Breakfast with Ray (Foley) and Jay [Cork's Red FM, 6am-9am]

wnolan1992 · 25-06-2015 1:06pm

This McGregor competition is so stupid.

Ray said ysterday that the winner won't be chosen until next week. So you could have someone who wins 10+ rounds, then loses on the last day and loses the trip. Seven Days was fine because they were usually small prizes, but doing this for a real prizes seems really sh*tty to me.

Loughc · 25-06-2015 1:08pm

Don't know if anyone was listening this morning but they mentioned after the show today they had a meeting to discuss big changes to the show.

He said something is def coming to an end, I wonder what changes there'll be.

Gunty90 · 25-06-2015 1:10pm

The way the competition is done its better to be chosen last than to be winning for a week and lose it on the last day. I think they should have come up with another way of giving the prize away giving how good it is.

Synode · 25-06-2015 1:11pm

Your one yesterday wasn't happy about losing at all. The first sudden death question they both answered at the exact same time. The second he just pipped it

wnolan1992 · 25-06-2015 1:35pm

Synode wrote: »

Your one yesterday wasn't happy about losing at all. The first sudden death question they both answered at the exact same time. The second he just pipped it

I'd've been pissed off two if I'd won a competition 4 times and got nothing for it...

On the changes, could JP be leaving I wonder? It's the immediate thing that jumped to mind when they were on about personnel changes on the podcast yesterday. I hope I'm just over thinking things.

EDIT: Actually, just listening to today's podcast, and I don't think that's it at all. Possibly Deeno or Adelle being on more often?

Itssoeasy · 25-06-2015 4:39pm

I'm really wondering what this news show thing is now. I'd be up for adelle being more involved then she is already as I think she is brilliant. And deeno has moved back to the malt house so she's in the same studios now,

I don't think anyone is leaving though.

Chip Whitley · 25-06-2015 4:52pm

I didn't hear the show today, but personally I'd love if it was Deeno joining the show. She could still do the news but be more involved with the lads aswell.

The 2 boys, 1 girl dynamic works very well on Beat 102-103's breakfast show here in the South-East.

IUA14 · 25-06-2015 5:22pm

On the competition I agree it is too long, if it was going to be a two week thing they should have a winner from each week who battle it out on the last day or something. Hilarious that Ray asked ydays questions to the guy who won this morning and then Quilty had to re-do it on The Big Ride Home after 4. He slagged off Ray/JP/Adelle/Suze/Dennis for messing it up and then he had a wobble when he was doing the questions himself...so much so that JP popped into the studio to give him **** for it at 4:30. JP really is the hardest working man in radio...in there at 6 and there at 4.30 in the evening!

Given the podcast yesterday when they were discussing the change of personnel it definitely isn't anything to do with JP, my guess would be Deeno being more involved...or Muireann O'Connell perhaps since it was "a suggestion from the bosses" according to Ray that they liked. The more I think of it I think it will be Muireann joining the lads. I have to say the papers recap after 9 yesterday with Ray, JP and Adelle had me in stitches...bounced off each other so well.

buster180 · 26-06-2015 5:51am

Maybe he is going to start coming in on time the odd day for his own show.

wnolan1992 · 26-06-2015 8:52am

buster180 wrote: »

Maybe he is going to start coming in on time the odd day for his own show.

There's not a meeting in the world that could make him do that. :P

IUA14 · 26-06-2015 1:03pm

Ann on the podcast today!!! :-) Ah jaysus I miss the craic between the three of them!

wnolan1992 · 26-06-2015 1:08pm

Today's podcast only bit is almost as long as the show itself. :pac:

Chip Whitley · 26-06-2015 2:07pm

Was there not an announcement on the show today?

IUA14 · 26-06-2015 2:51pm

Nope, no announcement but didn't expect anything that soon. The way they were talking yesterday was it would be a few weeks down the line. Should give the podcast a listen tho, best one yet and the show part itself was really enjoyable too.

NegativeOne · 26-06-2015 10:39pm

Wonder could Tracey Clifford be joining the show? I'm not basing this on anything other than the fact she is friends with ray, used to have a tiny slot on the old show and is currently not on air anymore.

