The Committee Room

[Dinny Breen]

The lads on newstalk are excellent every evening regardless of what sport they are discussing.

+1000.
They make working late bearable. Come across as a bunch of guys who have real passion for sport and can relate to the punters via intelligent analysis and humour. Cover a wide range of sports to plus some great interviews.

i enjoy listening to 2 of the lads but the bloke the commentates on the soccer matches does my head in

Ken Earley?

He's actually quite good, crap commentator but good analyst and has some great discussions with Graham Hunter, an acquired taste over time.

Newstalk's sports coverage puts RTE to shame when you match up their budgets.

[the Deel Rover]

The lads on newstalk are excellent every evening regardless of what sport they are discussing.

+1000.
They make working late bearable. Come across as a bunch of guys who have real passion for sport and can relate to the punters via intelligent analysis and humour. Cover a wide range of sports to plus some great interviews.

i enjoy listening to 2 of the lads but the bloke the commentates on the soccer matches does my head in

Ken Earley?

He's actually quite good, crap commentator but good analyst and has some great discussions with Graham Hunter, an acquired taste over time.

Newstalk's sports coverage puts RTE to shame when you match up their budgets.

Yeah he does my head in when listen to him commentating Dinny  . great show besides

[Dinny Breen]

Yea I suppose their budget is too tight so the boys have to multi-task, always get the impression these guys would do it for free regardless.

Just listened to the CR replay there, insightful analysis on the Kildare game, if Kildare cut out the wides, stop Dublin scoring goals they are half-way there, wow

[AZOffaly]

The lads on newstalk are excellent every evening regardless of what sport they are discussing.

+1000.
They make working late bearable. Come across as a bunch of guys who have real passion for sport and can relate to the punters via intelligent analysis and humour. Cover a wide range of sports to plus some great interviews.

i enjoy listening to 2 of the lads but the bloke the commentates on the soccer matches does my head in

Ken Earley?

He's actually quite good, crap commentator but good analyst and has some great discussions with Graham Hunter, an acquired taste over time.

Newstalk's sports coverage puts RTE to shame when you match up their budgets.

+1. My wife always comments on the Newstalk lads when we are listening in the car or whatever. She thinks they are very easy to listen to and I agree. They are easy to listen to, sound like they are 'normal lads' (whatever that is) and they also are savage interested in sports.

Your man Murph is the archetype club footballer as well.

[ross matt]

The lads on newstalk are excellent every evening regardless of what sport they are discussing.

+1000.
They make working late bearable. Come across as a bunch of guys who have real passion for sport and can relate to the punters via intelligent analysis and humour. Cover a wide range of sports to plus some great interviews.

i enjoy listening to 2 of the lads but the bloke the commentates on the soccer matches does my head in

Ken Earley?

He's actually quite good, crap commentator but good analyst and has some great discussions with Graham Hunter, an acquired taste over time.

Newstalk's sports coverage puts RTE to shame when you match up their budgets.

Agreed Dinny. I couldnt handle Ken's accent at first but he really is intelligent and passionate about his game. No bs to the man at all. Murph is a serious piss taker but genuinely funny.

When they bring Roddy Collins in to talk soccer and David Brady for gaelic football you wonder half the time are the newstalk lads laughing with them or at them. Entertaining those two loops are but for all the wrong reasons!

[Croí na hÉireann]

Dross again last night although Marie did brighten up the screen, any chance she could present this instead of the Martian?

[muppet]

And his gob 

+1.

But leave Brady alone. He is a ligind.

[Tony Baloney]

Dross again last night although Marie did brighten up the screen, any chance she could present this instead of the Martian?

Aye Marie was easy on the eye last night. Bernard looked like he was half-cut but it could be the poxy lighting in that crap set!

[5 Sams]

Dross again last night although Marie did brighten up the screen, any chance she could present this instead of the Martian?

Aye Marie was easy on the eye last night. Bernard looked like he was half-cut but it could be the poxy lighting in that crap set!

I thought the same about Bernard.....he sounded as if he had a few as well...pulled no punches....Tomás is better as Gaeilge i mo thuairimse

[Hoof Hearted]

Is Eamon O'Hara OK ?

[Tony Baloney]

Is Eamon O'Hara OK ?

The missus thought he looked alright!

[jodyb]

Mc Hugh the only one to tip Derry. Cute hoorsim or what?  Other two fairly emphatic bout a Donegal win

[ross4life]

Is Eamon O'Hara OK ?

He seems to have lost a lot of weight? anyway he blew us up as the best in Connacht then only to tip Mayo to beat us.

[Hoof Hearted]

Is Eamon O'Hara OK ?

He seems to have lost a lot of weight? anyway he blew us up as the best in Connacht then only to tip Mayo to beat us.

thats what i was thinking, looked a bit gaunt.

[LilySavage]

RTEs coverage of GAA is awful. Ger Canning commentating on games where he clearly has no interest. This new magazine show is so boring I cant even watch it. I remember they one alled Breaking Ball at the end of the 90s which was very good before they axed it. RTE cant get enough rugby, id say they are creamiing themselves at the thought of a World Cup this year. The Off The Ball lads are excellent, McDevitt should get a GAA show on RTE. The GAA gets bigger attendances in Irealand than rugby and soccer yet has to endure shoddy product on tv.Even the League of Ireland gets a half decent hour long programme on a Monday.