Reeling In The Years

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breezy1985 wrote: »

I get that some people in rural areas had serious trouble but the idea that supermarkets were running out of food was a serious over reaction and so was the cities shutting down despite the weather not being that bad.

I was in London at the time and it was as bad. People panicking about not being able to get to work over a few cm of snow and going on about blitz spirit

The supermarket stuff was media spin.

It was that bad. It wasn't a few cm of snow. There was 30cm at Casement etc. And London has a totally different climate than Ireland, they frequently tap into cold snowy continental easterlies and are prepared for such.

Saying we got a few cm of snow is displaying a lot of ignorance on the event.

Blitz spirit? Never heard that once. No one said it was war. You're making stuff up. And you weren't here.

breezy1985

External Association wrote: »

The supermarket stuff was media spin.

It was that bad. It wasn't a few cm of snow. There was 30cm at Casement etc. And London has a totally different climate than Ireland, they frequently tap into cold snowy continental easterlies and are prepared for such.

Saying we got a few cm of snow is displaying a lot of ignorance on the event.

Blitz spirit? Never heard that once. No one said it was war. You're making stuff up. And you weren't here.

The blitz spirit thing was about London you didn't hear it because you weren't there. Also London are not at all properly prepared for snow.

Fair enough if the bread stuff was media spin all I had to go off was the media and what I was hearing from people back home who are the ones telling me it wasn't bad in the cities at least.

I have been in Ireland for snow before this one though and there was massive over reaction those times too. And I was here

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breezy1985 wrote: »

The blitz spirit thing was about London you didn't hear it because you weren't there. Also London are not at all properly prepared for snow.

Fair enough if the bread stuff was media spin all I had to go off was the media and what I was hearing from people back home who are the ones telling me it wasn't bad in the cities at least.

I have been in Ireland for snow before this one though and there was massive over reaction those times too. And I was here

You're just wrong. Record breaking snowfall event across half the country. Not a 5cm yellow warning event. Totals over 50 cm in parts, drifting for days.

And you want more on Limerick breakthrough since 1973! Which effected one sport in one county!

breezy1985

External Association wrote: »

You're just wrong. Record breaking snowfall event across half the country. Not a 5cm yellow warning event. Totals over 50 cm in parts, drifting for days.

And you want more on Limerick breakthrough since 1973! Which effected one sport in one county!

Did you slip in the snow or something that year ?
Or were you the Brooks lad in the Stetson and I've upset you ?

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breezy1985 wrote: »

Did you slip in the snow or something that year ?

You don't slip in drifts. Lol

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breezy1985 wrote: »

Did you slip in the snow or something that year ?
Or were you the Brooks lad in the Stetson and I've upset you ?

You're wrong on the record snowfall. Get over it. Childish crap now.

breezy1985

breezy1985 wrote: »

Did you slip in the snow or something that year ?
Or were you the Brooks lad in the Stetson and I've upset you ?

I slipped in the snow that year and it wasn't even snowing much my part of the country!

It was serious weather, though. The Zoo did a special episode about it. It's worth watching. I had forgotten how nasty it really was at the time.

breezy1985

External Association wrote: »

You're wrong on the record snowfall. Get over it. Childish crap now.

Still think there is massive overreaction to snow in this country like I said earlier. And you can slip in a drift do you really think ice is the only thing people slip on. Lol

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breezy1985 wrote: »

Still think there is massive overreaction to snow in this country like I said earlier. And you can slip in a drift do you really think ice is the only thing people slip on. Lol

You haven't a clue.

The question isn't whether there's a major reaction to snow it's about the 2018 event being extreme for Ireland and worthy of inclusion on RIY.

Atlantic Dawn

I see RTE1 have a show on this evening called "RTE News Review Of The Year 2020", it's on for an hour, looks like an expanded version of Reeling In The Years.

breezy1985

External Association wrote: »

You haven't a clue.

The question isn't whether there's a major reaction to snow it's about the 2018 event being extreme for Ireland and worthy of inclusion on RIY.

Oh I'm all for it being on RITY. I just think all those people screaming for bread are muppets

thesandeman

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I see RTE1 have a show on this evening called "RTE News Review Of The Year 2020", it's on for an hour, looks like an expanded version of Reeling In The Years.

I watched that. Quite good. More time to take things in.

