Saturday with Katie Hannon

Ballycommon Mast

Paul Murphy? Is he still in favour of Zero covid?

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118621434#Comment_118621434

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118621477#Comment_118621477

Have to say I agree with touts post…….This programme follows the same format week after week, an opportunity for a bunch of lefties to come in and have a flake at the poor churn who represents the govt, spurred on by the so called presenter who is shaking with anxiety to get her kicks in before anyone else.

Its pretty obvious what these lefties agenda is.…. What ever the Govt.do, they will do the opposite.

For example give the electricity grant to everybody……………… you should have spent months targeting it

Spend months targeting it ……. It’s too late ,you should have given it to everyone to get it distrubuted quickly!!!

Regarding yesterday I think that was Boyd-Barrett on with his usual stuff.

With these churns the is always one or two thing you agree with, however it’s with their whole agenda they would ruin the country in next to no time.

Dangerous times ahead.

Dempo1

Minister Anne Rabbit was also on and to her credit, one of the very few Government Ministers to speak outside the box on occasion, but in fairness she's still not getting the reason why so many carer's have left the sector and why so few will ever return. Pay, T&C's are by all accounts shocking and I know that whilst home visits officially should be a minimum of 30 minutes, this not happening and carer's literally running in and out of patients home, rushing to the next patient such is the pressure they are under.

Brendan Courtney (who I can't abide) called in to talk about his mother's plight and to his credit made a moving and poignant contribution.

RBB was is usual mouthy self as too was the SF rep but in their defence, the current government just continue to make it easy for them to critise. Whilst I personally welcome the €200 electric rebate, middle earners / renters completely ignored.

Over the past few days, time and time again, Gov ministers, TD'S have been rolled out to talk about this apparently wonderful exceptional payment scheme, local and friendly CWO"s are apparently waiting to hand out vast sums of cash to the hard pressed. It is utter nonsense and clearly few if any Gov TD has either been in an Intero center, let alone understands how they operate, especially the Exceptional needs payment.

Not sure if others saw the late debate on Thursday but Fergus O Dowd TD FG was out to bat for government. He genuinely seems like the decent sort, not afraid to speak out etc but sadly, again absolutely clueless when it comes to how the SW system works.

That's my Sunday mornings Euros worth rant done 😉

touts

Don't blame people for not being able to tell the difference between Rich Boy Barrett and Paul Murphy on the show. Two posh boys angling to be the communist supreme leader of Ireland so they can put daddy in the gulag.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118623919#Comment_118623919

you okay there? you do realise communism is long dead, and the two boyous are socialists, yea?

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118623717#Comment_118623717

Ah Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy - not dissimilar accents and modes of speech. There's a few others too whose politics might be quite different, but who seem to be cut from a similar cultural background.

touts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118623924#Comment_118623924

You do realise that both Boyd Barrett and Murphy are Trotskyists. Trotsky was a communist. And quite a blood thirsty one at that.

Brendan Bendar

Two well paid chancers, in my opinion.

I often wonder who the electorate are who vote for them.

padd b1975

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118623924#Comment_118623924

Nope, they're definitely communists.

They try to keep it in the back of the bottom drawer but it occasionally makes an appearance.

Dickie10

anyone else find katie hannon drips of sex kitten, dont know why but find her very sexy.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118670673#Comment_118670673

Eh….

No.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118626680#Comment_118626680

Now, where did I leave that ice axe?

touts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118672423#Comment_118672423

Trotsky masterminded at least a million deaths in Eastern Europe as the communists imposed their will on the former Russian empire. But he ended up with an icepick in the skull so that makes him an okay guy in the eyes of Irish Socialists.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118674620#Comment_118674620

Not in mine, though.

touts

Grab the popcorn. Lynn Boylan is getting crucified by Philip Boucher Hayes over Sinn Fein being soft on Russia and on the abuse of women like Violet Anne Wynne in the party.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118696940#Comment_118696940

Absolutely,which shows in the highest relief possible, how poor Nooze Hannons ‘moderation’ is.

Hannon would have gone high note with her own agenda and piled in with Boylan.and anyone else to get a cut at those in charge.

what chance will there be that PBH deserves and gets the gig.

ZERO.

touts

Louise O'Reilly just got her ass handed to her when she came on to complain about days of delays at Dublin Airport for Ukrainian refugees and Joe O'Brien tells her the wait is less than two hours and they have opened extra offices. Her response: will there be overtime for the office staff. Stunned silence in the studio with the stupidity of her question. 🤣

Dempo1

I'm baffled by all that is being allegedly promised to Ukranian refugees at Dublin Airport. We've been led to believe, time and time again, PPS numbers, Medical Cards, SW access being arranged at point of entry. Now it appears Refugees being "assisted" with applications.

Minister Joe O Brien (Greens) appears a little confused .

I also thought these promises a little far fetched.

People actually here and not refugees waiting weeks for PPS numbers (you've only got to look at the DEASP twitter feed)

Medical card applications can take weeks for a citizen and even if you qualify, it's near impossible to get a GP and forget about Dental treatments, as for hospital access , that's a farce as it is.

