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Des Cahill is leaving the night time show. Who would people like to see replace him? Who I think it should be is Dara Ó Cinnéide. But in reality it's more than likely going to be Jacqui Hurley. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1500 - 17/10/2022 13:29:15 2444319 Link
I think RTE will give the job to a woman anyway, I'd be surprised if they don't. I'll miss oul Des, no harm to be rid of O'Rourke and Spillane though, McStay will continue to provide some entertainment out west. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3083 - 17/10/2022 13:47:27 2444329 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I think RTE will give the job to a woman anyway, I'd be surprised if they don't. I'll miss oul Des, no harm to be rid of O'Rourke and Spillane though, McStay will continue to provide some entertainment out west." the new host will be pat spillane mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1887 - 17/10/2022 14:02:13 2444332 Link
Replying To oneoff: "Des Cahill is leaving the night time show. Who would people like to see replace him? Who I think it should be is Dara Ó Cinnéide. But in reality it's more than likely going to be Jacqui Hurley." Would love Shane Stapleton or Wooly Parkinson to get it but not a hope of that happening, reckon it will be either Jacqui or Damien Lawlor and would have faith in both to do a decent job, only concern is the direction RTE are going, everything is overly sanitised and I found their obvious agenda against the spilt season to be pretty embarrassing. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 17/10/2022 14:02:40 2444333 Link
Replying To mickcunningham: "the new host will be pat spillane" Pat was given the gig 10 or 12 years ago for a short while and he was atrocious, constantly interrupting guests and not letting them finish their points before moving on to the next one. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 17/10/2022 14:12:01 2444335 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "Pat was given the gig 10 or 12 years ago for a short while and he was atrocious, constantly interrupting guests and not letting them finish their points before moving on to the next one." Sounds very like Jacqui Hurley. Plenty of good replacements out there but I'm sure whoever gets it, she will be well deserving of it reffingmad (Roscommon) - Posts: 375 - 17/10/2022 14:36:10 2444342 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "Pat was given the gig 10 or 12 years ago for a short while and he was atrocious, constantly interrupting guests and not letting them finish their points before moving on to the next one." Bring back Joe Brolly. bridgerebel (Galway) - Posts: 45 - 17/10/2022 14:36:32 2444343 Link
What about a left of field appointment such as Duncan Stewart or Francis Brennan maybe?? thecatisbarking (Leitrim) - Posts: 8 - 17/10/2022 14:50:12 2444346 Link
Replying To reffingmad: "Sounds very like Jacqui Hurley. Plenty of good replacements out there but I'm sure whoever gets it, she will be well deserving of it" who cares, it's a dreadful programme anyway SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 337 - 17/10/2022 14:53:38 2444347 Link
Dara O'Cinnéide would be a great host. Keep the likes of the Gooch, Cavanagh, Whelan and add people like Darran O'Sullivan, Finian Hanley and Eamon McGee. Enjoyed Darran's podcats with the two lads over the last year or so. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9586 - 17/10/2022 15:43:12 2444359 Link
Una Healy :D DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 305 - 17/10/2022 19:42:00 2444407 Link
Replying To reffingmad: "Sounds very like Jacqui Hurley. Plenty of good replacements out there but I'm sure whoever gets it, she will be well deserving of it" I really like Jacqui. I think she knows her stuff and can go with the flow of the programme. Thought her and Des were great on up for the match . One of the roving reporters was not so good in Kerry and should not be given a live segment ever again to interact with fans unless she seriously improves Do I think there are people there just because the need to make up numbers? Yes but just in my opinion and I know many won't agree I think Jacqui is a good presenter/commentator Let's not have this narrative of only women are making up the numbers because that's not true plenty of men on there that are as dull as dishwater. What gets me is sometimes they have a great guest on there commentating and they really know there stuff and have a voice for it . You need a voice for it (Monotone people should not be commentators/presenters ) and we never see that guest again I'll miss Des . galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 17/10/2022 20:11:11 2444415 Link
Daragh Maloney. - Look no further supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3106 - 17/10/2022 20:12:57 2444416 Link
Replying To thecatisbarking: "What about a left of field appointment such as Duncan Stewart or Francis Brennan maybe??" Noel Cunningham might throw his hat in the ring. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3083 - 18/10/2022 14:48:13 2444503 Link
This is a chance for RTE to revamp their entire Sunday game evening show model. The championship has changed, so they should follow suit. They should keep a Monday night review show along with a new midweek show. But knowing RTE, they wont. They will appoint a replacement from within the RTE corridor (probably a women or worse again Marty Morrissey) and they will keep the same rigid boring format that pleases nobody. Also Des Cahill shouldn't be winging about the way the show was, he was one of the biggest problems and was happy to sit there for fifteen years getting paid a lot to do very little. BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 1005 - 18/10/2022 15:15:41 2444509 Link
Noel Furlong Zucker (Leitrim) - Posts: 156 - 18/10/2022 15:22:11 2444512 Link
Whilst I agree that the show hasn't been up to much for some time, my work schedule dictates that I generally miss the live action, so it's a way of catching up on things, and better than nothing. I actually think Daithi O'Se would be a good choice. I know people will state the obvious and say he'd be too pro-Kerry, but any experienced presenter should be far too slick for that (for instance, Michael Lyster was never over the top pro-Galway). streaker (Galway) - Posts: 506 - 18/10/2022 15:43:48 2444514 Link
Replying To BigJoe14: "This is a chance for RTE to revamp their entire Sunday game evening show model. The championship has changed, so they should follow suit. They should keep a Monday night review show along with a new midweek show. But knowing RTE, they wont. They will appoint a replacement from within the RTE corridor (probably a women or worse again Marty Morrissey) and they will keep the same rigid boring format that pleases nobody. Also Des Cahill shouldn't be winging about the way the show was, he was one of the biggest problems and was happy to sit there for fifteen years getting paid a lot to do very little." Apparently RTÉ have no rights to have mid week review/preview programme! I'm sure it wouldn't cost them much to acquire such rights and then try and provide a sensible adult programme like Seó Spóirt on TG4. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2075 - 18/10/2022 15:54:24 2444515 Link
Tommy Rooney from Off the Ball honda15 (Longford) - Posts: 94 - 18/10/2022 16:10:48 2444519 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Apparently RTÉ have no rights to have mid week review/preview programme! I'm sure it wouldn't cost them much to acquire such rights and then try and provide a sensible adult programme like Seó Spóirt on TG4." Whatever happened to the Friday night shows? Some of them were actually quite good I thought. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1500 - 18/10/2022 19:25:30 2444539 Link