Monthly Archives: January 2012

Following the announcement of RTE’s new show ‘Undercover Bishop’, some new programme ideas have emerged:

‘The Angelus Redux’ – the longer, uncut version of the popular teatime favourite. Contains more bongs, more pauses and extra stills of religious icons. (Joe Donnelly)

‘Christy Dignam’s Crazy World’ – Aslan front man host two hours of the most inane videos from the internet. Cats, Farting Dogs, Lana Del Ray (James M Chimney)

‘Sell Your Granny’ – Have you got it in you? Jackie Lavin hosts (Dougdawg).

‘My Left Footloose’ – Cerebral Palsy sufferers get to judge the dancing prowess of Ireland’s literary elite (Cionn)

‘Lady Gaa Gaa’ – A six part ground-breaking documentary series exploring the sometimes secret, sometimes violent, sometimes heartbreaking world of ladies inter-county camogie (James M Chimney)

Do you have a telly show idea that deserves to be heard? The 10 considered most-surreal-yet-plausible will become part of a soon-to-be lovingly-designed parody of the RTE Guide listings. Make your pitch below.

Lines Close at 1pm (Extended to 4.45pm).

UPDATE: And here are the winning entries: RTE Guide. Only Better 

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THE STATE’S 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus is included in the list of State assets recommended for sale as part of the bailout agreed with the EU-IMF troika.

The list has been drawn up by an interdepartmental group which identified assets and commercial State companies that could be sold in addition to the minority stake in ESB, a sale already agreed with the EU Commission, ECB and IMF.

Other key assets which have been identified as suitable for sale include Dublin Port, which has been provisionally valued at €400 million, and parts of Bord Gáis and Coillte.

The report of the group, drawn from six Government departments, cautioned against the “fire sale” of any asset and also emphasised that the stake in Aer Lingus would have to be sold at the right time.

State could sell Aer Lingus, Dublin Port and Coillte stakes (Irish Times)

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