Derek Mooney misses Radio 1 afternoon show

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Derek Mooney: 'I'd return to radio slot Ray D'Arcy was given in a heartbeat

As published in the Online digital edition of the Irish Independent on Tuesday 28/04/2015. See below Web URL link

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/derek-mooney-id-return-to-radio-slot-ray-darcy-was-given-in-a-heartbeat-31176682.html

The Ray D'Arcy Show only began in the same time-slot in early February so; not even a full three months has elapsed which must be quite unsettling for Ray especially coming from his predecessor in such a public manner.

NIMAN

We don't miss him, as bad as D-Arcy is, Mooneys show was a car crash on a daily basis.

It served little or no purpose. Everytime I ever tuned in they seemed to be talking about birds.

StaticNoise

As politically incorrect as it sounds, and as I much as I respect Derek as an individual, it was a piece of filler for housewives and the older generation.
The 'goes Wild' section was respectable in its own right for those interested in such topics, but fell on deaf ears for everyone else. The Eurovision 'first play' segment was purely for those, again, interested. The constant plugging of the 'Mooney's Money' was also a money spinner and nothing else.

If it was your thing, the show was fairly OK for you, but it didn't have much direction.
Not to mention that Brenda was a muppet who loved the sound of her own voice.

L1011

StaticNoise wrote: »

The constant plugging of the 'Mooney's Money' was also a money spinner and nothing else.

I'd say based on how heavily it was plugged and it not moving over to D'Arcy that it had stopped being a money spinner some time ago.

califano

I knew it was a hasty move to leave to take what he took. I presumed it was pressure of office politics/personalities in the production team and had enough or he felt he earned enough money to take an easy street programme like he took.
Maybe his comeback quote was taken out of context or highlighted unfairly but i don't think its fair on Darcy for him to have said that.

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That said, I used listen to Mooney quite frequently and I've also tuned into Ray D'Arcy's show and both programmes had some similarities in the type of light weight topics used to fill airtime. Both Derek and Ray are fine broadcasters but to be honest if there was going to be a change then I think the person RTÉ should have used was Marty Morrissey as he was quite good at this type of show and it suited him when he handled the slot during the whole month of January. Marty kept the show rolling and fast paced each day and he never made it sound like just "a filler" even though this was all it was for him at the time.

To be fair to Derek, putting "Mooney Goes Wild" on from 22:00hrs - 23:00hrs on Sunday nights seems an unusual time-slot for a nature & wildlife programme that had aired successfully during daytime hours for many years before. Are RTÉ trying to kill this genre or what? There was little advance promotion for the new "Mooney Goes Wild" slot too unlike previous work undertaken by Mooney so the contrast is very obvious in my view. One wonders if RTÉ Management really informed Derek to move aside to other projects within the RTÉ organisation after the whole GAY balance debate judgement last year when the BAI took issue with Derek Mooney at the time. Politics or Political Correctness can be quite cruel at work and in clubs/committees if you fall on the wrong side at a particular time. I hope Derek is not going to be trodden on from now on as this would not be right and serves little or no purpose at the end of the day. He deserves a lot more respect for his honesty as a broadcaster even if someone has a completely different viewpoint to him.

coylemj

I'd say Mooney was kicked out of the slot for two reasons...

1. They wanted Darcy at all costs and Ray demanded the afternoon slot because he was tired of getting up at all hours for the Today FM program so Mooney had to go.

2. RTE were terrified of leaving Mooney doing a live program with the same-sex marriage referendum coming up. It would be like letting Ronan Mullen or Breda O'Brien stand in for Sean O'Rourke in terms of the blatant level of bias you could expect.

somejoke

Where has Brenda O'Donaghue been parked now.

Welsh Megaman

Derek was on Tubs' show yesterday...although not saying it outright to upset the powers that be, he gave the impression that he was promised lots of wildlife/nature TV work by RTE, only for them to change their mind.

Money could also be another factor - maybe his agent asked for too much.

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coylemj wrote: »

I'd say Mooney was kicked out of the slot for two reasons...

1. They wanted Darcy at all costs and Ray demanded the afternoon slot because he was tired of getting up at all hours for the Today FM program so Mooney had to go.

2. RTE were terrified of leaving Mooney doing a live program with the same-sex marriage referendum coming up. It would be like letting Ronan Mullen or Breda O'Brien stand in for Sean O'Rourke in terms of the blatant level of bias you could expect.

