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neris

Lapin wrote: »

Jonathon Healy is like a child on Christmas Eve with his questions on the minimum price for alcohol.

He really seems to think the move is going to eradicate alcoholism in this country.

id love to know his anti drink agenda? I really resent the idea that the government can decide how much the shop/supermarket/off license should charge me for a few cans or a bottle of wine. The way the anti drink nazis are going on youd swear were all pushing each other out of the way in a mad scramble to get to the drinks aisle in tesco for a truck load of dutch gold

Muff Richardson

neris wrote: »

id love to know his anti drink agenda? I really resent the idea that the government can decide how much the shop/supermarket/off license should charge me for a few cans or a bottle of wine. The way the anti drink nazis are going on youd swear were all pushing each other out of the way in a mad scramble to get to the drinks aisle in tesco for a truck load of dutch gold

anyone know if he's a recovering alcy? I find them to be the most righteous pack of know it all 'drink is evil' shower. although he may fall into the lesser ned flanders type bracket of those who had a baileys ice cream for dessert and knocked a few milk bottles over and think they've a serious issue

Bits_n_Bobs

You need to realise that the country is in a state of chasis, and that the good people of Foxrock are demanding that something simply must be done. Taxing cheap booze is an obvious win politically....almost as good as giving the folks in Foxrock a medical card for their under fives. Almost.

Naturally Jonathan Healy agrees with the good folk of Foxrock

ballsymchugh

ha sounded like moncreiff wanted to punch that guy on about anti semitism. any criticism is anti-semitic!!

suicide_circus

fair play to Sean, he didn't let that clown away with the crap he was spouting

JonathanAnon

Are we meant to be able to hear this?

neris

Is bobby kerr kept in a box in newstalk and only allowed out when they need to fill a slot with some noise

JonathanAnon

neris wrote: »

Is bobby kerr kept in a box in newstalk and only allowed out when they need to fill a slot with some noise

I hope they ask him did he meet Mr Earnest yet?

omerin

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Are we meant to be able to hear this?

its only a free add for insomnia, not missing much

wnolan1992

Re: the alcohol, I think it's largely because the anti-smoking bastards have gradually won their "battle to protect people's health" and now need something else to focus on. They realise that pushing against smoking much more might make them look like the bad guys, whereas if they turn their attention to drink, smoking will naturally decline due to the sanctions already imposed and they can focus on eradicating one more small pleasure out of life.


/conspiracy

JonathanAnon

It always strikes me that none of these do gooders that stand up for the rights of "ethnic minorities" would ever dream of living beside them.

serfboard

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Re: the alcohol, I think it's largely because the anti-smoking bastards have gradually won their "battle to protect people's health" and now need something else to focus on. They realise that pushing against smoking much more might make them look like the bad guys, whereas if they turn their attention to drink, smoking will naturally decline due to the sanctions already imposed and they can focus on eradicating one more small pleasure out of life.

I see both sides of this argument.

OTOH, there is the "my type of drinking (bottle of wine in a fancy restaurant) is OK, yours (can of Dutch Gold in a park) is not". OTOH alcoholism, the scourge of this and many societies, does need to be tackled.

And BTW, after alcohol, obesity is next, starting with the unsuccessful suggestion that sugary drinks be taxed.

hotmail.com

JonathanAnon wrote: »

It always strikes me that none of these do gooders that stand up for the rights of "ethnic minorities" would ever dream of living beside them.

That's not true.

artful_codger

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Re: the alcohol, I think it's largely because the anti-smoking bastards have gradually won their "battle to protect people's health" and now need something else to focus on. They realise that pushing against smoking much more might make them look like the bad guys, whereas if they turn their attention to drink, smoking will naturally decline due to the sanctions already imposed and they can focus on eradicating one more small pleasure out of life.


/conspiracy

To understand the reasoning of our political class i'd have to paraphrase Homer Simpson: "Taxation, the cause of, and solution to all of Irelands problems!"

spank_inferno

hotmail.com wrote: »

That's not true.

