The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

Brendan hones in on the mental elf and daily poem.

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118522390#Comment_118522390

It was a completely legitimate question to ask/observation to make and I was both shocked by the GP’s reaction and O’Carroll’s groveling back-pedaling apology - neither of which were proportionate. Some in the medical profession seem to have a grossly over-inflated opinion of their own contribution to the fight against Covid. She is a GP administering vaccines in a rural practice, not an ED or an ICU nurse treating dying patients and exposed to the virus daily. She also would have seen her income increase dramatically during Covid, where the nurse in the example above will be getting a €1,000 once off payment. I’ll leave it at that.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523728#Comment_118523728

No problem for Ballsy Brendan. The mental health of the nation is his mission, no problem filling up two hours with babble and self analysis.

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523508#Comment_118523508

The ballsy nickname was never a reference to any supposed actual cojones. Its because of an infamous 2007 Sunday Independent article in which he assured readers the "smart, ballsy guys" were all buying property now, despite the fact that the property crash had well and truly begun.

Brendan Bendar

The same ‘smart, ballsy guys’ who later went crying to the courts to save their own skins and houses?

And expected the ‘slakkies’ in the taxpayers cohort to bail them out?

Nice one Jemser!!!

Furze99

Even Brendan sounds bored..

Marian would have made an interview like this interesting. Ballsy just sounds depressed.

Furze99

Imelda May - overly self opinionated and national treasure not.

EmmetSpiceland

Great interview with Joanna Lumley there. Reckon Brendan will be fine once the covid talk drops off completely. Will give him a chance to really show his “stuff”.

padd b1975

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549712#Comment_118549712

Creativity/record company styling seems to have dried up of late.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549878#Comment_118549878

She is such a pro, almost the perfect interviewee.

I enjoyed Imelda too.

I thought apart from the first segment being about ten minutes longer than it needed to be that today's show was pretty good.

No update so far today. Just 1 hour to go.

plodder

Thought the bit on the CAMHS scandal was quite good. Particularly the point that I think was texted in by a former member of the service, that what's needed is more "talk therapy" not necessarily more psychiatrists, whose job mainly seems to be to prescribe medication.

So, while there was obviously an issue with oversight of junior doctors in this case, and you need experienced consultants to handle that. But, I don't really buy the government's line that this problem is not about resources. The easiest and cheapest answer is always going to be to give someone a prescription and send them on their way. The various types of talk therapy are much more time consuming and therefore costly.

elperello

Proper diagnosis is important in all areas of health.

Too often in the public system prescriptions are used inappropriately.

An experienced consultant can in many cases save the patient from years of medication and it can actually work out cheaper in the long run.

bobbyss

His thank you to Lumley at the end was so embarrassing, so obsequious. Am thinking of her silky tones and his awful Cark accent by.

Reminded me of Miriam O C saying to Van at the end of her interview; Thank you for your patience.

But Brendan's 'It's been SO LOVELY talking to you' spiel was too much. The next thing he'll be inviting her to Cork. I think he tends to be starstruck by the beautiful people (remember his interview with Nigella?) and embarrasses himself.

humberklog

I never heard of Jonathan Joly before. If I never hear of him again I'd be happy enough.

ShamNNspace

I dunno I think it'll all end in tears, come back in ten years time Jonathan and bring your son Eduardo with you

Spanish Eyes

RTE is just so formulaic. I very rarely turn it on anymore, far too parochial, full of BS, dubious celebrity presenters, and a terrible fear of upsetting the Government of the day by critiquing anything that the public is interested in.

At the moment I am enjoying an LBC phone in about Johnson's wife Carrie (Lady Macbeth) and her influence on his PMship. UK radio is just so engaging and different to the usual small country, local issues stuff here.

Pelvis Parsley

Giving that Saccone-Joly gom airtime to promote his nonsense book is surely a low point, even for this show.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118585861#Comment_118585861

Not too sure about that. I just turned on LBC (5:35am).

First words: "where were you when Diana died?" repeated to every caller for the last five minutes.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118585861#Comment_118585861

You must be listening to a different RTE.

They never stop criticizing the Govt.

KaneToad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118586109#Comment_118586109

I thought the segment with Mairead Ronan, about how she decided to stop her daily gig so that she could spend more time at home, was a low too. The Marie Antoinette vibes off it was something to behold.

Brendan Bendar

Two programmes which,for me, were standouts are very rapidly circling the drain.

Ballsy’s programme on weekends

Clare Byrnes on weekdays.

Ballsy is only able to go for the hour now, then it’s an interview with ‘usually’ some headbanger with a book, or some scone with anRTE connection like we had yesterday.

These programmes in my opinion are on their last legs in their current set up, far far removed from the status of the same programmes under different presenters and more importantly different production teams.

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118589359#Comment_118589359

When was this?

I could tell you stories….

just before Christmas she was on the cover of RSVP (or one of those rags) talking about spending more time with her children. Except the photo only had her two children with her second husband, and not her son from her first marriage….who is in boarding school btw….so clearly she wants to see him every day….

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118589548#Comment_118589548

I’d agree with you there on BO’C Brendan. I can’t listen to CB during the week for work reasons so can’t comment on that, but while I will listen most weekend-days to the first hour of BO’C I normally switch off at 12 as the second hour has reached “Today with Maura and Daithi” levels of filler.

humberklog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118589761#Comment_118589761

Could be worse. This is Eduardo, the kid from the previous guest. I thought Joly was talking about his son Eduardo and his gender questioning as if his kid was 19 or 20 years of age but eh....