I know Ray D'Arcy had been a ratings puller for TODAY FM for many years but I believe even Ray had reached his absolute peak already and his profile was beginning to look rather stale, tired & grumpy and he was starting to look like he was just going thru the motions in recent times.

I would definitely concur with the logic used in your 2nd reason! A point very well made actually.

Perhaps Ian Dempsey will need to watch out too at TODAY FM? - but maybe Mario Rosenstock has helped to keep his breakfast show funny, topical & relevant after all these years at the top! That said, they can either maintain their ratings or drop in the months and years ahead.

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Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Derek was on Tubs' show yesterday...although not saying it outright to upset the powers that be, he gave the impression that he was promised lots of wildlife/nature TV work by RTE, only for them to change their mind.

Money could also be another factor - maybe his agent asked for too much.

That's interesting that Mooney went on another national RTÉ Radio station to discuss the matter which suggests he is not very pleased at the way things have turned out for him in the end. I wonder if the Irish Indo article followed as a result of his interview with Tubridy on 2fm or; if this was a separate approach? The current timing of both is interesting with the same sex marriage equality referendum about to take place very shortly and as D'Arcy is still trying to settle into his new slot.

Last week Dave Fanning was filling in for D'Arcy on the programme and it was like as if there was little advance preparation carried out as they were rambling & rambling for ages one afternoon. Marty Morrissey did an excellent job filling in last January (after Mooney left and before Ray began on air) as he seemed to have loads of material prepared on numerous days I had tuned into the programme.

NIMAN

I seen Mooney's name on a list of RTEs top earners a couple of years back, think it was €200,000 per year!

For doing what exactly, I don't know. But surely he is still in RTEs payroll? If so, is he earning the same for working very little?

Nice job if you can get it.

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NIMAN wrote: »

We don't miss him, as bad as D-Arcy is, Mooneys show was a car crash on a daily basis.

It served little or no purpose. Everytime I ever tuned in they seemed to be talking about birds.

Perhaps you only tended to tune in on Fridays then cos to be fair, Mooney did not do nature/wildlife such as talking about birds with the exception of Fridays when the programme was specifically themed "Mooney Goes Wild" which would have continued on from his original weekend wildlife & nature slot in the years before "Mooney" went out on weekdays. Friday was the only day that Brenda was not usually involved on air with Mooney as wildlife contributors Éanna & Richard came in on this day for all those nature & wildlife topics that used to be covered. Now "Mooney Goes Wild" has returned on Sunday nights only from 10:00pm-11:00pm on RTÉ Radio 1

doc11

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That's interesting that Mooney went on another national RTÉ Radio station to discuss the matter which suggests he is not very pleased at the way things have turned out for him in the end. I wonder if the Irish Indo article followed as a result of his interview with Tubridy on 2fm or; if this was a separate approach? The current timing of both is interesting with the same sex marriage equality referendum about to take place very shortly and as D'Arcy is still trying to settle into his new slot.

Last week Dave Fanning was filling in for D'Arcy on the programme and it was like as if there was little advance preparation carried out as they were rambling & rambling for ages one afternoon. Marty Morrissey did an excellent job filling in last January (after Mooney left and before Ray began on air) as he seemed to have loads of material prepared on numerous days I had tuned into the programme.

What did Mooney expect? Unless he gets the eco eye gig or does a few reports for ear to the ground. Reminds me of charlie bird when he left rte and was looking for something to do. I think more then likely Mooney got Bored doing the show and rte management encouraged him to leave, the Ray Darcy move must have been in the pipeline for a long time too. Commercial Ray will bring a more advertising friendly/lucrative demographic to Radio1. Outside RTE who would touch Mooney?

doc11

NIMAN wrote: »

I seen Mooney's name on a list of RTEs top earners a couple of years back, think it was €200,000 per year!

For doing what exactly, I don't know. But surely he is still in RTEs payroll? If so, is he earning the same for working very little?

Nice job if you can get it.

Marian Finucane comes to mind when she moved from Morning ireland to the weekend slot.

Red Fred

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I wonder if the Irish Indo article followed as a result of his interview with Tubridy on 2fm or; if this was a separate approach? The current

Mooney did an interview for the current RTE Guide and the Indo article seems to be based on that. All Derek's quotes seem to be taken directly from it.

