Sean O'Rourke Today Show

constitutionus

constitutionus wrote: »

feminst mental breakdown over some nobody blueshirt on twitter calling policitans stupid bitches Etc .

complete LOLfest.

There are not enough women in frontline politics and the dail.

Those that are in seem to get far more personalise abuse than a lot of the males.

There is a hell of a lot of abusive name calling on twitter and I certainly am not amused that it comes from a senior member of a government party. :mad:

RayM

constitutionus wrote: »

feminst mental breakdown over some nobody blueshirt on twitter calling policitans stupid bitches Etc .

complete LOLfest.

He's (somehow) a member of their national executive. I genuinely thought he was just some rabid supporter. Always seems to be going on about "vile women" and "bitches". Sounds like his tone needs to be policed, because he sure as hell isn't doing the anti-choice side any favours.

padd b1975

Did Paul Reynolds just give out the RTE producers home county?

Welsh Megaman

Can’t beat a bit of Pugwash

Joe_ Public

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Can’t beat a bit of Pugwash

In that interview Sean asked Thomas why they were going to London to launch the album and Thomas replied that it was because they were being offered the chance to play there, adding that over here musicians in a lot of cases had to pay to play. Or words to that effect anyway. Thought it would at least have begged a follow up question from Sean, but he went a different tack. Very curious to know what Thomas was trying to get at there.

BarryD2

Ridiculous carry on this. I'd regard myself as having a reasonable interest in politics and the whole McCabe saga just makes me switch off at this stage. It has no relevance at this stage to the average Irish citizen. Already we hear those who want to have an election and willing to use this to facilitate it, pulling away from the matter and focusing on housing and health etc. Just like they brought down northern politics on the facile basis of a few bags of wooden pellets.

neris

BarryD2 wrote: »

Ridiculous carry on this. I'd regard myself as having a reasonable interest in politics and the whole McCabe saga just makes me switch off at this stage. It has no relevance at this stage to the average Irish citizen. Already we hear those who want to have an election and willing to use this to facilitate it, pulling away from the matter and focusing on housing and health etc. Just like they brought down northern politics on the facile basis of a few bags of wooden pellets.

would that be sinn feinn your talking about? not listening to the show but sounds like the drivel been spouted on morning ireland by a shinner

BarryD2

Sean showing his colours this morning!

Callan57

BarryD2 wrote: »

Ridiculous carry on this. I'd regard myself as having a reasonable interest in politics and the whole McCabe saga just makes me switch off at this stage. It has no relevance at this stage to the average Irish citizen. Already we hear those who want to have an election and willing to use this to facilitate it, pulling away from the matter and focusing on housing and health etc. Just like they brought down northern politics on the facile basis of a few bags of wooden pellets.

Abject cynicism Mary Lou jumping to the defence of the Guards ... but I guess a General Election would see her coronation (in the national interest, of course!) :rolleyes:

sligojoek

"She travelled on a plane from America to Ireland"

She was hardly going to take the boat, Regina

buried

lol This wan BEGGING for no election. What she afraid of? Whats the problem? Ain't the place on the up and up?

BarryD2

buried wrote: »

lol This wan BEGGING for no election. What she afraid of? Whats the problem? Ain't the place on the up and up?

Nothing will be done for months if there's an election, not that they do much anyway. I suppose it would give the public an opportunity to throw a few of them out of their cushy seats

sligojoek

buried wrote: »

lol This wan BEGGING for no election. What she afraid of? Whats the problem? Ain't the place on the up and up?

Reminicent of Gerry Collins when they were shafting Charlie.

Joe_ Public

Distinct note of relief in Sean's voice there as he announces the 11 o'clock news!

BarryD2

Ten Pin wrote: »

Did Michael just call Sean "taoiseach...."

Think so, he's obviously flustered! Called him John as well I think

quintana76

Sean showed colours in his interview with James Delingpole. When Delingpole claimed that the establishment liberal media ( he included RTE) had a hissy fit over Trump and Brexit Sean went on to prove the point by constant interruption and by not letting his guest speak. Am I surprised. Bet he wouldn't have treated Sheik Halawa that way.

neris

quintana76 wrote: »

Sean showed colours in his interview with James Delingpole. When Delingpole claimed that the establishment liberal media ( he included RTE) had a hissy fit over Trump and Brexit Sean went on to prove the point by constant interruption and by not letting his guest speak. Am I surprised. Bet he wouldn't have treated Sheik Halawa that way.

RTE and the Irish media were more upset then the American news stations that Trump got in, sure they still bleat on about him everyday looking for some angle of attack

BarryD2

Who will front the Sinn Fein election campaign? And what face on their election posters? Did they think further than the next newsbite?

