Muireann O'Connell

A Teddy bear

Cateym wrote: »

So her numbers were actually up!!!! And they still fired her??

You do realise that 3k is absolutely nothing in jnlr terms ? That's like 2 more people than last time ticked that they listen

Utopia Parkway

Arghus wrote: »

How does yer wan Mairéad Farell/Ronan keep finding work?

I imagine the thought process of media companies isn't too complicated.

They think she's good looking so presume men will like her.

She's always going on about her children and husband so women will like her.

Once she won DWTS they must presume every bloody person likes her.

ButtersSuki

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I imagine the thought process of media companies isn't too complicated.

They think she's good looking so presume men will like her.

She's always going on about her children and husband so women will like her.

Once she won DWTS they must presume every bloody person likes her.

You left out the fact that she's the first and only woman over 30 to give birth to a child in Ireland. That's a big selling point.....apparently.

Andy From Sligo

when is this transition to take place does anyone know? - there is someone standing in for Muireann at the moment, she's OK'ish but she's not brilliant. she sounds like she is talking through her nose and she's pretty boring...

Man Vs ManUre

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I imagine the thought process of media companies isn't too complicated.

They think she's good looking so presume men will like her.

She's always going on about her children and husband so women will like her.

Once she won DWTS they must presume every bloody person likes her.

She did come across as very likeable on DWTS. She was scoring high from the very start and she was humble and gracious, and she had a nice and genuine relationship with her dance partner. He was very likeable too, and was one of the only Irish male professional dancers on the show.
Mairead was the complete opposite in this show to the extremely unlikeable holly carpenter.

ford fiesta

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

She did come across as very likeable on DWTS. She was scoring high from the very start and she was humble and gracious, and she had a nice and genuine relationship with her dance partner. He was very likeable too, and was one of the only Irish male professional dancers on the show.
Mairead was the complete opposite in this show to the extremely unlikeable holly carpenter.

Along with kathryn thomas and lucy kennedy, farrell is extremely unlikeable

Man Vs ManUre

ford fiesta wrote: »

Along with kathryn thomas and lucy kennedy, farrell is extremely unlikeable

I’ve never listened to Mairead on radio, but on DWTS, Getaways and Ireland fittest family she seems fairly likeable to me anyway.
And I can’t stand Kathryn Thomas and her constant happy screaming and shouting. And am no fan of Lucy Kennedy trying to be all funny sarcastic all the time.

A Teddy bear

Wtf tho can Mairead Farrell Fitzpatrick Ronan bring to a lunchtime music show on a top 40 station ? Communicorp would be better off giving her a chat show on Newstalk.

JP Liz V1

Cateym wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/jnlrs-muireann-oconnell-gains-3000-listeners-as-today-fm-refuses-to-comment-on-her-being-fired-in-shakeup-38365788.html

So her numbers were actually up!!!! And they still fired her??

:rolleyes: WTF?

A Teddy bear

A Teddy bear wrote: »

Wtf tho can Mairead Farrell Fitzpatrick Ronan bring to a lunchtime music show on a top 40 station ? Communicorp would be better off giving her a chat show on Newstalk.

She's hardly a current affairs host, she might give Alison "Im a mother don't you know/do you like-have children" Curtis job a bit of pressure....

other than being a producer, what is her area of expertise , she's around her early 40's - hardly someone for the youth audience there desperate to get

RabbleRouser2k

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

She did come across as very likeable on DWTS. She was scoring high from the very start and she was humble and gracious, and she had a nice and genuine relationship with her dance partner. He was very likeable too, and was one of the only Irish male professional dancers on the show.
Mairead was the complete opposite in this show to the extremely unlikeable holly carpenter.

Tbf, I could walk into your house, urinate on the carpet, and I'd still be likable than Holly Carpenter. One of those 'entitled' people.

But a snippet of Mairead (in a show of what, 12 people, I think?) isn't a good measure of people. Aidan O'Mahony got a lot of TV spots after he won DWTS, but a year later, was nowhere.

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

I’ve never listened to Mairead on radio, but on DWTS, Getaways and Ireland fittest family she seems fairly likeable to me anyway.
And I can’t stand Kathryn Thomas and her constant happy screaming and shouting. And am no fan of Lucy Kennedy trying to be all funny sarcastic all the time.