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doc11 wrote: »

What did Mooney expect? Unless he gets the eco eye gig or does a few reports for ear to the ground. Reminds me of charlie bird when he left rte and was looking for something to do. I think more then likely Mooney got Bored doing the show and rte management encouraged him to leave, the Ray Darcy move must have been in the pipeline for a long time too. Commercial Ray will bring a more advertising friendly/lucrative demographic to Radio1. Outside RTE who would touch Mooney?

Around 5-7 years ago maybe Ray would have been a better catch for RTÉ but I have not picked up on new or existing Radio 1 listeners advocating about how interesting or unique the new show is now that the dust has begun to settle. I've tuned in to several programmes and I find it lazy and not fresh or original enough for the timeslot it was given especially after all the fuss made some months ago.

When RTÉ TV & Radio enjoyed a domestic monopoly of Irish homegrown shows all those years ago they could afford to let such new experiments be a slow burner over time but I wonder how long they will let it continue to decline with so much competition out there nowadays? NewsTalk are snapping at their heels in the afternoons as Séan Moncrieff is building an impressively large audience which leads on to The Right Hook with George Hook.

Outside RTÉ, Mooney would have an uphill challenge but you might be surprised - Ireland is changing rapidly and he may find himself a slot if the BAI ever decided to licence a national radio station that promoted LGBT issues nationwide similar to a GAY Radio Channel for instance. Otherwise, he might get more nature wildlife work for the BBC again - Sir David Attenborough can't go on forever at his remarkable age.

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Red Fred wrote: »

Mooney did an interview for the current RTE Guide and the Indo article seems to be based on that. All Derek's quotes seem to be taken directly from it.

Ok, if Mooney did the interview for the RTÉ Guide first then maybe they gave him free reign to discuss his current work assignments. Maybe RTÉ have declined some of the proposed nature/wildlife tv work that was suggested by Mooney on cost grounds and they are now "kite-flying" to gauge what the audience would widely support going forward? Perhaps RTÉ is privately disappointed with the impact of The Ray D'Arcy Show after 3 months on air based on previous afternoon radio show launches?

Watch this space in the Autumn as Ray might be too busy with launching his new Saturday night TV show to focus on afternoon radio medium term...

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doc11 wrote: »

Marian Finucane comes to mind when she moved from Morning ireland to the weekend slot.

Marian Finucane never worked on Morning Ireland to the best of my knowledge.

She did a women's issues programme in her early radio broadcasting days and then was the founding presenter of LiveLine for over 10+yrs, then transferred to her own Mon-Fri weekday morning programme from 9am-10am when Gay Byrne retired from Radio One and she eventually moved to Sat+Sun 11am-1pm.

doc11

Listened to the interview. Clearly it was all Derek's making he pushed to be given a new role/create a role for him as executive producer of wildlife/nature programming and now regrets the decision, RTE even wanted to keep him on the Friday gig and he flatly refused. He talked about how important it's to be on TV to compliment a radio show and how he'd love to do the Late Late Show. Perhaps now seeing Ray doing the radio show and lined up for the Saturday Night Show(obviously leaving the way open for the LLS) Mooney perhaps feels a bit upstaged/heart sunk. No one likes to think that there replaceable and I bet he didn't Ray would be his successor. But leaving a prime time radio to a sphere head a program to listen to birds sing(Dawn Chorus) from 12-6 in the morning doesn't seem like wisest move and personifies his existing critique of talking about birds, eurovision etc too much.

doc11

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Marian Finucane never worked on Morning Ireland to the best of my knowledge.

She did a women's issues programme in her early radio broadcasting days and then was the founding presenter of LiveLine for over 10+yrs, then transferred to her own Mon-Fri weekday morning programme from 9am-10am when Gay Byrne retired from Radio One and she eventually moved to Sat+Sun 11am-1pm.

Your totally right, I just remember passively hearing her on the weekday mornings, her LiveLine days were ahead of my time.

brooke 2

coylemj wrote: »

I'd say Mooney was kicked out of the slot for two reasons...

1. They wanted Darcy at all costs and Ray demanded the afternoon slot because he was tired of getting up at all hours for the Today FM program so Mooney had to go.

2. RTE were terrified of leaving Mooney doing a live program with the same-sex marriage referendum coming up. It would be like letting Ronan Mullen or Breda O'Brien stand in for Sean O'Rourke in terms of the blatant level of bias you could expect.

