The Pat Kenny Show

neris

well that sounds lovely a chocolate log left in your fridge after youve had all your cash and ipads nicked

the_monkey

filth ... and if you did anything to them you'd be charged.

Good old USA , shoot the **** dead and you are perfectly in your rights..

neris

the_monkey wrote: »

filth ... and if you did anything to them you'd be charged.

Good old USA , shoot the **** dead and you are perfectly in your rights..

wonder if you caught them stuck them in the boot of the car and took a nice drive up into the mountains and left them to walk home would you get in trouble

artful_codger

*throws the rest of the Chocolate Gateux in the bin*

mike65

Pat talks to some bloke from some charity and yet somehow ends up talking about his accent (Dublin) and his location (Kilkenny) and how this must somehow be important in his life with regard to the gaa.

Christ.

In no time at all the worst business to be in could be making 3D printers as anyone with one should be able to make one, logically after a while the market should collapse as people make printers at home for people they know, who in turn print out printers for people they know. At some point the small ads online with contain little other than 3D printers for sale!

endas donkey

another smug Guardian hack being given airtime. There are other media outlats out there Pat.

Roger_007

"Wrong kind of water......."?............I've heard it all now!

snubbleste

Pat's engineering degree comes in very handy with this water discussion.
Very informative

Roger_007

This fellow is taking a awful long time to tell us that he he hasn't a fcuking clue what is wrong. :mad:

Yakuza

Pat's on fire with the puns today, "clarity" in the water, revenue "streams" :rolleyes:

Roger_007

Yakuza wrote: »

Pat's on fire with the puns today, "clarity" in the water, revenue "streams" :rolleyes:

Pat gets his kicks from chemistry. You could say he's almost 'wetting himself' with this story.:D

Yakuza

Ah jaysus, Terry Prone. I thought she'd have been barred from a station where her husband wasn't on the board.

ButtersSuki

Yakuza wrote: »

Ah jaysus, Terry Prone. I thought she'd have been barred from a station where her husband wasn't on the board.

She is an amazing woman......according to her own PR.:rolleyes:

Herself and Pat could have a competition to see who is the most condescending. That would be fun.

Loafing Oaf

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Herself and Pat could have a competition to see who is the most condescending. That would be fun.

"meaning which of us is most inclined to talk down to people, in case there's any confusion among the listeners..."

Yakuza

ButtersSuki wrote: »

She is an amazing woman......according to her own PR.:rolleyes:

Herself and Pat could have a competition to see who is the most condescending. That would be fun.

Edit : Reason: Amazing, not amazon - flipping predictive text!

Your post still made sense, I wouldn't have doubted she wouldn't be beyond portraying herself in her PR as an amazon woman.

oppenheimer1

All the newstalk advertising to get people to turn the dial didn't seem to work out. According to tomorrows listenership figures the mid morning slot at Newstalk has only grown by 26k. Interestingly Sean O'Rourkes listenership has also risen by 6k.

I've also had the suspicion that the so called draw of RTE stars was somewhat overstated. Seems if the "Pat factor" is very small compared to overall listenership sizes. Looking back now I wonder does RTE think the huge amount of money they paid Pat was well spent, considering the now exposed limited draw of his personality factor.

dulpit

Are the JNLR figures not based on past 6 months average? So that would include 4 months of Tom 'the most boring man on radio' Dunne, right?

ButtersSuki

Just caught the end of that woman's weight loss (and secondary - for the purposes of the piece- cancer) stories. Has Pat interviewed all 12 finalists in the uni slim competition or was she the first? It seems a very low brow topic for a broadcaster of Pat's stature. Between it, the Caroline Morahan interview and the competitions he has to read out with the emotion of a Joe Duffy on-air apology, I do wonder does Pat miss his days in RTE sometimes?

georgesstreet

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

All the newstalk advertising to get people to turn the dial didn't seem to work out. According to tomorrows listenership figures the mid morning slot at Newstalk has only grown by 26k. Interestingly Sean O'Rourkes listenership has also risen by 6k.

I've also had the suspicion that the so called draw of RTE stars was somewhat overstated. Seems if the "Pat factor" is very small compared to overall listenership sizes. Looking back now I wonder does RTE think the huge amount of money they paid Pat was well spent, considering the now exposed limited draw of his personality factor.

