Comments on: Letter to Róisín Ingle

By: D Pict

D Pict — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:32:34 +0000

(i) Has she ceased to be 14 stone?
(ii) How much of her columns are taken up with the twins?

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:18:23 +0000

Hi Chuck. Are you asking if I write the blog? Are you asking if I make the decisions? I’m confused.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:11:57 +0000

Is Grandad running the show here?

By: Head Rambles » Blog Archive » Ideas wanted

Head Rambles » Blog Archive » Ideas wanted — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:41:22 +0000

[...] Maybe the Irish Times will sack Róisín Ingle and give me her job? No. That’s not fair. She has improved a lot since I showed her the error of her ways. [...]

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:31:40 +0000

Welcome Marcphisto.

It appears that the opinion here is divided. I get the very strong impression that your comment supports the majority opinion, but she does have a fan base, albeit a rather narrow one.

I suppose if the IT want to go on paying her that’s their business. I just skip her page now and go onto the more interesting stuff, like the death notices.

Pity you weren’t around earlier when the fur and the handbags were really flying

By: marcphisto

marcphisto — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:12:36 +0000

Ingle’s writing is nothing but self proclaiming boring rubbish. As you say Grandad bloggers are doing this kind of thing with more verve and passion. If I ever see a column with her name on it I immediately skip past it as I know full well it would be not worth my time. Suffice it to say that her writing annoys me and the fact that she gets paid to produce such drivel annoys me.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:51:20 +0000

Addendum to the above….

This post is a comment on the writing style of MS Ingle. It is in no way an attack on her. Her writing is in the public arena and is therefore open to scrutiny.

All comments are welcome, but must not be on a personal level. And that includes contributors making personal comments about each other.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:24:03 +0000

I have deleted a few comments that were made yesterday. I did that with reluctance, as I believe in free speech.

However, the “debate” descended into a rather personal slagging match between two contributors. That I will not tolerate.

I received a mail last night suggesting that “it’s slanderous stuff and if Roisin were in the mood she could make hassle”. I disagree. If Ms Ingle wishes to make a comment, she is fully entitled to. All that has been expressed so far is opinion. She is fully entitled to contribute and say that she thinks my opinions are a load of crap and that my writing is drivel. I wouldn’t take offence, provided she confined herself either on my writing style or the subjects I have covered. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. In fact, the comments made so far have, if anything, been in favour of Ms Ingle’s writing. I can’t see how she can take offence at that.

The advantage of blogging over the printed media is that people have the ability to express publicly and immediately their opinions. If Ms Ingle were to write an article slagging off Grandad and Head Rambles in the IT, she is quite free to do so, but I would have no right of reply except through the letters section, which by its nature would take a day or so to get into print.

I had closed the comments section here, but I am reopening it, as someone else [Ms Ingle?] may wish to add something.

And for the two who started the slagging match – stoppit. You know who you are

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:21:07 +0000

Ah! The good old days. Bring back Maeve Binchy and Kevin Myers……….

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:49:26 +0000

@That Girl – Not flattery. I only tell it as it is. Your piece is well written. [I wonder if I flatter the girls from beaut.ie, will they forgive me?]

@JC – Where were you when I needed you?