Nolan Show

[TwoUpTwoDown]

Prior to covid there was a super injunction granted to a known figure within our society. It was rumoured to be in relation to explicit paid activities with young men in England whom were all of legal age. It was passed through on a Saturday evening and was the talk of the Bar Library at the time...

Moving back to Nolan, the Irish News are fishing here. Not a huge amount to any of it. However it almost feels like they are trying to encourage people  to come forward if they have anything to add on Nolan. Interesting to see how the next few days go.

[Snapchap]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

Surely the story is that he hasn't been fired? In what other organisation would you get away with sending unsolicited photos of a naked sex offender to your colleagues and sending them other messages calling a fellow member of staff a "devious cnut"? Particularly one funded by the taxpayer?

[weareros]

Indeed how many would expect to have a job in the morning if they used the tactics of threatening to send more explicit images if they didn't get their way. Should be an immediate firing offense. Would love to know who has an employer that thinks that's fine.

[Saffrongael]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

Surely the story is that he hasn't been fired? In what other organisation would you get away with sending unsolicited photos of a naked sex offender to your colleagues and sending them other messages calling a fellow member of staff a "devious cnut"? Particularly one funded by the taxpayer?

He wasn't a convicted sex offender at that time (and his offence was revenge porn)

[NAG1]

The sex offender part is entirely irrelevant.

There is little to nothing in this story.

As was stated above, this is the drip drip affect the IN are going for. It's pretty much a non-story other than the fact that the nature of is pretty offensive for most people so they will be hoping off the back of this that someone comes forward with something a little more substantial.

[marty34]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

Surely the story is that he hasn't been fired? In what other organisation would you get away with sending unsolicited photos of a naked sex offender to your colleagues and sending them other messages calling a fellow member of staff a "devious cnut"? Particularly one funded by the taxpayer?

He wasn't a convicted sex offender at that time (and his offence was revenge porn)

Would it have preduiced the case possibly?

[Snapchap]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

Surely the story is that he hasn't been fired? In what other organisation would you get away with sending unsolicited photos of a naked sex offender to your colleagues and sending them other messages calling a fellow member of staff a "devious cnut"? Particularly one funded by the taxpayer?

He wasn't a convicted sex offender at that time (and his offence was revenge porn)

Oh so that's ok then? Not a firing offence in any other organisation then to send unsolicited photos of male genitals to your colleagues?

[Itchy]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

Surely the story is that he hasn't been fired? In what other organisation would you get away with sending unsolicited photos of a naked sex offender to your colleagues and sending them other messages calling a fellow member of staff a "devious cnut"? Particularly one funded by the taxpayer?

You'd surprised what you can get away with in the workplace. Its not that easy to fire someone. If either of those things happened in the multinational I work in I am not so sure you would get fired, you'd certainly get a formal warning though.

[johnnycool]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

I thought the same myself, as I said above, if it's photos of himself, totally different

Where do you work when a manager sends out unsolicited dick pics of "celebrities" and that's OK?

[Itchy]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

I thought the same myself, as I said above, if it's photos of himself, totally different

Where do you work when a manager sends out unsolicited dick pics of "celebrities" and that's OK?

Dont see him saying it was "ok" and I certainly didnt say that. I am just saying it may not result in sacking as sacking someone is not easy and I have sacked a few so I know.

[Snapchap]

Reading that article it sounds like a lot of banter and maybe its in bad taste and shouldnt be in the workplace but I dont think its the big story the Irish News thinks it is. And I cant stand  the guy.

I thought the same myself, as I said above, if it's photos of himself, totally different

Where do you work when a manager sends out unsolicited dick pics of "celebrities" and that's OK?

Dont see him saying it was "ok" and I certainly didnt say that. I am just saying it may not result in sacking as sacking someone is not easy and I have sacked a few so I know.

Didn't you describe it as just "a lot of banter"? If you had a daughter worked for a company, would you call it banter if her manager began sending her unsolicited photos of male genitalia?

[yellowcard]

The irony is that this is the sort of stuff that Nolan himself excels and thrives on. He has made a career as a sectarian shock jock digging up whatever dirt he can, so I doubt too many will have any sympathy. Plus I'd say there is more to come. That is despite some of his supporters already portraying him as some kind of working class hero when the reality is that he has used his status and the power of his wallet to litigate his way out of trouble before. Claiming he is fighting against the elite is some mental gymnastics, his only interest is self interest.   

[imtommygunn]

The question I always wonder with Nolan(and I wouldn't listen to it if you paid me)... Would there be a peace process if he was on the air at the time?

[Orior]

The Irish News has really been going after Nolan for a while now and they've landed a big story today.

https://twitter.com/irish_news/status/1691315832750542848?t=yZmYr6LniwWJQoUuT073Cw&s=19

On a side note, the Irish News have been going after him for a while and is it any wonder? It is the biggest selling newspaper in the north but obviously because it is a nationalist one, is not invited on to the show at all (I posted the stats a page or two back). The most regular appearance by any newspaper columnist is Ben Lowry, editor of the Newsletter - a hard-core unionist/loyalist rag with a daily readership of less than a third that of the Irish News, followed by Alison Morris, security correspondent at the leading unionist newspaper (Belfast Telegraph).

Looks like Nolan is learning what should have been an obvious lesson: if you want to go out of your way to exclude/make an enemy of a newspaper, be sure you have no skeletons in the closet.

Whenever fat Nolan wants representation from nationalists, he wheels in.... Malachi O'Doherty. Yes, Malachi, who I'm convinced wants an MBE and a seat in the house of Lords.

[Eamonnca1]

Peadar Toibin is a regular contributor. You can't really blame Nolan for a lack of fenians if fenians boycott the show.