The Pat Kenny Show

PeterTheNinth · 21-06-2017 9:08am

Healy starts with a rant about inequality in the ministerial positions. Newstalk really should practice what they preach. Have a look through their own schedule and you dont see a lot of female faces. Particularly those "civil rights and equality" heroes on OTB, no one woman in the staff and still they continue to lecture us.

neris · 21-06-2017 11:37am

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Healy starts with a rant about inequality in the ministerial positions. Newstalk really should practice what they preach. Have a look through their own schedule and you dont see a lot of female faces. Particularly those "civil rights and equality" heroes on OTB, no one woman in the staff and still they continue to lecture us.

they have dil

Loafing Oaf · 22-06-2017 10:16am

I only tune in to PK ocassionally so I'm wondering what's happening with his holliers. Are Yates and Healy taking turns to fill in?

Ol' Donie · 22-06-2017 10:23am

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I only tune in to PK ocassionally so I'm wondering what's happening with his holliers. Are Yates and Healy taking turns to fill in?

His holidays are last week, this week & next week.

It's been Healy every day until today when Ivan is on.

PeterTheNinth · 22-06-2017 10:40am

Ahhhhhh Yates is just brilliant. The show is soo much better with Yates.

Loafing Oaf · 22-06-2017 10:52am

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Ahhhhhh Yates is just brilliant. The show is soo much better with Yates.

Yeah just caught a brief snatch of him talking about Grenfell Tower, seemed ultra-sharp and engaged. Champing at the bit for a regular weekday show?

Snake Plisken · 22-06-2017 11:28am

Great to have him on talking about sex improves the mind for older people he asked the researcher are we talking about randy auld fellas or dried up auld ones

Also pulled up Shona Murray in an interview about DUP where she was interviewing a Member of SF, he basically called out Murray asking her did she ask any difficult questions to SF including why they are not playing their part by taking their seats in parliament, nervous laughter from Shona.

Anyone know if he is going to be on next week as well?

foxtrot101 · 22-06-2017 2:33pm

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Ahhhhhh Yates is just brilliant. The show is soo much better with Yates.

Pat is fine, Ivan is badly needed elsewhere - Breakfast or Drive. These stand-in stints have shown that he doesn't need Chris, he's actually much better on his own.

quintana76 · 22-06-2017 2:50pm

Agreed. Pat and Ivan fine. Johnathan Healy is horrible. Very horrible.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 22-06-2017 3:03pm

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Healy starts with a rant about inequality in the ministerial positions. Newstalk really should practice what they preach. Have a look through their own schedule and you dont see a lot of female faces. Particularly those "civil rights and equality" heroes on OTB, no one woman in the staff and still they continue to lecture us.

I hate this BS they propagate.

Ministerial positions should be awarded based on experience and ability not one's gender.

quintana76 · 22-06-2017 3:32pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I hate this BS they propagate.

Ministerial positions should be awarded based on experience and ability not one's gender.

Wrong era for such rationality. Appearances are everything now. It is more important to be seen to follow an agenda then worry about doing the job right.

wnolan1992 · 22-06-2017 4:42pm

foxtrot101 wrote: »

Pat is fine, Ivan is badly needed elsewhere - Breakfast or Drive. These stand-in stints have shown that he doesn't need Chris, he's actually much better on his own.

I'd nearly put money on it that Ivan is being lined up to replace George in the not too distant future.

foxtrot101 · 22-06-2017 4:53pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I'd nearly put money on it that Ivan is being lined up to replace George in the not too distant future.

Yeah, that could happen alright. I forgot That Ivan is dead set against going back to breakfast, the early starts were killing him. So that would leave lunchtime or drive.

wnolan1992 · 22-06-2017 4:56pm

foxtrot101 wrote: »

Yeah, that could happen alright. I forgot That Ivan is dead set against going back to breakfast, the early starts were killing him. So that would leave lunchtime or drive.

And I must say, I had my doubts as to whether he could carry a show on his own, but he really seems to have stepped up his game. Caught bits of him covering for Pat and it was really good listening.

I'd personally like him and Chris to team up on Drive, but if he were to take Hook's slot (and give Hook back the Saturday Sit-In and the Sunday show for as long as he wants them) then they'd have a fairly decent line-up 9am-9pm. (Stress on, fairly decent there, because I know a lot of people don't like Moncrieff or Drive)

foxtrot101 · 22-06-2017 5:08pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

And I must say, I had my doubts as to whether he could carry a show on his own, but he really seems to have stepped up his game. Caught bits of him covering for Pat and it was really good listening.