IUA14 · 26-06-2015 11:09pm

Hmmm interesting point but not sure on that. Would she really leave one breakfast show in the malt house and go straight to another?

garbeth · 26-06-2015 11:28pm

Could Ann Gleeson be joining the show. She mentioned on the pod cast only bit that she was in the office already at 9

She was great on the phone so I think it would be great to have her on the show.

Is hector taking over the old Fenton slot on today fm so could Ann want to jump ship.

Hope it something good as the last time they were really excited was for the secret sounds hitch ain't exactly original. Even D'arcy does that

IUA14 · 26-06-2015 11:43pm

I would love that but highly doubtful, they addressed why Ann didn't come with them on the podcast a few weeks back.

Louise Duffy seems to have that slot for the long haul.

garbeth · 26-06-2015 11:52pm

Where would hector go then

Itssoeasy · 27-06-2015 12:00am

"Ronald dip****." Quality radio

IUA14 · 27-06-2015 12:22am

As far as I know he's only filling in for Dempsey, he hasn't signed a deal with TodayFM!

soc160 · 27-06-2015 11:14pm

NegativeOne wrote: »

Wonder could Tracey Clifford be joining the show? I'm not basing this on anything other than the fact she is friends with ray, used to have a tiny slot on the old show and is currently not on air anymore.

Tracey is still with Spin, she was doing the request show on Saturday evenings.

I don't see where they need to add to the the personnel, they have two presenters, a producer, a broadcast assistant and Adelle seems to be involved, what else do they need to add. Adding another presenter would be pointless really, i wouldnt stop the main problem which is that the lads don't get to express themselves due to all the commitments a breakfast show has.

Last time they had an announcement they revealed the secret sound which is just rubbish, something Ray would slag other shows about doing.

Interesting to see what they do with it anyway, could be good, could ruin the show too.

wnolan1992 · 27-06-2015 11:21pm

Maybe they're introducing a Cash Call and a Fugitive to the show, to complete the trifecta of sh*te local radio gimmicks? :P

Euphoria Intensifies · 28-06-2015 12:10am

Did they do the Fugitive thing before? Like at the real start of the breakfast run? It seems familiar... I could be mixing up with iRadio though, they love all that kind of ****e. (I do have a soft spot for iRadio though, as they brought us Chris and Ciara).

If Deeno's back in the Malt House I could the announcement being her having a bigger role in the show. It might be a way for Adelle to step back a bit too. I know she doesn't be on the show *that* much, but I'm sure she's enough to be at as assistant PD without being on air all the time too.

IUA14 · 28-06-2015 1:18pm

It won't be Tracy Clifford I don't think! And the difference with this change as opposed to the secret sound is that they said that something would be replacing reasons to be cheerful on air and in fairness it is a 5 mins slot so its not like they could have, or intended to, reinvent the show with that announcement. This one they have not really talked about on air but was more on the podcast only parts. Loved Fridays podcast. Renaming JP as "Antndec"...brilliant!

As for Adelle, she seems to want to be involved in the show, on Friday in the podcast when they called the boss Michael she introduced herself as "Adelle from The Ray Foley Show". So hopefully her role will stay as is

corcaigh_abu · 28-06-2015 3:59pm

I think I remember Foley saying recently (maybe NTN) that he wants to do The Fugitive and he seemed pretty genuine about it which I was surprised by. While it would be great to have Ann back on the show, I can't see that happening. It would be a step back towards the old show which they're clearly trying move on from. Epic podcast on Friday.

wnolan1992 · 28-06-2015 8:40pm

Actually I think they did do the Fugitive in the early days alright. Not 100%, but pretty sure they did.

It's odd, Foley seemed to genuinely feel the Fugitive and secret sound were good ideas (think he said on NTN that those were things he wanted to do when he decided to move to 98).

Now, obviously that could all be an act and we don't really know what he actually thinks about it, but to me they're the type of segments he would absolutely rip other shows to shreds for if they did them. But I suppose even if he hated them, he probably doesn't have that much of a choice in the matter.

