Newstalk Megathread Nov 2022

There's a fella Karl something or other on the Hard Shoulder now.

He put up his Xmas tree last night in his new house, posted pics on twitter and is on national radio to admit to the fact. He also told us he is going away for a few weeks on holidays next week and won't be around for the Toy Show.

I hope any prospective burglars odnt listen to the Hard Shoulder or follow this fella on twitter.

Look, I understand that Lunch Time Live is more of a show for everyday people to get their views in, but my God they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this vegan-colleges story. Three lads who can barely string a sentence together let alone get a coherent point across.

Two of them going on about the "green agenda" and saying that you can't believe any figures because anyone can say anything. The amount of outright lies and rubbish they're coming out with and of course no challenge at all from Andrea

Andrea was a brilliant reporter on various Newstalk programs earlier in her career. Now I'm not sure how anyone could make a success of the lunchtime program in it's current format it's fair to say that Andrea is not bringing much to the party. The topics under discussion are usually beyond baland (and have usually already been discussed on the breakfast show) and no further insight is ever offfered. I'm not sure what Newstalk want from this show but it's not doing Moncreiff any favours. there is a huge fall of after Pat Kenny wraps up and the leakage continues until Moncreiff comes on

There was some woman on the Hard Shoulder after 4 o clock today, one of these parenting experts they ring up. She was on about kids having mobile phones. Told us how she wanted to take her kids to the cinema or have them watch I'm a Celebrity instead of having their faces stuck in a screen.

Listening to Hazel Chu on the hard shoulder. Is she really that clueless/out of touch or is it an act?

Real tension between Eoin O'Broin today. Ciara and Shane none too happy about their framing if the narrative being questioned. A really tetchy interview

Opionated loudmouth Aussie (is there any other kind?) on Andrea's show extolling the virtues of "Dumpster Diving". They're only doing to raise awareness of food wastage, don't you know?

Maybe because it is cheaper? More accessible property etc.

Great to hear Ivan back this morning for Pat Kenny, albeit I only caught the first 30 mins.

Wonder is there a succession plan there for whenever Pat hangs up the cans. Or even if Ivan is working back into the 2023 schedule in some other way.

Yeah, I must admit, I was surprised how nice it was to hear him this morning.

That's pretty much every scheduled Christmas programme on TV and radio. Not really a big deal.

Irish Journalist and British correspondent Enda Brady - in flying form summing up the British political year. Some of his lines -

‘You could put a blue ribbon on a squirrel in that area and they would be elected to the Conservative party.’

’Boris Johnston is the type of fella who if KIlkenny were playing in an All Ireland.

If you gave Boris a Kilkenny jersey and hurl he would think he is the most important person on the team, and will win Kilkenny the All Ireland.’

By god that Ciara 'Shaft' attempt was the lamest thing I have heard this year.

Smashed avocado on toast Dublin-centric smugeratti the pair of them.