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This afternoon.

The launch of the new RTÉ season in Smock Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin.

Laugh? We nearly paid the licence fee.

From top:  Claire Byrne, Ryan Tubridy and Ray D’Arcy; Kathryn Thomas, Irish Army Private Jonathan O Dowd and Una Healy; Una Healy, Aoibheann McCall, , Ryan Tubridy, Sinead Kennedy and Kathryn Thomas and group shot.

But how many share the same Godfather?

Earlier: That Was Den

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62 thoughts on “One Big Happy Family

  1. D2dweller

    And that’s why I refuse to pay the license fee…because rte is full of gobsheens like this

      1. Mikeyfex

        Oh I hope that’s what it’s about. Must he always make that face though? Insufferable twazzock.

        (you’ve been missed)

    1. Spaghetti Hoop

      Looks like a classic ‘need the loo, how the hell do I manage that in this dang boiler suit’ face.

      1. Andyourpointiswhatexactly

        Maybe Tubs let one rip with excitement due to his awesome leppin’ skillz…

  2. dhaughton99

    RTE 2 schedule is now:

    CSI season 3
    BiG Bang Theory Season 2
    Friends Season 7
    Some obscure crappy CBS show which lasted 1 season
    Something with Vogue Williams trying her hand at stuff. Milking a dog or something.
    Two and a half men. (Charlie sheen gets blown and the kid still hasn’t got hair on his willy.)

    And we keep all your favourites like:
    Father Ted Boxset on repeat
    Simpsons season 4 (Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky finds out his son is a clown)
    The latest James Bond boxset (Now from 1980’s)

    1. ReproBertie

      This weekend RTÉ2 are showing Live European Boxing, highlights of Ireland V Scotland, Thank GAA it’s Friday, The Sunday game, repeats of home made programmes Other Voices, The Proposal and Mario Rosenstock, a double bill of 1864 and, in films I am Number 4 (2011), A Royal Affair (2012), Hairspray (2007) and Death of a Superhero (2011).

      That’s several hours of Irish sport, 3/4 films made in the last 4 years, a non-US drama and several hours of home made repeats (yes, they are repeats but summer is always repeats and at least they’re not wasting the money on more US “comedy”).

        1. ReproBertie

          €160 a year is a little over €3 for a week or about 44c a day. So 88c to watch the Irish Boxers in the European semi finals, the Irish rugby team hammer Scotland and Galway play Tipp is not half bad.

          Of course you could always switch to TV3. They’re showing an X-Factor recap show and an Adam Sandler film.

          1. sǝɯǝɯ ʇɐ pɐq

            G’wan Mr. T, yu tell dem!

            Seriously though, you have to ask yourself the question;
            If RTÉ was gone in the morning, would I miss them?

            It requires a bit of thought.
            It took me 2 seconds.

            NUKE THE PLACE!!!
            HURRY UP!!!

          2. Seriously

            “Of course you could always switch to TV3”

            Or I could watch the many other channels that I actually pay for….

            I think a lot of people’s main gripe with the TV Licence is that they are being forced to fund a channel that they don’t want to watch…

            I’m not sure how I sit on the argument. I like the idea of the government funding local content but paying €160 euro to fund the inflated salaries of RTE “Top Presenters” rubs me up the wrong way.

      1. Drogg

        They are showing highlights they are not showing the game live which is a fupping joke and fupp the GAA they get far to much money for their poo tv rights.

        1. ReproBertie

          If you mean the rugby Sky bought the rights so RTÉ are left with the highlights package but it’s better than nothing. They had the same last week and will have the same next week again. Of course come the RWC they have nothing as Tv3 picked up the rights.

          If you mean the hurling they are showing both the live game and the highlights.

          1. Drogg

            BBC wales had the rugby and that was it. It is a joke that the national broadcaster can’t show international games of what could be a world cup winning team but they cough up whatever the GAA asks for to show every game going it is a joke.

    1. mauriac

      a street urchin adopted by rte and scheduled to present prime time in 2029 after intensive training in how to mispronounce the R in rte… ahrrrTE

      1. 15 cents

        yea i read that too, i just dont know why he’s there or what he does other than army stuff to be on rte

    1. Owen

      WHAT??! I didn’t see any army lad?? What photo? I see the top photo of them laughing, then two birds standing an awkward distance apart, then the serious folded arms photo, then half sitting, then all sitting.

      WHERE IS THE ARMY GUY!? Stop making stuff up.

  3. misfit

    Brendan O’Connor is not there and Ray D’Arcy is hosting a new Saturday night chat show. Not a big fan of D’Arcy but the 1st piece of news is pretty amazing. Has he been let go?

    1. Mikeyfex

      No, heard today he’ll be doing a mid-week talk show. And they’re gonna make us watch it.

      1. sǝɯǝɯ ʇɐ pɐq

        And then Brendan O’Connor turns up as a guest.on every other show.
        And then HE gets a show, where he ‘interviews‘ the ‘people‘ who ‘interviewed‘ him.
        And it all starts again.

        FREE, fior €160/year!

        Plus ca change…

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