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hullaballoo · 18-05-2017 09:44PM

Welp, the new Muse song is absolute fuppin dross. &#55357;&#56866;

djemba djemba · 20-05-2017 06:04PM

Whoever negotiated Al Porters contract is very good at their job. Fairly sure Muireann just said she is in again for him next week.

statto25 · 20-05-2017 08:22PM

djemba djemba wrote: »

Whoever negotiated Al Porters contract is very good at their job. Fairly sure Muireann just said she is in again for him next week.

She did indeed. In for Porter all next week.

NIMAN · 20-05-2017 08:24PM

He's probably doing some Blind Date work.

byte · 21-05-2017 12:59AM

NIMAN wrote: »

He's probably doing some Blind Date work.

God, I thought you were joking or there was some sort of in-joke so I went to the bother of Googling it, and true enough, he's going to be presenting an Irish version of Blind Date :eek:

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0519/876445-al-porter-blind-date/

I do wonder how long his Today FM stint will last, which others have alluded to on the thread. Seems like it might be a stepping stone to other things.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 21-05-2017 07:59AM

byte wrote: »

God, I thought you were joking or there was some sort of in-joke so I went to the bother of Googling it, and true enough, he's going to be presenting an Irish version of Blind Date :eek:

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0519/876445-al-porter-blind-date/

I do wonder how long his Today FM stint will last, which others have alluded to on the thread. Seems like it might be a stepping stone to other things.

Hopefully those other things come along really quickly...

flangemeistro · 22-05-2017 08:36AM

byte wrote: »

God, I thought you were joking or there was some sort of in-joke so I went to the bother of Googling it, and true enough, he's going to be presenting an Irish version of Blind Date :eek:

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0519/876445-al-porter-blind-date/

I do wonder how long his Today FM stint will last, which others have alluded to on the thread. Seems like it might be a stepping stone to other things.

Is there any pictures of him with his mouth closed or does he have lock jaw for some reason?

statto25 · 22-05-2017 11:58AM

statto25 wrote: »

She did indeed. In for Porter all next week.

Muireann lied

Synode · 23-05-2017 12:57AM

statto25 wrote: »

Muireann lied

She lied about the Euromillions having to be won last week too

davo2001 · 23-05-2017 10:03AM

Can't stand Al Porter. Everything, and I mean everything has a sexual innuendo. I don't particulary want to be listening to this kind of ****e in the early afternoon.

Here's an idea Al, try not talking about your cock for 5 minutes and see how you get on.

nc6000 · 23-05-2017 02:35PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Is there any pictures of him with his mouth closed or does he have lock jaw for some reason?

Here you go.......mouth closed in this one.

Slightly NSFW: http://cdn-02.independent.ie/incoming/article35745539.ece/05dc7/AUTOCROP/w620/al002.jpg

pjohnson · 23-05-2017 02:43PM

davo2001 wrote: »

Can't stand Al Porter. Everything, and I mean everything has a sexual innuendo. I don't particulary want to be listening to this kind of ****e in the early afternoon.

Here's an idea Al, try not talking about your cock for 5 minutes and see how you get on.

But then what would he talk about?

Ursus Horribilis · 23-05-2017 03:45PM

You know how sometimes you see photos you just know you cannot unsee?

Trebor176 · 23-05-2017 06:45PM

Al didn't come across too badly talking about the awful tragedy in Manchester. I think he can probably do the more serious stuff well enough. I'm not defending the chap, though. I still think he's bloody annoying, otherwise!

Itssoeasy · 23-05-2017 08:04PM

davo2001 wrote: »

Can't stand Al Porter. Everything, and I mean everything has a sexual innuendo. I don't particulary want to be listening to this kind of ****e in the early afternoon.

Here's an idea Al, try not talking about your cock for 5 minutes and see how you get on.

He thinks he's Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howard or what ? He couldn't tie those men's shoes.

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 26-05-2017 09:12AM

Music yesterday on the station was excellent

thesaurus2 · 31-05-2017 12:52PM

Who in the hell thought 'Oh It's On' was a good idea? Outside of the odd bad guy on an American teen series on a children's channel saying it (possibly with regard to a minor food poisoning outbreak or someone getting a cheerleader slot) I cannot for the life of me ever recall it being used in conservation, let alone a national advertising campaign!

leestone · 31-05-2017 01:37PM

Do you think anyone would be let go this year?
Or who do you wish they would cut?

