The Pat Kenny Show

Technocentral

I wonder will Pat present for the next few months, obviously wont be going anywhere.

EmmetSpiceland

prunudo wrote: »

In fairness its not like he hasn't been discussing covid19 all week.
And he has Simon Harris on shortly.

He’s got a terrible voice, doesn’t he? Sounds like that, whingey, Toby from ‘Upwardly Mobile’.

Tell me how

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

He’s got a terrible voice, doesn’t he? Sounds like that, whingey, Toby from ‘Upwardly Mobile’.

It's what he says that's important, not how he sounds when saying it.

I know what you mean but I like his practice of using short snappy statements instead of wandering sentences.

generalgerry

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

He’s got a terrible voice, doesn’t he? Sounds like that, whingey, Toby from ‘Upwardly Mobile’.

That's a bit cruel, but I do understand what you are saying. Very similar.

EmmetSpiceland

Tell me how wrote: »

It's what he says that's important, not how he sounds when saying it.

I know what you mean but I like his practice of using short snappy statements instead of wandering sentences.

generalgerry wrote: »

That's a bit cruel, but I do understand what you are saying. Very similar.

Ah, look, it’s nothing against the guy personally. He’s playing a “blinder” so far.

And he gets a lot of credit for joe he conducted himself in the “abortion” referendum, his voice is just a bit “withered”.

Silly Gilly

generalgerry wrote: »

That's a bit cruel, but I do understand what you are saying. Very similar.

Jonny wrote:

Good man that should be enough to get you banned. There's nothing untrue in anything that I said even though you may not like to hear it.

Don't know what you're other references are, but I will just put it as being consistent with your other incoherent ramblings.

Hey Jonny, when you accuse someone of incoherence it is probably best not to make an error in the attempted putdown.

For clarity, your = belonging to you e.g your life does not have much going on as you keep re-regging when banned.

while

you're = you are e.g you're a sad re-regging twat.

Hope this helps.

jay0109

Pat has Charlie Weston on talking about the confusion amongst Banks over how the payment breaks are supposed to work which they are all supposed to have signed up to last week.

"Bankers are behaving like Bankers always do....like rats" says Pat.

So, about 10 minutes ago, Pat Kenny took the line from Michael Creed, minister for agriculture: There has been a special Covid 19 hotline for farmers set up. Did Michael Creed have the phone number.....eh....em.. "ya caught me cold"..

I turned the dial... to RTE 1

ButtersSuki

Deleted User wrote: »

So, about 10 minutes ago, Pat Kenny took the line from Michael Creed, minister for agriculture: There has been a special Covid 19 hotline for farmers set up. Did Michael Creed have the phone number.....eh....em.. "ya caught me cold"..

I turned the dial... to RTE 1

That's hardly Pat's fault to be fair.

Odyssey 2005

[Deleted User] wrote: »

So, about 10 minutes ago, Pat Kenny took the line from Michael Creed, minister for agriculture: There has been a special Covid 19 hotline for farmers set up. Did Michael Creed have the phone number.....eh....em.. "ya caught me cold"..

I turned the dial... to RTE 1

If that's the case youd better give Duffy a miss !

BPKS

Deleted User wrote: »

So, about 10 minutes ago, Pat Kenny took the line from Michael Creed, minister for agriculture: There has been a special Covid 19 hotline for farmers set up. Did Michael Creed have the phone number.....eh....em.. "ya caught me cold"..

I turned the dial... to RTE 1

Pat has had Regina Doherty on twice in the last week and she was absolutely brilliant.

Every question answered without hesitation.

Mad_maxx

Deleted User wrote: »

So, about 10 minutes ago, Pat Kenny took the line from Michael Creed, minister for agriculture: There has been a special Covid 19 hotline for farmers set up. Did Michael Creed have the phone number.....eh....em.. "ya caught me cold"..

I turned the dial... to RTE 1

creed was never the sharpest knife in the drawer

zell12

BPKS wrote: »

Pat has had Regina Doherty on twice in the last week and she was absolutely brilliant. Every question answered without hesitation.

Ah she did not, she did not know the answer to some of them, and said that she would consult and get a response later.

Besides, she was sacked by us two months ago

BillyBird

zell12 wrote: »

Ah she did not, she did not know the answer to some of them, and said that she would consult and get a response later.

Besides, she was sacked by us two months ago

Not to mention that she was probably the only minister to make a massive cocks up during the crisis - having to back track on payment amounts; announcing that employers would be covered for payments to employees, then they mightn't be, sowing confusion.


I'd disagree with FG on most policies (current crisis aside), but Regina is the only one I'd have a visceral dislike to for whatever reason.

BarryM

BillyBird wrote: »

Not to mention that she was probably the only minister to make a massive cocks up during the crisis - having to back track on payment amounts; announcing that employers would be covered for payments to employees, then they mightn't be, sowing confusion.