I'd say you might be spot on with No. 2!

NIMAN

brooke 2 wrote: »

I'd say you might be spot on with No. 2!

Why would that be?

Expunge

I'm convinced that something has happened between him and other staff or management.

A man with the self importance of Derek Mooney did not walk out on a 5 day a week, daytime slot with all the trappings on the nation's flagship speech radio station to plough his lonely furrow at 10 o'clock on a Sunday night with an audience of perhaps 20,000 available at that time.

He has been moved. All the public statements about wanting to do this nature thing for years, etc. is a load of Bullplop.

He is now the RTE Natural History editor with not much of a broadcast platform. As far as I can see, he seems to be working alone on these projects.

And that, it seems to me, is the nub of the issue. I expect we'll be hearing and seeing more in the papers as to why he was moved. The answers probably lie with his former colleagues on the Mooney Show.

coylemj

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.... I expect we'll be hearing and seeing more in the papers as to why he was moved. The answers probably lie with his former colleagues on the Mooney Show.

I agree with most of your post but why would the people who worked on the Mooney Show have wanted him out? Most of them are now surplus to requirements if not out of work, given that Darcy brought his full team over to replace them?

Expunge

I'd say there's no one out of work from that team and D'Arcys people have not totally replaced what was there before. There's a healthy number of staffers still around that show, I'd say.

I just feel (with no proof to back it up) that something seems to have blown up in there. He dissappeared from the schedule with alarming haste and is now spinning some guff about how he'd go back in a heartbeat.

It could be just to make room for D'Arcy, but 10 O'Clock on a Sunday night and no TV gig to announce? Looks like punishment to me.

RTE are usually hopelessly loyal to people like Mooney, who as a staffer will continue to be paid very very well whether on air or not.

evilivor

coylemj wrote: »

I agree with most of your post but why would the people who worked on the Mooney Show have wanted him out? Most of them are now surplus to requirements if not out of work, given that Darcy brought his full team over to replace them?

EVOKE.ie has learned that experienced staff members within RTE Radio Centre held two meetings with their union representatives this week to discuss D’Arcy’s team.

The former Today FM presenter will kick off his weekday afternoon programme on RTÉ Radio 1 on February 2, after defecting from the commercial station before Christmas.

It is understood that many veterans at the broadcaster now feel that they were ‘overlooked’ by RTÉ bosses for positions on Kildare man D’Arcy’s show, including the role of the series producer, which went to John Daly, who has worked with BBC and ITV in addition to RTÉ.

‘There was a meeting called on Tuesday among some producers and then another meeting on Wednesday with staff from every level attending,’ a source said.

‘People are very angry about Jenny and Will’s arrival, because they feel that people working in RTÉ Radio for years have been overlooked.

‘There is the same feeling among some with John Daly, who is now the producer-in-charge.’

…D’Arcy is taking over from Derek Mooney, who is to assume the role of wildlife executive at the station.

Mooney’s production team have already been moved around the station to other slots.

http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ray-darcy-rte/

brooke 2

NIMAN wrote: »

Why would that be?

Mooney was extremely passionate, not
to mention, biased, when it came to LGBT matters. RTE had received complaints about the lack of balance in
his programmes. Even when he was rapped on the knuckles by the people 'upstairs' for this, he could not accept
the criticism and often kept on mouthing
about how he was right. He came across
at times as very opinionated and arrogant. His rudeness to Brenda, Éanna
NÍ Lamhna and others was jaw dropping.
I sometimes wondered how they allowed him get away with it.

Much, much prefer Ray d'Arcy in that spot whenever I manage to hear it!!

padd b1975

NIMAN wrote: »

Why would that be?

They probably wanted to avoid any repeat(s) of this....

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/complaint-upheld-against-derek-mooney-for-supporting-samesex-marriage-on-air-30508819.html

A segment on 'The Mooney Show', broadcast on RTE Radio One on January 20, was complained against on the basis that it had breached objectivity and impartiality.
The complainant, Donal O’Sullivan – Latchford from the Family and Media Association, stated that the show’s presenter Derek Mooney had made “several statements implicitly and explicitly supporting same-sex marriage” during a discussion on the number of civil partnerships in Ireland.
The complainant also said the show’s guests, former RTE news reader Michael Murphy and Tiernan Brady from the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, had also made comments supporting same-sex marriage and that there were no voices heard opposing same-sex marriages.

