The Tonight Show - Virgin Media One

hayse

Why is the necessity to mention the surname along with first name from the host? Mainly Claire Brock.

Should mention it’s mainly male guests that she calls it’s out on.

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119151555#Comment_119151555

What do you mean?

Pussyhands

Claire looking amazing tonight 😍😍😍

Gant21

She needs to let her guests speak. Very ignorant snapping in on people making a point.

Pussyhands

Mick Clifford talking about mo fatah being trafficked and he keeps calling him mo Salah 🤣🤣🤣🤣

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119339164#Comment_119339164

Mo fatah🤣🤣🤣🤣

JP Liz V1

Killarney Tonight

Galwayguy35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120087641#Comment_120087641

Yeah when the councillor mentioned women didn't feel safe walking the streets he was immediatly cut off.

Then back in the studio the Labour one was a right dose.

Galwayguy35

Cowen was in no humour to be listening to Farrell screeching beside him last night.

He wasn't long shutting Brock down either when she tried to bring up his own case.

FrancieBrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120157928#Comment_120157928

Cowen working his way back into favour and a plum job by being FG's 16th man.

How politics have been changed here.

Galwayguy35

Fitzmaurice seemed a bit agressive last night, he is usually level headed but he let Gibbons get under his skin and it was all downhill after that.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120244178#Comment_120244178

Yep , he’s a decent skin but the thick as sh1t farmer escapes sometimes, his use of the term “ ethnic cleansing “ was hysterically over the top, Gibbons is insufferably smug (90% of the time) but he was right here

Galwayguy35

That Labour one was some dose, no wonder her party is going down the drain.

And of course they had to have an "activist" on as well.

The guy from Lismore argued his point well considering most of the panel including Brock were libs.

JP Liz V1

Free reign for Neale Richmond to waffle on and on tonight

Glebee

Is it just me or has the government realised there is an election coming up and has started to turn far right?

Loafing Oaf

Why is John McGuirk on this so often? Is he the only 'contrary' voice on immigration they can find who is vaguely articulate?

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121692488#Comment_121692488

It's okay though. Catherine Day is out batting for them...again! - Govt know that we are just hanging on every one of her words, so it'll be fine

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121692755#Comment_121692755

He'd be more articulate if they'd let him speak - I see Alison O'Connor took the shilling...

...which is nice

AMKC

Anyone watching this tonight. Who is the guy with the fine head of hair? I only started to watch it a few minutes ago.

Galwayguy35

That NGO is very annoying

Jinglejangle69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122167588#Comment_122167588

She’s everywhere, ex trinity head.

Now Ivana spouting nonsense.

Seen one of these poor boyos fleeing a war supposedly earlier on the news.

€190 pair of brand new shiny Nike runners on him.

Galwayguy35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122167602#Comment_122167602

Yeah she has popped up on a few videos over the last few weeks.

Another one who thinks we should take in half the world and deport nobody.

whatawaster81

Where did Jennifer McCarroll Neil go? Just disappeared at the break without a word about it

Gen.Zhukov

That Cynthia Ní Mhurchú is a truly appalling woman.

That is all

Jinglejangle69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176012#Comment_122176012

Thought she was great, only one putting it up to Moscow Mick.

mykrodot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176012#Comment_122176012

screeching, roaring and looking at everyone with disdain! She's unbearable. A big NO from me

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176057#Comment_122176057

I've met many like her in my life - I've learned to spot them from kilometers away - She's nasty to the core

I'd imagine she left a trail of destruction in her wake

Anyone got a saucer of milk, I'm parched….:pac:

PsychoPete

That was a disaster of a debate if you want to call it that. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú is an aspiring warmonger so maybe she'd fit in well in Europe

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176057#Comment_122176057

My dim memory of her as broadcaster back in the day is of a fairly bland emollient magazine show/current affairs presenter. Maybe years as a barrister have turned her into the harridan we saw tonight.

Bellbottoms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176012#Comment_122176012

I missed it. What did she do?

ooter

I was wondering was that the same woman that used to be on rte, god life seems to have really hardened her.

balanced24

reduced to two nights a week, not surprising, terrible hosts.

I gave up watching ages ago. It was a must watch when Browne was at the desk pity they let it decline so much.

Crazy Davey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783366#Comment_122783366

it’s poor fair. Real lightweights as hosts

Larbre34

The could save quite a bit of money by reducing The Six O'Clock Show by five nights a week to zero nights a week too.

And then put the savings, however meagre, into a decent presenter for the Tonight Show. What they have now as a product, is crap.

balanced24

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783406#Comment_122783406

And I really dislike the way they make sure we know they dislike certain guests.

balanced24

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783414#Comment_122783414

I agree, it’s a loss in the sense of we got to see a lot more politicians than RTÉ features.

We need a BBC Question Time style show, the RTÉ Katie one isn’t it.

Never watch 6 O’Clock Show don’t know who that’s aimed at.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783432#Comment_122783432

The Six O'Clock Show (aka The Seven O'Clock Show, aka Late Lunch Live), a Virgin Media version of The One Show! Xpose meets Ireland AM.

