Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Brendan Bendar

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Yes that's fair enough, but people are generally not stupid Brendan. If they're going to loan sharks they probably have no other choice, and it's a bit naïve suggesting they trot up to the credit union. That's all I'm saying. The credit union is now just as risk-averse as the banks are, and it follows very strict lending criteria.

If someone just wants a breather for themselves and their family, I don't really blame them for going to a moneylender, risky and expensive as that this.

Eeeey........ I think that about says it all.

We’ll leave it at that. No point in going any further here.

Thanks.

lola85

Miriam is one if the worst presenters on the radio.

Pushing the minister to compromise in the backstop this morning basically blaming a no deal on Ireland.

Reading questions from a script.

She is clueless.

FrancieBrady

lola85 wrote: »

Miriam is one if the worst presenters on the radio.

Pushing the minister to compromise in the backstop this morning basically blaming a no deal on Ireland.

Reading questions from a script.

She is clueless.

In fairness - as an impartial journalist that is her job. Devil's advocate.

lola85

FrancieBrady wrote: »

In fairness - as an impartial journalist that is her job. Devil's advocate.

But she was anything but impartial??

FrancieBrady

lola85 wrote: »

But she was anything but impartial??

She took the other view...as devil's advocate. Kenny and any decent journalist does that all the time. In Kenny's case you wouldn't know what his personal politics was = a good journalist imo.

Miriam isn't at that level, but she was doing the exact same thing here.

lola85

FrancieBrady wrote: »

She took the other view...as devil's advocate. Kenny and any decent journalist does that all the time. In Kenny's case you wouldn't know what his personal politics was = a good journalist imo.

Miriam isn't at that level, but she was doing the exact same thing here.

She was making out it’s the Irish governments fault we are heading for a no deal Brexit.

That is not impartial, that is expressing her opinion which no one else except the British believe.

FrancieBrady

lola85 wrote: »

She was making out it’s the Irish governments fault we are heading for a no deal Brexit.

That is not impartial, that is expressing her opinion which no one else except the British believe.

Clue = she was playing devil's advocate...taking the other side?

lola85

lola85 wrote: »

She was making out it’s the Irish governments fault we are heading for a no deal Brexit.

That is not impartial, that is expressing her opinion which no one else except the British believe.

But surely Lola her job is to robustly examine elected public representatives. In doing so, she's not expressing a personal opinion. Their claims stand or falls based on merit, which must be tested.

I just remembered something MO'C said in an interview, years ago, maybe in her conversation with Tony Benn (if you Google it, it should be available online). She said that the mark of a good journalist is to ask the toughest and most challenging questions.

I personally find Sean O'Rourke's style of interviewing a little... Chummy? A bit like George Hook barking and snarling like a drunk terrier, but you know he only has the bite of a sleepy kitten. Tickle his belly or dangle the string of a Connaught Final before his eyes, and he starts mewing.

Say something nostalgic about The Irish Press and you can almost imagine him purring.

O'Callaghan s a qualified solicitor, and she probably would have made a formidable yet sympathetic lawyer. I'm not saying that as a particular fan of hers, by the way: Miriam Meets was a crime against television, and maybe there are better candidates to replace Sean O'Rourke. Such as Audrey Carville or Bryan Dobson.

Anyway, the bottom line is that Miriam O Callaghan is currently showing-up some serious defecits in the Seán O'Rourke show and his ability to cover all of the various topics required of a magazine format.

I'd say he'd only love being put out to pasture doing reports from Leinster Club Football Championship or the Walsh Cup for Saturday Sport, anyway.

sligojoek

She gave Geoffrey Donaldson an easy ride. A new question after every monosyllabic answer he gave

lola85

sligojoek wrote: »

She gave Geoffrey Donaldson an easy ride. A new question after every monosyllabic answer he gave

Exactly my point.

Was reading from a script and has no tact abut Brexit.

Donaldson knew this and played her like a fiddle.

She is stealing a living.

blinding

sligojoek wrote: »

She gave Geoffrey Donaldson an easy ride. A new question after every monosyllabic answer he gave

Perhaps she thought she was talking to Daniel O Donnell . Easy mistake to make !;)

An Claidheamh

lola85 wrote: »

Exactly my point.

Was reading from a script and has no tact abut Brexit.

Donaldson knew this and played her like a fiddle.

She is stealing a living.

Miriam is always very cushy with the unionists.

Anytime she has a Shinners on it's a different story - she uses emotive language and brings up the Provos, etc.

Let's not forget, Miriam worked for years for Maggie Thatcher's BBC, is a Fianna Fáiler through and through and us out of her depth, genuinely.

Martin McGuinness was right to call her out as fraud.

We should get Bosco to interview the Dee Ewe Pay next time.

lola85

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Miriam is always very cushy with the unionists.

