Marian Finucane

Dan Jaman

CountyHurler wrote: »

What are these magical "TIMER" things that he speaks of ... Have these just been invented?

"You need to get an electrician in to wire the timer... unless of course you're able to do it yourself".... :pac: .. I dont think that wiring a timer is allowed to be done legally by a non qualified electrian with the latest legislation..

Well, they can get stuffed.

Oops69

He's abit of a know all, slack was great for getting a brilliant hot Long lasting glow from a coal fire ,but he dismissed it

CountyHurler

Dont think that Marian will like having the program content dictated to her by RaboBank... :pac:

RadioRetro

"The [water] measuring device, whatever you call it" :rolleyes:

michael999999

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

How's the husband these days, Darina?

This is what I don't get?

RTE and Marion Finucane have vilified Gerry Adams with the last two weeks for allegedly covering up a rape.

And yet we have Darina Allen given a Prime Time slot to hawk her new book!

Callan57

michael999999 wrote: »

This is what I don't get?

RTE and Marion Finucane have vilified Gerry Adams with the last two weeks for allegedly covering up a rape.

And yet we have Darina Allen given a Prime Time slot to hawk her new book!

You can hardly blame her for her husband's actions now can you? That said we hear and see way too much of that Ballymaloo crowd.

michael999999

Callan57 wrote: »

You can hardly blame her for her husband's actions now can you? That said we hear and see way too much of that Ballymaloo crowd.

She stood by him didn't she?

Callan57

michael999999 wrote: »

She stood by him didn't she?

Ah here since when did that become a crime? You're going a little OTT

Dan Jaman

michael999999 wrote: »

She stood by him didn't she?

Not while he was looking at the monitor, I'm pretty sure.

michael999999

Callan57 wrote: »

Ah here since when did that become a crime? You're going a little OTT

Really?

Do you know what he was convicted of?

Callan57

michael999999 wrote: »

Really?

Do you know what he was convicted of?

I surely do .... and I still don't see how being his wife has anything to do with it. To my knowledge she was neither charged or convicted with anything.

tampopo

I just tuned in for a bit during the Darina Allen interview and she still (MF, that is) sounds horribly unprepared and not ready or not sure of what she's doing. She often starts a sentence asking one question to suddenly segue into quite another different unrelated question. I don't know how she gets away with it. Habit of people tuning in to Radio 1 I presume...there's always the off button though!!!

I don't usually listen to the close on a Saturday and I laughed at the end, at 12.50 when she said, "the same time tomorrow, 11 to 1.00". Eh, no, 11 to 12.50.

mzungu

tampopo wrote: »

I just tuned in for a bit during the Darina Allen interview and she still (MF, that is) sounds horribly unprepared and not ready or not sure of what she's doing. She often starts a sentence asking one question to suddenly segue into quite another different unrelated question. I don't know how she gets away with it. Habit of people tuning in to Radio 1 I presume...there's always the off button though!!!

I don't usually listen to the close on a Saturday and I laughed at the end, at 12.50 when she said, "the same time tomorrow, 11 to 1.00". Eh, no, 11 to 12.50.

Its all part of her schtick! A ploy to catch her guests off guard, similar to what Colombo does...only minus the cigar and mack.

Dan Jaman

mzungu wrote: »

Its all part of her schtick! A ploy to catch her guests off guard, similar to what Colombo does...only minus the cigar and mack.

Oh, that's cunning. By pretending to be a smokey, clueless bimbo, she can extract the truth across the dinner table... studio desk.

Raspberry Fileds

If she smokes cigars that explains a lot.

Dan Jaman

Raspberry Fileds wrote: »

If she smokes cigars that explains a lot.

Marian is never seen without her stogie.

Harry Angstrom

Marian and her D4 dinner party chums studio guests aren't going to like this headline this morning....

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/sinn-fein-the-most-popular-party-in-ireland-new-poll-reveals-30710365.html

shamrock2004

Pat rabbitte is on the show. Can't stand the contempt he harbours for the Irish people.

CountyHurler

I've no time for Conor Pope and his brand of "sky is falling" hysteria..

Itssoeasy

Conor Pope bugs me a lot.

Callan57

CountyHurler wrote: »

I've no time for Conor Pope and his brand of "sky is falling" hysteria..

He's a fair bullsh1tter without doubt

Harry Angstrom

He's even more unbearable since he did that celebrity Masterchef Ready Steady Cook thing.

Lteegan

Does Marian claim to be impartial? I expected to see her leading the anti-water rates march yesterday

HeidiHeidi

I think he's great.

Callan57

Pat Rabbit is absolutely right - an awful lot of nonsence & waffle being bandind about as fact.
I heard someone say last week that no utility charges if you call them out! If you call out the ESB to repair your electric kettle you'd know all about charges!
It is & was always the case that a leak in your own premises was resolved by a plumber who charged YOU.

