Comments on: Rattlebag petition

By: sorcha

sorcha — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:15:39 +0000

I think it’s extremely generous to say that Derek Mooney is of the same ilk as Pat Kenny. He’s not even 5% of what Pat Kenny is, and I’m no huge PK fan at all. Derek the voice of the nation? You must be joking.

By: Niall O' Sullivan

Niall O' Sullivan — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:08:52 +0000

Very disheartened to hear about Rattlebag, Mystery Train, and of course John Creedon {graveyard shift for John i understand}. I can’t see this move paying off in any way for RTE, in fact i believe it’ll cause heads to roll at management level sooner rather than later. No disrespect to Derek Mooney, but i see him as cut from the same cloth as Pat Kenny. Dave Fanning simply has no taste in music in my opinion. I’m a full time musician/recording studio owner in my late 20’s now left with no option but to abandon RTE in favour of internet radio {good god why have you forsaken me?}

By: Michael Feeney Callan

Michael Feeney Callan — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:33:34 +0000

Hello moderator: Just so as you know, the earlier posting is the formal text I sent to radio’s new head hancho. I sent it, then thought, the problem with this square dance of formalities is it ruts inself in the institutional loop summed up by an earlier commentator: all talk and no action. I disagree that THE VIEW is better paced than RATTLEBAG: I have contributed to both, and they are different animals in every way - both smart, but different. The real risk is ubiquitous dumbing down. Did anyone see the radio review in yesterday’s Sunday Times. Summed it up for me. Ray Darcy sums it up. He’s fine, but he doesn’t seem to care that the inflow of “cultural comment” is idiotic mostly. And that’s the way it’s going, and apparently the way the new regime wants to take it. For god’s sake: Dave Fanning interpreting art? Hold the phone …