Muahahaha

breezy1985 wrote: »

Still think there is massive overreaction to snow in this country like I said earlier. And you can slip in a drift do you really think ice is the only thing people slip on. Lol

There is always a big over reaction to weather events and its mainly led by the media. Its not unique to Ireland either, when weather events happen anywhere everything closes down so the media have no politics to report on, no sports at play so the only thing the have to cover is the weather. And because of the uncertainty outside peoples doors everyone tunes in. Then it gets amplified by social media as well which blows it up further, thats where you get everyone taking and sharing photos of empty bread shelves to spread the panic further.

But in terms of the snow event being talked about here- it was a big one,perhaps a once in 30 or 40 year event. I was in Dublin and we had 40cm in the back garden for 4/5 days and roads all around were impassable. Some people in west Wicklow were stuck in their houses for almost 10 days. It ground the economy to a halt for several days in most places. That is a significant event worthy of coverage on RITY.

breezy1985

Muahahaha wrote: »

There is always a big over reaction to weather events and its mainly led by the media. Its not unique to Ireland either, when weather events happen anywhere everything closes down so the media have no politics to report on, no sports at play so the only thing the have to cover is the weather. And because of the uncertainty outside peoples doors everyone tunes in. Then it gets amplified by social media as well which blows it up further, thats where you get everyone taking and sharing photos of empty bread shelves to spread the panic further.

But in terms of the snow event being talked about here- it was a big one,perhaps a once in 30 or 40 year event. I was in Dublin and we had 40cm in the back garden for 4/5 days and roads all around were impassable. Some people in west Wicklow were stuck in their houses for almost 10 days. It ground the economy to a halt for several days in most places. That is a significant event worthy of coverage on RITY.

Yes it is an event worthy of RITY I agree

December2012

Say Your Number wrote: »

5/7

That fella saying he likes Ireland but he wants to leave is a mildy famous rapper called Fredro Starr, I remember Sean Moncrieff chatting to him at the time, he seemed fairly eccentric, .

He also played Q in Moesha

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I see RTE1 have a show on this evening called "RTE News Review Of The Year 2020", it's on for an hour, looks like an expanded version of Reeling In The Years.

I think that was on in January, a bank holiday filler repeat.

coinop

Did they really waste time showing women's hockey? A new low for the series. I doubt it would even make it into most people's top 100 memorable events of 2018. This politically correct madness needs to stop.

ednwireland

Muahahaha wrote: »

There is always a big over reaction to weather events and its mainly led by the media. Its not unique to Ireland either, when weather events happen anywhere everything closes down so the media have no politics to report on, no sports at play so the only thing the have to cover is the weather. And because of the uncertainty outside peoples doors everyone tunes in. Then it gets amplified by social media as well which blows it up further, thats where you get everyone taking and sharing photos of empty bread shelves to spread the panic further.

But in terms of the snow event being talked about here- it was a big one,perhaps a once in 30 or 40 year event. I was in Dublin and we had 40cm in the back garden for 4/5 days and roads all around were impassable. Some people in west Wicklow were stuck in their houses for almost 10 days. It ground the economy to a halt for several days in most places. That is a significant event worthy of coverage on RITY.

although calling it an all ireland event was pushing it my OH drove from donegal to sligo and didnt see any snow she didnt have they radio and didnt realize her workplace was closed.

coinop

coinop wrote: »

Did they really waste time showing women's hockey? A new low for the series. I doubt it would even make it into most people's top 100 memorable events of 2018. This politically correct madness needs to stop.

You're kidding, they made the world cup final having gone in as the second lowest rated team. I have never watched a hockey match in my life and I bet many are the same but people will always remember that!

breezy1985

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You're kidding, they made the world cup final having gone in as the second lowest rated team. I have never watched a hockey match in my life and I bet many are the same but people will always remember that!

Ignore him he comes on with this WUM edgelord crap every week

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Kunta Kinte wrote: »

I think the 2019 edition will end with the Dublin footballers 5 in a row All Ireland title win.

nah 2019 will end with Gay Byrne's death. A real bookend to the decade I think

branie2

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: »

nah 2019 will end with Gay Byrne's death. A real bookend to the decade I think

Or the first news on the coronavirus, when it emerged

Dr Turk Turkelton

Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »

I think that covid will be alluded to by a guy going into the bathroom in the diner while we are all sitting down to our family meals with "Don't Stop Believing" playing in the background
Then scene fades to black.
End credits.

