The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

I think he did take up Parlon in relation to his praise of Lowry and “he delivers for his people” expression.

Regarding the disclaimer stuff….. my theory is that if he balanced the panel better he wouldn’t have to be the only contrary voice all these panels can pump out.

I mean who were those panelists on this morning, who was that Minnie one?

who was the geezer with the Irish name …. Where are they ‘coming from’?

All stuff we should know?

Useless. Herself and Christina Finn - mediocrity personified.

I'm baffled that Finn keeps getting asked back given how bad she is.

You could look at it this way, most of us are too busy to sit and look at the sunset so we sublet the job out to MH and then he comes on the radio and makes us realise that we can do it for ourselves.

It's not that bad a deal.

As soon as i heard that description i immediately switched over to Newstalk.

Who is the economist on the BOC show this morning?

Could have just said that you get arseholes everywhere, can’t be helped.

Have to say, I’m impressed Brendan is on. Would have thought he’d be a “major holidays” off guy.

Who that pretentious tool on with Ballsy now?

O'Connor's nasal Cork accent is almost as off putting as his teenagery uplift in everything he says.

Why does he talk like an American teenager?

That useless and ignorant mouthpiece John halligan again???

seriously though - Why has he been on repeatedly over the last year?

he lives for the attention and a chance to air his pig ignorant “views”

Great interview with Eamonn McCann on yesterday’s show. An impressive guy all round, could listen to him for hours.

Only caught bits of today’s “offering”, found the interruptions, and clarifications, for RTÉ’s almighty balance annoying.

You really would think that someone would've told him - 'Don't worry Brendan, if we get sued, the disgusting peasants pick up the tab'

For a guy that gets paid the equivalent of an annual salary of €3.1m, you'd think he'd have worked that one out for himself

I think I'll just let this hang there - BOC on the equivalent of €3.1 million per year

ya, ya, c'mere, listen - I'm totally worth it

250k pa (published fig) for 4 hrs pw for c.40 weeks pa is approx 1,500 per hour (it's closer to 1,550 ph*)

1,500 ph x 40 hrs = €60k pw - 60k x 52 weeks = €3,120,000

I think that would make him the highest paid presenter in RTE on a per hour rate. Of course Noel would take about €50k of that every year for 'services rendered'

In reality, @ €1,550 per hour* x 40 hrs pw = €62k pw x 52 weeks = €3,224,000 pa

You might well be right re Duffy - I found it difficult to gauge his profane hourly fees due to the extra TV stuff he does - RTE should be required to publish the hours worked

I can't prove definitively that NK is BOC's agent, but I'd put the house on it - The very fact that someone as annoying as Brendan gets that slot on those fees, can only mean Kelly. Brendan is also very fond of having lots of team NK people on the show - which is another giveaway imo

ya,ya,ya, c'mere listen - I said he was on the equivalent of €3m if he were to work in a 9-5 job and I'm sticking with he is NK - we'll have to disagree on that one