Sean O'Rourke Today Show

dulpit

Callan57 wrote: »

Oh Lord it's Miriam ... no, no, no

Just listening back on podcast. Will have to see if Pat has better podcasts than before (they used only release the odd story, not the whole show).

They had Katie Hannon covering last week, she was excellent. But we're stuck with Miriam :-(

padd b1975

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

Ego.

Nothing more, nothing less.

honeybear

dulpit wrote: »

Just listening back on podcast. Will have to see if Pat has better podcasts than before (they used only release the odd story, not the whole show).

They had Katie Hannon covering last week, she was excellent. But we're stuck with Miriam :-(

Not a Katie fan on the Late Debate

djemba djemba

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

Just heard the end of an interview with the mother of the boys Tom hanks made the video for.

Mother finishes off by saying thanks to Tom if you ever listen to miriams wonderful show...

It's not miriams show its Sean's show

sligojoek

Yet man keeps calling her "Marian".

Odyssey 2005

It's getting even clearer that Harris is in completely over his head. This is a very disturbing topic. The idior couldn't run an icecream van.

KaneToad

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Just heard the programme jingle "today with Miriam "
That has to be a first, I've never heard them change the jingle when someone is standing in for the anchor presenter.

The jingle change was also done the last time she stood in, for an extended period, for SOR.

sligojoek

Paudie Coffey blaming everyone bar FG

sligojoek

The tweet and email are still SOR

Odyssey 2005

PoG is in court more often than some judges

Beechwoodspark

Noticeable how Des and Miriam maintain basic manners but barely get on

Beechwoodspark

Miriam is insufferable. Stealing a living.

elperello

I thought she did an excellent job of the interview with Vicky Phelan.
Not saying S0'R couldn't have handled it but she brought a special touch to an appallingly sad subject.

padd b1975

I can't cope with her lisp and faux sincerity.

Newstalk only for the duration of her tenure.

Beechwoodspark

padd b1975 wrote: »

I can't cope with her lisp and faux sincerity.

Newstalk only for the duration of her tenure.

It’s striking how she doesn’t try the fake act with Des Cahill. I’d say there’s history there

dulpit

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

It’s striking how she doesn’t try the fake act with Des Cahill. I’d say there’s history there

She didn't yesterday, but when she was covering last year she was usually very frosty or bored sounding with Paddy O'Gorman too...

elperello

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

PoG is in court more often than some judges

And makes more sense than many.

dulpit

elperello wrote: »

And makes more sense than many.

He is a seriously underrated treasure of radio.

honeybear

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Noticeable how Des and Miriam maintain basic manners but barely get on

Don’t think that’s Miriam’s fault...was listening to Des on Morning Ireland this week...Gavin Jennings handed over to him for the Sports Bulletin with a pleasant comment-Des didn’t even acknowledge it. Thought at the time that Des was incredibly rude & unprofessional.

I think she does a very good job...She wasnt taking any nonsense from Mary Lou this morning...

sligojoek

Deleted User wrote: »

I think she does a very good job...She wasnt taking any nonsense from Mary Lou this morning...

She coudn't get one straight answer from her though. Just 10 to 15 minutes of waffle and winding down the clock.

Odyssey 2005

sligojoek wrote: »

She coudn't get one straight answer from her though. Just 10 to 15 minutes of waffle and winding down the clock.

That's all she does. Gerry wont stand for anything else.

Odyssey 2005

dulpit wrote: »

He is a seriously underrated treasure of radio.

Agreed.

jeremyj1968

Very strange interview with the guy about the FAI earlier. He was very very nervous and very loose tongued. I think another interviewer would have stepped in and challenged him on some of his assertions.

sligojoek

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

PoG is in court more often than some judges

elperello wrote: »

And makes more sense than many.

Both equally soft on travellers.

Interviewee: "Ah shur it was only a bit of fighting, stealing, drug taking and drink driving Paddy. The judge gave me a suspended sentence and I'll be grand now."

Paddy: "Ah shur that's grand. I was very fearful you'd be going away to prison for the rest of your life in that big blue and white van across the road there."

Meanwhile the cops are going off to lunch wondering why they bother.

SPDUB

sligojoek wrote: »

Interviewee: "Ah shur it was only a bit of fighting, stealing, drug taking and drink driving Paddy. The judge gave me a suspended sentence and I'll be grand now."

Paddy: "Ah shur that's grand. I was very fearful you'd be going away to prison for the rest of your life in that big blue and white van across the road there."

Meanwhile the cops are going off to lunch wondering why they bother.

