Marian Finucane

my friend

signostic wrote: »

Are we vulnerable to an invasion now that our navy is on the high seas of the Med?

That we are

alaimacerc

signostic wrote: »

Are we vulnerable to an invasion

Pretty much.

now that our navy is on the high seas of the Med?

Oh, right. Well, in strategic terms it means that if there were a naval invasion, the half-dozen dinky little patrol vessels wouldn't be in danger of being sunk by their bow wakes.

Dan Jaman

We could be invaded by Spanish / Polish / French / Russian / Japanese trawlers, is about all. Very slowly, mind.

michael999999

signostic wrote: »

Are we vulnerable to an invasion now that our navy is on the high seas of the Med?

I think Denis o Brien has already invaded the country, aided by fine Gael!

P. Breathnach

michael999999 wrote: »

I think Denis o Brien has already invaded the country, aided by fine Gael!

The navy are strategically-located to attack his headquarters in Malta.

Oops69

Does Tony o donoghue have any insights we haven't heard already?,he was over there in Zurich for the Fifa congress after all.

Brendan Bendar

Oops69 wrote: »

Does Tony o donoghue have any insights we haven't heard already?,he was over there in Zurich for the Fifa congress after all.

Poor Tony not used to giving objective reports and his opinions, it would appear.

Good lad for just reporting 'happenings' and training ground news from Gannon Park.

Dan Jaman

Marian getting it on with the poshers.

Oops69

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Marian getting it on with the poshers.

Yes , oh the strain of keeping all the slates on the roooves nd the gardens maintained ,the rest of us are worrying keeping a roof over our heads .

Dan Jaman

Capsicum in curry, eh? True enough, I have less of a back pain after a curry. Mind you, too much curry gives me a pain elsewhere.

alaimacerc

CountyHurler wrote: »

"You can now podcast The Marian Finucane show"

Those trailers annoy me every time I hear them. Fundamental muddling of agency and direction! -cast not the same as -ceive!

two wheels good

alaimacerc wrote: »

Those trailers annoy me every time I hear them. Fundamental muddling of agency and direction! -cast not the same as -ceive!

Yeah, you'd think RTE would recognise the connection with the word "broadcast".

Dan Jaman

Them and their damned verbifying, too.

Aidric

Oops69 wrote: »

Does Tony o donoghue have any insights we haven't heard already?,he was over there in Zurich for the Fifa congress after all.

The man is a spoofer. He mentioned that FIFA doesn't even submit accounts. He must have been in the jacks when they presented their Financials audited by KPMG at the congress.

Callan57

Aidric wrote: »

The man is a spoofer. He mentioned that FIFA doesn't even submit accounts. He must have been in the jacks when they presented their Financials audited by KPMG at the congress.

In fairness reporting on football is one thing but FIFA is big business

Aidric

Callan57 wrote: »

In fairness reporting on football is one thing but FIFA is big business

He was based in Zurich covering the conference was he not? It's hardly acceptable that he would tune out on some elements of congress.

Callan57

Aidric wrote: »

He was based in Zurich covering the conference was he not? It's hardly acceptable that he would tune out on some elements of congress.

I know, what I mean is he's a sports reporter & consequently I wouldn't be looking to him for business knowledge. Then again I have no interest in either FIFA or football

Aidric

Callan57 wrote: »

I know, what I mean is he's a sports reporter & consequently I wouldn't be looking to him for business knowledge. Then again I have no interest in either FIFA or football

Oh sure. I'm not expecting him to give an accounting oversight but at the very least he shouldn't be making factually inaccurate statements.

sudzs

Why are they are all talking over each other, even Marion's at it, it's very sloppy sounding.

Infoanon

sudzs wrote: »

Why are they are all talking over each other, even Marion's at it, it's very sloppy sounding.

A lot of nonsense been spoken for the first half hour

Brendan Bendar

Infoanon wrote: »

A lot of nonsense been spoken for the first half hour

I never heard a guy like McWilliams who is so cast iron sure that his take on things is right and forces his point so much.

I often think, hey, just appoint this dude in charge of the Govt. and everything will be sorted,no problem, he knows ALL the answers.

That's how it seems to me.

P. Breathnach

sudzs wrote: »

Why are they are all talking over each other, even Marion's at it, it's very sloppy sounding.

In my simple world, it is the function of the host of a studio discussion to keep the guests from interrupting excessively, talking over each other, or derailing the conversation.

In Marion's world, things seem to be different: she is interrupter-in-chief.

Dan Jaman

I find it frustrating that when a caller is just going on to say something that would illustrate a point more clearly, Marion jumps in with her size-12s and stops him dead, with a totally inane question she takes two minutes to pose. Classy interviewing technique altogether.

Welsh Megaman

Joanna Lumley's voice

*swoon stylishly*

tafkach

I want them to give Marian some street lyrics to see how she her posh tones work around them.

"The first song.... Yo shorty, it's your birthday, We gonna party like it's your birthday, gonna sip Bacardi's like it's your birthday......So to speak".

"And now song two.... Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay Where my dogs at? Bark with me now.... And .. we ... will ... leave ... that... there.... "


..

tafkach

"We are joined by Neven Maguire.. we havent seen you for a while "

Must be at least fifteen minutes.. !!

