Ray D'arcy on RTE Radio 1 **Mod Warning post 1** 27th Jan Forward

sligojoek

Channel hopping yesterday:

A woman crying. I didn't wait long enough to find out why.

The smell of bed linen in the hotpress. Gone

Summer camp for kids on the spectrum. Ditto.

Turned over again for the news at 4.30 and we had Claudia Carroll (Fair City) plugging her latest book. Apparently the book has a great name ie. "The Women of somewhere or other" I could be wrong but I think it was because "Women" was in the title is what made it so great.

sligojoek

The contents of womens handbags. I'm out.

sligojoek

sligojoek wrote: »

Channel hopping yesterday:

A woman crying. I didn't wait long enough to find out why.

The smell of bed linen in the hotpress. Gone

Summer camp for kids on the spectrum. Ditto.

Turned over again for the news at 4.30 and we had Claudia Carroll (Fair City) plugging her latest book. Apparently the book has a great name ie. "The Women of somewhere or other" I could be wrong but I think it was because "Women" was in the title is what made it so great.

The Women of Primrose Square. She was on with Jonathan Healy the other day. I don't know if this is maybe too harsh, but does anyone find her tone a little... sickly sweet? Insincere? About as genuine as a three euro coin

Or maybe I'm just a cynic

bobbyss

sligojoek wrote: »

The contents of womens handbags. I'm out.

I think it was the contents at the bottom of handbags to be precise.

Imagine that!

A grown woman talking about stuff like that and a maaaaaaaawm as well.

honeybear

Kathryn mentioned that Brenda was in for Ray on Monday-He’s been off 3 straight weeks and I think that he was off for 2 weeks in June. The RTE holidays are a bit mad!

Brendan Bendar

honeybear wrote: »

Kathryn mentioned that Brenda was in for Ray on Monday-He’s been off 3 straight weeks and I think that he was off for 2 weeks in June. The RTE holidays are a bit mad!

Teachers hours Honey, how many times do I have to say it.

Anyway as far as I am concerned. That slot is dead as a dodo.

How could anyone listen to Donoghue for 90 mins?

honeybear

honeybear wrote: »

Kathryn mentioned that Brenda was in for Ray on Monday-He’s been off 3 straight weeks and I think that he was off for 2 weeks in June. The RTE holidays are a bit mad!

Someone let slip on-air the other day that Kathryn Thomas is getting married on Sunday, although it wasn't much of a secret anyway, those gossip rags have been saying for ages the wedding will be in August.

I have a lot of sisters don't @me

bobbyss

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote:

Someone let slip on-air the other day that Kathryn Thomas is getting married on Sunday, although it wasn't much of a secret anyway, those gossip rags have been saying for ages the wedding will be in August.

Thought she was married already. No doubt she will be posting pictures all over the place. God help us.

bobbyss

bobbyss wrote: »

Thought she was married already. No doubt she will be posting pictures all over the place. God help us.

Sure she'll be away honeymooning in Carlow, if the ads are a fair and reasonable description of that majestic county.

honeybear

I prefer Kathryn to Ray.

Drifter50

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lads I know that ray isn't there this week and I'm just wondering how Kathryn Thomas is on the whole nuact at 4pm sweepstakes ? Is it remotely closer than ray is ?

To be fair, she is more or less bang on with the Nuacht at 4 each day. I`ve been listening but tuned out to the constant baby / weddings / feeding stuff that seems to go and on. Don`t mention the shouty presentations when she gets excited. It would have been interesing to try Baz Ashmawy in this role for a couple of weeks.

Anyway anything is welcome to replace Darcy..................

Comhrá

honeybear wrote: »

Kathryn mentioned that Brenda was in for Ray on Monday-He’s been off 3 straight weeks and I think that he was off for 2 weeks in June. The RTE holidays are a bit mad!

Are you complaining?

Brendan Bendar

Comhra wrote: »

Are you complaining?

If the lad is a taxpayer, he should be.

jeremyj1968

Comhra wrote: »

Are you complaining?

It really is ridiculous. The conditions that he is on are just so outweigh the talent he brings to the job. Frustrating to see RTE p1ssing away money on him like this.

Comhrá

My comment was taken in a different way than I meant.

It was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek remark about not having to listen to him for those weeks he's away, rather than the merits or otherwise about his conditions.

I completely agree, it's ridiculous, the conditions & amount he's paid for what he brings to the airwaves.

BPKS

sligojoek wrote: »

The contents of womens handbags. I'm out.

They did that on Today FM about 15 years ago I'd say.

It was before Ray started going with Janny anyway. I remember that cos they emptied out Janny's bag and they were shocked by what they found in it. After days of intrigue it emerged it was lube.

Think they started going out soon after that.

Adiaga 2

BPKS wrote: »

They did that on Today FM about 15 years ago I'd say.

It was before Ray started going with Janny anyway. I remember that cos they emptied out Janny's bag and they were shocked by what they found in it. After days of intrigue it emerged it was lube.

Think they started going out soon after that.

Almost spit coffee all over my keyboard! :D

Odyssey 2005

Donoghue . Where did farcy dig this skeleton;) up from ?

Odyssey 2005

She was going to rte.!!!. Thought she said she was going to work?

"I'm really looking forward to [today's programme]"

I think you're the only one, Brenda.

amlinopta

Farcy laughing all the way to the bank, all those unscheduled Saturdays off when the chat show was pulled early and week after week off work over the summer. Must be approaching Duffy holiday levels at this stage.

sligojoek

This must be the 4th week in a row that he's off. When they say he's getting 500,000 a year it's more like 9 months.

amlinopta

amlinopta wrote: »

Farcy laughing all the way to the bank, all those unscheduled Saturdays off when the chat show was pulled early and week after week off work over the summer. Must be approaching Duffy holiday levels at this stage.

We always use Joe as the template, but the one who's really stealing a wage is Marian Finucane.

Marian Finucane only worked her 100th hour of work for 2019 yesterday.

Even if you count each day as a full day of work, that's only 50 days*

Most of us had worked more days by St Patrick's Day.

She'll struggle to complete 80 work days this year. 90 is now mathematically impossible. Even if she manages to hit 80 days, that puts her on 3,750 euro per show. Which is considerably higher than Joe Duffy, by any calculation.


*Of course, she reads the newspapers every weekday, and insists this should be counted as work.

Brendan Bendar

All this gouging of JQ Taxpayer is building up a head of steam

No, I say, no, justification for these salaries.

None, zero,nada, null, nowt, tada.


When will that place implode.

Odyssey 2005

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

All this gouging of JQ Taxpayer is building up a head of steam

No, I say, no, justification for these salaries.

None, zero,nada, null, nowt, tada.


When will that place implode.

Not until we run out of money to fund the cesspool.:mad:

sligojoek

Is this an extended Liveline?

honeybear

Very good interviewee on atm

Goat the dote

Is that the same girl who used to abuse everyone online calling them ableist pigs or have I her confused with another girl?

Goat the dote

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/104860099

honeybear

honeybear wrote: »

Very good interviewee on atm

I'd agree that the young woman with the disability was very good - upbeat, "get on with it" attitude, and pursuing a great idea with vigour.

Brenda, however, didn't seem to be concentrating on listening to the answers coming from this intelligent and articulate person; rather she appeared to be thinking about (or reading from some notes) her next question. For example, Brenda was told that around 200 people in Ireland have the complaint, but a few moments later asked "tell us about the condition, how many people in Ireland have it?" Er, around 200, Brenda, like wot she just said.

And there followed more fumbling questions, which always got a considered and comprehensible answer.

Whatever, you're dead right - she was a very good interviewee