Just had to resurrect this gem of a post from page 1 of the thread.

breezy1985

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Just had to resurrect this gem of a post from page 1 of the thread.

Ha brilliant. Maybe a bat on the plate for added symbolism too

RocketRaccoon

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: »

nah 2019 will end with Gay Byrne's death. A real bookend to the decade I think

If it doesn't end with the covid news I'll eat my face. Its set up perfectly, "in December, a virus is discovered in China with possible worldwide implications" fade to black.

Kunta Kinte

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

If it doesn't end with the covid news I'll eat my face. Its set up perfectly, "in December, a virus is discovered in China with possible worldwide implications" fade to black.

Will it though? Covid didn`t really become a massive issue at least in this part of the world until Jan/Feb 2020. It might barely get a mention or even not feature at all in the 2019 edition.

velo.2010

Kunta Kinte wrote: »

Will it though? Covid didn`t really become a massive issue at least in this part of the world until Jan/Feb 2020. It might barely get a mention or even not feature at all in the 2019 edition.

Previous decades of RITY had years ending with ominous news about the likes of Charlie Haugheys past financial dealings or the impending economic meltdown etc.

It's likely they'll end the last programme with something like Rocketraccoon's quote.

Kunta Kinte

velo.2010 wrote: »

Previous decades of RITY had years ending with ominous news about the likes of Charlie Haugheys past financial dealings or the impending economic meltdown etc.

It's likely they'll end the last programme with something like Rocketraccoon's quote.

Maybe, maybe not. Anyway we will find out next Sunday.

Blisterman

Hope they don't have Covid in the last episode. It wasn't really in the news until early 2020, so it'd be a bit fake to put it in as if it were a news story that year.

My predictions for 2019:
Post Malone - Circles to soundtrack some politician: "We're running in circles". If they misbehave, Billie Eilish - Bad Guy. If they resign Lewis Capaldi - Someone you loved.
Gay Byrne's death to get several minutes of coverage. They only seem to exclude their no obituaries rule, when it's a major head of state or RTE presenter.
Ana Kreigal trial will get no mention. I don't ever recall them covering crime that didn't involve a major public figure.
A tragic event soundtracked by an Irish singer nobody has ever heard of singing a dreary ballad.
Japan beating Ireland in the Rugby World Cup.
The biggest hit of the year Lil Nas X - Old Town Road won't be featured, and people will come on here and complain, even though it really wouldn't have suited any clip in the show.

yerwanthere123

Was covid even reported in our media at the end of 2019? First thread on here wasn't started in until end of January iirc, also the Irish Times didn't write their first article about it until mid January. I imagine it got some form of brief mention in some throrowaway articles, murmurings of a few people hospitalised in China with 'pneumonia'.

If it does get a mention personally I think it might be the second last thing to be mentioned, and perhaps end with something a bit more positive/uplifting? Might be too bleak otherwise, although right now I think they won't mention it at all.

breezy1985

Blisterman wrote: »

Hope they don't have Covid in the last episode. It wasn't really in the news until early 2020, so it'd be a bit fake to put it in as if it were a news story that year.

My predictions for 2019:
Post Malone - Circles to soundtrack some politician: "We're running in circles". If they misbehave, Billie Eilish - Bad Guy. If they resign Lewis Capaldi - Someone you loved.
Gay Byrne's death to get several minutes of coverage. They only seem to exclude their no obituaries rule, when it's a major head of state or RTE presenter.
Ana Kreigal trial will get no mention. I don't ever recall them covering crime that didn't involve a major public figure.
A tragic event soundtracked by an Irish singer nobody has ever heard of singing a dreary ballad.
Japan beating Ireland in the Rugby World Cup.
The biggest hit of the year Lil Nas X - Old Town Road won't be featured, and people will come on here and complain, even though it really wouldn't have suited any clip in the show.

Just heard that song for the first time but thats no indication of its popularity thats just me

Kunta Kinte

Blisterman wrote: »

Hope they don't have Covid in the last episode. It wasn't really in the news until early 2020, so it'd be a bit fake to put it in as if it were a news story that year.