Are you not aware how the figures are calculated?

mike65

Pat has forgotten about button B

two wheels good

endas donkey wrote: »

another smug Guardian hack being given airtime. There are other media outlats out there Pat.

Damn, I miss that interview. Was the Guardian journalist one of the diligent and courageous people investigating the phone hacking story or the NSA-GCHQ illegal spying story? - despite harassment and threats from government officials or News International stooges.

mike65

Nah it was Roy Greenslade.

Harry Angstrom

mike65 wrote: »

Nah it was Roy Greenslade.

Professor Roy Greenslade these days

two wheels good

mike65 wrote: »

Nah it was Roy Greenslade.

Oh, right. I won't bother looking for the podcast then.

the_monkey

ffs, millions of € spent by the HSE on this kid with OCD ??!!

I think there are more important things to spend money on then some kid who likes to walk down stairs backwards ffs!!

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

georgesstreet

the_monkey wrote: »

ffs, millions of € spent by the HSE on this kid with OCD ??!!

I think there are more important things to spend money on then some kid who likes to walk down stairs backwards ffs!!

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

In a civilised society thats not how we do things.

Were you brought up in a household where violence, or the threat of violence, was normal? Did your parents give you an occasional slap in the face, or elsewhere, as part of your normal growing up?

kneemos

the_monkey wrote: »

ffs, millions of € spent by the HSE on this kid with OCD ??!!

I think there are more important things to spend money on then some kid who likes to walk down stairs backwards ffs!!

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

You should contact the HSE immediately with your new cure for OCD.

Yakuza

the_monkey wrote: »

ffs, millions of € spent by the HSE on this kid with OCD ??!!

I think there are more important things to spend money on then some kid who likes to walk down stairs backwards ffs!!

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

A diagnosed mental illness (such as OCD) is just as valid an illness as a physical one. While I was quite surprised at the extent of how much his cost, OCD simply can't be "slapped" out of someone.

the_monkey

georgesstreet wrote: »

In a civilised society thats not how we do things.

Were you brought up in a household where violence, or the threat of violence, was normal? Did your parents give you an occasional slap in the face, or elsewhere, as part of your normal growing up?

Come on, don't take it so literally, but you think these kind of costs are justified ?

I think this kid is an attention seeker .

georgesstreet

the_monkey wrote: »

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

the_monkey wrote: »

Come on, don't take it so literally,

If you don't want guys to take what you say at face (sic) value, and find that guys here take you literally, have you considered saying what you mean rather than saying things you don't mean and then have what you don't mean taken literally?

ButtersSuki

Jeez, sounds like Pat is doing a Joe Duffy impersonation today covering "Assburgers" and interviewing Ryan Tubridy about his new buke. :rolleyes:

georgesstreet

After listening to the new show, I find myself listening less often. I don't know why, maybe its the content, maybe its the incessant advertisements, maybe its a sense of rushing everything, but I listen less. Also I've found James O'Brien at www.lbc.co.uk on my wifi radio.

Harry Angstrom

Seems a bit weird to hear Pat Kenny interviewing Ryan Tubridy on Newstalk.

Lapin

Even weirder watching it in Newstalk TV.

Ryan looks like an old professor with his specs and tweed jacket while Pat looks like a young transition year radio presenter in casual shirt !

kneemos

Lapin wrote: »

Even weirder watching it in Newstalk TV.

Ryan looks like an old professor with his specs and tweed jacket while Pat looks like a young transition year radio presenter in casual shirt !

Had he a packet of Werthers in the pocket?

Lapin

Not Werthers.

But these...

elvis jones

the_monkey wrote: »

ffs, millions of € spent by the HSE on this kid with OCD ??!!

I think there are more important things to spend money on then some kid who likes to walk down stairs backwards ffs!!

he needs a good slap in the face and told to cop the f*ck on !!!

I'm just wondering will this form of therapy work for my depression or is it just some mental illness.

Will it also work for broken legs and cancer ??

Perhaps you could have got john murray back to work quicker in RTE with an slap in the face !!


My god you are an idiot of the highest order. Might a slap in the face work for your gob$hiteitis ???