People tend to talk to you a lot when you tell them they are the scum of the earth:rolleyes:

Badabing

Another 2 weeks off for Sean o Rourke. That's 9 weeks last summer, 3 weeks at Xmas, 1 week in February and now 2 weeks. Probably more im missing.

Badabing

Badabing wrote: »

Another 2 weeks off for Sean o Rourke. That's 9 weeks last summer, 3 weeks at Xmas, 1 week in February and now 2 weeks. Probably more im missing.

I think he's slowly winding-down to retirement, he did similar last summer, citing ennui

BarryD2

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I think he's slowly winding-down to retirement, he did similar last summer, citing ennui

Wouldn't he better then to move on and let someone else put their bum in the seat. Same for that lad George Hamilton, he is covering soccer matches for what seems like decades now. Maybe RTE lends itself to 'slowly winding-down to retirement'??

dulpit

BarryD2 wrote: »

Wouldn't he better then to move on and let someone else put their bum in the seat. Same for that lad George Hamilton, he is covering soccer matches for what seems like decades now. Maybe RTE lends itself to 'slowly winding-down to retirement'??

That lad George Hamilton :rolleyes:

djemba djemba

BarryD2 wrote: »

Same for that lad George Hamilton, he is covering soccer matches for what seems like decades now

It seems like decades? it is decades. 4 of them.

And why would you get rid of the best in the business.

BarryD2

BarryD2 wrote: »

Wouldn't he better then to move on and let someone else put their bum in the seat. Same for that lad George Hamilton, he is covering soccer matches for what seems like decades now. Maybe RTE lends itself to 'slowly winding-down to retirement'??

I entirely agree.

And whilst I really like MIriam O'Callaghan on Sundays, I really hope she isn't an automatic shoo-in for his replacement. She's awful at political interviews on radio, which is bizarre given her role on Prime Time, but there we are.

dulpit wrote: »

That lad George Hamilton :rolleyes:

He's a soccer commentator boys, not a living legend.

I can rarely understand why people become sentimental about commentators and journalists who comment upon televised trivia. There are exceptions -- Tony O'Hehir, Micheal O Muircheartaigh -- but then, horseracing and GAA are not trivial subjects.

Spanish Eyes

I am sorry to say it but SOR needs to think about retiring. I find him to be such a grumpy git. But who will replace him pray tell? Not Miriam of the long vowels please.

Anyway, it amazes me that Paddy O'G has such an interesting slot, but it only lasts for minutes. I could listen to him and his interviewees for ages. Why has he got such a short slot!

The times they are (hopefully) a changing for SOR anyway, he is on the wind down now.

Probably be Tubs. ye gods!

dulpit

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Probably be Tubs. ye gods!

Cormac O hEaadhra maybe?

Brendan Bendar

dulpit wrote: »

Cormac O hEaadhra maybe?

Hang on !!!

honeybear

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hang on !!!

Would prefer Miriam to Cormac ... I couldn’t be havin constant debating with guests at that hour of the morning!

kazamo

dulpit wrote: »

Cormac O hEaadhra maybe?

Audrey Carville or Claire Byrne would be a good replacement.

Have a feeling that when SOR does go, the successor will be a woman, so Cormac will lose out in the same way male TV newsreaders need not apply in RTE now.

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Anyway, it amazes me that Paddy O'G has such an interesting slot, but it only lasts for minutes. I could listen to him and his interviewees for ages. Why has he got such a short slot!

I agree.

The District Court interviews could make for an entire programme in themselves, and a very interesting insight it would be. It would probably have to be contextualised by some kind of panel discussion involving experts, like sociologists, economists, healthcare workers, lawyers and so on. Otherwise it risks becoming voyeurism.

jeremyj1968

Anywhere you find men being portrayed in a negative light, Noeleen will be there.

BarryD2

kazamo wrote: »

Audrey Carville or Claire Byrne would be a good replacement.

Have a feeling that when SOR does go, the successor will be a woman, so Cormac will lose out in the same way male TV newsreaders need not apply in RTE now.

Think you may be right, but not Miriam under any circumstances. She has got on well on TV current affairs but not so on radio.

Callan57

BarryD2 wrote: »

Think you may be right, but not Miriam under any circumstances. She has got on well on TV current affairs but not so on radio.

Why is no one memtioning Rachel English?

dulpit

Claire Byrne would be good, but would she give up her TV show for it? I liked Katie Hannon when she covered. Could be someone unexpected though?

serfboard

kazamo wrote: »

Have a feeling that when SOR does go, the successor will be a woman

I think so too.

kazamo wrote: »

Audrey Carville or Claire Byrne would be a good replacement.

