Newstalk Megathread

constitutionus

nothing new in that.

he was at the same when i stopped listening about 5 years back. he hides it better than most broadcasters, but he's deeply entrenched in his own world view and is completely intolerant of those that challenge it.

prevailing attitudes like that are why our media are so woeful at coping on to whats going on in the country.

Diabhal Beag

Do Newstalk always put NPR stuff in Talking History's old slot on a Sunday? Learned a lot from fake accent yanks about aliens and the universe.

whisky_galore

ThisRegard wrote: »

The Right Hook never pretended to be a neutral show, everyone should know at this stage Hooks ideologies drive it.

That infuriating right wing Yank he has on it grinds my gears...

McDave

whisky_galore wrote: »

That infuriating right wing Yank he has on it grinds my gears...

Michael Graham? Puerile. Dipstick on a pig. A total waste of air.

ThisRegard

whisky_galore wrote: »

That infuriating right wing Yank he has on it grinds my gears...

He was exceptionally annoying today during the 'debate' on climate change.

I8A4RE

I wonder what has happened to the technology slot on TRH? Last week they said that they got holidays mixed up, this week we're told that the slot will be used to cover the budget, something must have happened...

LostinBlanch

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Do Newstalk always put NPR stuff in Talking History's old slot on a Sunday? Learned a lot from fake accent yanks about aliens and the universe.

Is that the TED Talks program? I listened to the first one, but got pissed off at the sound of the presenters voice and the irritatingly loud and distracting music stings interrupting the documentary.

For all we like to diss RTE, they manage to do documentaries without all the bells and whistles (literally) and just let the story they're telling stand for itself.

whisky_galore

McDave wrote: »

Michael Graham? Puerile. Dipstick on a pig. A total waste of air.

Sometimes I find myself agreeing with a (very) small portion of what Cal Thomas comes out with, but Graham is a complete tw*t purely stuck in there for controversy.

brooke 2

Diarmuid Gavin on PK today.........gggrrrrrrrrr!!

nicedryturf

I8A4RE wrote: »

I wonder what has happened to the technology slot on TRH? Last week they said that they got holidays mixed up, this week we're told that the slot will be used to cover the budget, something must have happened...

The bit where they talk about the multiple phones they own for 20 minutes? I could live without it. They could easily have it as a once-a-month thing. In fairness to the guys presenting it, it's a difficult segment with Hook and his constant interruptions and the way he makes a virtue of being hopelessly out of touch.

brooke 2

Sean Moncrieff interviewing Stephen Donnelly - again! Am I the only one who finds Donnelly insufferably pompous/populist?? Granted he sometimes speaks a lot of sense but have to say I loved Pat Rabbitte's putdown that, basically, Stephen Donnelly
would not know hard work if it jumped up and bit him!!

Calhoun

brooke 2 wrote: »

Sean Moncrieff interviewing Stephen Donnelly - again! Am I the only one who finds Donnelly insufferably pompous/populist?? Granted he sometimes speaks a lot of sense but have to say I loved Pat Rabbitte's putdown that, basically, Stephen Donnelly
would not know hard work if it jumped up and bit him!!

Well i am not sure of Donnelly's record but he supposedly has some credentials in the whole international banking/IMFish area. Wasn't that what got him elected?

Rabbite on the other hand wouldnt be in a position to throw stones, as far as pompous asses go he showed his colours when he held his ministry.

whisky_galore

Rabbite is very good for comebacks....and u-turns.

tampopo

ThisRegard wrote: »

He was exceptionally annoying today during the 'debate' on climate change.

Agree with you there, I had to turn off...awful.

Pinturicchio

Unless you're interested in agriculture, this whole week on Newstalk is a write off. Every few minutes there's a feature on someone sticking their hand up a cow's arse. Is there really any need for so many of the shows to be live from "the ploughing"?

wnolan1992

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Unless you're interested in agriculture, this whole week on Newstalk is a write off. Every few minutes there's a feature on someone sticking their hand up a cow's arse. Is there really any need for so many of the shows to be live from "the ploughing"?

Ah here, if you didn't enjoy the 10 minute piece on extracting semen from bulls, you're clearly dead inside. :pac:

whisky_galore

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Unless you're interested in agriculture, this whole week on Newstalk is a write off. Every few minutes there's a feature on someone sticking their hand up a cow's arse. Is there really any need for so many of the shows to be live from "the ploughing"?

Think it's a tradition at this stage, to come out from the big Shmoke and 'get down' with the country cousins.
There's a whole love-in around the Electrician's Picnic or whatever it is as well.

Vunderground

nicedryturf wrote: »

The bit where they talk about the multiple phones they own for 20 minutes? I could live without it. They could easily have it as a once-a-month thing. In fairness to the guys presenting it, it's a difficult segment with Hook and his constant interruptions and the way he makes a virtue of being hopelessly out of touch.

Yep. Technology = Phones or, on a good day, phones and tablets.
It's beyond dire.

Calhoun

It's the 3 days of moaning and the woe is me that annoys me. I much prefer the pieces on agriculture ect.

Meathlass

Calhoun wrote: »

international banking/IMFish area

I mistakenly read that initially as IM Fish. I was wondering what fish and international banking had in common

LostinBlanch

Meathlass wrote: »

I mistakenly read that initially as IM Fish. I was wondering what fish and international banking had in common

It's part of the technology section, the fish are Instant Messaging each other.

artful_codger

(anti) social housing - the item on the lips of every bleeding heart, tax-and-spend liberal. Is this a topic that matters to the typical ploughing championship rural voter, or is "Johno" following his own agenda as usual.

ballsymchugh

this fella that does the 'sin sin' segment at the end of moncrieff's show is one uninspiring dude. he's trying to advertise how great it is in the mayo gaeltacht for holidays and that, but the monotonous drone makes it sound like he's at a funeral.

whisky_galore

ballsymchugh wrote: »

this fella that does the 'sin sin' segment at the end of moncrieff's show is one uninspiring dude. he's trying to advertise how great it is in the mayo gaeltacht for holidays and that, but the monotonous drone makes it sound like he's at a funeral.

