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The Princess Bride · 27-02-2020 10:52pm

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Christ, Irish pop music is in an awful state. All these bands sound exactly the same.

I respectfully disagree.
There are some really good, and very hard working Irish bands out there at the moment.
And I say that as an middle aged person who most likely wouldn't be expected to like Dermot Kennedy or Wild Youth or Somebody's Child.
One doesn't have to like all of them, but they don't all sound alike.

dominatinMC · 27-02-2020 11:56pm

The Princess Bride wrote: »

I respectfully disagree.
There are some really good, and very hard working Irish bands out there at the moment.
And I say that as an middle aged person who most likely wouldn't be expected to like Dermot Kennedy or Wild Youth or Somebody's Child.
One doesn't have to like all of them, but they don't all sound alike.

Fontaines DC are quality. Slim pickings after that though..

johnire · 28-02-2020 12:05am

Goodness me.....I hope “Uncle “ Ferg doesn’t read this as all of them are to quote.....”absolute gents” and “ very good friends of his”

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

I CAN'T WAIT to hear Matt Cooper on during the afternoon trying to hold back his disdain for the crap that they make Fergal play every day. He had rant one evening last year I think about how awful he thought Picture This was. Imagine his horror when it'll be nothing but wall-to-wall Picture This, The Corones, Kodaline, WildYouth etc for two and a half hours straight.

Christ, Irish pop music is in an awful state. All these bands sound exactly the same.

Dannyman76 · 28-02-2020 12:26am

The Princess Bride wrote: »

I respectfully disagree.
There are some really good, and very hard working Irish bands out there at the moment.
And I say that as an middle aged person who most likely wouldn't be expected to like Dermot Kennedy or Wild Youth or Somebody's Child.
One doesn't have to like all of them, but they don't all sound alike.

There's a huge variety of good Irish music out there but you wouldn't think it going by Today FM's tiny playlist. It's like a few acts have a monopoly on Irish air time and rest have to fight through that or get noticed in spite of it.

jam83 · 03-03-2020 10:37am

Is that Shona one who keeps winning the music quiz on the Ian Dempsey show the same one who was winning last week? Sounds like a dose.

johnire · 03-03-2020 11:01am

She’s got the strangest accent. Mid Atlantic or what?!

quote="jam83;112710401"]Is that Shona one who keeps winning the music quiz on the Ian Dempsey show the same one who was winning last week? Sounds like a dose.[/quote]

Brock Turnpike · 03-03-2020 11:57am

jam83 wrote: »

Is that Shona one who keeps winning the music quiz on the Ian Dempsey show the same one who was winning last week? Sounds like a dose.

Shauna O'Reilly?

jam83 · 03-03-2020 12:00pm

I think that's it but she's phoning in and is hardly the one working at today fm.

Brock Turnpike · 03-03-2020 12:05pm

jam83 wrote: »

I think that's it but she's phoning in and is hardly the one working at today fm.

It is her.

She phones in so that she has no advantage over the person playing against her

jam83 · 03-03-2020 12:31pm

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

It is her.

She phones in so that she has no advantage over the person playing against her

Righto...got the feeling from other people's reactions to her quick responses that they were getting a bit sick of her, Ian Dempsey included, though he might well be wary of a bad reaction from another listener if they don't get a lookin

chalkitdown1 · 04-03-2020 10:12am

3 hours of Mairead Ronan this morning.

Lord help us.

Brock Turnpike · 04-03-2020 10:17am

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

3 hours of Mairead Ronan this morning. Lord help us.

Still not as bad as two hours of Fergal first thing in the morning. What an odd little man.

johnire · 04-03-2020 10:27am

Couldn’t agree more- he’s a very strange individual.

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Still not as bad as two hours of Fergal first thing in the morning. What an odd little man.

04-03-2020 3:02pm

Couldn’t listen to fergal this morning. I’m looking forward to seeing how dave and Dermot do this evening though on my way home from work!

jam83 · 04-03-2020 3:19pm

Matt cooper just playing music non stop like one of those auto playlists on in the middle of the night!

boccy23 · 04-03-2020 3:41pm

I know, it's great isn't it!

chalkitdown1 · 04-03-2020 4:42pm

Matt showing no restraint in expressing his dislike for the music they're making him play.

