Marian Finucane

Callan57

serfboard wrote: »

As painful as some of the Irish contributors to this programme can be, things must be bad when they have to resort to getting a very painful Brit on instead ...

You can't seriously expect the usual list of retired senior civil servants & retired senior gardai to be available in June - holiday villas calling

CountyHurler

mrsdewinter wrote: »

Thank God Will Self is gone: I couldn't take any more "Ha, ha, ha, you won't believe how silly we Irish can be, Token Brit" exchanges...

He was actually on the documentary later that evening, giving the reporter a casual walking tour around London (in the same vein as Leopold Bloom). Particularly impressive given that he was most likely hung over after being down the Duck And Drake the previous night drinking cider with his beer bellied, tattoo wearing countrymen and singing lead on Three Lions and Vindaloo...

mrsdewinter

CountyHurler wrote: »

He was actually on the documentary later that evening, giving the reporter a casual walking tour around London (in the same vein as Leopold Bloom). Particularly impressive given that he was most likely hung over after being down the Duck And Drake the previous night drinking cider with his beer bellied, tattoo wearing countrymen and singing lead on Three Lions and Vindaloo...

I kinda enjoyed that, to be honest: a Londoner talking about London, something he could really engage with. What I find cringeworthy is the national broascaster's habit of wheeling on visiting forrdiners and figuratively sitting at their knee with bated breath to find out what half-baked opinion about the banking inquiry, say, they've managed to cobble together in the 24 hours they've been here.

thesandeman

Brendan O' Carroll (Mrs Brown) will be covering for Marian at the end of the month. That could be interesting.

CountyHurler

thesandeman wrote: »

Brendan O' Carroll (Mrs Brown) will be covering for Marian at the end of the month. That could be interesting.

If he dresses up as Mrs Brown and coughs, nobody will notice.. Fairly risqué choice for RTE...

Raspberry Fileds

thesandeman wrote: »

Brendan O' Carroll (Mrs Brown) will be covering for Marian at the end of the month. That could be interesting.

Oh dear. Why? Apart from the fact that I can't stand his comedy (however nice a person he is and, as we're constantly being told, how much he "deserves" his success), he doesn't suit the style of the programme. Hang on...is this a joke?

thesandeman

No joke. He was being interviewed about the film yesterday and mentioned it.

GSF

Mrs Brown and Marian Finucane never spotted in the same place at the same time. Coincidence?

sligojoek

He's going to be all over the place pushing this movie. I bet Duffy and Mooney will give him a show apiece. There was a full page ad in the UK Mirror TV guide at the weekend. A phone in competition to win tickets for the premiere.

Welsh Megaman

sligojoek wrote: »

He's going to be all over the place pushing this movie. I bet Duffy and Mooney will give him a show apiece. There was a full page ad in the UK Mirror TV guide at the weekend. A phone in competition to win tickets for the premiere.

The nightmare begins...

Aidric

No fan of O Carroll but have no issue with him being given a chance to bring something different to the table.

If, however, he is going to use it as a promotional vehicle than the audience has been cheated.

Oops69

Ruth Buchanan played giddy giggly girl Lawlor on play back twice this morning doing her air headed routine , don't tell me they're going to replace Marion with this one, Marion has passed her sell by date but come on rte !

HeidiHeidi

Oops69 wrote: »

Ruth Buchanan played giddy giggly girl Lawlor on play back twice this morning doing her air headed routine , don't tell me they're going to replace Marion with this one, Marion has passed her sell by date but come on rte !

Are you Rip Van Winkle? Ruth Buchanan retired about 10 years ago

I really like Áine Lawlor doing the news and serious stuff, but she fairly excelled herself in the giggly stakes in that clip alright.

(ETA, before someone else corrects me, RB only retired less than 4 years ago :eek:)

CountyHurler

Is it this morning that O'Carroll is in for Marion?

CountyHurler

Aíne Lawlor is presenting again today... *obligatory girlish giggle*

Callan57

Wonder will the book slot be dropped without notice again today

bottlebrush

Aine likes her flowers and gardens. Wouldn't mind if she had a few gardeners in would make a change from the chef slots Marion always has going

CountyHurler

They just had a text in from Quasimodo... "You can keep ringing the bells if you stop Aíne from laughing"..

constitutionus

Jays is aine coming on to him ?

