The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

FrancieBrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121610245#Comment_121610245

Don't know much about him but he has the misfortune of sounding creepy whether he is or not.

Spanish Eyes

To those who might know or speculate, if BOC is to move from this show where is he going? Just so I don't frighten or depress myself if I turn on the Radio to something that I used to like and he's there....

Oh, and who will take his slot if he moves?

phelixoflaherty

https://youtu.be/-RFunvF0mDw?feature=shared

Oo

Bobson Dugnutt

Knew a fella who worked in Chris de Burgh’s house during a renovation back in the Celtic Tiger days.

Said he was actually one of the nicest lads they ever worked for. Big spread every day for the tradespeople, burned the ears off them talking, and was generally just a really good skin.

its_steve116

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121611617#Comment_121611617

It is rumoured that Brendan will get Ryan Tubridy's old slot with Sean O'Rourke getting the weekend slot.

ShamNNspace

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613234#Comment_121613234

It will be nice to hear some new voices on radio 1,

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613234#Comment_121613234

Some comeback for O’Rourke if he gets the “gig”. Didn’t agree with his witch-hunt either, funnily enough.

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613392#Comment_121613392

Golf Gate has damaged his reputation as an independent journalist. He was shown to be too close to politicians. With Tubs old slot being a light entertainment filler it is not too much an issue.

BTW, The team need to update his Wikipedia:

mykrodot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613430#Comment_121613430

too close to politicians? Sean O Rourke's wife (in her seventies) is soon to be special advisor to Helen Mc Entee our Minister for Justice!! Before that she was Press advisor to Charlie Flanagan and more recently Pippa Hackett. Her son is now special advisor to Pippa Hackett.

This is WAY too close for comfort and its a classic example of how closely connected many of our media are to Government policitians! No wonder we are get no balance, no objectivity, no wonder we are all called Far Right.

We would have Seanie on the Saturday Show interviewing these same politicians, asking soft questions, then meeting them for golf or lunch afterwards.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613463#Comment_121613463

good call dude, these lads need to hang up their boots and stop bleeding the system.

Way too much of a smell about all this stuff. Seanie has had his day, give some new blood a chance surely.

Way too close for comfort is correct.

EmmetSpiceland

Would, certainly, make it easier to stick to Newstalk for Anton Savage’s show if O’Rourke took over.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613498#Comment_121613498

I think he would do well with the first hour on Sunday but not so good for the other three hours.

It's only a rumour anyway.

RINO87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613481#Comment_121613481

100%.

Somebody mentioned a fresh voice. While that would be ideal, we'll hardly hear one with the hiring freeze etc.

As an aside, if Sean's son is press advisor to Pippa, maybe itstime he hang up the boots too, she gets destroyed everytime she's thrown on a panel.

bcklschaps

Harbour court.... Don't mention the inadequate Gardai response!!!

leath_dub

In fairness to O'Rourke his interview style would be fairly robust. He als seems to be back in the RTE tent already, based on his recent podcast output

ShamNNspace

Sean O rourke is not the solution, he's part of the problem, he should retire away quietly somewhere he's trousered enough 💶💶💶

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613949#Comment_121613949

Cannot disagree there Sham.

Furze99

Lord save us from this sycophantic nonsense - Callan and O'Connor stroking each others egos whilst throwing oliver branches to poor old Tubridy.

Ballsy perked up when Callan says it's only a two year contract now! Out the door.

EmmetSpiceland

Jaysus, didn’t expect an interview with Peter Cunnah to be this emotional.

Furze99

An interesting exchange of views on the forthcoming referendums this morning, though thought that Ballsy was unnecessarily complicating his questions to Ms.Steen and then complaining when she had to elaborate.

Then along comes the Pandemic Poet ... Jesus wept and it's off.

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121715550#Comment_121715550

I thought he wasn’t even trying with her, she’d give an answer but leave out a section of the population and when Brendan would ask her about it she’d get flummoxed and ramble.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121715608#Comment_121715608

She gave a good account on behalf of all women, those who can choose to stay at home and those who work.

Brendan tried to complicate it by dragging in same sex relationships etc.

EmmetSpiceland

Thought she sounded like something from a bygone era, myself. Not out of place with Dev and ‘The Ireland That We Dreamed Of’.

I’d Brendan wouldn’t be too comfortable grilling someone like that. He got badly bitten by that sort in the past and his acrobatic bending over backwards for “balance” is the consequence we all have to endure as a result.

thesandeman

The people claiming that women don't have equality must have been really pissed off with the second guest when she started listing out all the top jobs that females have 😃.