IUA14 · 28-06-2015 8:58pm

I don't think they have done that at 98FM. They did something similar on TodayFM in conjunction with Kit-Kat I think a few years back and it was decent because they didn't make it easy for people.

I think the talk about secret sound and the fugitive is kind of a mute point, they are doing the secret sound and may end up doing the fugitive...in fairness they take up 5-10 mins of airtime so its an easy competition for them to do and there is rollover potential for the prize which is why marketing people in 98 probably like it, would get a lot of buzz the higher it gets obviously.

Wonder if anything will be revealed this week on the show about the personnel change.

soc160 · 28-06-2015 9:09pm

Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »

Did they do the Fugitive thing before? Like at the real start of the breakfast run? It seems familiar... I could be mixing up with iRadio though, they love all that kind of ****e. (I do have a soft spot for iRadio though, as they brought us Chris and Ciara).

If Deeno's back in the Malt House I could the announcement being her having a bigger role in the show. It might be a way for Adelle to step back a bit too. I know she doesn't be on the show *that* much, but I'm sure she's enough to be at as assistant PD without being on air all the time too.

I don't think the fugitive has been done for a good while now, in fairness to it, as a station wide promotion it can really capture peoples imagination, especially if theres a decent prize.

I would be suprised if Deeno was going to do anything more with the show, newsreaders are meant to stick to current affairs, she does more for the station than just the bits on the show, probably not a great idea to have her move into a presenting role.

IUA14 · 28-06-2015 11:07pm

I don't know about Deeno, like Ray started as a newsreader, JP on sports so its not unusual to see people move into more presenter roles from those beginnings. Louise Duffy was ex AA roadwatch I think? News reading is a way into the industry so who knows!

carnin · 28-06-2015 11:57pm

With the way they were talking about it, it sounds like it's something bigger, but maybe they've just gotten around to filling the Adrian/Phil sports guy role?

Euphoria Intensifies · 29-06-2015 8:15am

Derek Ryan has been doing sports news since Phil went so I don't think that will be it. I still miss Phil from the show

soc160 · 29-06-2015 10:14pm

IUA14 wrote: »

I don't know about Deeno, like Ray started as a newsreader, JP on sports so its not unusual to see people move into more presenter roles from those beginnings. Louise Duffy was ex AA roadwatch I think? News reading is a way into the industry so who knows!

Ray always wanted to be a presenter though, news was just his in to the to the industry, JP never wanted to work in radio so it seems so he just did it for fun, where as with Deeno she seems more invested in Current Affairs and has been doing it for a number of years and is a respected broadcaster, it's not an impossible move, to me it wouldnt make sense, and as I said i dont see her being strong enough to be more involved.

IUA14 · 30-06-2015 12:43pm

Muireann is doing a lot on the show these days (even when she is on holidays apparently) and was on the podcast-only bit this morning so seems more and more likely she is the one that will join the show.

She said that "I can't be drinking during the week if I am going to be in podcasting all the time". And then when an emailer asked about changes Foley said sarcastically it was "the worst thing to ever happen the show" which would seem to point to her joining. Seems like good craic but not sure about her joining the show...

NegativeOne · 30-06-2015 5:58pm

IUA14 wrote: »

Muireann is doing a lot on the show these days (even when she is on holidays apparently) and was on the podcast-only bit this morning so seems more and more likely she is the one that will join the show.

She said that "I can't be drinking during the week if I am going to be in podcasting all the time". And then when an emailer asked about changes Foley said sarcastically it was "the worst thing to ever happen the show" which would seem to point to her joining. Seems like good craic but not sure about her joining the show...

Yeah just listening to it now, sounds like she could be joining the show in some shape or form.

Loughc · 01-07-2015 8:33am

Jaysus they made some balls (no pun intended) of the Wimbledon game this morning, right so best of 3, male caller makes it 2-1, oh back to the female caller for the win! She gets it right and makes it 2-2 but Ray declares her the winner. The male caller complains it's actually 2-2 so they go to sudden death, male caller wins it and Ray declares them both winners.

Poor Ray must have been extra tired this morning haha!

