RTE 1: 'Today' with Claire Byrne

Exactly. Its publicity for CAB who need to justify their existence (and high pay levels)... and its cheap filler for RTE.

The Gardai in particular (but also vaious other arms of the state) seems to have a long standing symbiotic relationship with RTE.... where they give RTE information about things that are of real public interest, but also leak stuff that might be beneficial only to themselves occasionally... and as part of the quid pro quo, RTE like an obedient puppy, runs with both.

Hazell Chu - why is she still even a thing? Even her own party can't stand her.

Forgotten, but not gone

I don't know why you think she is forgotten.

She is still an active member of Dublin City Council.

Pre recorded - done at 6am.

I heard the ''interview'/monologue with Ní Shé this morning -lashing out at all and sundry for their inadequacies but Byrne didn't challenge her on the palpable Garda failure to pick up intimations of the gathering storm on social media platforms (reporters could see them there early in the afternoon). Byrne is an abject interviewer -not a patch on Pat Kenny.

Had a good laugh at that alright, Dessie didn't want to criticise Saint Katie but at same time thought she is taking the piss expecting the state/ GAA to partly fund her stash of dosh.

Hhe heh...subtle difference here Daithi, RTE couldn't give a flying fuuherk, but Cahill in fairness could see through the whole thing

as indeed anyone with half a brain could.

What made the interview worth commenting on was the 'verbal gymnastics' and 'staccato speak' Cahill employed to get his point across but desperately

trying not blow the chance of getting the free tickets to 'de partiee'.

The Furze fella got it first time.😆

That rockape Eamon Ryan being interviewed now, talking through his hoop!

People in the drug community.

That's a new one.

It's who you're friends with connected to, that's how RTE works

Typical Byrne programme this morning - several contributions on the 'immigrant issues' but not one of them as I heard it, from ordinary members of the Irish public with concerns.

Then a discussion on the rise of 'far right' in the EU, expert was a Brit who told us that Putin/Hungary was destabilising the EU and how terrible this is etc. The irony that his country had openly destabilised the EU in recent years seemed lost on him mostly, until the host gently hinted this, most likely as production crew were in her ear.

PBH in climate discussion shocker!! At least he is consistent I guess.

Good at calling out gov on missed targets too

Did any of those climate change warriors reference the devastating effect war, and I mean all wars not just the Russia/Ukraine war have on the climate? and why hasn't there been concerted calls for a ceasefire there but there are daily calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, arms companies making billions selling weapons of destruction to whoever will take them

90 minutes in and you wouldn’t know it’s Christmas week. LIGHTEN UP FFS! I’d imagine it’s probably the last working day of the year for most so why not have and gun? Get some musicians in to play some tunes, get in a chef to talk about Christmas cooking, address one or two burning issues for an hour for sure but I otherwise leave it light and send people off with a pep in their step. What we got though is Climate Change, Electric Cars being a con, UEFA Superleague and, just for fun, Ireland’s aging population and managing it. Bah humbug.

PBH is very knowledgeable about agriculture and food production; check out his book Basket Case if you see in on sale anywhere.