ShamNNspace

Da far roight under da bed again this morning

FrancieBrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121719216#Comment_121719216

I thought that was a reasonable non sensationalist conversation about the issues tbh

applehunter

Some line up yesterday.

Fergus Finlay, Hazel Chu, Olivia Kelly (IT) & Cormac Lucey

4 vs 1

Save us.

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757636#Comment_121757636

Re the segment on immigration - FF had his say, HC had her say, OK had her say...and then Brendan (€1560 per hr) O'Connor, cut to an ad break because nobody in Ireland wanted to hear Cormac talking sense - Disgraceful stuff

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757766#Comment_121757766

Yep, heard the run of nodding heads and turned it off. I suppose it makes sense from an RTE point of view to be so partial as their future funding is entirely within the control of the government.

applehunter

Isn’t it great that we all agree?

Brendan Bendar

Heard Drury on RTE this morning and all I can say is WTF.

Lad tries to blame the Govt totally for this total disaster and even has the neck to suggest that Govt need to fund RTE better

Went on to speculate that in the great scheme of things these happenings should not dominate the headlines.

Even Ballsy accused him of whataboutery which it definitely was.

Now successive Govts do have a case to answer in the fact that they didn’t rein in these cowboys and girls in the Pink Palace.

However with several of ‘leading actors’ still in situ, more slates being lifted and more ‘strange life’ being brought into the open.

Nobody in their right mind would pump taxpayers money into that place given the current way it is structured and the personell

running it still intact.

Long way to run on this…….. be aware of the vested interests trying to queer the pitch.

hotmail.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121783940#Comment_121783940

He's former RTE himself and demonstrated for all to hear the RTE arrogance.

Even when they've been caught with their hand in the till, he seemed to say so what.

archfi

Indeed. Every single political grouping/party and non-governmental is out demanding massive taxpayers money to prop up their now fully fledged mouthpiece.

Even the very, very never ever working class revolutionaries like RBB and the Byrne fella are demanding half a billion to their favourite PR firm.

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121613949#Comment_121613949

How much? Have not any amounts mentioned anywhere.Not in the Tubs range I expect

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121612554#Comment_121612554

Rosanna is the swell

Brendan Bendar

Listening to Ballsy’s and the panel this morning one would make one wonder .

Seems everyone except the top management and the ‘talent’ were on penury wedges.

I find it difficult to believe that, I would suggest that RTE would be the top payers in the sector.

Very difficult to get firm knowledge of all the so called ‘staff’ wedges, as it is for all sectors of RTE.

They also seem to think the public are not interested in the goings on in RTE….. wrong buddy….it’s our money

that gives you lot the free cars, free restaurant meals, concert tickets, junkets etc.

Enough of that guff lads- John Q duddnt buy that waffle

glenfieldman

I don’t know why this thread calls him “ballsy”, probably sarcastic, he interrupted Alison regarding SNR 4 times so not to get him or RTE in legal trouble

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121814991#Comment_121814991

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/the-smart-ballsy-guys-are-buying-up-property-right-now/26307728.html

N ow you know

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

This Denise one is so far up her own hole it’s quite unbelievable

wetlandsboy

What’s up with the American accent? Very, very strange.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121815093#Comment_121815093

She’s full of bs

Brendan Bendar

Jaysus, when will this circle jerking of Luvvies end.

Ballsy seems to have gone into overdrive…..seems it’s being going on for the last year.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121841158#Comment_121841158

I will no doubt be shot for saying this .. but. It’s terrible the illness that Charlie Bird is going through , very sad for him, his wife and family. But at this stage we have had absolute blanket coverage of it.

thesandeman

Is this wan Irish trying to sound Italian or Italian trying to sound Irish?

z80CPU

Today a lady was promoting a resident from Rathfarnham ( I live nearby) was promoting this fashion show that was hosted in an Embassy. She was milking the living behayzuz out of the event. " BEAUTIFUL.... " etc. I switched off.

z80CPU

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121841158#Comment_121841158

It won't end. You answered your own question 😲

Bobson Dugnutt

That was a very open and honest interview with that young lad talking about his alcoholism. O’Connor is very good at those personal style interviews.

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869616#Comment_121869616

His talk on the loneliness of living in London and the drinking he did because of it, reminded me of your London rado star friend.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869660#Comment_121869660

It's not cans of Foster's our friend would be getting though, whatever about the rest.

sully123

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2024/0220/1433407-eurosong-war-of-words/

Saw this pop up on rte homepage recently. Entitled coconut