God only knows what the housing arrangements are, all well and good 1,000's of people offering accommodation but that's only a temporary fix and possibly completely impractical to accommodate these refugees in very rural locations.

This is a train wreck waiting to happen. I absolutely believe we should welcome these Ukranian refugees but there's an awful lot of promises being offered, I can't see how they'll be fulfilled.

I won't get started on the existing refugees stuck in Direct provision centre's but it would appear to be a two tier refugee system is evident.

dvcireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118773142#Comment_118773142

I get the impression that the EU are driving this policy.

dvcireland

the Sanctuary Runners guy:

"..get the GAA involved!..."

Immigrant Council Lady:

"...we don't play GAA..."

Wiil SuperMacs be handing it Chicken Sanguiches with application forms at Dublin airport ?

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118773200#Comment_118773200

I wonder Katie ask Pat about that little matter of discrimination at one of his establishments recently 🤔

Can't abide him

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118773192#Comment_118773192

I agree but our government clearly not admitting we've absolutely no infrastructure in place let alone a housing crisis as it is .

Dempo1

Verona Murphy has some neck 😳

touts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118773241#Comment_118773241

I don't particularly like her or her hard right opinions on many issues but she gave Joe O'Brien a bit of a hammering on the cost of living etc. Louise O'Reilly was reduced to actually repeating what Verona said.

NIMAN

I just tuned in there for 5min and the debate was really irritating.

We had the usual mouthy Louise O'Reilly telling the minister to stop interrupting her, and yet she shouts him down every time he tried to make a point.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118773329#Comment_118773329

Yes , hate to admit it but yes she gave the minister a bit of a hammering 😏

elperello

Half the programme the opposition telling the Minister how we need to spend more money.

The other half of the programme the opposition telling the Minister how we need to collect less tax.

mattser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118774842#Comment_118774842

#Oppositionofchaos

NIMAN

Will be interesting to see how SF actually manage the finances of the country when they get the power.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777264#Comment_118777264

Very interesting N.

How I see it in a very crude way is ‘equalization’ everybody will be be miserable but everybody will be equally miserable.

Those taking risks and and doing the tough work to better themselves will be paying for everything getting nothing while those who decide to ride the system will do ‘this and that’ and get a nice state guaranteed payout every week with no incentive to fend for themselves.

I of course could be way wrong but I don’t see any other outcome in a SF controlled Govt. given what I hear and see on the various media platforms.

I see pure stagnation.

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777264#Comment_118777264

I’d be more concerned with classified documents being “spirited away” to be poured over by agencies outside of the state.

serfboard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118785090#Comment_118785090

What classified documents and what agencies are you concerned about?

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118785122#Comment_118785122

Mostly in the department of justice but, also, any related to The Troubles. The agencies would be the, shady, “senior council”, and god knows who else, SF reports to in The North.

Brendan Bendar

The shredders up in Connolly House were ‘red hot’ it would appear.

touts

Mick Barry is this week's Putin-before-People rep on the show. But he seems really unconvinced by the propaganda he has been sent on to spin. For example he is spinning a line where he is worried about the jobs of the McDonalds workers in Moscow who will lose their jobs if sanctions are imposed and you can hear it in his voice that he clearly thinks it is bullshit but has been sent in to say it. He is mumbling and stuttering through the party anti-NATO line. Clearly he isn't as pro-Russia as the other fifth columnists in PBP.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118805523#Comment_118805523

Pro Mick Barry touts, like all the other windbags of his ilk.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777264#Comment_118777264

There are a million of us in this State, here to make sure that never happens.

And we wear no Party badge. If SF think they run a slick machine, well, they ain't seen nothing yet.

touts

This is farcical today. Back to the three trots (Katie, SF and other) shouting at one junior minister for an hour format. At times it is impossible to make out what the three of them are are ranting and raving about as they shout over each other.

This show was doing well and was balanced for the weeks that Philip Boucher Hayes was presenting it. He made them all cry equally and the debate was better for it. Now we are back to Katie waving the red flag as she leads the charge.

deise man

Any chance they'd give the programme holidays for the summer.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119189858#Comment_119189858

August is a wicked month.

TheRiverman

Turned off once I heard Katie announce today's panel.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119187915#Comment_119187915

Agree there, listening back today and fair play to Thomas Byrne who handled the three trotters, Hannon, O’Reilly, and Toibín, with relaxed ease.

Despite Hannon’s hysterical hyperbolic descriptors and interruptions ,Thomas Byrne handled the issues very well.

I agree that PBH was much more balanced and less shrill in this programme and frankly feel Hannon is totally unsuited as a presenter.

Way too biased and unable to fairly moderate ‘discussions’ such as this, especially given how skewed the so-called same old, same old panels tend to be.

touts

Katie can't hide her political bias and needs to be moved off political shows. Let PBH have it full time and return to two opposition and two government reps. That was the way Claire and Cormac did it as past hosts and it was excellent balanced debate show. Now it is just Trotskyist propaganda.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119191206#Comment_119191206

I’m afraid you are correct MrT.

I have been highlighting Hannon’s performance for a long time as well as the production issues which set up the

programme as an unbalanced biased production.

