beginning at the end

So it begins, my blogging life that is. I probably should have done this much sooner but i guess i am inherently lazy in some ways. Anyhow, welcome to instant soup and other distractions, where various random subjects will get an airing and my opinion will appear here on the internet for all to read.

To begin i guess i'd like to say how disappointing it is that radio here in Ireland is losing one of its true greats tomorrow when Rodney Rice broadcasts his last Saturday View on RTE Radio1. It seems to me there aren't enough people in radio today with Rice's abilities. Saturday View has been a great radio show and Rodney regularly got some great interviews and debates on the programme. As a show it got to the heart of the important matters facing the country and Rodney Rice asked the questions we all wanted asked of the people in power. He didn't always get the answers but he at least asked the questions.

I hope that his departure doesn't mean further dumbing down in the national media, but i do fear the worst. Its not been the best of years for current affairs programming here in Ireland; John Bowman quit Questions and Answers, budget cuts meant that Primetime specials won't be as frequent and The Late Late Show (already gone to the dogs under PK) will surely be dumbed down even further by Tubridy and his attempts to Americanise us all. We can but hope that Pat Kenny's new show in September will redefine Pat himself as a decent broadcast journalist.