Callan57

Surely someone needs to take a very serious look at the operation of the Dept of Justice - it's beginning to look like a state within a state

constitutionus

starting to think everyones AFRAID to.

i mean if they can do what they did to a cop, what the fup would they do to joe soap?

BarryD2

Richard Boyd Barrett is suddenly a fan of the E.U. - wonders will never cease!!

BarryD2

BarryD2 wrote: »

Richard Boyd Barrett is suddenly a fan of the E.U. - wonders will never cease!!

RBB is a big mouth and not much more :rolleyes:

constitutionus

Colm O'Gorman goin Mad that he's been rumbled getting gosh off sorros for the abortion campaign.

quintana76

constitutionus wrote: »

Colm O'Gorman goin Mad that he's been rumbled getting gosh off sorros for the abortion campaign.

He doth protest too much. Comes across as a blowhard and a bully.

Brendan Bendar

I find it very hard to hold any sympathy for O’Gorman on anything.

Comes across as an extremely unlikable person.

quintana76

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I find it very hard to hold any sympathy for O’Gorman on anything.

Comes across as an extremely unlikable person.

Sean O'Rourke should have made more of an effort to stop his aggressive rants. It was meant to be a debate. I would say he was allowed to talk down the clock for 90% of the time.

elperello

As a neutral I thought neither of the two gentlemen carried themselves very well in the "debate".

Brendan Bendar

quintana76 wrote: »

Sean O'Rourke should have made more of an effort to stop his aggressive rants. It was meant to be a debate. I would say he was allowed to talk down the clock for 90% of the time.

Unfortunately O’Gorman got poor Sean on the back foot by disparaging his introductory speech.

It was like puncturing two large windbags when Sean pulled the plug on the ‘debate’.

Not nice people.

tayto lover

I would have liked to have heard a proper debate.
I don't like Quinn but wanted to hear him. O'Gorman's way of debating is to shout over and interrupt everyone.
SOR did a very poor job of chairing it.

neris

i dont like ogorman or quinn and this morning sounded like 2 kids squabbling and shouting in class as the teacher tried to find out facts but couldnt get a word in edgeways.

Callan57

tayto lover wrote: »

I would have liked to have heard a proper debate.
I don't like Quinn but wanted to hear him. O'Gorman's way of debating is to shout over and interrupt everyone.
SOR did a very poor job of chairing it.

Quinn & Co usual "style" is to shout down, speak over people & constantly interrupt so maybe O'Gorman decided to play him at his own game so to speak! :rolleyes:

tayto lover

Callan57 wrote: »

Quinn & Co usual "style" is to shout down, speak over people & constantly interrupt so maybe O'Gorman decided to play him at his own game so to speak! :rolleyes:

So nobody heard anything except shouting?? Not the way to debate.
There were no winners because we didn't get to hear any facts.

Comhrá

Would love to hear Ronan Mullen & Colm O'Gorman have a debate live on radio. Two of the most vitriolic pig-headed personalities I can think of. Maybe have John McGuirk on as well.

Brendan Bendar

Comhra wrote: »

Would love to hear Ronan Mullen & Colm O'Gorman have a debate live on radio. Two of the most vitriolic pig-headed personalities I can think of. Maybe have John McGuirk on as well.

Eh………nooo thanks.

quintana76

During the TV review John Boland had the temerity to criticise Nathan Carter's generic voice. He was soon put in his place. He must have forgotten he was on RTE where NC is the current flavour of the year.

ligerdub

neris wrote: »

i dont like ogorman or quinn and this morning sounded like 2 kids squabbling and shouting in class as the teacher tried to find out facts but couldnt get a word in edgeways.

Funny how the removal of the apostrophe makes him seem like a comic book character. "I am OGORMAN!!"

Can't stand the guy myself, personally I consider him to be the worst kind of opportunist and intolerant individual. Everyone who disagrees with him is not just holding a bad opinion, they are a bad person in his eyes too.

Amnesty Ireland used (at least it seemed to me) to be an organisation attempting to stick up for human rights in a general sense. It seems more recently they are less about that and more a leftist mouthpiece purely on the feminist issue of the day and pro-Islam issues (to the extreme end of the scales).

Amnesty should drop this guy, he's toxic. He, like a few others, e.g. Katherine Zappone, seem to be given a free pass from certain sections of the media purely because he was one of the central players of the gay marriage referendum.

BarryD2

Declan O'Rourke may make up grand songs but wonder what school he went to if he was oblivious to the famine? Until his 'Road to Damascus' moment. Maybe he didn't pay much attention in school but I seem to recall that the famine was one of the subjects, along with 1916, most covered.

