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# George Hook

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2022
RTÉ have Champions Cup rugby back but can it ever be the same as it was?
As Champions Cup rugby returns to the channel after a seven-year absence former pundit George Hook relives an era when it was one of the biggest shows in town.
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Dec 11th 2022, 7:00 AM
All time
'We were like the Rolling Stones walking down the street in Cardiff!'
Tom McGurk, Brent Pope, and George Hook are synonymous with a time when Irish rugby took a leap forward.
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Feb 13th 2021, 8:00 AM
The day George Hook claimed Joe Schmidt had lost the dressing room
Ten years on since their first Pro12 trip to Treviso, Garry Doyle revisits the harrowing defeat that left questions hanging over Leinster’s newly appointed Kiwi coach.
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Oct 10th 2020, 7:00 AM
After 16 years and numerous controversies, George Hook is leaving Newstalk
Station bosses have wished Hook well on his retirement.
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Nov 22nd 2018, 12:21 PM
George Hook faces backlash over comments about Bray boy facing deportation
Minister Simon Harris was critical of Hook’s comments.
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Oct 20th 2018, 11:02 AM
Complaint from Communicorp over Irish Times article on George Hook controversy won't go further
It was judged that the Irish Times publication of a right to reply from Newstalk was “sufficient remedial action”.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 3:00 PM
Newstalk 'failed to act in a timely fashion' after George Hook rape comments
The BAI has upheld a complaint filed over comments made by George Hook on-air on Newstalk.
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Feb 6th 2018, 2:36 PM
Who Said It: George Hook Or Ali G?
Take the quiz and see.
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Jan 6th 2018, 6:00 PM
George Hook to return to Newstalk with an early Saturday morning show
Hook’s Saturday Sit-In will run from 8am till 10am every Saturday.
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Jan 4th 2018, 3:20 PM
George Hook's return to Newstalk airwaves delayed until January
Hook has been suspended from Newstalk for three months now.
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Dec 15th 2017, 7:40 PM
Complaint against George Hook rejected after he called texter a 's**t'
Hook also jokingly said he would box the texter in the face.
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Nov 28th 2017, 2:20 PM
Dil Wickremasinghe addresses Newstalk departure and George Hook controversy in new podcast
She said that she wanted to “address the elephant in the room” at the beginning of the new podcast.
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Oct 20th 2017, 1:59 PM
BAI to write to Communicorp for a second time over station-ban on Irish Times journalists
The Denis O’Brien-owned Communicorp has had the ban in place since 5 October.
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Oct 19th 2017, 7:11 PM
Ciara Kelly to take over George Hook's radio slot on Newstalk
The former GP had temporarily taken over the lunchtime slot following Hook’s suspension.
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Oct 18th 2017, 7:42 PM
'Are public broadcasting licenses being adhered to in Communicorp stations?'
Media outlets hold great power. The public interest requires that the use of such power be carefully regulated, writes Brendan Howlin.
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Oct 6th 2017, 7:30 PM
Newstalk bans Irish Times journalists from its airwaves after George Hook furore
The exclusion covers all Communicorp stations, not just Newstalk.
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Oct 5th 2017, 4:17 PM
George Hook moves from lunchtime slot to weekend Newstalk show
The new show will begin in December.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 2:17 PM
'One of the most gender blind people I've ever worked with': Ciara Kelly strongly defends George Hook
Hook was suspended on Friday following widespread condemnation of his comments about rape.
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Sep 16th 2017, 3:33 PM
Explainer: Why has Newstalk decided to suspend George Hook?
The veteran host has made controversial comments before – so why was this time different?
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Sep 16th 2017, 6:30 AM
From Vanessa Hudgens to George Hook - ten years of victim blaming
Let’s do better by victims of sexual crimes.
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Sep 15th 2017, 5:00 PM
George Hook has been suspended from Newstalk
It follows widespread condemnation of his comments about rape on his lunchtime show on Friday.