That's a five to ten minute snippet with Mairead. Now imagine listening to her for a 2 to 3 hour show. Every day, for a week.
She grates very quickly for me.
Even on Ireland's Fittest Fam, she was easily replaced by Kathryn Thomas.

ButtersSuki wrote: »

You left out the fact that she's the first and only woman over 30 to give birth to a child in Ireland. That's a big selling point.....apparently.

Was married with a kid by the time she was 24, divorced by 29. It's not really relatable to the average 'yoof' audience.

Jazlyn Rotten Nomad wrote: »

She's hardly a current affairs host, she might give Alison "Im a mother don't you know/do you like-have children" Curtis job a bit of pressure....

other than being a producer, what is her area of expertise , she's around her early 40's - hardly someone for the youth audience there desperate to get

Not early 40s, late 30s... but boy howdy is she aging badly.

donkeykong5

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I imagine the thought process of media companies isn't too complicated.

They think she's good looking so presume men will like her.

She's always going on about her children and husband so women will like her.

Once she won DWTS they must presume every bloody person likes her.

She did come across as very likeable on DWTS. She was scoring high from the very start and she was humble and gracious, and she had a nice and genuine relationship with her dance partner. He was very likeable too, and was one of the only Irish male professional dancers on the show.
Mairead was the complete opposite in this show to the extremely unlikeable holly carpenter.

Holly carpenter was let down by her partner who had a fight in UK in a nightclub. So much for sticking to his contract. Also holly didn't go on work in week out about the multitude of babies and moving house and etc etc. Holly should have stayed in the competition longer than the multi millionaires wife.

donkeykong5

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Cateym wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/jnlrs-muireann-oconnell-gains-3000-listeners-as-today-fm-refuses-to-comment-on-her-being-fired-in-shakeup-38365788.html

So her numbers were actually up!!!! And they still fired her??

:rolleyes: WTF?

Very very unfair

RabbleRouser2k

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Holly carpenter was let down by her partner who had a fight in UK in a nightclub. So much for sticking to his contract. Also holly didn't go on work in week out about the multitude of babies and moving house and etc etc. Holly should have stayed in the competition longer than the multi millionaires wife.

If you're talking Curtis Pritchard (or AJ Pritchard, can never tell em apart) he didn't get into a fight- he got jumped. The whole thing was unprovoked, and he ended up with a severe injury to his knee that required surgery. I think it's ended his career, hence his appearance on Love Island.

He stuck hard to his contract-as most professionals do. Just got very unlucky on one night.:(

ButtersSuki

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Holly carpenter was let down by her partner who had a fight in UK in a nightclub. So much for sticking to his contract. Also holly didn't go on work in week out about the multitude of babies and moving house and etc etc. Holly should have stayed in the competition longer than the multi millionaires wife.

Holly Carpenter was let down by one person; Holly Carpenter.

A Teddy bear

A Teddy bear wrote: »

You do realise that 3k is absolutely nothing in jnlr terms ? That's like 2 more people than last time ticked that they listen

A rough calculation suggests that it's more like 17 extra respondents to the survey, but we know that the statisticians who conduct the analysis also apply weighting factors to control for various demographic effects, but yeah, it's probably margin-of-error territory.

Andy From Sligo

so MR takes over MOC's spot Monday then...

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and tune in and have a listen. Not mad keen on this claire beck one thats been filling in since MOC left/pushed.

I dont think I have heard mairead R on the radio before , seen her on the television with the getaways and supervalu adverts on TV though.

donkeykong5

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so MR takes over MOC's spot Monday then...

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and tune in and have a listen. Not mad keen on this claire beck one thats been filling in since MOC left/pushed.

I dont think I have heard mairead R on the radio before , seen her on the television with the getaways and supervalu adverts on TV though.

Will definitely not be listening in. Muireann was treated horrifically considering her listeners had increased by 3000. Very unfair.

Man Vs ManUre

Anyone know if Muireann has a boyfriend?? Asking for a friend.

JP Liz V1

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so MR takes over MOC's spot Monday then...

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and tune in and have a listen. Not mad keen on this claire beck one thats been filling in since MOC left/pushed.

I dont think I have heard mairead R on the radio before , seen her on the television with the getaways and supervalu adverts on TV though.

Mairead was part of Ray D'Arsehole show

ford fiesta

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Anyone know if Muireann has a boyfriend?? Asking for a friend.

you cant assume if it's a boyfriend these days ! you might be offending gay people

RabbleRouser2k

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Anyone know if Muireann has a boyfriend?? Asking for a friend.