My predictions for 2019:
Post Malone - Circles to soundtrack some politician: "We're running in circles". If they misbehave, Billie Eilish - Bad Guy. If they resign Lewis Capaldi - Someone you loved.
Gay Byrne's death to get several minutes of coverage. They only seem to exclude their no obituaries rule, when it's a major head of state or RTE presenter.
Ana Kreigal trial will get no mention. I don't ever recall them covering crime that didn't involve a major public figure.
A tragic event soundtracked by an Irish singer nobody has ever heard of singing a dreary ballad.
Japan beating Ireland in the Rugby World Cup.
The biggest hit of the year Lil Nas X - Old Town Road won't be featured, and people will come on here and complain, even though it really wouldn't have suited any clip in the show.

Boris Johnson becoming British prime minister and the UK general election and the Brexit shenanigans in Westminster will feature in the 2019 edition. The Maria Bailey swing gate affair and her car crash interview with Sean O`Rourke should also feature.

freshpopcorn

It’s hard to know but I suppose Covid was the biggest thing to start of in the 2010’s.
It wasn’t overly reported until January tough.

breezy1985

breezy1985 wrote: »

Just heard that song for the first time but thats no indication of its popularity thats just me

I remember it being mentioned all the time as being this massive craze, but still not sure if I've heard it!

breezy1985

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I remember it being mentioned all the time as being this massive craze, but still not sure if I've heard it!

I noticed the black urban cowboy had become a thing but never knew of the song or the fact that Billy Rae was still making music.

Seeing as it's about cowboys I hope its used for Eoghan Murphy

Say Your Number

I'm guessing they might finish it with the Australian wildfires, I remember it being in the news on New Years Eve.

SPDUB

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Was covid even reported in our media at the end of 2019? First thread on here wasn't started in until end of January iirc, also the Irish Times didn't write their first article about it until mid January. I imagine it got some form of brief mention in some throrowaway articles, murmurings of a few people hospitalised in China with 'pneumonia'.

I have a recording from about 2am 5th January where a new "flu" was mentioned on the news ticker of a foreign news channel ( it may have been on the bulletin itself but I only recorded 5 minutes of it )

breezy1985

SPDUB wrote: »

I have a recording from about 2am 5th January where a new "flu" was mentioned on the news ticker of a foreign news channel ( it may have been on the bulletin itself but I only recorded 5 minutes of it )

I seem to remember reading that the Chinese officially announced they had confirmed a new Covid strain on 31st December

thesandeman

breezy1985 wrote: »

I seem to remember reading that the Chinese officially announced they had confirmed a new Covid strain on 31st December

Don't they have a different New Year?

Kunta Kinte

thesandeman wrote: »

Don't they have a different New Year?

Yeah they do. The date varies from year to year and in 2020 was 25th January. Covid was not really a huge story at all in 2019 not outside China anyway.

Kunta Kinte

Kunta Kinte wrote: »

Covid was not really a huge story at all in 2019

Yeah, but loads of the stuff shown in RITY has not really been a huge story.


There's no way, considering how massive an issue Coronavirus turned out to be, that they wouldn't touch on it to finish the series. I think it'd be very foolish to not have it as the finale, knowing what we know now.

breezy1985

thesandeman wrote: »

Don't they have a different New Year?

Ya but whats that got to do with anything

yerwanthere123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, but loads of the stuff shown in RITY has not really been a huge story.


There's no way, considering how massive an issue Coronavirus turned out to be, that they wouldn't touch on it to finish the series. I think it'd be very foolish to not have it as the finale, knowing what we know now.

Going by some of the startling omissions that have been made this series, I wouldn't be in any way surprised if they don't include it.

Kunta Kinte

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Going by some of the startling omissions that have been made this series, I wouldn't be in any way surprised if they don't include it.

Going by the RTE iistings, what will be covered for certain in the 2019 edition of RITY is Trump`s visit to Ireland and Shane Lowry`s victory in the Open Golf Championship. The All Ireland finals and in particular the Dublin footballers` 5 in a row title will also obviously be featured. Beyond that we will find out tonight what will and will not be included.

Zeek12

2019 was very much a year of bad and negative news.....if you go by this episode of RITY

touts

Will they finish the series on a cliff hanger.

Reports of a virus emerge in China......

External Association

Covid really silenced climate change. Interesting to see if it takes centre stage soon.

Zeek12

touts wrote: »

Will they finish the series on a cliff hanger.

Reports of a virus emerge in China......

As expected.....Yes

Lots going on in 2019. Episode finished as expected too.

branie2

I knew it would end on the first reports of the virus in the early stages