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Sep 15th 2017, 9:11 AM
Dil Wickremasinghe will not present Newstalk show on Saturday over George Hook comments
Wickremasinghe said that her immediate reaction upon hearing Hook’s comments were that he “has gone too far”.
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Sep 14th 2017, 8:39 PM
Newstalk staff letter demands Hook be taken off air immediately
“Misogyny should never be normalised,” according to a draft letter signed by around 20 staff.
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Sep 12th 2017, 2:59 PM
'I have a plan now': Singer Mary Coughlan walks out of live Newstalk show over Hook rape comments
She expressed reservations about appearing on the station in a Facebook post yesterday.
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Sep 11th 2017, 9:05 PM
Hook apologises for rape comments: 'It was wrong to suggest any blame could be attributed to victims'
Last week Hook asked “is there no blame now to the person who puts themselves in danger?”.
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Sep 11th 2017, 12:45 PM
'A victim is never to blame': Chris Donoghue addresses Hook rape comments on Newstalk show
It’s reported a disciplinary investigation is to begin at Newstalk tomorrow.
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Sep 10th 2017, 12:32 PM
'I am truly sorry': Hook issues 'unreserved' apology after uproar over rape comments
The presenter’s remarks about the “personal responsibility” of rape victims were met with sustained criticism.
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Sep 9th 2017, 2:46 PM
Rubber Bandits tweeted that George Hook was a 'gowl'... and he thought they spelled 'ghoul' wrong
Oh dear God.
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Aug 4th 2017, 6:08 PM
Claim George Hook spoke about HPV vaccine in 'ill-informed and irresponsible' manner rejected
The BAI said that Hook’s approach to discussing the vaccine had satisfied its Code of Fairness, but “only in a barely minimal fashion”.
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Apr 27th 2017, 6:05 AM
Every single mortifying tweet George Hook has ever sent about Pamela Anderson
The unlikely crush that just won’t die.
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Mar 22nd 2017, 9:00 PM
'If I didn't get to cover rugby on television again, it would be devastating for me'
As TV3 prepare to takeover the rights of the Six Nations at the end of this year’s tournament, Brent Pope speaks to The42 about his time on the RTÉ rugby panel.
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Feb 4th 2017, 7:45 AM
Chris Donoghue is moving to George Hook's slot on Newstalk
Hook is moving to an earlier slot – and there’s an entire new breakfast lineup.
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Jun 28th 2016, 11:32 AM
George Hook is leaving the Independent for a 3-year-old sports website
The announcement was made by the Cork-based startup, which launched in 2013.
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Jun 2nd 2016, 1:44 PM
BAI rejects complaint that George Hook fuelled anti-Islamic hate speech
A woman complained about a show in which he discussed Muslim students and also the New Years sex attacks in Germany.
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May 28th 2016, 8:00 AM
George Hook has a publisher for his erotic novel about a radio boss and a billionaire
The veteran broadcaster unleashed his idea for the page-turner last summer. He won’t let go of it, it seems.
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Jan 23rd 2016, 11:15 AM
Whatever happened to George Hook's Dáil bid?
Remember his mooted Dun Laoghaire run under the ‘Michael Collins Fine Gael’ banner?
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Jan 21st 2016, 6:01 AM
BOD, Hook and D'Arcy deliver their verdict on Andy Farrell's new Ireland role
The rugby league legend’s role will start at this summer’s tour to South Africa.
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Jan 6th 2016, 7:45 PM
"Stay in bed you freak": This is the kind of hate mail George Hook receives
Hook says that the mail “gets to him”.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 4:09 PM
George Hook - and other hosts - will have to be careful about tweets during the election campaign
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has released guidelines for broadcasters during next year’s election.
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Nov 9th 2015, 4:30 PM
George Hook is considering a Dáil bid as the 'Michael Collins Fine Gael' candidate
The Newstalk broadcaster and rugby analyst could run in Dún Laoghaire.
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Oct 26th 2015, 10:11 AM
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