Yesterday was a low.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/04/02/A-French-ferry-carrying-700-passengers-for-Ireland-caught/4614418107600/

This is the fire Brendan was caught up in during a childhood school trip

KaneToad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118589761#Comment_118589761

Saturday morning.

How she conducts her domestic life is her own business. But I don't think the public broadcaster should be giving publicity to those seeking publicity! They could easily have covered the topic of "woman quitting work to spend more time with young family" without interviewing the wife of a multi millionaire.

Radio5

I though the other guests in the segment were more interesting but I understand why they included Mairead Ronan. Wasn't aware that her hubby was quite that wealthy...

jippo nolan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118590795#Comment_118590795

He’s supposed to have piles!

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118590032#Comment_118590032

Absolutely her own business.

If our public broadcaster didn't give publicity to those seeking publicity I'm afraid it would rather limit the number of people they could interview.

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118591570#Comment_118591570

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118590032#Comment_118590032

Genuine question Elperello - and one that you ignore every single time I ask it - is there anything you feel RTÉ deserve even the slightest criticism for?

I’m somewhat fascinated by your desire to defend or provide excuses for them at every opportunity. Is there anything they have done poorly or could do better in your opinion?

Bellbottoms

Jesus that was awful. The man is some sort of narrcasist. I think he referred to himself as a superstar maybe four times.

Its clear his kids do not feel comfortable with having their whole life being online and being monitizied. I hope they don't end up being to badly damaged.

What a vile person.

ButtersSuki

I do hope Bryan has a nice snooze this morning and recharges fully after the exhausting start he’s had to the year. Starting on January 10th couldn’t have been easy, and the exhausting (by my calculations) 28 hours (I’m allowing 2 hours for each LLS even though it’s not even 2 hours anymore) he’s put in since then would take its toll on anyone. He truly is an inspiration to the frontline workers he celebrates so often…..

edit: whoops, wrong thread!

ButtersSuki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118593750#Comment_118593750

Pray tell, who was this superstar?

Bellbottoms

Some YouTuber called Johnathan Jolly.

"My kids are totally into it".

"Sometimes they say I don't like this daddy. And I say what about when we go to Disney land and they close the ride down for you and you meet Elsa. Isn't It worth it then"

No mate, you are whoring your kids out.

Icsics

good man Richard, of course Simon was staying clear, remarkable family

I see sheep

This lad is dodgey as anything, the Chinese were right to lock him up I'd say.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118620150#Comment_118620150

Have you followed the story?

Radio5

The interview with Richie Sadlier was quite interesting this morning.

EmptyTree

Brendan trying to get in a few quips while interviewing someone living in Ukraine (Irish ex-pat I think). Not taking the situation at all seriously, wishing the man luck as if he was about to go in for a Christmas day swim. Very poor stuff.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118624257#Comment_118624257

Ballsy seems to be unable to hold a panel for longer than about 45 mins.

show has deteriorated a lot in the past year

Hangdogroad

Who is the man on at the moment? Just tuned in.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118624472#Comment_118624472

Don something, seems a great guy with helping ‘early school leavers’

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118624472#Comment_118624472

Don O'Leary director of Cork Life Centre.

https://corklifecentre.org/about-2/

Shelga

Why are RTÉ so very slow to make this show available for listening back to on the player?

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118625038#Comment_118625038

You can get it here -

https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/series/31713-the-weekend-on-one/

Aidric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118624257#Comment_118624257

The interviewee was articulate and ran rings around O'Connor. As an interviewer he hadn't even bothered to establish the facts for Irish nationals in Ukraine. As the interview went on BOC tried to establish himself as some sort of diplomatic conduit. Truly bizarre stuff.

I see sheep

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118620336#Comment_118620336

Yeah. If you willingly to China to do some dodgy deal and then get caught out I've no sympathy.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118632011#Comment_118632011

No sympathy, no clue.

Gen.Zhukov

Well done to everyone involved with the The weekend on one with BOC. Not only could it not attract a new sponsor after many months (resorting to giving the last sponsor cut price deals), it can barely attract any revenue generating adverts.

Not sure what happened before 11.50 but I doubt it was much if the below is anything to go by.

11.50 Centra, Ryan T show promo.

12.30 National Archive (RTE supporting the arts...), Liveline promo

12.50 Mir O Cal promo, NSO (RTE), Home instead.

12.57 SVP volunteer ad, Hyundai, Rolling wave promo.

That's 'peak pandemic' levels of adverts.

Contrast that to Katie H. The last 20 mins of her show had 6 paying ads. Initially and because I'm an ol softy, I felt a bit sorry for Brendan. No real sponsor - very few advertisers but then I thought about the €220k he got in 2019 and the probable €300k he'll have been paid for 2020 and I thought, **** him. This show is dead in the water and is now a loss maker. That won't make RTE change it or anything mad like that. As Forbesy knows, it's very easy spending someone else's money.

I hope Noel manages to get the parenting columnist Jen Hogan onto the panel tomorrow to discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation. She's great. Or Hugh Wallace...he'd be brilliant too.