As for comparing the wretched condition of the poor in the 1840s to the conditions of the modern day 'homeless' in hotel rooms and direct provision, that's just plain and utter hyperbole. Very poor from S'OR.

quintana76

ligerdub wrote: »

Funny how the removal of the apostrophe makes him seem like a comic book character. "I am OGORMAN!!"

Can't stand the guy myself, personally I consider him to be the worst kind of opportunist and intolerant individual. Everyone who disagrees with him is not just holding a bad opinion, they are a bad person in his eyes too.

Amnesty Ireland used (at least it seemed to me) to be an organisation attempting to stick up for human rights in a general sense. It seems more recently they are less about that and more a leftist mouthpiece purely on the feminist issue of the day and pro-Islam issues (to the extreme end of the scales).

Amnesty should drop this guy, he's toxic. He, like a few others, e.g. Katherine Zappone, seem to be given a free pass from certain sections of the media purely because he was one of the central players of the gay marriage referendum.

Amnesty International used to be a fine and worthy (in the good sense) organisation. It has now been infected by the virus of PC and anti Western relativism. It should have remembered it's original credo and have been neutral about politics. Sadly this is no more. It has now just become another leftist/ liberal propaganda outlet. It has very strongly taken a side. It wasn't meant to be like that.

denishurley

BarryD2 wrote: »

Declan O'Rourke may make up grand songs but wonder what school he went to if he was oblivious to the famine? Until his 'Road to Damascus' moment. Maybe he didn't pay much attention in school but I seem to recall that the famine was one of the subjects, along with 1916, most covered.

As for comparing the wretched condition of the poor in the 1840s to the conditions of the modern day 'homeless' in hotel rooms and direct provision, that's just plain and utter hyperbole. Very poor from S'OR.

Not sure of the timeframe but he did spend a lot of his early life in Australia

citykat

Christy Moore... OFF!

HeidiHeidi

citykat wrote: »

Christy Moore... OFF!

In my case - Christy Moore - never switched on!

Joe_ Public

For the first Moving Hearts album alone, I am glad of Christy Moore’s existence. Still one of the best Irish records ever released imho.

Brendan Bendar

Christy is a great performer,but like Mick Wallace at the building trade, got a bit opinionated and strident.

That’s fine for the ordinary Joe, but if you are in the public eye and trying to make a living being by appealing to the widest sector of opinion you can, it’s disastrous.

You alienate a large swath of people who like your music but can’t stand your attitude.

Stick to the day job Kit, that’s what you are good at, others can handle the bleeding heart gig.

Joe_ Public

Too much regulation in the banks, this chap is saying. Remove the shackles, let them at it and we will be great again. Simples.

neris

This one deserves to be going out of business. Unwilling to change or modernise. Whinging and whining that it's everyone else's fault just makes you look like a tit

mrsdewinter

neris wrote: »

This one deserves to be going out of business. Unwilling to change or modernise. Whinging and whining that it's everyone else's fault just makes you look like a tit

She sounded shockingly entitled, and I don't understand how anybody with that attitude could have survived in business for so long. The egg sandwich analogy was laughable...

Callan57

mrsdewinter wrote: »

She sounded shockingly entitled, and I don't understand how anybody with that attitude could have survived in business for so long. The egg sandwich analogy was laughable...

Even though I have a Kindle I still buy lots of physical books & I love bookshops but I really wouldn't be in any hurry to visit this lady's shop ... To me she came across as a pompous and unpleasant womam & not at all welcoming. I think her problem is closer to home than she might care to admit :rolleyes:

Joe_ Public

You could tell how utterly distasteful the idea of selling secondhand books was to her when Sean posed the question as she hummed and hawed her answer, obviously not wanting to spell it out directly.

sligojoek

There was one of those shops here in Sligo too. I went in a few times and asked about books and he wouldn't bother his ass looking them up on the computer. If I wanted something by Yeats, he'd have it no problem, at a premium price. I'd then go to Easons and get it within two days if they didn't have it in stock.

He's closed down now too.

BarryD2

S'OR not at his best this morning with the women. Fairly put his foot in it with a rather brutal opening introduction to Una Butler, I'm sure she would have preferred not to hear his tabloid style into about her husband strangling her daughters. Insensitive at best.

Followed by a very spikey attitude towards Catherine Noone on article 43.3 etc., at least we know where O'Rourke's sympathies lie. Why can't he just interview someone in a neutral manner? It's their views which are important, regardless of what they are and not his. At least Catherine put him back in his box with her observation about men not giving birth