hard the week of the Cork game. Was he being serious?
Media whore Seamus Hickey currently on RTE2 on this now