Anytime she has a Shinners on it's a different story - she uses emotive language and brings up the Provos, etc.

Let's not forget, Miriam worked for years for Maggie Thatcher's BBC, is a Fianna Fáiler through and through and us out of her depth, genuinely.

Martin McGuinness was right to call her out as fraud.

We should get Bosco to interview the Dee Ewe Pay next time.

Never knew any of this.

Cheers.

blinding

Miriam is RTE Royalty . You are commanded to ; Adulate her , serfs !

jeremyj1968

This is a great oul row. Fair play to this lad for getting stuck into the journalist.

jeremyj1968

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

This is a great oul row. Fair play to this lad for getting stuck into the journalist.

Who was it?

jeremyj1968

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Who was it?

Some British journalist and Dearbhail Mcdonald

hotmail.com

Given the amount of rubbish produced by the Irish Independent on a daily basis, you'd think Dearbhail would be a bit more cautious with her criticism of other newspapers.

FrancieBrady

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Who was it?

Brendan (my family are peasant stock) O'Neill editor of Spiked and a fervent brexiteer, Dearbhail O'Donnell and Roy Greenslade. Media commemtator and contributor the The Guardian.

O'Neill continues to provide the laughs.

blinding

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Brendan (my family are peasant stock) O'Neill editor of Spiked and a fervent brexiteer, Dearbhail O'Donnell and Roy Greenslade. Media commemtator and contributor the The Guardian.

O'Neill continues to provide the laughs.

Apparently peasant stock makes good soup .;)

sligojoek

Jesus the irony of RTE not having a spokesperson to discuss the licence.

blinding

sligojoek wrote: »

Jesus the irony of RTE not having a spokesperson to discuss the licence.

They are a law unto themselves :eek:

jeremyj1968

sligojoek wrote: »

Jesus the irony of RTE not having a spokesperson to discuss the licence.

The truth of it is that RTE realise that nobody is watching their content any more, so they want to charge everybody for viewing stuff on the Internet, with the fake pretense that they are charging people for RTE Internet based services.

jeremyj1968

I'm only waiting for one of the contributors to state that "it's a disgrace that RTE could not provider a spokeperson today" just to complete the whole ridiculousness of the entire situation.

dulpit

Before Michael Healy Rae started speaking I was able to come up with each point he was going to make. He's nothing if not on brand...

That point re post offices closing irks me, if they are not profitable is there a real need to have as many as there are?

Local one by me closed a few months ago and there was a few protests. The next nearest post offices are about a 5-10 minute walk in 3 different directions...

jeremyj1968

Nobody has a problem paying for public service broadcasting, it's the excesses that p1ss people off. And the bias. Duffy on 400K a year to answer the phones, ridiculous.

jeremyj1968

Does Larry Bass not get work from RTE. Why is he on here, to make sure that he has work in the future?

jeremyj1968

Remember the last time this yank was on. "It will be finished in April, hopefully". Finished in August. f**king clown.

withless

Is Miriam's voice more annoying on radio? To this listener, the answer is yes.

padd b1975

withless wrote: »

Is Miriam's voice more annoying on radio? To this listener, the answer is yes.

Definitely.

Her lisp is much more noticeable.

Brendan Bendar

padd b1975 wrote: »

Definitely.

Her lisp is much more noticeable.

Lisp...what lisp......it’s accent dude.

“Moye ghasts tudhaay are....”

Speaks through her ‘ naaause’ bro.

It’s the auld accent man... the ‘u’ becomes ‘a’ as ‘ Mooy gass is’ as opposed to ‘My guess is’

Where the fuuerkhe are you getting lisp from, padre.

sligojoek

"As Braaaaxit comes hurtling down the tracks"

padd b1975

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Lisp...what lisp......it’s accent dude.

“Moye ghasts tudhaay are....”

Speaks through her ‘ naaause’ bro.

It’s the auld accent man... the ‘u’ becomes ‘a’ as ‘ Mooy gass is’ as opposed to ‘My guess is’

Where the fuuerkhe are you getting lisp from, padre.

There's a lisp there definitely.

sligojoek

Nice one Miriam.

As soon as a bit of a debate starts she shuts it down and goes to Tony Connolly.

Brendan Bendar

padd b1975 wrote: »

There's a lisp there definitely.

Aah Padd, can’t risk another trimming down on this platform after yesterday.

If you say there’s a lisp, then there must be a lisp.

Spanish Eyes

I refuse to listen to silly season radio here anymore. As if anyone cares what I think lol.

We have plummy Miriam sitting in for SOR, or bombastic (to me), Jonathon Healy.

Nope.

LBC radio is great for the hiatus. Kind of an upgraded Joe Duffy thing, with good presenters, giving us a view on Brexit and other things from across the pond.

Addictive if they have topics you are interested in!

I will still tune in to LBC, even when the dinosaurs here return.

