RTÉ is a disgrace

RTE seem to block most things on my new TV due to being from Ulster. I couldn't watch any of the films on it over Christmas for example when they had the 2 Home Alone films on back to back. It is strange as Gladiator is on now and isn't blocked. Tonight for the first time RTE news was blocked, I think this was because it was on after Killinaskully and the block never went off.

Last year we couldn't watch the Tyrone Kerry extra time as the block came on as soccer was scheduled to be on. I don't understand how any northerners can support the Republic of Ireland soccer team when RTE don't even let them watch the games. I certainly don't support them and I am glad when they lose. I don't support Northern Ireland either obviously. What has become of this island truly is a mess, as a Catholic born in Ulster I feel like such an outsider in the British isles. The only people we can trust is our own community.

Mrs Brown's Boys is woeful drivel ... and yes it is on a lot this year as well ... don't mind Killinaskully at all ... but that Mrs Brown stuff ... All Round to Mrs Brown's is another one .... is the most awful and most unprofessional drivel ...

Mrs Brown is so 10 years ago ... she belongs then ... those Christmas episodes year in year out are like flogging a dead horse ... nothing new is coming from this show at all ...

More bad news came my way earlier ... turned on the TV and saw an advert for both Dancing with the Stars and Operation Transformation ... 2 more dead horses being flogged ... and these 2 are the epitome of the end of Christmas season being advertised during Christmas season ...

RTE is relying on these and other useless programmes that are well past their sell by date ... I've heard that dancing thing finishes after this season but would not hold my breath ... it will return just renamed like they used to do with Your A Star becoming Ireland's Got Talent and so forth ... betcha you'll get Strictly Dancing Ireland next time round !!!

It is time all of these yokes are scrapped ... and something new and different is done instead ... I for one am sick of seeing Mrs Brown, so called stars dancing and mildly overweight people being upset by TV bullies ...

I switched on our bog channels and they had the chase uk on one of them and the chase Australia on an other at the same time.

They play that shite all year round. The Christmas programming was complete shite.

But The Chase isn't on RTE.

It's on Virgin Media.

christmas bonusses must have been good this year at rte!

Is Bosco a "he" I could never work that one out for sure. Case could be made they were Irelands first none binary celebrity 😂

Rte needs the Dancing and OT shows, as they provide so much filler material for other shows. It's all cyclical.

Tubs and Darcys radio shows are filled with 'content' and interviews about OT & DWTS for the next 6 weeks. The Late Late Show will have guests from both shows too.

You could phone Joe

With TSTM being able to stay off the books they could run it for 20 years without anyone ever knowing how much it makes or loses.

The only reason I watch Mrs. Brown's Boys.

I only watch Sport and occassionally the News on RTE.

Well you have access to BBC iPlayer but people south of the border don't, fair is fair

Rte as a state broadcaster is utterly disgusting. Zero talent, paid astronomical salary, obviously entwined with a political agenda. And forget all of that. Imagine if rte broadcasters had to start again as YouTube broadcaster with zero backing. They'd get 8 views. Rte has to be killed and lit on fire tonight and replaced with shipping forecast. I can't even believe rte exists and rotten old bitches and whatever get paid to talk about nothing. It's completely outrageous and indefensible.

RTE's output, especially at Christmas is truly woeful. Endless cooking programmes, think I spotted 3 of them between 6pm and 9 one evening recently. Like I know its Christmas, but that's just taking the piss. Reality TV drivel on nearly every night, the worst offender being that fittest family thing. And then to cap it off, it's Mrs Brown on a loop over the entire Xmas schedule. I won't even get into that Eamon and Bridget thing........or any number of other vehicles for RTE non entities stealing a living in Donnybrook.

Apart from the news and the very odd Irish interest documentary, I give the state broadcaster a wide berth. I record anything decent on the British channels and watch them minus ads in my own time. BBC4 and Channel4 often have something of interest. After that, Youtube has taken over for most of my viewing needs. I've got Premium, so no ads and you are watching content of actual interest to you, often with sky high production values.

I don't expect RTE to compete with heavyweight international media giants but outside of sport and current affairs, lets not pretend they are providing a balanced, good quality service either. So much of it is lowest common denominator rubbish, they are starting to resemble TV3 in the early days.

TLDR;

Ryan Tubridy is employed there. Enough said.

But that's not unique to RTE.

On BBC "Strictly Come Dancing" used to be a one night a week show.

But it has evolved into the show on Saturday, the results on Sunday, and a five day a week magazine show Monday to Friday.

I'm sure there are radio tie-ins in the UK also.

Same with all the ITV reality rubbish.

RTE is pure tripe.

RTE1 in particular has just seemed to have given up trying. The same programme's repeated endlessly. I watch the six one occasionally. They can't even provide a full news bulletin during the summer and Christmas, presumably because they have to do holidays. Radio 1 shuts down completely and just plays music, embarrassing.