Harry Angstrom

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I think he's great.

Hello Mrs Pope

CountyHurler

That "Man Up" campaign REALLY bugs me, the inference being that all men are "letting the side down"... A lot of women need to take responsibility for the partners THEY choose instead of blaming other men...

brooke 2

'Bridge over Troubled Waters' playing in background on Newstalk!

Callan57

CountyHurler wrote: »

That "Man Up" campaign REALLY bugs me, the inference being that all men are "letting the side down"... A lot of women need to take responsibility for the partners THEY choose instead of blaming other men...

Did you happen to hear Jamelia on Brendan O'Connor's show last night? Asked why she left her abusive partner she said because she was worried about her kids & she went on to say that if she hadn't had kids she probably would be still with said abusive partner! I just do not understand.

Now we'll both be in trouble for off topic comments.

Itssoeasy

I'm not sure the other leaders would have resigned by the six o clock news. This is ireland.

michael999999

brooke 2 wrote: »

'Bridge over Troubled Waters' playing in background on Newstalk!

That is the tune being played over the tanoy in Denis o Brien INM towers after the latest opinion poll showed Sinn Fein on top again!

CountyHurler

"I love looking after people, We're best friends and I've learned a lot from her,
I learned her pin number from her last week and I've been out partying every night since".

sudzs

People going around in spacesuits?? :rolleyes:

Dan Jaman

BS to that, Marion; nothing wrong with the phone line. For some reason she decided enough was enough.

CountyHurler

Dan Jaman wrote: »

BS to that, Marion; nothing wrong with the phone line. For some reason she decided enough was enough.

I suppose "the phone line is bad" sounded better than "I'm bored with this topic"...

snubbleste

Marian lives near an Avoca, where you cannot get parking from morning to night because it is jammers

Dan Jaman

CountyHurler wrote: »

I suppose "the phone line is bad" sounded better than "I'm bored with this topic"...

It was handled just as rudely. Obviously attended the same Introductory Tips for Telephone Handlers course as Joe.
It's become obvious now - she wanted to dive on to something she actually knows something about; shopping.

CountyHurler

I wonder is there any merit to my hypothesis that people are too lazy to walk the whole way around the big shopping centres, plus that big walk back out to the car in the giant car park.. ?

Dan Jaman

Flavoured beanz? Sure, I just lob some sultanas and hot curry powder into my Aldi baked beans.

Dan Jaman

CountyHurler wrote: »

I wonder is there any merit to my hypothesis that people are too lazy to walk the whole way around the big shopping centres, plus that big walk back out to the car in the giant car park.. ?

For me, yes. I really can't be bothered with the huge places; just too much walking around and pushing a trolley is an awkward device when loaded, and you only find out a wheel is wobbly and crabby when there's a load on it.

Dan Jaman

Been a long time since I've been excited over groceries.

CountyHurler

I saved five grand last year by cutting out The Irish Times..

snubbleste

CountyHurler wrote: »

I saved five grand last year by cutting out The Irish Times..

with a scythe?

CountyHurler

"The expert on silver coinage hasnt been replaced"..

There wasnt any point in employing somebody for the role as we've sold all our silver coins to pay off the bank debts...

CountyHurler

She got no compensation for the pain she took on the McNulty affair... She followed the party line to save her job, why are people making he out as the victim... Lucinda would have downed tools, but then she has a bit of principle...

Infoanon

Callan57 wrote: »

Pat Rabbit is absolutely right - an awful lot of nonsence & waffle being bandind about as fact.
I heard someone say last week that no utility charges if you call them out! If you call out the ESB to repair your electric kettle you'd know all about charges!
It is & was always the case that a leak in your own premises was resolved by a plumber who charged YOU.

Pat has also being sprouting a lot of nonsense and waffle - talking over and interrupting the other contributors is not going to help the communication issues no matter if you are right or wrong.

Pats comments about call out charges was an attempt to muddy the waters further - the point being made was about the proposed call out fee, an exceptionally high fee indicative of an overly expensive cost base.

You are correct - you can call out a plumber - but who is to say that a quango a la the PSA will not be set in future to change all that?

Lapin

Just listening to the programme now.

Is it any wonder Tesco are screwed. Everyone is buying yogurt and muslei in Donnybrook Fair and Avoca if this panel are a representitive cross section of Irish society.

I wonder how the Bulgarian property market is shaping up these days?

Dan Jaman

Marian Keyes...
Thought this was Mrs Doyle at first, but it's turned out to be interesting.

Itssoeasy

Jesus fergal keane.

Davarus Walrus

The Marian Keyes interview was brilliant. Such honesty and insight. And Marion F is the best in the business at handling that sort of interview.