Miriam O’Callaghan hosted a Prime Time debate with Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, and Mary Lou McDonald, but the conversation lacked energy and was filled with uninspired soundbites. The debate, which covered topics like an independent review of RTÉ’s coverage of international conflicts, failed to generate any significant drama.
Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy
Alas, the near two-hour back-and-forth struggles to get out of first gear. Trouble coming? How about lethargy looming? This is a feature-length snooze fest, short on drama, high on stodgy soundbites, and with the three participants determined to get through it without handing their political opponents fresh ammunition.
McInerney and O’Callaghan try to redeem a blockbusting snooze-athon, but they are up against it. The three leaders are so familiar with one another – so inoculated against their opponents’ shtick – that they don’t have it in them to lose their cool. Tempers are not frayed. They don’t even turn tatty at the edges.we should probably be glad that our politicians are such a bland bunch. Nobody wants a clown show when they turn on the evening news.
Prime Time Debate Miriam O’Callaghan Simon Harris Micheál Martin Mary Lou Mcdonald
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