Welsh Megaman

Would have thought Marian would be allergic to garlic :pac:

walshb

Is it just me or does Marian come across as a little heartless-cold. I have always felt that, and it was just re-emphasized this morning with her nonchalant and blase reporting of the tragic deaths of those two men in Portmarnock a few days ago. She showed more bloody concern for the Clerys closure. Also giggling at the man dressed as a woman who shot to death a man yesterday.

Brendan Bendar

walshb wrote: »

Is it juts me or does Marian come across as a little heartless-cold. I have always felt that, and it was just re-emphasized this morning with her nonchalant and blase reporting of the tragic deaths of those two men in Portmarnock a few days ago. Sh showed more bloody concern for the Clerys closure. Also giggling at the man dressed as a woman who shot to death a man yesterday.

I'd cut her a bit of slack there Bee, very hard to portray the correct level of empathy to cover every event.

It's a personal thing , that poor lad who drowned in Athlone recently, that poor family is left devastated and will always be affected, but the big picture goes on.

Very harsh and callous, but unfortunately true.

Oops69

Is this 'PR morning' for politicians , we pay their wages, we don't want to know their boring ego-enhancing details of their work weeks .

signostic

Oops69 wrote: »

Is this 'PR morning' for politicians , we pay they're wages, we don't want to know their boring ego-enhancing details of theirs work weeks .

vomit inducing stuff this morning...:(

Oops69

I'm listening to this language garbage since primary school more than 35 years ago, as long as you've English you're grand ffs.

Dan Jaman

Jeez, I've heard it all now; Ulysses is a work of comedy. If impenetrable bollocks is funny, then sure.

Aidric

The interview with the behavioral economist Dan Ariely on yesterdays program was very interesting. Just a shame they didn't allocate more time to it.

tafkach

Barry Devlin suffers from the same affliction as John Drennon... Continuously trying to be funny without ever achieving his goal...

tafkach

I know it's not on this show but it's fairly sickening to hear Peter Sutherland giving the people of Ireland a lecture in morality on the Sunday news.... "We all have to share".... says he... Next thing I guess he'll be sending a turkey round to Bob Crachits house...

SEPT 23 1989

tafkach wrote: »

I know it's not on this show but it's fairly sickening to hear Peter Sutherland giving the people of Ireland a lecture in morality on the Sunday news.... "We all have to share".... says he... Next thing I guess he'll be sending a turkey round to Bob Crachits house...

Maybe Mr Sutherland would like to take a dozen into his house

im sure he has the space

Brendan Bendar

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Maybe Mr Sutherland would like to take a dozen into his house

im sure he has the space

We are talking about vested interest here.

I will have to say Suds comes across as an unctious oily individual who is pumping out a line because he is paid big to do so.

Apologies if that observation is not correct.

delaad

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

We are talking about vested interest here.

I will have to say Suds comes across as an unctious oily individual who is pumping out a line because he is paid big to do so.

Apologies if that observation is not correct.

You should have checked it out with Matt Cooper first...

Brendan Bendar

delaad wrote: »

You should have checked it out with Matt Cooper first...

Why is that,lad?

delaad

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Why is that,lad?

You need to ask?

Brendan Bendar

delaad wrote: »

You need to ask?

That's why I asked?

delaad

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

That's why I asked?

You seemed to be concerned about the correctness of your statement. Matt Cooper tends to be an expert in correctness. Just suggesting he probably could have put you, eh right, as to the correctness of your statement.

Brendan Bendar

delaad wrote: »

You seemed to be concerned about the correctness of your statement. Matt Cooper tends to be an expert in correctness. Just suggesting he probably could have put you, eh right, as to the correctness of your statement.

Aah... Ok thanks, my concern was that maybe Suds was an 'honourary' or sommit.

Never listen to Matt, too high pitched for Bren.

sudzs

It was a terrible tragedy, very very sad for all involved but does anyone else think there is far too much coverage on RTE? I don't think I can take any more of the commentary that has to be delivered in the down beat depressed tone of voice (Catriona Perry, I mean you!)

Callan57

sudzs wrote: »

It was a terrible tragedy, very very sad for all involved but does anyone else think there is far too much coverage on RTE? I don't think I can take any more of the commentary that has to be delivered in the down beat depressed tone of voice (Catriona Perry, I mean you!)

I'm not the chirpiest myself at 3am! :rolleyes:
But I agree, an awful tragedy but the coverage is somewhat OTT at this stage.

my friend

RTE radio 1 based on the last week to be renamed Vulture FM

Marian basically muttered about the body's of the dead wondering if they were in a fit state to be waked in open coffins. (Stuttered in circles and reversed)

Shocking misery porn. The Queen of stuttering and bumbling rides high.

Harry Angstrom

Aonghus and his hair.

First World Problems :rolleyes:

my friend

Where's the disclaimer???

This is an ad for a hair loss solution provider

Aonghus McAnally displaying his narcissism and vanity all for a few sheckles or free treatment

This is disgraceful radio considering its taxpayer and license fee funded programming

HeidiHeidi

Don't know about disgraceful, but it's certainly a very bizarre interview......

Can't believe he's 60 :eek: