Radio reviews
RTÉ presenter Colm Ó Mongáin has no fear of confrontation
In a recent feature by Niamh Horan in this paper, Sarah McInerney said that as an interviewer, “holding back gets you so much more than going in studs first”. Coming from the latest Morning Ireland (RTÉ1, weekdays, 7am) co-host, this was a tad troubling for fans who had for long regarded her adversarial approach as an outstanding feature.
“Studs” McInerney seemed to have a heightened awareness that politicians are now over-protected by “special advisers”, equipped with many new-fangled tools in their determination to say absolutely nothing of any interest to anyone. She knew – in sporting parlance – that “you have to let them know you’re there”.