How many halting sites are there between Foxrock & Dublin 2?

If the bleeding hearts meet a traveller / Roma you feel its entirely an accident.

themont85

spank_inferno wrote: »

How many halting sites are there between Foxrock & Dublin 2?

If the bleeding hearts meet a traveller / Roma you feel its entirely an accident.

I can think of quite a few actually.:rolleyes:

neris

serfboard wrote: »

I see both sides of this argument.

OTOH, there is the "my type of drinking (bottle of wine in a fancy restaurant) is OK, yours (can of Dutch Gold in a park) is not". OTOH alcoholism, the scourge of this and many societies, does need to be tackled.

And BTW, after alcohol, obesity is next, starting with the unsuccessful suggestion that sugary drinks be taxed.

Theyve already started on the obesity. Wonder what will be after obesity

mjv2ydratu679c

neris wrote: »

Theyve already started on the obesity. Wonder what will be after obesity

Coffee?

elvis jones

The Friday morning quiz is clearly pre recorded...............

Harry Angstrom

elvis jones wrote: »

The Friday morning quiz is clearly pre recorded...............

They need to ditch it. It made me change stations. It's cringeworthy. I can't believe Shane Coleman didn't know how to pronounce the word "naturist", and he a journalist.

wnolan1992

I kinda like it...

Tiler Durden

Chris v. Ivan Quiz is horribly brutal. Even Miriam is a better prospect, FFS!

serfboard

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

It's cringeworthy.

Absolutely.

Tiler Durden wrote: »

Chris v. Ivan Quiz is horribly brutal. Even Miriam is a better prospect, FFS!

And that's saying something!

I stumbled across it one morning and I thought "WTF is this sh1t"?

Would it be a cunning plan to make people switch off, perhaps?

Imhof Tank

The quiz is their answer to Have I Got News For You. About 10 years out of date.

Chris takes it seriously though, jumping in with the answers during the quick fire round, team mate unable to get a word in edgeways.

You'd think he was getting a salary bonus or something for each correct answer.

JM Skipton

The quiz, not one of their better ideas

Bits_n_Bobs

serfboard wrote: »

Would it be a cunning plan to make people switch off, perhaps?

I reckon the quiz is the lowly paid peasants Chris and Ivan conspiring to screw Pat Kennys audience by driving them away....

wnolan1992

So looks like I'm the only person in the country that likes it then... :P

Sure it's cringey as hell, but I find something oddly entertaining about it that I can't quite put my finger on.

Bits_n_Bobs

wnolan1992 wrote: »

So looks like I'm the only person in the country that likes it then... :P

Sure it's cringey as hell, but I find something oddly entertaining about it that I can't quite put my finger on.

You're one of those people who insist a movie 'can be so bad it's good' aren't you???

wnolan1992

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

You're one of those people who insist a movie 'can be so bad it's good' aren't you???

Oh god no! Bad films are just bad films. I do tend to have weird tastes though, and genuinely like some films that are generally considered to be awful (prime examples being I like the Hitman and Max Payne movies and everyone else hates them... )

Harry Angstrom

This inane chat between Hook, McIntyre and Coleman is making me think that Global Village isn't such a bad programme after all.

mjv2ydratu679c

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

This inane chat between Hook, McIntyre and Coleman is making me think that Global Village isn't such a bad programme after all.

They're just both bad

jimmyw

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

This inane chat between Hook, McIntyre and Coleman is making me think that Global Village isn't such a bad programme after all.

No, I actually enjoy the Friday right hook, but I am not too keen on Shane Coleman.He has got a touch of the "Fionn Davenportitis" syndrome.Dr Ciara Kelly or some other female guest would be a better regular guest.Too much testosterone as it is....:)

Harry Angstrom

jimmyw wrote: »

No, I actually enjoy the Friday right hook, but I am not too keen on Shane Coleman.He has got a touch of the "Fionn Davenportitis" syndrome.Dr Ciara Kelly or some other female guest would be a better regular guest.Too much testosterone as it is....:)

Dave McIntyre is the one who annoys me the most. He's definitely got a touch of Fionn Davenportitis.

jimmyw

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Dave McIntyre is the one who annoys me the most. He's definitely got a touch of Fionn Davenportitis.