Yep, shes spoken of being in a relationship before. With a guy.

Andy From Sligo

Does Mairead Ronan have any children?

dont think I have ever heard her mentioning having any

donkeykong5

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Does Mairead Ronan have any children?

dont think I have ever heard her mentioning having any

At last count I think it was 17.

Andy From Sligo

donkeykong5 wrote: »

At last count I think it was 17.

blimey the ol flahula will be fair worn out after that

its_steve116

Does anyone know if she is still on the radio?

Man Vs ManUre

Muireann has the best legs on Irish tv. Be a big waste on radio.

donspeekinglesh

its_steve116 wrote: »

Does anyone know if she is still on the radio?

She's not.

Dual wheels

donspeekinglesh wrote: »

She's not.

Can anyone tell me how mairead ronan is better than MOC?

johnire

At least she's not as fake and doesn't have a wierd accent that yo- yos between an American twang and Whest of Ireland.... a very fake person.

Dual wheels wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how mairead ronan is better than MOC?

robo

I can't tell the difference...except for their accents.
I remember when they kicked Muireann out and brought Mairead in, I was thinking they were the same.
If you are gonna make a change....make a change, don't bring in someone very similar :rolleyes:

thesultan

Muireann is great on the six o'clock show

Man Vs ManUre

robo wrote: »

I can't tell the difference...except for their accents.
I remember when they kicked Muireann out and brought Mairead in, I was thinking they were the same.
If you are gonna make a change....make a change, don't bring in someone very similar :rolleyes:

2 very sexy and beautiful Irish cailini’s.

ButtersSuki

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

2 very sexy and beautiful Irish cailini’s.

Should have gone to Specsavers.

Dual wheels

robo wrote: »

I can't tell the difference...except for their accents.
I remember when they kicked Muireann out and brought Mairead in, I was thinking they were the same.
If you are gonna make a change....make a change, don't bring in someone very similar :rolleyes:

They just brought MR in because she was on that dancing program, not sure how that qualifies her to be a radio just though

ford fiesta

mairead ronan reminds me of blathnaid ni chofaigh, i.e.: someone who likes to get her own way.

Q&A with broadcaster Mairéad Ronan: 'I dream of having Marty Whelan's Eurovision gig'

https://amp.independent.ie/weekend-magazine/q-and-a-with-broadcaster-mairead-ronan-i-dream-of-having-marty-whelans-eurovision-gig-39166781.html

Some neck she has...

flazio

Dual wheels wrote: »

They just brought MR in because she was on that dancing program, not sure how that qualifies her to be a radio just though

How about being a producer on the mid morning show for quite a few years before turning to television?

ButtersSuki

ford fiesta wrote: »

mairead ronan reminds me of blathnaid ni chofaigh, i.e.: someone who likes to get her own way.

Q&A with broadcaster Mairéad Ronan: 'I dream of having Marty Whelan's Eurovision gig'

https://amp.independent.ie/weekend-magazine/q-and-a-with-broadcaster-mairead-ronan-i-dream-of-having-marty-whelans-eurovision-gig-39166781.html


Some neck she has...

Ruthless ambition. Emphasis on “ruthless”.

Declan A Walsh

Dual wheels wrote: »

They just brought MR in because she was on that dancing program, not sure how that qualifies her to be a radio just though

I think Mairead Ronan, or Farrell as she was then, used to be a co-presenter on the breakfast show on East Coast FM. EDIT: I could be wrong about that! That's when I think I first heard of her.

As was pointed out, Mairead was a producer on the mid-morning show on Today FM for a number of years. She was also a producer of Ian Dempsey's breakfast show more recently.

Dual wheels

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I think Mairead Ronan, or Farrell as she was then, used to be a co-presenter on the breakfast show on East Coast FM. EDIT: I could be wrong about that! That's when I think I first heard of her.

As was pointed out, Mairead was a producer on the mid-morning show on Today FM for a number of years. She was also a producer of Ian Dempsey's breakfast show more recently.

A right chancer is what she is

Tork

Dual wheels wrote: »

A right chancer is what she is

She might not be to everyone's taste but she obviously has something that makes people hire her.

Dual wheels

Tork wrote: »

She might not be to everyone's taste but she obviously has something that makes people hire her.

Nice jugs

Tork

Dual wheels wrote: »

Nice jugs

Perfect for the radio.