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Post by Shirley on Mar 14, 2007 21:58:26 GMT
Find out and put in a good word for us if she is! :-)
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Post by katied on Apr 6, 2007 9:10:03 GMT
Hi,
Anyone know when the results of this will be announced? One of the RTE websites says March 26th (?) and the other says 'April'
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Post by claire on Apr 6, 2007 15:32:34 GMT
don't worry Katie, someone will put it up here as soon as it is out
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Post by megan on Apr 6, 2007 17:02:34 GMT
According to thier website the results are going to be announced on Friday 20th April. Did you enter Katie?
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Post by Shirley on Apr 7, 2007 22:51:37 GMT
It's good to have a definite date! At least we will be put out of the misery of waiting then, whether it be positive or negative! I'm sure there were loads and loads of talented entries for the competition. Fair play to them for getting the judging done reasonably fast!
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Post by susanmay on Apr 12, 2007 17:40:39 GMT
I'm excited for ya's girls. Would love to see someone win off this site.
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Post by megan on Apr 12, 2007 18:27:38 GMT
Yeah, me too, Susan. I hope we all win!!
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Post by megan on Apr 16, 2007 17:51:09 GMT
It's getting close now. Do you think they will contact the winners before Friday or just announce them on the show? Will anyone see it? I will be at work.
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Post by Shirley on Apr 16, 2007 20:59:10 GMT
Hmm! I would think they will have to contact the winner first before announcing it on the show....but I could be wrong. I didn't see many of the shows, so I don't know much about it all apart from what is on the website. I won't see it anyway on Friday. If any of you guys win, you must post it up here straight away!!! Good luck to everyone!
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Post by megan on Apr 16, 2007 21:24:04 GMT
Thanks Shirley, Good luck to you too.
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Post by Shirley on Apr 17, 2007 7:21:27 GMT
I just re-read the rules there Megan on the RTE website:
6. Correspondence will only be entered into with winning entries.
That would suggest to me that the winner and the people whose stories will be included in the book will be notified before Friday - they could even have been told by now. Boo! I feel the hope slipping away!
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Post by susanmay on Apr 17, 2007 7:46:11 GMT
Hang on in there girls. You might here word before Wednesday.
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Post by megan on Apr 17, 2007 8:29:10 GMT
Yeah, we might here word yet, Shirley. Let's not give up hope until the final hour!
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Post by Shirley on Apr 17, 2007 9:37:34 GMT
I guess so. I'm not too confident, but not to worry - it was good experience to have to write a short story that was so long!
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Post by megan on Apr 17, 2007 18:02:39 GMT
I heard on the news this evening that Seoige and O'Shea finishes up this Friday for the summer and that RTE has not commited to running the show again so it may not continue in the autumn. That would be a shame for the launch of this book of short stories, as I imagine the show would have given it a lot of publicity.
I've still heard nothing. My hopes are beginning to dwindle.
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Post by Shirley on Apr 17, 2007 19:59:03 GMT
That's a shame - I thought it was doing ok in the ratings. They might keep it on yet though.
My last vestige of hope evaporated this evening too when I came home to an empty postbox! :-) I'm sure they have told whoever won by now. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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Post by fionnuala on Apr 18, 2007 8:46:27 GMT
Am waiting for Seoige and O'Shea to come on now as I missed it yesterday evening! I think we can probably assume that we haven't made the final fourteen at this stage! Its such a pity - even I hadn't made it myself I hoped that one of the other Irish girls would! Ah well it was good experience if nothing else!
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Post by susanmay on Apr 18, 2007 9:55:17 GMT
I'm not surprised really the show mightn't be back. There was something a bit drab about it. It was missing a bit of sparkle.
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Post by megan on Apr 18, 2007 10:00:02 GMT
Have to agree with you there Susan. I thought it was very stilted the few times that I watched it.
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Post by Shirley on Apr 18, 2007 12:04:11 GMT
I've often wondered if having The Afternoon Show and Seoige and O'Shea on back-to-back is too much, but having said that, I've enjoyed both shows on the rare occasions when I've been around to watch them.
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Post by Shirley on Apr 18, 2007 12:12:25 GMT
I heard on the news this evening that Seoige and O'Shea finishes up this Friday for the summer I wonder are they going to make a big thing of the 'Do The Write Thing' competition seeing as it is the last day? I also wonder if the person who wins will be on the show? It doesn't specify on the RTE site that they will. If anyone sees it on Friday anyway, you must let us know about it! It will be an interesting book when it is released. |
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Post by susanmay on Apr 18, 2007 12:17:17 GMT
Maybe so. I actually rather the afternoon show. I'd say its quite difficult to try and put a good show on TV before the watershed. You have to be careful of all your P's and Q's and who you have on the show. I think Grainne and Joe would be more suited to a Current Affairs programme. They both seem serious characters.
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Post by katiek on Apr 18, 2007 13:36:00 GMT
Did you see Joe on Podge and Rodge? Thought he was quite uptight, and didn't seem to have much of a sense of humour. And they kept showing clips of Grainne throwing dagger looks at him - it was very funny! But I'd say Joe was terrified of saying the wrong thing!
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Post by susanmay on Apr 18, 2007 14:14:54 GMT
I don't think either of their personalities complement one another. I didn't see him on Podge and Rodge but I heard about it. Apparently not a good sport at all. I don't know why certain people go on that show when the know quite well what P & R are all about. Your asking for trouble!
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Post by Shirley on Apr 18, 2007 15:12:37 GMT
Missed that - would like to have seen it!
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Post by megan on Apr 18, 2007 19:02:07 GMT
Hey Girls, I've had a postive thought. Perhaps no one has heard from the show yet and they will announce the winners on Friday. They've not had much time to correct short stories of that length and they could be working around the clock trying to pick fourteen by the deadline. I have to say I will be surprised if none of us get a place, I mean we're pretty good writers!!!
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Post by Shirley on Apr 18, 2007 19:15:28 GMT
Hopefully you're right Megan! It would be nice to see a few successful entries from this site.
I wonder how many entries they had overall? If anyone is watching on Friday and they mention this, can you let us know please?
This has been worse than waiting for exam results, LOL!
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Post by megan on Apr 18, 2007 20:18:35 GMT
Shirley, when it came near the final day for the deadline they said on the show that the entries were arriving in by the hundred!
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Post by Oonagh on Apr 18, 2007 20:34:47 GMT
hang in there girls
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Post by katiek on Apr 19, 2007 9:10:15 GMT
Good luck everyone!
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