I'd personally like him and Chris to team up on Drive, but if he were to take Hook's slot (and give Hook back the Saturday Sit-In and the Sunday show for as long as he wants them) then they'd have a fairly decent line-up 9am-9pm. (Stress on, fairly decent there, because I know a lot of people don't like Moncrieff or Drive)

While Moncrieff has his detractors, is quite popular and does have a fan base. I can't listen to Drive more than a couple of minutes at a time. It's just so relentlessly dull.

PeterTheNinth · 23-06-2017 9:32am

Oh for f**k sake, back to square one again.

quintana76 · 23-06-2017 1:41pm

Moncrieff is a very good broadcaster. Arguable he is the best on Newstalk. The only problem is that he has excessive 'right on' views. Turns a lot of people off. Pity.

Conservative · 27-06-2017 11:49am

quintana76 wrote: »

Moncrieff is a very good broadcaster. Arguable he is the best on Newstalk. The only problem is that he has excessive 'right on' views. Turns a lot of people off. Pity.

I doubt we'd agree on anything politics wise but I really like Sean Moncrieff's show. I'd place him only second to Pat Kenny on Irish radio. If there was any justice he would be earning 500 grand on Radio 1 and the other fella would be on Kildare FM where his talent belongs.

Is Pat back next week? I thought it was great that he text in during the book review last week. Still a complete anorak after all these years. My day is not the same without him.

I've given Healy more than enough chances. I'm not surprised he could never find his mates in nightclubs. Just no redeeming values at all. There are far more deserving younger broadcasters in the Newstalk ranks to fill in.

PeterTheNinth · 28-06-2017 10:40am

And are Newstalk refusing all alcohol advertising and all gambling advertising Jonathan? How much of the gambling money goes in your pocket Healy?

Hector Savage · 28-06-2017 10:58am

146 men to 1 woman ? What does this ratio mean ?

PeterTheNinth · 30-06-2017 11:17am

"All we want is an accommodation built for us"

Will nobody ask any serious questions here?

Technocentral · 03-07-2017 9:27am

Aaah no! Is Kenny ever coming back?

humberklog · 03-07-2017 11:27pm

I groaned loudly this morning.
But I'm waiting on a bus home now and NT are doing a playback...good lord how on earth do the management at NT think that Healy's tone acceptable?

The immediacy of his snide arrogant commentary on every topic is wearing to the point that it's almost not worth tuning in to see if PK is back.

I hear him. I tune out.

Del.Monte · 04-07-2017 7:25am

humberklog wrote: »

I groaned loudly this morning.
But I'm waiting on a bus home now and NT are doing a playback...good lord how on earth do the management at NT think that Healy's tone acceptable?

The immediacy of his snide arrogant commentary on every topic is wearing to the point that it's almost not worth tuning in to see if PK is back.

I hear him. I tune out.

I can't stand Jonathan Healy either but at least he has opinions. Whereas Pat Kenny is worse if only for the fact that he has been droning on for decades and never has an opinion on anything; never got stuck into anything worthwhile in his media life and has made a career of lightweight interviews, lightweight muzak and lightweight chatter with his pals from Ashton's in Clonskeagh and their ilk.

neris · 04-07-2017 11:03am

Is pat Kenny gone from NT? Got a smarmy reply to a tweet from a healy about Kenny missing

PeterTheNinth · 04-07-2017 11:21am

"You want to leave the Eu...."
*switches to jocose smart ar$e tone*
"are ya... are ya alright" :mad::mad:

He wont give this guy a chance, keeps interrupting with his usual asides and smart ar$e remarks... What an absolute tool Jonathan Healy is...

I think he's getting WORSE, and I didn't think that was actually possible. Please Newstalk, get Pat Kenny back from his holidays as a matter of urgency.

constitutionus · 04-07-2017 12:19pm

havent listened in over a week now.

jesus NT sort it out !

put kieran cuddihy on or sommat as healy is brutal

Conservative · 04-07-2017 2:11pm

Pat is back on Thursday according to Healy. He finished up on Thursday 4 weeks ago so that's a day short of a month off.

It sounded like his return was planned for this week so hopefully it is just an extended holiday!

There seems to be immense loyalty to Jonathan Healy in NT. He's lasted like 10 years at this point?

Quintis · 04-07-2017 2:44pm

Pat and Sean O'Rourke must be on holidays together

weary_salesman · 04-07-2017 4:38pm

while truly insufferable

its not that much of a surprise why NT have given work to jonathan healey for so long , he ticks every box when it comes to what is required in journalism these days

bland
ultra pc
not especially bright and completely without an original viewpoints which strays from the current liberal narrative
a willingness to pander to sacred cows at all times

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