Fine Gael FM?

[CookieMonster]

LMFM's Mike Reade Show was broadcast live from Strasbourg this morning.

This was sponsored and paid for by Fine Gael, which is all fine and well. Or is it?

Well, they limited the show to allow only 4 people on air. These were;

Liam Aylward MEP, FF - Ireland East
Proinsias De Rossa MEP, Lab - Dublin
Tomás Sharkey, SF Candidate - Ireland East
Mairead McGuinness MEP, FG - Ireland East

They weren't taking any calls or comments from listeners owing to technical difficulties.

Libertas candidate Raymond O'Malley has been in contact with LMFM on a number of occasions, however, they refuse to give him any air time to talk about the dangerous McGuinness vote for a Common Consolodated Corporate Tax Base which has put the economic future of thousands of people in Ireland at risk.

Funnily enough, FG MEP Mairead McGuinness was previoulsy LMFM's agricultural producer. Is this an example of extreme bias on the part of LMFM?

A bit of fairness in coverage and debate of the issues of the European Elections for the people of Louth and Meath is not much to ask, is it?

[Rocky]

Seriously this is just sad. If it was bias towards FG then you know it might have shown a bias towards FG in who they had on i.e. by having more FGers then anyone else.

Having 4 candidates from the 4 major parties contesting the elections seems fair enough. A lot of parties/people are running for the European Elections and considering the size of his party, Gangley in particular gets far too much media attention, far more then Higgins for example.

[mccafferty cat]

Libertas candidate Raymond O'Malley has been in contact with LMFM on a number of occasions, however, they refuse to give him any air time to talk about the dangerous McGuinness vote for a Common Consolodated Corporate Tax Base which has put the economic future of thousands of people in Ireland at risk.

1. You're a lying hound.
2. What is it with this persistent Libertas foot-stamping and sense of entitlement about being invited to stuff? (Remember David Cochrane's hissy fit last year about not being invited to a YFG meeting.....) You're on 2% in the polls for God's sake! Do the Christian Solidarity party get invited to everything as well?

Funnily enough, FG MEP Mairead McGuinness was previoulsy LMFM's agricultural producer. Is this an example of extreme bias on the part of LMFM? A bit of fairness in coverage and debate of the issues of the European Elections for the people of Louth and Meath is not much to ask, is it?

Using this website as a vehicle to complain about bias AGAINST Libertas, and to highlight professional conflicts of interest, is truly hilarious

[October]

Libertas as a political entity are within the margin of error.

They were the only new anti-EU voices during Lisbon so claim responsibility for victory & a sense of self-entitlement to coverage. They get far more coverage then any of the other marginal political groupings as it is. They are neither a credible party nor a credible alternative.

They deserve far less coverage then they get despite the rediculous amounts of money they pump into their campaigns.

[White Horse]

A bit of fairness in coverage and debate of the issues of the European Elections for the people of Louth and Meath is not much to ask, is it?

I am from Louth and and have no issues with LMFM regarding fairness.

Anyone else from the two counties?

[Tigeress]

LMFM's Mike Reade Show was broadcast live from Strasbourg this morning.

This was sponsored and paid for by Fine Gael, which is all fine and well. Or is it?

Well, they limited the show to allow only 4 people on air. These were;

Liam Aylward MEP, FF - Ireland East
Proinsias De Rossa MEP, Lab - Dublin
Tomás Sharkey, SF Candidate - Ireland East
Mairead McGuinness MEP, FG - Ireland East

They weren't taking any calls or comments from listeners owing to technical difficulties.

Libertas candidate Raymond O'Malley has been in contact with LMFM on a number of occasions, however, they refuse to give him any air time to talk about the dangerous McGuinness vote for a Common Consolodated Corporate Tax Base which has put the economic future of thousands of people in Ireland at risk.

Funnily enough, FG MEP Mairead McGuinness was previoulsy LMFM's agricultural producer. Is this an example of extreme bias on the part of LMFM?

A bit of fairness in coverage and debate of the issues of the European Elections for the people of Louth and Meath is not much to ask, is it?

How is it bias, 3 other MEP's from other political parties were on. In England the raving mad lunatics party wouldn't get a slot so why should Libertas here? Same difference as far as I am concerned.

Also it would be the producer/host who would pick the guests for these shows. Mairead McGuniness wouldn't be able to choose them, if that was the case she'd hardly have allowed Alyward on it.

[CookieMonster]

Libertas as a political entity are within the margin of error.

They were the only new anti-EU voices during Lisbon so claim responsibility for victory & a sense of self-entitlement to coverage.

1. Libertas is not anti-EU.
2. Libertas never claimed responsibility for the 'no' victory. We ran a very good campaign and attracted a lot of media coverage from around Europe. The front pages of a lot of newspapers around Europe mostly featured other groups celebrating. The COIR celebration party was much more high profile than the Libertas one which could hardly be described as a celebration.

They get far more coverage then any of the other marginal political groupings as it is. They are neither a credible party nor a credible alternative.

Libertas is running 3 candidates in Ireland and hundreds of candidates across Europe, uncluding former prime ministers, it's hardly the profile of a marginal party. In Ireland Libertas is a new party who have worked hard for acchieve their high media profile.

They deserve far less coverage then they get despite the rediculous amounts of money they pump into their campaigns.

What's ridiculous about spending money wisely. The party is headed by a successful business man, he didn't get where he is today by spending his money carelessly.

[marmurr1916]

Why should LMFM have to cater for every crank from every fringe group that contacts it demanding airtime?

Libertas have an average of 1.67% support in the three Irish EP constituencies where they're running candidates, have 0% support in Poland and 0.8% support in the Czech Republic according to the most recent opinion polls taken in each of those countries.

Libertas might take themselves seriously but the public clearly doesn't, so why should the media?

If this fringe party wants publicity it can pay for it.

[Drico]

Libertas as a political entity are within the margin of error.

Pure brilliance.

Libertas and Genley are a joke. This thread just goes to show that the "party" are continuing rapidly in their descent from idiocy to pure lunacy.

[Rocky]

Why should LMFM have to cater for every crank from every fringe group that contacts it demanding airtime?

Libertas have an average of 1.67% support in the three Irish EP constituencies where they're running candidates, have 0% support in Poland and 0.8% support in the Czech Republic according to the most recent opinion polls taken in each of those countries.

Libertas might take themselves seriously but the public clearly doesn't, so why should the media?

If this fringe party wants publicity it can pay for it.

And they are. Currently pumping money into Ads in Dublin and I presume they are doing the same all around the country.

It will be intresting to see how they do. It will answer the question can you simply win votes by spending money.