Grand so, we can get rid of the pair of them.... right soh-ehd

Robdundalk

Get Chris Donoghue and Jonathan Healy on it instead of McIntyre and Coleman....that would definitely be very good bad radio...

Imhof Tank

Yates and Kenny on with Hook would be the dream team

Superior quality banter between Ivan and Pat at handover times in the mornings IMO.

This morning's was:

Ivan "So Pat, you made it back from Cork safely"

Pat "Yes Ivan, thanks for paying the ransom"

Imhof Tank

Breakfast Show guest Nora Owen was an absolute revelation today (in a good way) I thought. I have seen her on TV3 which hasn't been good. Sounded like maybe it was being back in Ivan's company and the thoughts of their old glory days in politics that got her mojo going again.

She dealt assuredly with questions about the naturist massage craze hitting Cork; whether pron, gambling or dating websites were most viewed in Leinster House etc. Chris adopting his best serious tone asked her - what if your local TD was contacting an escort online? (*gasp, shock, horror*) She just goes "So what? TDs need love too you know"

Pretty classy

mloc123

What was the number tattoo on her arm thing on Hooke earlier?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Dave McIntyre is the one who annoys me the most. He's definitely got a touch of Fionn Davenportitis.

Big opinionated loudmouth, he fancies himself as a current affairs host. He roars like a bullock when he commentates on sport for the station, often to the annoyance of his co com and listeners. You feel like punching your radio to the floor and kicking it to death when he starts bellowing.

He makes Newstalk feel even more low rent.

Loafing Oaf

Imhof Tank wrote: »

Yates and Kenny on with Hook would be the dream team

Brilliant idea! The other two could get Pat to loosen up, he's reportedly good craic away from the mike...

mike65

TH alert TH alert! :pac:

Heroditas

I actually listened to the first few minutes of Dil's programme last night on the way home from the Leinster game.
Off course, the main topic was the Roma case with Dil's introduction asking "is Ireland deeply prejudicial against the Roma people?"
Quell surprise.

She then introduced someone from Pavee Point so I switched channels. No chance of a balanced story here.

First and last time I'll ever listen to that show.

EDIT: FFS, my ipad autocorrected "Roma" to "aroma".
I guess it must be racist!

wnolan1992

Is Adrian Barry the new full time host of OTB on the weekend? Thought he did a very good job today in fairness. (I know he only really had to introduce the live matches and give some headlines in between, but still.)

Floody Boreland

If you missed it on numerous previous bank holidays the same old murder mystery is on (yet) again..

Harry Angstrom

Floody Boreland wrote: »

If you missed it on numerous previous bank holidays the same old murder mystery is on (yet) again..

Newstalk are really taking the piss with that.

jimmyw

I heard this sh1t this morning and wondered if it was real or not, could they not put something else on, bloody pathetic nonsense.

Robdundalk

At least we had Chris this morning to tell us the time and tell us what was in the papers...

MJ23

Where do they get all the Americans for the Moncrieff show?
Mindless babble, promoting books that no one will read, talking crap about aliens or philosophy.
And all the time poor Sean has to listen to them, while he thinks about how many ums and ahhhs he'll use in the next sentence.

ballsymchugh

MJ23 wrote: »

Where do they get all the Americans for the Moncrieff show?
Mindless babble, promoting books that no one will read, talking crap about aliens or philosophy.
And all the time poor Sean has to listen to them, while he thinks about how many ums and ahhhs he'll use in the next sentence.

how many times have you made this point throughout this thread and the moncrieff thread, just with a different order of syntax?!

MJ23

ballsymchugh wrote: »

how many times have you made this point throughout this thread and the moncrieff thread, just with a different order of syntax?!

Ah calm it down will ya.