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brooke 2 wrote: »

Mooney was extremely passionate, not
to mention, biased, when it came to LGBT matters. RTE had received complaints about the lack of balance in
his programmes. Even when he was rapped on the knuckles by the people 'upstairs' for this, he could not accept
the criticism and often kept on mouthing
about how he was right. He came across
at times as very opinionated and arrogant. His rudeness to Brenda, Éanna
NÍ Lamhna and others was jaw dropping.
I sometimes wondered how they allowed him get away with it.

Much, much prefer Ray d'Arcy in that spot whenever I manage to hear it!!

Mooney was very passionate about his own opinions - yes he would have defended his views including those in relation to LGBT matters quite vigorously alright. However; if you consider that many of the major presenters have also let their personal views be known on the issues of the day when they probably should have remained neutral when chairing some discussion or debate on the air over the years whether it was with the State public service broadcaster AND/OR Other independent broadcasters.

The communications watchdog the BAI have found against other broadcasters too and some have also not always agreed with the findings reached if they felt that a particular ruling was not applied fairly versus similar examples raised. Derek Mooney is well able to articulate his own personal views on all sorts of matters. There was a few times over the years when he may have been impolite to a colleague/contributor/listener at times however; I always found that if he was ever rude or insensitive to anyone on the air he usually apologised at some length in a personal way afterwards fairly promptly to the individual concerned while still on air in case they were offended unlike some in the industry. The ratings for "Mooney" were also impressive as far as I recall for most of his time doing the show on weekday afternoons so he must have been doing something right some of the time given the audience size he helped to grow.

Meanwhile Éanna Ni Lamhna & Richard Collins have continued to work alongside Derek Mooney in the current new series of "Mooney Goes Wild" nature wildlife programme every Sunday night from 10:00pm on RTÉ Radio 1. I gather Éanna is well able to fight her own battles and probably would not have stayed with the "Mooney Goes Wild" show if she was really upset with Derek to be honest.

As for TV work: The Genealogy Roadshow series returns with Derek Mooney as presenter again at 7:00pm on RTÉ One TV on May 11th*
source* http://www.bigmountainproductions.com/blog/?offset=1424273807727

recipio

Mooney's problem was that he couldn't switch off his 'Gaydar' and was essentially a loose cannon. Too many broadcasters ask long rambling questions and are serial interrupters , forgetting that the listener wants to hear the guest - not them. He should listen to the master, ironically called Gaybo and learn a few things. !

Euphoria Intensifies

He's on Radio 1 now for the next six hours with the Dawn Chorus. Most of the usual heads with him.

Somehow I can't imagine this will be a ratings winner.

Edit: apparently it's the first ever simultaneous broadcast on Radio 1 and Radio Ulster.

Welsh Megaman

Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »

He's on Radio 1 now for the next six hours with the Dawn Chorus. Most of the usual heads with him.

Somehow I can't imagine this will be a ratings winner.

Even Paul G, Rory Cowan and Brek?

:eek:

*demolishes radio with swift karate chop*

Euphoria Intensifies

Welsh Megaman wrote:

Even Paul G, Rory Cowan and Brek?

Welsh Megaman wrote:

*demolishes radio with swift karate chop*

God no things aren't that bad :P usual Mooney Goes Wild heads.

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Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »

He's on Radio 1 now for the next six hours with the Dawn Chorus. Most of the usual heads with him.

Somehow I can't imagine this will be a ratings winner.

Edit: apparently it's the first ever simultaneous broadcast on Radio 1 and Radio Ulster.

That's right - I heard a promo for the Dawn Chorus last night while tuned into "The South Wind Blows" with the softly spoken Philip King based down in West Kerry! I think Donnacha Ó Dulaing used do "Fáilte Isteach" every Sat night at 10pm but he retired last week.

So I wonder if Derek Mooney is also doing contract work in the area of nature/wildlife programming for BBC Radio Ulster or BBC Northern Ireland television in the near future?

Welsh Megaman

Derek's back this afternoon!

A documentary about 'The Sound Of Music' at 2pm, but still! :pac:

CountyHurler

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Derek's back this afternoon!

A documentary about 'The Sound Of Music' at 2pm, but still! :pac:

I listened to it, it was quite a good show... But it seems to me that some of the lyrics of the songs havent aged that well... "Ray, a drop of golden sun" ? ... I'm not sure what radio station D'Arcy was working for at the time the songs for The Sound Of Music were written, but that description certainly doesnt hold true today...