Thought it was some sort of new-age poetry....all those years 'learning' Irish and I can just about ask permission to use the toilet.

Judgement Day

What is with the shagging 'Ploughing Championship' - we all know it's on but why do Newstalk, Today FM and RTE all have to broadcast from there all day, every day...Jeez it's hard enough to listen to any 'news' radio station these days between piss-poor broadcasters and ****e advertising without the addition of this minority activity being shoved down our throats. :mad:

wnolan1992

Heh, minority.

McDave

whisky_galore wrote: »

Sometimes I find myself agreeing with a (very) small portion of what Cal Thomas comes out with, but Graham is a complete tw*t purely stuck in there for controversy.

No problem with diverse views, but Graham is a knee-jerk loudmouth on autopilot. What's the point in wasting money and airtime on him?

catallus

He's very funny, I think.

Robdundalk

Graham is only on to show George in a good light... And as for the INM love-in that is the Thomas Molloy business segment.... "Group Business Editor" indeed....how lucky we are to be able to listen to him/them...

whisky_galore

Judgement Day wrote: »

What is with the shagging 'Ploughing Championship' - we all know it's on but why do Newstalk, Today FM and RTE all have to broadcast from there all day, every day...Jeez it's hard enough to listen to any 'news' radio station these days between piss-poor broadcasters and ****e advertising without the addition of this minority activity being shoved down our throats. :mad:

Minority activity, that's rich coming from a railway enthusiast . Gives the non-Dublin 4 people a voice. It's not all about the ploughing. Most people attending don't even watch the actual ploughing match.

Bear with it. Today's the last day.:D

Heroditas

whisky_galore wrote: »

Minority activity, that's rich coming from a railway enthusiast . Gives the non-Dublin 4 people a voice. It's not all about the ploughing. Most people attending don't even watch the actual ploughing match.

Bear with it. Today's the last day.:D

I'm non-D4 and I have absolutely zero interest it either. Not all Dubs are "D4".

Seriously though, I don't think Judgement Day appreciates actually how big the championships are. It really has snowballed in the last few years.
It's like Cheltenham for farmers.

Judgement Day

Well, the 'minority' jibe was in jest really but it's the bandwagon approach taken by the broadcasters that annoys me. As for being a railway enthusiast....an ex.railway enthusiast - please!

wnolan1992

Judgement Day wrote: »

Well, the 'minority' jibe was in jest really but it's the bandwagon approach taken by the broadcasters that annoys me. As for being a railway enthusiast....an ex.railway enthusiast - please!

Oh it's definite bandwagon stuff, but tbh they can't exactly NOT go. you're talking 80,000 people a day up there. That's a lot of people to hand out pens with your logo on to, and for minimal cost.

Don't worry about it though, you won't have to hear about agriculture until next September again when the cycle repeats. :P

kumate_champ07

George Hook has a lovely cuddly giggle

nicedryturf

Amanda Brunker on Moncrieff show again. Huh? Really? This is what Newstalk think I want to hear on my lunch hour?

Snake Plisken

nicedryturf wrote: »

Amanda Brunker on Moncrieff show again. Huh? Really? This is what Newstalk think I want to hear on my lunch hour?

Can't stand the woman don't understand why she is left near the print or radio/TV media outlets!

artful_codger

I love when Chris gets edged out of the banter and wades back in loudly with the time of the programme, or the current time.

What a pro.

Robert2012

Bobby Kerr just talking about the "Hen Sang" index on Newstalk Breakfast

Loafing Oaf

Robert2012 wrote: »

Bobby Kerr just talking about the "Hen Sang" index on Newstalk Breakfast

I thought they were repeating his weekend business show at 6.30 for some reason but presumably he was doing the actual business news? Not a fan but fair play to him for mucking in at such an hour I suppose...

Up to the minute, seems like UCC economist Coffey is the only guy in the country who understands the Apple tax thing, he was on NT a minute ago and now he's on R1!:P

gimmick

Yates is making me really want to find a new morning station. This morning when Chris mentioned that there is 40% less wildlife worldwide in the last 30 years was met with a flippant "so what, lets talk about proper news" or soemthing to that effect.

He is trying far too hard to come across as the common man.

wnolan1992

Chris taking the piss out of Yates' book this morning at around 8:40 was epic.

gimmick

Oh Yates didn't like that one bit.

Harry Angstrom

Does George Hook not realise that Hilary Quinlan is a man?

Diabhal Beag

Pat Kenny previewing his show mentioning Apple and not even 10 seconds later revealing an iPad was a prize for some competition made my day.

Muff Richardson

Jesus wept that was tough going, that insufferable hypocritical egotistical arrogant prick Fergus Finlay followed immediately by some jumped up pompous immigration council yoke with far too much time on her hands. both talking an exceptional amount of steaming s*ite.

Lapin

Kathleen Lynch evidently bet into a corner and thoroughly defeated pathetically attempts to defend the unjustifiable by resorting to a cry of sexism. She really is a despicible individual and an embarrassment to women.

Well done Chris and Ivan for refusing to let her away with that bullshít.

snubbleste

Elizabeth from IrishWater is very entertaining and knows her stuff

Harry Angstrom

Bit of a coup for Pat there.

snubbleste

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Bit of a coup for Pat there.

What? (for those who were not listening)

Harry Angstrom

snubbleste wrote: »

What? (for those who were not listening)

He had a chat with John McNulty.