Has SOR retired yet?

pinkyeye

The irony of people complaining about the licence fee whilst listening to RTE.

Brendan Bendar

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I refuse to listen to silly season radio here anymore. As if anyone cares what I think lol.

We have plummy Miriam sitting in for SOR, or bombastic (to me), Jonathon Healy.

Nope.

LBC radio is great for the hiatus. Kind of an upgraded Joe Duffy thing, with good presenters, giving us a view on Brexit and other things from across the pond.

Addictive if they have topics you are interested in!

I will still tune in to LBC, even when the dinosaurs here return.

Has SOR retired yet?

Good good... you don’t mind bad grammar, lack of knowledge about anything,and a diet of Love Island.........ooooooookay:rolleyes:

FrancieBrady

sligojoek wrote: »

Nice one Miriam.

As soon as a bit of a debate starts she shuts it down and goes to Tony Connolly.

In terms of Brexit, Connelly is the best journalist in Europe, so no complaints from here. Succinct and impartial facts, delivered clearly and without sensation.

sligojoek

FrancieBrady wrote: »

sligojoek wrote: »

Nice one Miriam.

As soon as a bit of a debate starts she shuts it down and goes to Tony Connolly.

In terms of Brexit, Connelly is the best journalist in Europe, so no complaints from here. Succinct and impartial facts, delivered clearly and without sensation.

I appreciate that. But just as the debate was up and running she just swatted them off like flies.

Spanish Eyes

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Good good... you don’t mind bad grammar, lack of knowledge about anything,and a diet of Love Island.........ooooooookay:rolleyes:

WHAT? care to enlighten me on your post :P

Not being too serious here either, all good, it is the holliers season!

Brendan Bendar

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

WHAT? care to enlighten me on your post :P

Not being too serious here either, all good, it is the holliers season!

My apologies I was more referring to stations other than RTE not LBC in particular or the BBC , more the local commercial ones.

LBC is indeed an excellent station.

Nevin Parsnipp

LBC ?where do I get that ...got so annoyed listening to "Thonk you sow muuch" Meeeriam that i nearly flung the faithfull Roberts DAB out the (unopened) window.

Was a close call ......

serfboard

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

got so annoyed listening to ... Meeeriam that i nearly flung the faithfull Roberts DAB out the (unopened) window.

Since you're a fan of Roberts, get yourself a Roberts internet radio and you'll never have to listen to Miriam again.

John the anorak

I guess it's certain that Miriam will take over Today permanently when SOR retires next year.

Ursus Horribilis

I hope you're wrong but it certainly looks like it. Do any other stand-ins get their own branding when they're on air? "Today with Miriam" Here's hoping Pat Kenny doesn't retire soon - I'll be moving the dial permanently to Newstalk at that time of the day instead of switching between him and Sean O'Rourke.

John the anorak

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/miriam-ocallaghan-front-runner-take-18763574

Conor84

With everything (media reports, interviews, long holidays) pointing to Sean O'Rourke's imminent retirement it would have been much better if RTE had given various contenders a week each or something to cover his Summer break rather than genuinely assigning Miriam for the duration.

I think she is good enough on TV but on radio she jars. Voice is so important and 2 hours of Mo'C can be painful on the ears just as would be the case say with Philip Boucher Hayes (good lawrd). In some of the interviews I've heard she is obviously reading from a list of questions and doesn't have the ability to engage. Her over emotion can be counter producative and her almost cannonisation of Margaret Cash (lastyear??) was painful especially with her breathless interview in a hotel room.

I would have liked to hear Bryan Dobson in the slot but think he might have faced similar issues to Miriam O'Callaghan although he is pretty excellent on Morning Ireland. It would have been interesting to hear Rachel English in the slot as I think she is a very good presenter and ger interests appear to go beyond current affairs - she has very good and genuine interactions on sports for example whereas with others it seems forced. Maybe Audrey Carville too.

I think undortunately Miriam will get the gig but I think that would be a bad and lazy decision. I do think it will be a female presenter so would hope they would look at Claire Byrne. i rate her much more than MMOC and think she is more genuine, genuinely than Miriam. She has a more pleasing voice. I think although current affairs are her forte she would be much better able ro mix it with the lighter topics.

Conor84

Conor84 wrote: »

I do think it will be a female presenter so would hope they would look at Claire Byrne. i rate her much more than MMOC and think she is more genuine, genuinely than Miriam. She has a more pleasing voice. I think although current affairs are her forte she would be much better able ro mix it with the lighter topics.

Totally agree with this

sligojoek

Conor84 wrote: »

I do think it will be a female presenter so would hope they would look at Claire Byrne. i rate her much more than MMOC and think she is more genuine, genuinely than Miriam. She has a more pleasing voice. I think although current affairs are her forte she would be much better able ro mix it with the lighter topics.

Mary Mitchel O Connor??