Hannon is fond of hyperbola and emotive descriptions such as “disaster” “chaos” and others ,and nearly turns herself inside out to ‘land a punch’ on what ever representative the Govt. presents.

You can hear her shrieking in the ‘sidings’ as she ‘piles on’ to endorse any trotter who pipes up.

While I know the cost of living is rising rapidly, I genuinely have to wonder why Dublin Airport is packed with holiday makers, concerts are snapped up in seconds, car parks are full of high end slabs and if you listen to conversations from so called low pay workers , holidays are the main topic with Las Vegas frequently mentioned.

Nothing wrong with that of course, but one would have to think that something doesn’t add up.

serfboard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119187915#Comment_119187915

Boohoo. The lefties were being mean to FG! And the term trots ... 🙄

touts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119195876#Comment_119195876

If I wanted to listen to Trots shouting over each other I would download one of the thousands of Shouty Trots podcasts.

Rte has a duty to be balanced especially on a political debate show. Having a Trotskyist host and two Trotskyist panelists has destroyed what was an excellent show.

As for the term well that comes from a combination of their political beliefs and the torrent of shite that comes from a hole in their body.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119197647#Comment_119197647

To disagree with that would be to completely ignore the facts.

Anyone who listens regularly would, if they are being fair, admit that there is no balance to the panel or the presenter.

Its the 2022 equivalent of putting a prominent person in the ‘stocks’ and pelting them with rotten fruit.

Brendan Bendar

Had a back listen to yesterdays programme and in fairness it was one of the more civilised.

Òisin kept the cool and was measured and in control in his responses.

Cullinane again in fairness was also cool and while he acknowledges efforts to fix, doesn’t go mad with populist fixes himself….. he knows he could be there in the hot seat next election.

Hannon was less ‘squawkey’ than usual maybe because she wasn’t surrounded by the usual bench of Trotters.

Sherlock was the outlier ,bladdering with the usual guff of ‘give them everything’ knowing full well she will never have to stand over and defend unpopular decisions and using all the hyperbolic words in her dictionary of negativity.

Thats my take on the programme, no doubt the usual cohort will be in to disagree, which of course they are perfectly entitled to do.

One thing to remember though, once you are in charge of anything, you will rarely be remembered for the good stuff you did or are doing, but they will remember mistakes.

Dempo1

Let's take a step back for a second without being shouted down . I hear a lot about Hannons alledged Bias , when it would seem to me its her job to ask difficult questions of Government representatives and to her credit she can and does give as much of a grilling to opposition representatives. She does also have the human touch and comes at many topics sharing what she believes is what ordinary people are thinking of a particular situation, policy etc , seeking through guests their opinions on how ordinary people perceive a policy or decision. PBH does the opposite, he tells you what his opinion is and expects people to accept it.

There's as much talk across platforms and Social media about RTE's bias towards SF and other opposition parties and the gently gently approach towards Government, particularly FG ,some presenters can barely hide their contenpt whilst maintaining soft and cuddly approach to particular minister's.

It's struck me of late when looking at news websites in the Mornings , newspapers, independent news sites , break news on a particularly contentious decision, Scandal, controversy involving government, RTE goes with a fluffy Social affairs story, Environmental story , a world story etc, essentially avoid mentioning a story that may reflect negatively on Government, regardless of who that Government is, this is not new. Very adept at focusing on particularly agencies, HSE /Local Authorities as an example, not so adept at focusing on Government failings.

RTE is simply not independent, many presenters are blatantly biased, Katie Hannon of course has her flaws but in the main reasonable and not at all afraid to ask difficult questions of both Government and opposition TD'S. I heard no horror when PBH had a spat with colm Brophy recently, I watched the show and the personal contempt he had for Brophy was palpable, even putting his eyes up to heaven when Brophy, correctly corrected him and disagreed (Folks will know, I'm no fan of Brophy)

This is greater than one presenter being perceived as being Biased and unable to do her Job, it seems personal and yet few call out PBH, Claire byrne a number of morning Ireland presenters, Joe Duffy , Ryan Turbidy to name but a few for their astonishing and obvious personal agendas.

Katie Hannon and indeed Sarah McInerney are two presenters who have my admiration and respect , they are not always right but my god, they don't skirt around difficult topics and not afraid to ask difficult questions.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119233378#Comment_119233378

Have to say that’s a load of codswallop……

Its Hannon’s job to moderate a discussion in a neutral way, ie have balanced members of the panel installed and facilitate their discussion on the topics selected.

Having a panel with a bunch of Trotters plus herself haranguing a member of Govt. is not balance.

If she wants to go head to head let her do it on her own, no problem with that, don’t hide behind the ‘panel’ and start lobbing grenades in.

Thats like hurlers on the ditch excoriating the referee after a game but not having the nuts to do the job themselves.

Colm Brophy is well able for these tankers which of course you seem to direct your ire at.

Not a good look if he showed them up as the chancers and flappers that they are.

Sooner the better genuine folk realise this programme is like the coconut shy at the county fair where the chancers and low achievers get a chance to pelt fruit at those who stand up and be counted.

Not a good format this poster would opine.