Ireland AM, News programming, The Six O'Clock Show and The Tonight Show are their to meet VMTV's required hours of programming. They won't drop The Six Show for to save so they can spend on more researchers for The Tonight Show.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783432#Comment_122783432

Yes a Question Time style show where they move it around the country every week would be great, have a host with 2 local TD's for that area and 3 media/entertainment personalities in front of a live audience asking 5 or 6 topical questions to the panel.

The Tonight Show in Vin B's day did a brief stint of shows around the country in the lead up to an election some years back.

balanced24

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122783560#Comment_122783560

I remember Browne going around the Country it was great. We’d be better off and engaged more having a show like that.

hotmail.com

Very disappointing news. It's important that we have a private alternative to what RTE is offering.

And now their flagship current affairs programme is being reduced by 50%.

The media market in Ireland is so threadbare as it is.

The statement mentions that they are doing a documentary on the US Election and sending Richard Chambers to cover it. I'm not sure how this addresses their public service remit given that we can get US election news from about a million other sources.

RoTelly

I don't really see the reasoning for the cut other than being disappointed with RTÉ's Bail out.

TV3 used these programmes to fill space, you can litterally work it out from 1998 to now

In 1998 : -

12PM | Speakeasy (an indo production)

6PM | TV3 NEWS

11PM | NEWS TONIGHT (2006)

11:30 | SPORTS TONIGHT

1999

7AM | IRELAND AM (Starting with 2hrs)

5:30 | TV3 NEWS @ 5:30 / Early edition

7PM | TV3 NEWS @ 7 / later moved to 6:30 / then axed for Xpose

2006 / 2015

7AM | IRELAND AM (3hrs)

10AM | The Morning Show / LATE LUNCH LIVE / 7 O'CLOCK SHOW / 6 O'CLOCK SHOW

12PM | Midday / Elaine

5:30 | TV3 NEWS @ 5:30

7PM | TV3 NEWS @ 7 / later moved to 6:30 / then axed for Xpose

11PM | THE TONIGHT SHOW

No reason to keep The Six O'Clock Show, it rarely gets into the top 20 shows, while tonight often does. Even drop an hour of Ireland AM or Ireland AM at the weekend.

Plenty of options, the regulator should really come in on this.

This is purely to get at the government and RTÉ IMO. Nothing more too it, I assume that The Group Chat remains and will replace it on Wednesday night!

PsychoPete

I'm surprised they haven't just pulled the plugged on this, the show is terrible. There's a good opportunity for doing a show that's different to what rte give us

AJB39

A very vindictive decision by Virgin Media. I am assuming one the two presenters will either be moved or let go and the other presenter will host the two nights. I agree that they could have cut other programmes instead. The decision does seem deliberately intended to attack the government. I won’t watch the Group Chat because I can’t stand Richard Chambers.

hotmail.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122784314#Comment_122784314

Does anyone watch The Group Chat?

It does look vindictive particularly just as we're about to have an election but Virgin Media have a point.

I don't know why RTE doesn't run Prime Time 3 times a week. I keep saying why on earth do they need 2 presenters. RTE having been getting away with this nonsense for decades and the government keep bailing them out.

lukin

I'm disappointed by this news. Mainly because Claire Brock is very nice to look at so now I won't be able to drool over her as often 😀.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122784517#Comment_122784517

In fairness to RTÉ (why why do I defend RTÉ why? :) ) ….

They have 4 current affairs shows across the week TWIP, Upfront and Prime Time 2 nights a week.

My question for RTÉ why not run a late night current affairs show on RTÉ2 at 11pm or any news on the second channel for that matter and my second question is why do their current affairs shows begin taking breaks during the summer months.

In fairness to TV3/VMTV up until the exit of VB from The Tonight Show they would replace him with guest presenters in August.

RoTelly

No offence to the current presenters of The Tonight Show both are not as strong as their predecessors.

Many of these shows in the commercial sector rely on presenters who know their stuff inside and out, if you don't have many researchers or a weak team you have to have a strong presenter. Otherwise the show falls flat.

You can see this with news programming across newstalk, only for Pat "The Plank" Kenny most of the presenters are dull, wooden or desperately trying to sound controversial. I may give Moncreiff some credit for a light entertainment show in the afternoon, but it suffers because of the rest of the gang..

hotmail.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122786172#Comment_122786172

4 times a week for maybe 34 weeks a year. The other 18 we're left with one showing of Prime Time.

No reason for Prime Time not to be shown on Wednesday night in my view. And of course they reduce Prime Time to just once a week for 3 months in the summer. How does RTE still get away with this carry on?

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122786493#Comment_122786493

Bring back the Midweek Movie IMO :)

RoTelly

Just to mention here that I'm A Celeb and its after show replace The Tonight Show over the next few weeks, but I think this has more to do with the cut then what's being suggested.

Atlantic Dawn

Claire needs a tazer to shut them up 😁