He even said the money being spent was wrong and the alternative is being ignored.

Why weren't you on this morning telling how austim could be cured with "a good slap in the face"

Lapin

Elvis, I fear you're gonna get a booking for that but I agree with every word you said.

elvis jones

Lapin wrote: »

Elvis, I fear you're gonna get a booking for that but I agree with every word you said.

If i deserve a booking for it god knows what the op deserves.........10 years ago this week i faced depression and mental illness for the 1st time. Lucky i'm still here but with attitudes like that its no wonder so many are taking their own lives:mad:

Bits_n_Bobs

Yesterday long drawn out interview with Tubridy, today long drawn out interview with writer of Love Hate. PK seems to be reverting to an RTE interviewing RTE path...yawn.

ButtersSuki

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

Yesterday long drawn out interview with Tubridy, today long drawn out interview with writer of Love Hate. PK seems to be reverting to an RTE interviewing RTE path...yawn.

Didn't (couldn't) listen to him interviewing Tubs but this is awkward with Stuart Carolan, example:

Pat: That's a very esoteric piece of music, you're obviously big into your music?
Stuart: No.


Pat is discussing the characters of Love/Hate like I'm sure the English landed gentry discussed the Irish peasants in the 1800s. He really does live in another world.

artful_codger

Who really cares about getting a book published? I mean apart from some D4 housewife, or an unemployed Journalist.

georgesstreet

artful_codger wrote: »

Who really cares about getting a book published? I mean apart from some D4 housewife, or an unemployed Journalist.

Actually, the answer to that question is every author I have ever met. Are you seriously suggesting that authors don't care about getting their books published?

constitutionus

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Didn't (couldn't) listen to him interviewing Tubs but this is awkward with Stuart Carolan, example:

Pat: That's a very esoteric piece of music, you're obviously big into your music?
Stuart: No.


Pat is discussing the characters of Love/Hate like I'm sure the English landed gentry discussed the Irish peasants in the 1800s. He really does live in another world.

in fairness carolans a bloody awfull interviewee. he seems to be a case of a writer that if he has the time he can craft exactly the response he wants, but when he has to speak on the fly he comes off as befuddled. like he's got three different answers to the same question trying to get out at the same time , ALL valid, and he stuggles to get the central points of all three across at once.

nothing wrong with that, if everyone could preform on a radio program as desired we wouldnt need professional broadcasters. but it makes for very stilted listening. he was pretty much the same when he was on tom dunne a while back.

personally i still like to hear him anyway as im a fan of the show. but i doubt anyone else could get more coherency out of him. at least pat teased some nuances out of him. i didnt see the little matchgirl/children of lir connections with lukes story in season 2 for instance. puts the whole swan punching into a totally different light.

artful_codger

georgesstreet wrote: »

Actually, the answer to that question is every author I have ever met. Are you seriously suggesting that authors don't care about getting their books published?

No, i'm suggesting that 99.99% of Newstalk listeners couldn't give a flying fcuk about the process of getting a book published...and i'd say the same percentage couldn't give a flying fcuk about you having met some authors. Well done you.

georgesstreet

artful_codger wrote: »

No, i'm suggesting that 99.99% of Newstalk listeners couldn't give a flying fcuk about the process of getting a book published...and i'd say the same percentage couldn't give a flying fcuk about you having met some authors. Well done you.

I really have no idea what anyone else might think, and only speak for myself.

Loafing Oaf

*groan*

Just because you're visiting Kilkenomics doesn't mean you have to start the show with that self-publicist McWilliams Pat. You're on a new station now, try to mix it up a bit...

Yakuza

I've read some of McWilliams' books and there's some good stuff in them, but his forced, back-slapping laugh at these economedy (I think I just made a new word up) shows just sounds off-putting.

georgesstreet

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

*groan*

Just because you're visiting Kilkenomics doesn't mean you have to start the show with that self-publicist McWilliams Pat. You're on a new station now, try to mix it up a bit...

so why listen if you don't like it? are you seriously suggesting that because you dont like mcwilliams, you think pat kenny shoudl not "start" the show with him? Woudl you allow himon so long as he didn't "start" it with him?

constitutionus

Jaysus ! Tiamat from dungeons and dragons is on talking economics !