Dermot & Dave on Today Fm

mewe · 24-08-2017 10:28AM

Jesus I can't stand that muireann O'Connell that's filling in for the two lads. Her voice is so annoying and she's a real sickener the way she goes on.

ligerdub · 24-08-2017 10:40AM

JoeA3 wrote: »

They've had way more than that by my reckoning. Closer to school teacher holiday allocation than the rest of us poor plebs.

I doubt they are permanent employees, more likely to be contractors on a pay by day basis, in which case there wouldn't be a holiday allocation as such.

Aren't they both comedians too? At least Dermot is anyway. They effectively have two jobs.

Clonmel1000 · 24-08-2017 10:44AM

She had some I think today fm employee on earlier talking about some ad BOI had running. Not really sure what the ads about as I am not on twitter or Facebook etc but for some reason the guests D4 south side accent coupled with Muireanns mid Atlantic accent nearly drove me to distraction. Sorry but random I know.

paddylonglegs · 24-08-2017 11:19AM

I don't mind muireann, quite like her voice actually. Iv listened to her since the phantom fm days and always found her quite engaging but maybe better suited with a co-presenter than on her own.

Yeah, she has gone over the top with trivial subjects recently, but so have most of the today fm jocks in the last couple of years.

Maybe I'm just getting old...

JoeA3 · 24-08-2017 11:29AM

ligerdub wrote: »

Aren't they both comedians too? At least Dermot is anyway. They effectively have two jobs.

Allegedly.

Much like Al Porter, it seems to me that the radio gig is just a side-show / supplement to their comedy circuit. Hence being on holidays or off air or however the pendants want to put it - every other week.

Iseedeadpixels · 24-08-2017 11:40AM

johnire wrote: »

Dermot and Dave are far from young people either!!!!

But that's who their audience is.

johnire · 24-08-2017 12:33PM

Really???
What do you classify as young?

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

But that's who their audience is.

johnire · 24-08-2017 12:35PM

That's the best description ever for her accent- mid Atlantic!!!!
It's just so over the top. You just want to tell her to calm down.

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

She had some I think today fm employee on earlier talking about some ad BOI had running. Not really sure what the ads about as I am not on twitter or Facebook etc but for some reason the guests D4 south side accent coupled with Muireanns mid Atlantic accent nearly drove me to distraction. Sorry but random I know.

Iseedeadpixels · 24-08-2017 12:43PM

johnire wrote: »

Really???
What do you classify as young?

Late Teens to early 30's

Have I upset you in anyway....that's a lot of question marks.

ligerdub · 24-08-2017 02:47PM

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

She had some I think today fm employee on earlier talking about some ad BOI had running. Not really sure what the ads about as I am not on twitter or Facebook etc but for some reason the guests D4 south side accent coupled with Muireanns mid Atlantic accent nearly drove me to distraction. Sorry but random I know.

I bet it was Richard Chambers. I've seen him throw these faux outrages on twitter in the past. Gavan Reilly is another one. Their nice guy routine doesn't convince me as sincere.

What was her input out of interest?

The reaction to that BoI ad was was over the top. It's not even the most smarmy ad that BoI have done recently, let alone Irish banks in general. I don't even think they were suggesting it was a good thing to do. TodayFM seem prone to these low-hanging fruit outrage topics.

RubyXI · 25-08-2017 11:23AM

Muireann is ok but the awkward silences while she hyperventilates (laughs) at something that wasn't even that funny is very annoying and a bit embarrassing.

johnire · 25-08-2017 12:04PM

Yea. She really is over the top. She's just way too enthusiastic.

phi3 wrote: »

Muireann is ok but the awkward silences while she hyperventilates (laughs) at something that wasn't even that funny is very annoying and a bit embarrassing.

Loughc · 25-08-2017 01:57PM

I'd still rather her over Dermot, Dave or Al Porter.

Clonmel1000 · 25-08-2017 08:07PM

ligerdub wrote: »

I bet it was Richard Chambers. I've seen him throw these faux outrages on twitter in the past. Gavan Reilly is another one. Their nice guy routine doesn't convince me as sincere.

What was her input out of interest?

The reaction to that BoI ad was was over the top. It's not even the most smarmy ad that BoI have done recently, let alone Irish banks in general. I don't even think they were suggesting it was a good thing to do. TodayFM seem prone to these low-hanging fruit outrage topics.

Apologies def wasn't Richard Chambers I think it may have been a member of her production team.

Trebor176 · 25-08-2017 10:32PM

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

She had some I think today fm employee on earlier talking about some ad BOI had running. Not really sure what the ads about as I am not on twitter or Facebook etc but for some reason the guests D4 south side accent coupled with Muireanns mid Atlantic accent nearly drove me to distraction. Sorry but random I know.

That was Kim Buckley. She's the morning newsreader on weekdays. It's normally her, followed by Susan Keogh.

RubyXI · 29-08-2017 10:18AM

Anyone get the impression D&D haven't actually decided what the "shur lookit isn't that it" answer is until someone says it...? Like the wait until the day they want to give it away and say -"yep you're right- how did you think of that..."
Maybe a bit cynical of me!

threein99 · 29-08-2017 10:47AM

phi3 wrote: »

Anyone get the impression D&D haven't actually decided what the "shur lookit isn't that it" answer is until someone says it...? Like the wait until the day they want to give it away and say -"yep you're right- how did you think of that..."
Maybe a bit cynical of me!

That's how I'd run the competition

alimega · 07-09-2017 10:59AM

Noticed they aren't on the radio today and I know it might be a coincidence but yesterday during 'Say Stuff that suits the music', Dermot made a joke about tv shows in the 70s being hosted by paedophiles....

I thought it was bit rough and might draw a few complaints.

Anyone else notice it?

JoeA3 · 07-09-2017 11:09AM

Well... they're missing every other week for one reason or another - their radio show almost seems like a part time gig, so I think you might be reading too much into it.

neris · 07-09-2017 12:25PM

hopefully they wont be found

mikep · 08-09-2017 09:43AM

Who is the corpse covering for D+D today and yesterday??
He make Muireann sound brilliant!!

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 08-09-2017 10:04AM

mikep wrote: »

Who is the corpse covering for D+D today and yesterday??

Joe Donnelly assistant PD

johnire · 08-09-2017 10:16AM

Yea- he's ok but he sounds like he's talking through his nose. Where did he come out of?

mikep wrote: »

Who is the corpse covering for D+D today and yesterday??
He make Muireann sound brilliant!!

mikep · 08-09-2017 10:49AM

Whats an assistant PD??

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 08-09-2017 10:52AM

mikep wrote: »

Whats an assistant PD??

Program director

MikeyTaylor · 08-09-2017 11:20AM

MrMac84 wrote: »

Joe Donnelly assistant PD

Used to listen to him every day on TXFM.

Trebor176 · 08-09-2017 12:14PM

I wouldn't be a fan, being honest. He sounds devoid of personality or something.

Did D & D mention anything about being off for the two days?

threein99 · 08-09-2017 12:41PM

Trebor176 wrote: »

I wouldn't be a fan, being honest. He sounds devoid of personality or something.

Did D & D mention anything about being off for the two days?

They rarely mention when they will be off

johnire · 08-09-2017 01:48PM

Yea. I've picked up on that. What's the big deal about saying it in advance. It would be nice to know.

threein99 wrote: »

They rarely mention when they will be off

AnneFrank · 08-09-2017 01:49PM

how anyone finds this fake humour funny is beyond me

Dermot & Dave on Today Fm

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