John B Keane has advice for men who consider themselves a good catch but are destined to remain bachelors.
From behind his bar in Listowel, County Kerry, John B Keane bemoans the number of letters he receives from,
The so-called bachelors writing to me looking for women.
He believes that their approach is wrong and demonstrates that reading aloud a letter from a single man who has spent five years trying to find a wife. The bachelor gives a brief physical description of himself, wondering if he should place a personal ad.
A letter from a second bachelor describes his living arrangements and interests,
I am 49 and have my own teeth, I would like a girl of 31 or so.
John B Keane does not sugar coat his advice. He does not think that either man has the remotest hope of finding a match. They must realise that modern women want more from a partner than they are offering, Both letter writers must move with the times, otherwise,
The only advice I can give them is prayer.
This episode of Newsbeat was broadcast on 29 May 1970.
'Newsbeat' was a half-hour feature programme presented by Frank Hall and ran for 7 years from September 1964 to June 1971. 'Newsbeat' went out from Monday to Friday on RTE television and reported on current affairs and issues of local interest from around Ireland. The final programme was broadcast on 11 June 1971.
