It’s Monday Mourning & we are in the midst of a Sahara Desert if Shocking Statistics:

Mervyn Skidmore

"A Chinese guy playing for Wexford" - eh, I think he's mixed Malaysian/Irish.

dvcireland

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did RTE have a single black presenter during the 70's and 80's?

i thought Kevin Sharkey might of featured


Sharkey had a small part in Father Ted where he played a priest named Father Shaft in two episodes. His most famous line, coming after a nun asked him what he thought of all the work being done in Africa by priests, was "Sure I wouldn't know, I'm from Donegal"

Joe’s reading de thread again.

sligojoek

What would he know?

He's from Donegal.

Beechwoodspark

The bould Kevin was homeless a few years ago but seems to be back up and running. He has a gallery on south Frederick st

And he had a place in Harry Crosbies development at the Point but seems to have shut lately.

BPKS

That was a very long ad for RTE on Liveline.

generalgerry

As opposed to the great experiences that the white Irish kids had in the institutions yeah?

buried

"I was getting the bus home late at night one evening and as you all know yourselves, nothing bad ever happens to anybody late at night on the buses"

shearforce

filthy pornographic add.


must ring in about that

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did RTE have a single black presenter during the 70's and 80's?

Mike Murphy did a skit about having to be from de a North to get a job in RTÉ in those days.

sligojoek

BPKS wrote: »

That was a very long ad for RTE on Liveline.

Makes a change from long ads for Liveline on RTE.

Mervyn Skidmore

Some jarred guy mouthing off. Wow.

jetfiremuck

And get grabbed by the sack for your trouble....good luck with that......great guy

generalgerry

generalgerry wrote: »

As opposed to the great experiences that the white Irish kids had in the institutions yeah?

Even Christine Buckley didn’t play up the race card much when she was exposing the woes of Goldenbridge, one of the earlier scandal revelations.

ShamNNspace

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did RTE have a single black presenter during the 70's and 80's?

There was Padraigin Sean Tom from carna dos he count?

NickNickleby

As a child in Birmingham, I had friends who were African and Indian, and I don't recall them ever being on the receiving end of racist abuse.

Then we came to Ireland, and remember being in the company of a group of school kids and we encountered two black men walking along the street. Most of the kids started shouting abuse at the men. I was horrified and let my surprise show. I can't say it stopped the abuse, the kids simply turned their attention to something else.

Nowadays you can see people of all races and ethnicities on the bus. In all the times I've travelled on the bus - I'm now mid sixties, I've NEVER heard racist epithets being hurled about. However, I can tell you that I have heard it in the street from time to time, but to be honest I've never intervened. THe reason why is that any of these abusers are usually the type that are just looking for a scrap, and if you're not black, maybe you're too well spoken or have some obvious difference. Or a 'do-gooder' and you'll get yours. Its the same as any other altercation in the street. People are very unwilling to intervene for fear of getting a hammering. Nothing to do with race.

dvcireland

dvcireland wrote: »

i thought Kevin Sharkey might of featured


Sharkey had a small part in Father Ted where he played a priest named Father Shaft in two episodes. His most famous line, coming after a nun asked him what he thought of all the work being done in Africa by priests, was "Sure I wouldn't know, I'm from Donegal"

Kevin Sharkey is very anti-mass-immigration

buried

This man should have highlighted his terrible experiences back then in the 70's and 80's to RTE

But he would have gotten short shrift with that

Atlantic Dawn

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

The bould Kevin was homeless a few years ago but seems to be back up and running. He has a gallery on south Frederick st

And he had a place in Harry Crosbies development at the Point but seems to have shut lately.

He has a few recent posts on social media about Covid 19 that are shall we say Jim Corr + a million.

dvcireland

from the Fast Show - Tiger Woods

I tell ya what - that Tiger Woods is the dog's bollocks, innie? Mixed race, y'see. Part Afro-American, part white man, part Dutch, an' part Vietnamese. An' them four different races, 'ave combined to produce the perfect golfer. An' still so young!

The Afro-American, right, that's 'is natural grace - for 'is drivin', right?

The Vietnamese - for when he's in the rough, you got me? All the jungles an'
'at - they 'ave a network o' tunnels?

Dutch in him makes 'im laid-back - for 'is temperament, an' the white man means he can get on the course in the first place.

general comment

i've yet to meet a laid backed Dutch person

PieOhMy

Even joe is bored by this. Must be browsing the eye pad

generalgerry

What Joe meant to say there is "We need to hear your story Michael because it will help RTE to direct OUR narrative".

BPKS

BINGO - travellers suicide rate cos of discrimination.

ShamNNspace

Direct provision will soon be crowbared into this "discussion"

CH3OH

Jesus. we're ticking a lot of boxes today

Make a shelter outside de pubs or at de back of de bus for de racists.

PieOhMy

The only thing that can save today's show would be the Ferrari story!

dvcireland

Joe dying for a comfort break

PieOhMy

Why is joe making apologies for smokers ?

dvcireland

big fees to this school

https://www.stcolumbas.ie/admissions-2/