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CountyHurler wrote: »

I listened to it, it was quite a good show... But it seems to me that some of the lyrics of the songs havent aged that well... "Ray, a drop of golden sun" ? ... I'm not sure what radio station D'Arcy was working for at the time the songs for The Sound Of Music were written, but that description certainly doesnt hold true today...

You sound like you are missing Derek Mooney a lot more than Ray D'arcy
You'll have to wait til next Sunday night at 10:00pm for next Derek Mooney presentation in the form of "MOONEY GOES WILD" with Éanna ni Lamhna and Richard Collins & Co.

Derek now wants a crack at The Late Late Show but he hinted that RTÉ Management are probably not looking in his direction.

Radio5

The Sound of Music programme wasn't bad at all, even if we could have had less of Rory Cowen.

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Radio5 wrote: »

The Sound of Music programme wasn't bad at all, even if we could have had less of Rory Cowen.

I bet you and a few others always enjoyed the EUROSONG and EUROVISION immensely when Derek Mooney & Co. used present his coverage of these annual events on the former MOONEY show on Radio 1

Actually, on that note I wonder if Ray D'arcy & Co. will decide to cover this item in the lead up to the EUROVISION later this month or; will they kick it to touch and let another programme on Radio 1 handle this item to avoid comparisions with MOONEY while they are still establishing their new style of show in the afternoons.

coylemj

AwaitYourReply wrote: »

I bet you and a few others always enjoyed the EUROSONG and EUROVISION immensely when Derek Mooney & Co. used present his coverage of these annual events on the former MOONEY show on Radio 1

Sorry, is the Eurovision only held once a year? I thought it was a weekly event based on the coverage it got from the old Mooney show

Radio5

Ha, ha! No never listened to Mooney in the afternoon but I gather he occasionally mentioned Eurovision, maybe once a year or something was it?

Brenda has been redeployed to Countrywide on Saturday mornings, ruining an otherwise decent programme.

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coylemj wrote: »

Sorry, is the Eurovision only held once a year? I thought it was a weekly event based on the coverage it got from the old Mooney show

HaHa I know - To be fair to Derek, he did not hide his enthusiasm for the Eurovision extravaganza but "RTÉ just pays lip service" as they definitely do NOT want Ireland to win the song contest ever again given the huge expense of hosting the show which is understandable at a time of budget cuts and redundancies however; RTÉ should never have been forced to foot the whole bill for this particular event given the massive potential to promote Ireland from a Tourism point of view.

Our Government has a Dept of Tourism which should have a budget for promoting Ireland at home and abroad and get tourists into not just Dublin but to the regions like the SouthWest where ferry ports and airports still suffer falling numbers while other areas namely our capital city moves ahead at their expense at every turn. These days with so many more Eastern European states and even Australia entering the contest we should look to the future tourist potential of hosting an event like this to help bring tourist visitors to more parts of Ireland which might just give a shot in the arm to struggling communities and businesses.

honeybear

I think Ray is doing a superior job. He has a good variety of guests on every day. I'm not his biggest fan but he is making a good go at his new show

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honeybear wrote: »

I think Ray is doing a superior job. He has a good variety of guests on every day. I'm not his biggest fan but he is making a good go at his new show

I sometimes tune in to Ray and he is doing alright - not sure if he is "superior" in comparison to the previous incumbant. I think both have great talent and ability to be fair though.

Welsh Megaman

'Mooney Goes Wild' moves to Sunday mornings at 10am on RTE Radio 1.

honeybear

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

'Mooney Goes Wild' moves to Sunday mornings at 10am on RTE Radio 1.

Great idea-it's a good programme and imo is lost in it's current slot.

BabySlam

DM never appealed to me at all, ever - he talks too much!

Red Fred

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

'Mooney Goes Wild' moves to Sunday mornings at 10am on RTE Radio 1.

It's only for five weeks so not a permanent move but it will be live.

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In addition to "Mooney Goes Wild" making a temporary switch to Sunday mornings from 10:00am, I understand that Derek Mooney also has a whole new radio programme described as a "Light Entertainment Show" about to launch on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday evenings at 6:00pm starting next month!

thesandeman

The Russian double act are hilarious on the Dawn Chorus show tonight 😂