Comments on: Love letters

By: NaRocRoc

NaRocRoc — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:32:55 +0000

There’s something wrong with the world when Pat Kenny gets paid twice as much per year as Barack Obama will.

There’s something even wronger (sic) when Gerry JowellyTwatFace gets more than him also. How’d that happen?

By: TheChrisD

TheChrisD — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:49:10 +0000

I tried to send an e-mail… but my spam script was returning some weird errors

By: hooronahonda

hooronahonda — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:57:34 +0000

Have you guys listened to the death notices on Shannonside Northern Sound? I think the programmers at RTE should aim for similar giddy heights. Its better than anything they are producing at the moment.

By: Nev

Nev — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:38:33 +0000

If they got rid of the plank and gerry the idiot, they would be cleaning the station of it’s droll reputation. AND they could employ some proper decent people.

Rick O’Shea took unprecented actions, way ahead of his time, to open the channel of communication between him and his listeners – twitter, blog, the whole lot. He *was* entertaining (as *was* Nikki Hayes), funny, and off-topic.

The problem with Rick and Nikki Hayes was probably that they didn’t have enough political pull to keep them there. They obviously weren’t friendly with the person in RTÉ who pulls the strings.

Regional Radio for the win.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:33:01 +0000

BBBb – Are you seriously saying that The Plank is worth a million? Are you mad? If they fired Plank and Ryan they could afford to employ another 25 people. Now there’s a thought for RTE to mull over as they have their cornflakes.

By: B'dum B'dum B'dum B'd-

B'dum B'dum B'dum B'd- — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:16:23 +0000

Pat Kenny-€1million, decent person, good radio show
Gerry Ryan-€500k, pr!ck, eh… pr!ck

a millions too much i agree but ryan doesn’t deserve the dole

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:01:17 +0000

Caren – Somewhere in the region of €1m a year? Three years ago he was getting €849,139 a year so it must be close to the million mark now.

By: Caren Kennedy

Caren Kennedy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:54:03 +0000

I wonder … how much would dumping that feather duster Pat Kenny save?

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:46:49 +0000

Baino – Nah! They haven’t fired anyone as such. Rick O’Shea has an afternoon programme here on RTE. He has a great line of banter with his audience, getting them, to mail him or Twitter him during the programme. You never quite know what is going to come up next, and as a result, he has built up a good following.

The powers that be in RTE have for some reason ordered him to quit all the banter and to become a “and that was…. and next we have” type of bland DJ. His show has become a long stream of pop songs, with no personality or [frankly] interest.

Maxi – Just keep writing. It’s like the lottery. Play often enough and you might get a letter, even if it is only telling you to fuck off.

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Bring back the blah, blah, blah! « belly rumbles — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:38:53 +0000

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