Pat Kenny Show and Stephen O'Byrnes

[Movealong]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

[Boss Croker]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

Nor did he mention that O'Byrnes is a member of the RTE Authority. [color=red][size=7]A total conflict of interest. Absolutely disgraceful.[/size][/color] Worse even than Prone pontificating on her former client, FF, and Finlay on his pals in Labour.

What is Cathal Goan goan to do about this?

[hiker]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

Nor did he mention that O'Byrnes is a member of the RTE Authority. [color=red][size=7]A total conflict of interest. Absolutely disgraceful.[/size][/color] Worse even than Prone pontificating on her former client, FF, and Finlay on his pals in Labour.

What is Cathal Goan goan to do about this?

A fking disgrace. I've even heard that the one of the largest Unions in the country supports the Labour Party.
They even had a massive Munich beer festival style Portrait of the Great One haning out of their building in town.
The feckin cheek of these people taking sides.

[Boss Croker]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

Nor did he mention that O'Byrnes is a member of the RTE Authority. [color=red][size=7]A total conflict of interest. Absolutely disgraceful.[/size][/color] Worse even than Prone pontificating on her former client, FF, and Finlay on his pals in Labour.

What is Cathal Goan goan to do about this?

A fking disgrace. I've even heard that the one of the largest Unions in the country supports the Labour Party.
They even had a massive Munich beer festival style Portrait of the Great One haning out of their building in town.
The feckin cheek of these people taking sides.

Ah you're missing the point completely. SIPTU are not the national broadcasting organisation statutorily bound to be independent and neutral in news and current affairs.

Please don't confuse them with a private organisation with no statutory obligations in this regard.

Could I recommend Broadcasting Law 101 in DCU?

[Movealong]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

Nor did he mention that O'Byrnes is a member of the RTE Authority. [color=red][size=7]A total conflict of interest. Absolutely disgraceful.[/size][/color] Worse even than Prone pontificating on her former client, FF, and Finlay on his pals in Labour.

What is Cathal Goan goan to do about this?

A fking disgrace. I've even heard that the one of the largest Unions in the country supports the Labour Party.
They even had a massive Munich beer festival style Portrait of the Great One haning out of their building in town.
The feckin cheek of these people taking sides.

And of course, you know where the Unions stand. The sneaky way O'Byrnes represented himself while rubbishing the prospect of an alternative government would have bypassed the vast majority of the listening public.

Shame on Pat Kenny.

[hiker]

Ah you're missing the point completely. SIPTU are not the national broadcasting organisation statutorily bound to be independent and neutral in news and current affairs.

Boss, if RTE were to cross check every employee on the books who is affiliated to a political party, the Labour Party would be responsable for the sacking of a substantial portion of the workers in that station.

How can anyone go thru life without being affilliated , close to, supportive of or ajust generally agreeing with one or another political party.

Joe Duffy, Charlie Bird, Gay Byrne, Vincent Browne, etc etc tec
Come on!!!!!

[Boss Croker]

Ah you're missing the point completely. SIPTU are not the national broadcasting organisation statutorily bound to be independent and neutral in news and current affairs.

Boss, if RTE were to cross check every employee on the books who is affiliated to a political party, the Labour Party would be responsable for the sacking of a substantial portion of the workers in that station.

How can anyone go thru life without being affilliated , close to, supportive of or ajust generally agreeing with one or another political party.

Joe Duffy, Charlie Bird, Gay Byrne, Vincent Browne, etc etc tec
Come on!!!!!

God, no wonder the PDs are such a pathetic party with people like you involved. O'Byrnes is not an employee. He is a member of the RTE Authority. Thus, effectively, he is Kenny's employer. Plus, behind a flimsy Chinese wall his company - MRPA - did election work for the Progressive Demagogues.

[hiker]

O'Byrnes is not an employee. He is a member of the RTE Authority. Thus, effectively, he is Kenny's employer..

That makes it sound like management of publicly owned companies are to be feared by the well-represented public sector union staff.

Kenny afraid of the RTE Authority?
Give a break, please

[Whig]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

First, there's no reason that his chairman's political views should be mentioned, that's of little relevance to his own. I'm on the committee of the Hist in Trinity, should I mention the auditor's political views if I'm talking in public? Second, his chairman's wife?

[Boss Croker]

Pat Kenny had Stephen O'Byrnes on the radio today as part of the panel discussing the potential formation of the new Government. However, while Kenny mentioned that he was involved with the PDs in the past and was now a consultant with MRPA Kinman Communications, he made no mention of that his fellow director and Chairman is Harney's husband. Anyone who didn't know that would have taken it as him being relatively independent. Quite poor form by Kenny, as it would have given a different slant to what O'Byrnes was saying.

First, there's no reason that his chairman's political views should be mentioned, that's of little relevance to his own. I'm on the committee of the Hist in Trinity, should I mention the auditor's political views if I'm talking in public? Second, his chairman's wife?

Pathetic. What are you studying in Trinity? The mating habits of the Lesser Crested (or Common) Natterjack Toad ... Toady Progressivii Democratii Democratii ?