Sean O'Rourke Today Show

thequarefellow

Apparently Joe Duffy is 65 next January. Will he go quietly?

dulpit

thequarefellow wrote: »

Apparently Joe Duffy is 65 next January. Will he go quietly?

Is he staff or contractor? I think the retirement issue is only there for staff. Plus aren't they changing that rule anyway?

sligojoek

Contractor. Claddaghgreen Ltd. Poor chap gets no holiday pay or pension. He'll have to stay on till he's 80.

Del.Monte

sligojoek wrote: »

Contractor. Claddaghgreen Ltd. Poor chap gets no holiday pay or pension. He'll have to stay on till he's 80.

Only in the first flush of youth by his own definitions of age.

elperello

dulpit wrote: »

Does this thread retire with SOR? Or does it continue for the summer as the show will still be today?

I think it should be re-named.
Little point in having Sean's name on it when he is gone.

Tork

Maybe rename it and keep it going until Sean's permanent replacement is announced? I think the new show should have its own thread when the time comes.

elperello

Tork wrote: »

Maybe rename it and keep it going until Sean's permanent replacement is announced? I think the new show should have its own thread when the time comes.

They might go with a working title until the permanent person is announced.
Agree re. thread.
By the way if any mods reading Ciara Kelly thread should be re-opened.

NIMAN

So who is in the seat tomorrow morning?

Tork

Sarah McInerney for the next few months.

NIMAN

Tork wrote: »

Sarah McInerney for the next few months.

I'll not be tuning in as regularly then.

But at least its not Miriam ..... I wouldn't have tuned in at all in that case.

Del.Monte

Any chance some innovative person in RTE would come up with a new theme tune for the show as the current one is still that used in PK's days?

BarryD2

Del.Monte wrote: »

Any chance some innovative person in RTE would come up with a new theme tune for the show as the current one is still that used in PK's days?

You'd need a committee for that and lots of meetings..

Bit of a stilted start to this morning.

blinding

How about the Titanic theme for all of Rte. Tis sinking like a stone ! !

Odyssey 2005

NIMAN wrote: »

I'll not be tuning in as regularly then.

But at least its not Miriam ..... I wouldn't have tuned in at all in that case.

Her voice puts me to sleep.

Mav11

Bit bland really. Not sure that she could ask the hard questions when needed!

Mav11

Actually, very bland.

Sounds like its turning into RTE's version of Woman's Hour.

I'm off to Pat Kenny.

FrancieBrady

Mav11 wrote: »

Bit bland really. Not sure that she could ask the hard questions when needed!

Yeh, I agree.
No problem letting her settle in...but she will need to let off some fireworks as I am finding myself zoning out. It's not a 'voice made for radio', that's a bit ominous tbh,

Vince135792003

I like Sarah McInerney. I hope she does well.

Nevin Parsnipp

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Yeh, I agree.
No problem letting her settle in...but she will need to let off some fireworks as I am finding myself zoning out. It's not a 'voice made for radio', that's a bit ominous tbh,

We agree on something Francie....a first ?

Not a voice for Radio...although the experts in Montrose obviously do not share your view. ?

Nevin Parsnipp

See below ..I think "The Nev" gave another correct call !

Posted 3 days ago !

Nah! McInerney much too lightweight...no gravitas ...just a shrill voice trying too hard .

Not good enough in this posters opinion...

FrancieBrady

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

See below ..I think "The Nev" gave another correct call !

Posted 3 days ago !

Nah! McInerney much too lightweight...no gravitas ...just a shrill voice trying too hard .

Not good enough in this posters opinion...

Sorry to ruin our great new consensus there Nevin...but 'shrill' she is not. That's just a good auld sexist putting down of a woman. Sean O'Rourke was multiple times more shrill than her.
And she has too much gravitas...she needs to less serious. But I would imagine that will come as she relaxes a bit.

gourcuff

Mcinerney replacing o'rourke, culchie replaces culchie, wheres the diversity... not good enough rte... boo

Brendan Bendar

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Sorry to ruin our great new consensus there Nevin...but 'shrill' she is not. That's just a good auld sexist putting down of a woman. Sean O'Rourke was multiple times more shrill than her.
And she has too much gravitas...she needs to less serious. But I would imagine that will come as she relaxes a bit.

Have to agree (kind of) there Prionsias,she’s not shrill.... just monotone.

Sean O Rourke was not shrill.

She has not got too much gravitas, not at all, she is a bit tense ,will loosen up in time.

‘The Nev’ as he calls himself has good points but I felt today Sarah was very monotone, but as I always do,Francie ,I give people a bit time to bed in.

FrancieBrady

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Have to agree (kind of) there Prionsias,she’s not shrill.... just monotone.

Sean O Rourke was not shrill.

She has not got too much gravitas, not at all, she is a bit tense ,will loosen up in time.

Gravitas:
dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.

Which is precisely how she comes across. Intensely so imo.

‘The Nev’ as he calls himself has good points but I felt today Sarah was very monotone, but as I always do,Francie ,I give people a bit time to bed in.

Same as:

FrancieBrady wrote:

.she needs to less serious. But I would imagine that will come as she relaxes a bit.

Brendan Bendar

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Gravitas:
dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.

Which is precisely how she comes across. Intensely so imo.


Same as:

No she doesn’t , just dull and monotonous.

You are mixing up Martin Luther King and Richard Nixon.

Del.Monte

I am just in love with her voice. If Mary Wilson announced that Putin had just set-off WW.III. I would yawn and change channel, whereas if Sarah announced it I wouldn't even bother looking for the iodine tablets, I'd just sit back and enjoy the last few minutes of the voice.

dulpit

dulpit wrote: »

Does this thread retire with SOR? Or does it continue for the summer as the show will still be today?

MOD - I think I will wrap this thread up and open another in honour of the intermediate host.