Late Late Show 29th May

murpho999

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

are they going to do the Bill tribute, then announce the winner of the dancing?

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Bad juxtaposition, whatever way you look at it.

I'm sure there'll be an ad-break first.

In fairness the tribute wasn't in their plans last week so they have to fit it in somewhere.

paleoperson

murpho999 wrote: »

Am I alone in finding these phone competitions with the big prize that is on every live RTE broadcast nowadays except for the news and weather to be awfully tacky for a national broadcaster?

It's a scam, like all phone-in competitions and lotteries. It's to prey on old people and people who don't know any better.

Anything for a quick buck. A public broadcaster is supposed to be protecting and catering to those types, instead it'll suck them dry.

Stevecw

anna080 wrote: »

Rory annoys me, I can imagine him being quite unpleasant in real life

He's actually fairly sound. Was in a queue in a phone shop on Grafton st with him around xmas and he was yapping away and is actually funny too, full of smart comments.

monkey9

This is going to be emotional. Billo was some man. An absolute legend.

Lady Chatterton

This is going to be very emotional

tampopo

Thank god he's changed clothes, though, is it recorded????

Say Your Number

I have something in my eye

bottlebrush

Bill was certainly a very handsome young man

jojofizzio

murpho999 wrote: »

Just read that recovery is about 12 weeks and he didn't exactly strain himself.

I see people after knee replacements regularly and I would have to agree...if you look at what George actually did,it really wasn't that high level or strain inducing at all..the girl did most of the movement around the place

Mr.Nice Guy

RayM wrote: »

I keep checking this thread to see if the Bill O'Herlihy tribute has started yet. I absolutely detest everything to do with dancing.

It's on now.

Kerrydude1981

Ah Bill

murpho999

Genuinely find it very sad that Bill is gone.

efb

Back for bills tribute

ProudDUB

Ah b0ll0ox....I'm tearing up already.....:(

Atlantic Dawn

It was very unique what Bill gave us, if you compare what BBC and ITV panels did and how the host controlled them, in previous attempts RTÉ just copied them for their version, Bill really let things flow and encouraged quality debate.

United Chester Men

They should have had this tribute tomorrow night. Been a long and emotional day for Dunphy, Brady and Giles but perhaps I may be proven wrong. Sometimes tired and emotional makes it more meaningful.


RIP BILLO

Ally Dick

Shame he didn't get long to enjoy his retirement

Autosport

Very nice

Larbre34

Drinkies? No drinkies?

jojofizzio

What was the programme that Johnny Giles was singing on while drinking a Bacardi and coke??was it a Giles tribute night??

Ally Dick

Dunphy needs to get those warts seen to

tafkach

You know I was very sympathetic about Bill dying and I liked the guy...

But I was more than taken aback to find out that Frank Flannery was his best friend...

Skid X

I had a brief correspondence with Bill once.

He was more generous with his time than I had any right to deserve,

I think anyone who could call him a friend was very fortunate. RIP.

efb

Bill could easily bait the lads into an answer

Kerrydude1981

jojofizzio wrote: »

What was the programme that Johnny Giles was singing on while drinking a Bacardi and coke??was it a Giles tribute night??

That was Miriam o'Callaghan's show,that can be found on Youtube

Foggy Jew

Bill was a good egg. RIP

efb

tafkach wrote: »

You know I was very sympathetic about Bill dying and I liked the guy...

But I was more than taken aback to find out that Frank Flannery was his best friend...

Not surprised he was a journalist and a lobbyist

murpho999

jojofizzio wrote: »

What was the programme that Johnny Giles was singing on while drinking a Bacardi and coke??was it a Giles tribute night??

I think that was Miriam's Saturday show thing a few years back.

Stevecw

Love the way they are all in the same 3 places they always were on the panel

ProudDUB

Saw on Twitter, that the priest ended the funeral Mass today, by saying "Okey doke, we'll leave it there so..."

Classic !

Atlantic Dawn

efb wrote: »

Bill could easily bait the lads into an answer

There was so many times there was nearly a walk off with Dunphy and Brady, always heated, I loved the passion between them for wishing the best for the Irish team.

Say Your Number

Gilesy looked annoyed at 'you weren't born to communicate' comment

RayM

I posted this in the Late Late thread exactly a year ago:

RayM wrote: »

I don't even like football very much, but I'm still sad that Bill O'Herlihy is retiring.

tafkach

"And Bill would find something to RILE one of us"...

So that's where Ryle Nugent get's his name...

efb

Yes it was okey doke- not okey dokey!

sudzs

Oh not SaiPan again...

I was on Team Roy btw! :P

Skid X

jojofizzio wrote: »

What was the programme that Johnny Giles was singing on while drinking a Bacardi and coke??was it a Giles tribute night??

jojo, do a search for "bacardi and coke" in inverted commas and look at the results for the TV forum.

Nearly all the results are about John:)

efb

sudzs wrote: »

Oh not SaiPan again...

I was on Team Roy btw! :P

Team McCarthy

Ol' Donie

You'd be surprised how many sentences I finish with Bill's name.

"He doesn't know what he's talking about, Bill"

"Rubbish, Bill."

"The dream is over, Bill."

Etc

murpho999

Great they got these three lads on.

The most appropriate tribute.

RayM

sudzs wrote: »

Oh not SaiPan again...

I was on Team Roy btw! :P

I was on 'Team Oh My God, the Country is Going Mad'.

paleoperson

Say Your Number wrote: »

Gilesy looked annoyed at 'you weren't born to communicate' comment

Tubs is such a clown. Who would say that ffs.

murpho999

Ol' Donie wrote: »

You'd be surprised how many sentences I finish with Bill's name.

"He doesn't know what he's talking about, Bill"

"Rubbish, Bill."

"The dream is over, Bill."

Etc

Sadly you'll have to leave it there so.

jojofizzio

efb wrote: »

Team McCarthy

Team Roy:D

Harry Angstrom

Brady's blind loyalty to Trapattoni was embarrassing.

Ol' Donie

ProudDUB wrote: »

Saw on Twitter, that the priest ended the funeral Mass today, by saying "Okey doke, we'll leave it there so..."

Classic !

Stop it, I'm welling up here.

efb

I dislike Ryle Nugent

United Chester Men

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

There was so many times there was nearly a walk off with Dunphy and Brady, always heated, I loved the passion between them for wishing the best for the Irish team.

In real life these two are the closest out of all the "Four" . They are allways out together, drinking and eating. The fallouts are just from two headstrong opinionated people, not from contempt. Although Brady hated him originally due to remarks he made when Brady left Italy!

Mr.Nice Guy

I loved the way Bill stirred things. A lot of sports presenters, whenever there's a row brewing with the guests, try to defuse it and change the topic to something less controversial. Bill was like, 'feck it, let's get ratings'. :)

Say Your Number

Dunphy is dead on, the panel often times were way more interesting than the actual game

Love Bill's mischievous grin in that clip