Callan57

constitutionus wrote: »

Jays is aine coming on to him ?

Not easy for any red-blooded woman not to - those eyes!

smcgiff

CountyHurler wrote: »

Aíne Lawlor is presenting again today... *obligatory girlish giggle*

Better than the obligatory fag cough.

CountyHurler

Christy Moore: "I'm thinking about the people who are outside, all the time they've taken to get there, and how I'm going to enjoy depriving them of an alcoholic beverage when they go inside"... :pac:

mike65

CountyHurler wrote: »

Aíne Lawlor is presenting again today... *obligatory girlish giggle*

Finucane recharging her batteries, good for her.

Harry Angstrom

Cash is king, folks.

Lapin

FFS Aine will you let the man finish a sentence.

Harry Angstrom

This one's laugh is more annoying than Aine's.

CountyHurler

I went looking for a picture of Chrissie Hynde, who Aíne said was "rocking it" last nite on Graham Norton... Google returns me with a pic of Cheryl Cole's a$$ with a giant tattoo ?? :eek::eek:

Callan57

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

This one's laugh is more annoying than Aine's.

This is just too much ... three giggling women trying to out giggle each other. Think I'll go for a walk

Lapin

I reckon this is payback time for blokes for all the world cup coverage.

Harry Angstrom

Marian wouldn't have stood for that guff.

Harry Angstrom

These nature walks are all very well but they'd work a little bit better if it was on TV.

CountyHurler

Just like Julie Andrews... The hills are alive with the sound of giggling..

Lapin

Flowers flowers flowers.

A backdoor gardening slot.

Aine wins on the sly !

Harry Angstrom

Yeah, I'd love that. Call round to someone's house and get served raw peas.

SEPT 23 1989

The RTE van ran out of petrol?

Oops69

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Are you Rip Van Winkle? Ruth Buchanan retired about 10 years ago

I really like Áine Lawlor doing the news and serious stuff, but she fairly excelled herself in the giggly stakes in that clip alright.

(ETA, before someone else corrects me, RB only retired less than 4 years ago :eek:)

Sorry , the one who used to do Bosco , another Marion

Lapin

I reckon the phone in that Ballymaloe place is always connected to a radio station and the Allens just take turns talking into it.

Harry Angstrom

Lapin wrote: »

I reckon the phone in that Ballymaloe place is always connected to a radio station and the Allens just take turns talking into it.

Apart from Tim

CountyHurler

Lapin wrote: »

I reckon the phone in that Ballymaloe place is always connected to a radio station and the Allens just take turns talking into it.

Yeah but apparently not all the members of the family are allowed to answer the phone..

edit: fek ya anyway Harry :-)

Oops69

Lapin wrote: »

I reckon the phone in that Ballymaloe place is always connected to a radio station and the Allens just take turns talking into it.

Except when himself is 'busy ' on line!

SEPT 23 1989

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Apart from Tim

I wonder is Tim seen around Ballymaloe or does he stay in the tower during the day only to emerge at night to make his creations in the kitchen?

Harry Angstrom

After listening to that, I think I'll ring up Domino's for the nibbles and get 8 cans of Guinness for a tenner from Super Valu. Job done.

Oops69

Ooh jolly bleeding hockey sticks , the kids making lemonade , what is this the Home Counties in the 1950s?

Lapin

What we simply refer to as arts week is now known as The Galway International Arts Festival.

They have globalized the crusties.

CountyHurler

"Nope not the weather forecast, some cheesy music"... LOL..

Lapin

Oh dear. The gremlins are out in force today.

Lapin

All yer man had to say was 'Scorchio' and that was the weather sorted.

SEPT 23 1989

talking over the pips

CountyHurler

"Gay Byrne on Enda Kenny's faith and approach to life"...

wtf? Did Gay Byrne get Enda to do one of the "One To One" programs?

Dunphy is in .... :-) :-)

Lapin

The more Gay Byrne retires, the more vocal and visable he gets.