Marty Morrissey (left) and Joe Brolly
“I have spoken with Joe Brolly about the comments he made in relation to RTE Sport’s GAA Correspondent and commentator Marty Morrissey on last weekend’s Sunday Game Live broadcast. Joe is acutely aware that his ill-conceived attempt at humour was both inappropriate and extremely hurtful and had no place in any broadcast.
Further, Joe is fully cognisant of the fact that similar comments in any future broadcast cannot and will not be tolerated. Joe Brolly has spoken at length with and offered a heartfelt apology to Marty Morrissey which was graciously accepted. All parties now consider this matter closed…”
Ryle Nugent, head of RTÉ Sports this afternoon.
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Professionals commenting on amateurs. And trying desperately to be funny with one eye on after dinner speaking gigs.
It’s hollow and just sad.
Can confirm that Joe refuses to accept payment for ‘after dinner speaking gigs’ etc
Really?
Cabaret is in his blood
So I am surprised
He turns down s paying gig
Your word is all the verification we need, random guy
KD Langer?
+1
Surely the massive fuss about this only underlines how Ugly Marty is?
I mean like if he had said “ugly as Colin Farrell” everybody would be like “that’s just nonsense”.
Also, Fupp Ryle Nugent.
Useless bloody willy.
Marty is the nicest shape shifting reptilian we have. How very Dare that Brolly blow in.
If he’s a shape-shifter I think he’s gotten stuck
About halfway between turtle and llama.
Always feel quite sorry for athletes who go on to become talking heads on sports programming. The average radio sportscast generally makes my guts climb into my ribcage. The amount of stutters, failed jokes and miscast metaphors would make you wish there was some kind of government facility they could go to live in after retirement.
Brolly is a barrister though, you’d think he’d have a bit more cop on.
That said, Marty is bastard ugly.
He’s not ugly, he’s “sound”.
‘Best friend material’
Yes, not all ex sport stars are Robbie Keane or Gazza or Ian Wright.
Take those nice German boys who won the World Cup. Nice middle class lads the majority of them. Not your common or garden education free snipe at all
For bonus hilarity youtube the Euro 2012 footage of Jermaine Defoe & Stephen Gerrard struggling to answer a questions on Nurses pay from a couple of years back.
Stupid Stupid Stupid as Black Grape once said
Sounds good, gis a link?
is ‘youtube’ a verb now?
like ‘google’ became?
Get with the program doode
The Seanad has one. One’s enough.
Continuity LOL
I don’t think MM gives much of a fook. He seems like a perfectly content and very popular person to me.
He’s the face of GAA….. if you know what I mean.
Marty Morrissey is almost universally loved by GAA fans, whereas Brolly is seen as a contemptible little contrarian and controversialist by many. He picked the wrong target, though it is a rather pathetic storm in a teacup.
+1
This is absolutely shocking, How did Ryle Nugent become head of sport?
Enda Kenny school of promotion.
Sport coverage is generally very good and apart from his baby (rugby coverage) it keeps him busy in the background. How bad.
Typical RTE, much ado about nothing and have us all talking about it.
There have been more controversies on this channel’s sports coverage in relation to the presenters/ panellists than there ever has been in relation to the actual games.
Agree re Nugent. Surely anyone in there could do a better job? Bosco maybe?
There were only 2 candidates for the job.
Himself and Marty Morrisey.
He pipped Marty in “Good Looks”
but only by the tiniest of margins. ;)
He’s been head of sport for a good while now lads, keep up.
As someone said, RTE sports content is second to none, The football and rugby coverage is better than the alternative from across the water and they’re pretty good on GAA too.
Their League Of Ireland coverage is pretty awful.
But then so is the LOI.
aah now Holy Moley Marty is a legend…
his drooling commentary of the women’s beach volleyball at the olympics (is that even a sport? ffs)
But aside from that brief moment of stardom in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie, what else has he really done?
heheh dunno but he tried to do Cindy Crawford a while back…
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ian-odoherty/the-might-of-marty-morrissey-26470676.html
He starred in Beetlejuice.
he was also Kuato in Total Recall.
I only just watched the video, worst attempt at “banter” ever.
Well, maybe….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8mP7XHq1E
My toes may never uncurl after that.
God I hate banter.
That’s top banter!
Ryle nugent needs to be removed . Horrendous
Displaying some of his understated wit, Morrissey asks reporter Donal O’Donoghue if he has heard about the new Mayo manager. “He’s a China man,” Morrissey informs Donal. “He’s called Win Sam Soon.”
legend..
It believe that Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature
Brolly is one bitter rhymes with punt
He clearly hasn’t gotten over not ever getting Footballer of the Year
Jaysus, that likes ‘a Graham Gurrierty has more AI medals than him must have him on allsorts a’ meds
He was personal
He was out of order
He should ûck off
And the Sunday Game would be better wi’out the Nordy Prick anyway
RTE without Marty Morrissey would be like stout without a creamy head
Or a Loop d’Loop wi’out the lemony bit
Hands off Marty
Drolling over ‘wans in sweaty bikinis did no one any harm
Marty Morrissey is a National Icon
Whereas
Joe Brolly is an oul’Footballer who has to play durty to mark his man
And since he thinks he’s also a comedian
He should go into the family business
On the stage
His playing days are well over
So stop talking about it
As a by the by
BTW
Ryle Nugent bottled it
Just a question – are you actually sober when you write this kind of stuff?
Sur what difference would it make
Drunk or sobor
You’re still a bore
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qiQudDd_RCk
He’s not so much ugly as freakish looking.. Like a grown up Chucky.
Humourless twits.