I'd disagree with FG on most policies (current crisis aside), but Regina is the only one I'd have a visceral dislike to for whatever reason.

Did I hear yesterday that she is expecting a Taoiseach's nomination to the Senate "and retain the Ministerial job"

FFS

She will probably get it too.

There's not much hunger among TDs to replace the current government.

BillyBird

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

She will probably get it too.

There's not much hunger among TDs to replace the current government.

There's a good chance that FG will be in some form of government so they'll have a share of nominations (even if there's a rotating Taoiseach).


Add to that the under-representation of women in the Seanad and no women from FG. Points to Leo appointing some FG women.

BarryM

Correction.... isn't it the 'next' Taoiseach who is supposed to do the nominations? WTF is she talking about? Of course she thinks Veradkar will be the next.....

BTW, I hope Kelly tells tweedle dum and tweedle dee to take a hike. Their, and especially his, term in a coalition wasn't great.

elperello

BarryM wrote: »

Did I hear yesterday that she is expecting a Taoiseach's nomination to the Senate "and retain the Ministerial job"

FFS

Bit of a misunderstanding really.

She was asked would she take that route and basically said "never say never".

A safe holding reply given the circumstances.

Possibly a Senator, unlikely a Minister in my opinion.

zell12

Regina Doherty on now at 09:27
spinning

zell12

16 minutes of Regina there

jay0109

Kate O'Connell on moaning about the lack of female Senators currently elected and how she would he honoured to be one of Leo's nominees. She believes there's resistance in FG, especially young FG, against having too many elected women in the party!

zerosugarbuzz

elperello wrote: »

Bit of a misunderstanding really.

She was asked would she take that route and basically said "never say never".

A safe holding reply given the circumstances.

Possibly a Senator, unlikely a Minister in my opinion.

How could she possibly be a minister when she failed to be elected?

Allinall

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

How could she possibly be a minister when she failed to be elected?

Up to two members of the Seanad can be appointed minister.

These can in turn be appointed by An Taoiseach.

Section 28.7 of the Constitution.

BPKS

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

How could she possibly be a minister when she failed to be elected?

The idea was floated a few years ago - after the financial crisis - of getting experts in certain areas elected to the Seanad and given Ministerial roles in their expert fields.

For example I would much have a financial expert as Minister for Finance instead of some teacher or somebody with an Arts degree that has worked in PR for a few years and become a TD.

Same with Health, Transport portfolios etc.

EDIT: not talking about Doherty obviously, more a general observation.

ButtersSuki

BPKS wrote: »

The idea was floated a few years ago - after the financial crisis - of getting experts in certain areas elected to the Seanad and given Ministerial roles in their expert fields.

For example I would much have a financial expert as Minister for Finance instead of some teacher or somebody with an Arts degree that has worked in PR for a few years and become a TD.

Same with Health, Transport portfolios etc.

EDIT: not talking about Doherty obviously, more a general observation.

Crazy talk!

meeeeh

BPKS wrote: »

The idea was floated a few years ago - after the financial crisis - of getting experts in certain areas elected to the Seanad and given Ministerial roles in their expert fields.

For example I would much have a financial expert as Minister for Finance instead of some teacher or somebody with an Arts degree that has worked in PR for a few years and become a TD.

Same with Health, Transport portfolios etc.

EDIT: not talking about Doherty obviously, more a general observation.

It doesn't work in Irish electoral system where people vote for candidates directly. It makes sense to make them ministers and boost their profile to improve chances of re-electon and getting extra people in. What you are looking for works when you vote for parties not individuals (or for only one individual in american system).

BillyBird

BPKS wrote: »

For example I would much have a financial expert as Minister for Finance instead of some teacher or somebody with an Arts degree that has worked in PR for a few years and become a TD.

The minister is supported by the permanent civil servants that run those departments. And those guys are experts in their various areas.


The idea that one person would be a financial expert in economics, banking, consumer finance, taxation, etc. is probably a long shot.


I'd prefer somebody smart, somebody who knows what questions to ask/who to ask. Not that we necessarily get those either .....


Having some sort of a background in some area Finance would help for sure.



Oh and somebody that has a bank account.

monstermag

Allinall wrote: »

Up to two members of the Seanad can be appointed minister.

These can in turn be appointed by An Taoiseach.

Section 28.7 of the Constitution.

By all accounts the vast majority of her FG colleagues were glad to see the back of her including the taoiseach. Surprised Pat wasn't aware of that.

dominatinMC

Charlie Flanagan giving us a lesson here in how to dodge a question. What is the point of having him on if he won't answer a simple question. I know it is the modus operandi of politicians, but it makes for infuriating listening.