Audrey is needed on the most popular show on Irish radio - Morning Ireland - and that's where I expect her to stay. As for Claire:

dulpit wrote: »

Claire Byrne would be good, but would she give up her TV show for it

I don't think so - and I don't think she'd do it in addition to her TV work.

Callan57 wrote: »

Why is no one memtioning Rachel English?

Rachel is excellent, but like Audrey, she's unlikely to move from MI.

dulpit wrote: »

I liked Katie Hannon when she covered.

I'm a fan of Katie's as well.

dulpit wrote: »

Could be someone unexpected though?

Precedent suggests not - remember that they moved Sean O'Rourke - one of the "big beasts" to that slot when Pat left. Though that may have been to counteract Pat, I still think it's too important to bring in someone inexperienced in radio.

The only one not mentioned so far, is Sarah McInerney - I think someone said earlier that she's on maternity leave, so I'm not sure how interested she will be when the time comes.

The unexpected (inexperienced in radio) person I'd love to see would be Susan McKay - I think she's an excellent journalist, plus I think she's got a gorgeous radio-friendly voice (he said a little embarrassedly)

serfboard

serfboard wrote: »

The only one not mentioned so far, is Sarah McInerney - I think someone said earlier that she's on maternity leave, so I'm not sure how interested she will be when the time comes.

Her time will come.

McInerney is currently where Audrey Carville, Cormac O hEadhra and Claire Byrne were a few years back; fresh to RTE 1 and building a career on the margins of listenership.

McInerney is a rising star, of that I am sure; as sure as the haters will hate her.

BarryD2

The main problem here would be a very obvious lack of gender balance. It's already at the stage where women quite outnumber men on Radio 1 news and current affairs programming. The men just seem to be used as fillers, the light fluffy stuff or spinning discs. So having agreed above that it might well be a woman to replace O'Rourke, I don't see how they could credibly get away with it. Particularly when issues arise concerning gender balance - how could the presenters cover them without the station being accused of rank hypocrisy.

kazamo

BarryD2 wrote: »

The main problem here would be a very obvious lack of gender balance. It's already at the stage where women quite outnumber men on Radio 1 news and current affairs programming. The men just seem to be used as fillers, the light fluffy stuff or spinning discs. So having agreed above that it might well be a woman to replace O'Rourke, I don't see how they could credibly get away with it. Particularly when issues arise concerning gender balance - how could the presenters cover them without the station being accused of rank hypocrisy.

I agree that hiring another woman into the news\current affairs space would stretch credibility, but I don't think RTE really care about that in the mad rush for gender equality.
We hear on a daily basis of a least one of, toxic masculinity, white male & stale, mansplaining, rape culture, consent, revenge porn etc. You would have to fairly daft, to turn around in RTE and say....eh, I think we should hire more men.
Now there's a career limiting opportunity.

We had the power and control for a long time, the dynamics have changed.
Credibility didn't really bother us then, so why apply it now

plodder

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Her time will come.

McInerney is currently where Audrey Carville, Cormac O hEadhra and Claire Byrne were a few years back; fresh to RTE 1 and building a career on the margins of listenership.

McInerney is a rising star, of that I am sure; as sure as the haters will hate her.

I would rate them in the order Byrne and Carville, streets ahead of O'hEadhra who would be ahead of McInerney.

BarryD2

kazamo wrote: »

I agree that hiring another woman into the news\current affairs space would stretch credibility, but I don't think RTE really care about that in the mad rush for gender equality.

Yeah but gender equality works both ways.. doesn't it? In theory anyways

Squatter

serfboard wrote: »

The unexpected (inexperienced in radio) person I'd love to see would be Susan McKay - I think she's an excellent journalist, plus I think she's got a gorgeous radio-friendly voice (he said a little embarrassedly)

Can't stand her. Man-hater and yellow pack Gemma O'Doherty/Justine McCarthy clone.

tretorn

I will miss Sean and I really hope he isnt replaced by another woman.

Womens voices are too high pitched for radio and if its an all woman line up for most of the day Radio will be loud and unpleasant.

I couldnt listen to Sarah McInerney fir two hours, she is a complete lightweight compared to Sean. I would love to see Pat Kenny back, he is good on Newstalk but there are too many of the same repetitive ads on this station. Its also or was a very male heavy oresenter station and this isnt appealing to female listeners the same way RTE will lose male listeners if men need not apply for jobs there.