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Sat 05 May 2004Eurovision and other charity casesRadio Review: 'I love these bored housewives ringing up having an opinion," said Louis Walsh on Liveline (RTÉ1, Monday), and with that one patronising line he prompted listeners sitting on the fence over why Ireland bombed at the Eurovision to leap off it immediately.But it would take more than a boy band manager in a hissy fit to unnerve the caller, who calmly replied that she was phoning from work.