Chip Whitley · 01-07-2015 12:08pm

Loughc wrote: »

Jaysus they made some balls (no pun intended) of the Wimbledon game this morning, right so best of 3, male caller makes it 2-1, oh back to the female caller for the win! She gets it right and makes it 2-2 but Ray declares her the winner. The male caller complains it's actually 2-2 so they go to sudden death, male caller wins it and Ray declares them both winners.

Poor Ray must have been extra tired this morning haha!

I thought it was great though, the grunting was so funny!

Loughc · 01-07-2015 1:02pm

Chip Whitley wrote: »

I thought it was great though, the grunting was so funny!

Oh I agree it was hilarious.

Itssoeasy · 01-07-2015 6:02pm

Jesus the podcast only bit today was very grown up and deep.

FunLover18 · 01-07-2015 6:22pm

Itssoeasy wrote:

Jesus the podcast only bit today was very grown up and deep.

Compared to the toilet sex yesterday

Itssoeasy · 01-07-2015 7:37pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

Compared to the toilet sex yesterday

Yeah that conversation went in directions you wouldn't have expected even for ray and JP.

IUA14 · 01-07-2015 8:42pm

Yeah a very grown up podcast today, but it was a nice change of pace. JP's poor friend Clair never going to be getting him down the aisle!

Another reference to Muireann today too and her being a bit too cooky but they will "beat that out of her over time"...near certain she's the personnel change!

SparklersJo · 01-07-2015 9:04pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

Compared to the toilet sex yesterday

I only just finished listening to yesterday's podcast-only bit, but I much preferred it to Friday's mularky! All they did on Friday was harp on and on for an hour about JPs name. It stopped being funny after about 10 minutes - move on lads. Get over it.

At least yesterday, with Muireann, there was genuine talk about the development of relationships these days. They discussed the use of Tinder, and Muireann contributed very well as she was able to give insights for what it's like as a single female in the 'dating society' nowadays. The sex in toilets part of the discussion was just an acknowledgement of the reality of how some people conduct themselves and their relationships these days. Whereas Muireann was able to say - that may be how it appears that society is going, but not everyone is succumbing to that level of interaction. I admired her honesty in saying that she isn't currently dating anyone, and she said she can't remember the last time she had sex, but she would never go on Tinder, because the expectation of it is just for hook-ups. It was a different insight than is normally provided. Even JP talked more than he has before about his hook-ups that he's had before, and why he would/wouldn't date a listener, and situations he's been in where he has been propositioned, but he's said no because he fancied someone else at the time. He normally doesn't go into so much detail about his romantic life, I think.

At least these were genuine, real topics of interest. Not some ****e about a name!!!

Busi_Girl08 · 01-07-2015 9:05pm

Has she been off her usual evening post (after Dara Quilty) all this week or was it only today? That's as big a hint as any I'd say.

Itssoeasy · 02-07-2015 2:57am

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

Has she been off her usual evening post (after Dara Quilty) all this week or was it only today? That's as big a hint as any I'd say.

She's on holidays as far as I know. She was at Taylor swift on Tuesday and in the podcast she said she's off out foreign to a wedding.

Euphoria Intensifies · 02-07-2015 11:27pm

I also really enjoyed Wednesday's podcast. It was an interesting listen.

I wonder who will get the 7-9pm slot if Muireann does end up joining the lads. Damian McCaul maybe?

IUA14 · 02-07-2015 11:32pm

I have liked the podcasts this week but equally last Fridays was hilarious! I think Andy Clarke will take over full time from Muireann if she does in fact join Ray and JP.

paddylonglegs · 03-07-2015 7:50am

Does dara quilty give out all the answers for the quiz or just a couple?

Synode · 03-07-2015 8:42am

Just 2 I think. They got a funny dig into Darcy this morning

donspeekinglesh · 07-07-2015 2:49pm

If anyone's looking for it: the link to the feed for the show is: http://player.98fm.com/content/006/podcastFeeds/262.xml?id=11

Breakfast with Ray (Foley) and Jay [Cork's Red FM, 6am-9am]

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