Newstalk
Definitely a welcome addition to Irish radio
Their casual informed style mostly works well and it's good to have an alternative to RTE Radio 1 in the morning which can sometimes be a little dry and austere
It's interesting to see the presenters airing their personal opinions on issues, they don't hold back either!
Indeed I've heard Eamon Keen and Carol Coleman in particular really let rip on issues they obviously feel strongly about and many an unfortunate goverment minister has recieved a tongue lashing live on air
I've also noticed many 'turtys', 'tings' and 'trees' on NewsTalk, especially in the mornings, something you wouldn't hear so often on RTE Radio 1
That said, there have been elements of smugness and tabloidism creeping into certain programmes in recent times and the news bulletins seem to be getting more and more salacious all the time - sometimes you just have to switch over to RTE Radio 1 to get a proper unsensational account of the news voiced by newsreaders who don't sound like they went to the 'Dort' school of English!
So long as they don't believe their own hype and keep their feet on the ground, I can only see good times ahead for NewsTalk
posted by Baz @ 8:30 AM
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Ah feck off, OR-TEE-EE and their is-you and west brit accents. There is very few dublin accents on newstalk, with the cork, galway gentrified accents or Dara, Sean, george, Orla etc. even when it was a dublin station!
have you ever heard yer man tom lyons in the morning?
he's the 'business correspondent' for the morning show
tink he's on tree times every turd week of a turrsdah mornin'!
and now that i mention it, matt cooper on today fm is unfamiliar with the word 'saturday' preferring instead the colloquial 'sahhardah'
how's that for regional!? ;)
IMHO the worst offender of all is Síle Seoige with that vilest of all accents, the dreaded G4 *shudders*
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