MikeyTaylor · 31-05-2017 09:41PM

leestone wrote: »

Do you think anyone would be let go this year?
Or who do you wish they would cut?

I don't know about cutting, but a presenter I would like to hear on weekdays is Dara Quilty and/or Brian Maher. I would maybe sacrifice Hector or Fergal D'Arcy for Dara/Brian

seanin4711 · 31-05-2017 09:49PM

MrMac84 wrote: »

Music yesterday on the station was excellent

one days excellence does not a radio station make!

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 31-05-2017 10:44PM

seanin4711 wrote: »

one days excellence does not a radio station make!

The music has been notably better the last week or so on Dermot and Daves show at least

31-05-2017 11:15PM

leestone wrote: »

Do you think anyone would be let go this year?
Or who do you wish they would cut?

Cut D'arcy, Porter, Paula Mac and I wouldn't be upset if Duffy was cut

Ursus Horribilis · 31-05-2017 11:48PM

I'd rather they brought Paul McLoone's show back to 7pm and put Donal Dineen back on the air.

Duggie2012 · 01-06-2017 09:02AM

how many times does hector have to spout out some random spanish. ya we get it you can speak some spanish. ya and how many times can he mention the lions in one morning. ya we also get you went on the lions tour before. we get it. on and on and on

BPKS · 01-06-2017 11:45AM

MrMac84 wrote: »

The music has been notably better the last week or so on Dermot and Daves show at least

We were driving one day last week and my wife asked me last week why I dont listen to Today FM in the morning anymore. I started giving out about Dermot and Dave saying I couldnt stomach the humour and the music was brutal. I said I can guarantee you if we turn it on, within a half hour they will play an Ed Sheeran song. We turned it over and it was in the middle of an Ed Sheeran song.

pjohnson · 01-06-2017 12:01PM

BPKS wrote: »

We were driving one day last week and my wife asked me last week why I dont listen to Today FM in the morning anymore. I started giving out about Dermot and Dave saying I couldnt stomach the humour and the music was brutal. I said I can guarantee you if we turn it on, within a half hour they will play an Ed Sheeran song. We turned it over and it was in the middle of an Ed Sheeran song.

DJ's in playing popular song shocker.

01-06-2017 12:37PM

pjohnson wrote: »

DJ's in playing popular song shocker.

My issue with it is they play the same songs almost every hour/every show, today fm used to have a wide variety ( a lot of irish and alternative type music) and kept the poppy/generic songs for the 2.30-4.30 slot and the others had a variety, the only show now which doesn't follow it is The McCloone show

GB FAN GALWAY 30 · 01-06-2017 12:47PM

For Coopers production team the 5 @ 5 must be a bit like knowing you've got it wrong but can't admit it. It's a complete filler piece. Cooper says so "this happened today" and the newsreader says "thats right, this did indeed happen today" God be with the days when the content was strong and interviews would run over until after 5 and Cooper would just cut to news headlines with Laura Byrne.

BPKS · 01-06-2017 12:58PM

pjohnson wrote: »

DJ's in playing popular song shocker.

Do the same DJ have to play the same song on their show every day for weeks at a time?

Fine for something like Spin or those other type stations that 12 or 13 year olds listen to but I thought Today FM had a different target listener. Or used to have a different target listener I suppose.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-06-2017 01:14PM

GB FAN GALWAY 30 wrote: »

For Coopers production team the 5 @ 5 must be a bit like knowing you've got it wrong but can't admit it. It's a complete filler piece. Cooper says so "this happened today" and the newsreader says "thats right, this did indeed happen today" God be with the days when the content was strong and interviews would run over until after 5 and Cooper would just cut to news headlines with Laura Byrne.

The news sounds like Matt having a random chat about what's happening today with some random person who walked into the studio rather than a polished factual statement on what is happening today.

Imo, it detracts from the authoritative account of an item that I would be used to, anyway.

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