Christ, that new Anne Marie song is awful dreck. The state of the lyrics.

pjohnson · 04-03-2020 4:50pm

I'd say Matt just asked his daughter for a look at her spotify and just hit play :pac:

04-03-2020 5:34pm

Switched over to Newstalk.

Can't be listening to those clowns talking about the Corona virus

nc6000 · 09-03-2020 1:48am

There was great music being played tonight!

siblers · 09-03-2020 3:01pm

nc6000 wrote: »

There was great music being played tonight!

Was brilliant, Ricky Martin, ACDC, Nirvana and Limp Bizkit all played in the same half hour. Saturday night radio is usually awful for me but this was refreshingly great

Brock Turnpike · 09-03-2020 3:09pm

siblers wrote: »

Was brilliant, Ricky Martin, ACDC, Nirvana and Limp Bizkit all played in the same half hour. Saturday night radio is usually awful for me but this was refreshingly great

That sounds absolutely terrible

09-03-2020 9:27pm

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

That sounds absolutely terrible

it's a step up from Ed Sheeran, Coronas and other modern dross that they play on the hour every hour

robo · 15-03-2020 11:01pm

Tonights Songs of Praise with Ed Smith was just brilliant - first 2 hours of Irish greats, and then in the midst of it he read out a text from some lad cursing at him for playing all Irish. Ed was picking up on your man's grammar and spelling - he read out a few other texts from him, leaving in the curse words. But then the 3rd hour was new Irish music - absolutely brilliant. Well worth having a listen to the show back cos it was just brilliant radio!

dirkmeister · 16-03-2020 2:24pm

John Duggan’s piece with Mario Rosenstock yesterday about why he still went to Cheltenham was fairly laughable.

JoeA3 · 16-03-2020 2:26pm

robo wrote: »

Tonights Songs of Praise with Ed Smith was just brilliant - first 2 hours of Irish greats, and then in the midst of it he read out a text from some lad cursing at him for playing all Irish. Ed was picking up on your man's grammar and spelling - he read out a few other texts from him, leaving in the curse words. But then the 3rd hour was new Irish music - absolutely brilliant. Well worth having a listen to the show back cos it was just brilliant radio!

Ed is brilliant.

For anyone on Spotify, he always puts up a playlist every week of the stuff he played on the Sunday night. Worth subscribing to

boccy23 · 16-03-2020 2:38pm

JoeA3 wrote: »

Ed is brilliant.

For anyone on Spotify, he always puts up a playlist every week of the stuff he played on the Sunday night. Worth subscribing to

Link? Would like to subscribe or a name to search. tried to find it.

JoeA3 · 16-03-2020 2:40pm

boccy23 wrote: »

Link? Would like to subscribe or a name to search. tried to find it.

https://open.spotify.com/user/esmith-ie?si=0qP_vRxEQeaW_tmqW_MyyA

boccy23 · 16-03-2020 2:44pm

JoeA3 wrote: »

https://open.spotify.com/user/esmith-ie?si=0qP_vRxEQeaW_tmqW_MyyA

Cheers!

Thanks so much for that Joe. Ideal listening in these troubled times.

pjohnson · 16-03-2020 6:49pm

Cal has been an embarassment over Trump in his last few Last Word appearances.

Cal's Trump love has ramped up recently.

EverythingGood · 16-03-2020 8:45pm

pjohnson wrote: »

Cal has been an embarassment over Trump in his last few Last Word appearances.

Cal's Trump love has ramped up recently.

Matts attempts at fairness and impartiality is beyond a joke, frankly, i don't how Cal hasn't told him to fcuk off yet.

16-03-2020 8:50pm

https://soundcloud.com/kellyannebyrne/music-is-the-answer

Kelly Anne Byrne posted a brill mix during the wkend in case anyone is missing her

I know I am

https://soundcloud.com/kellyannebyrne/music-is-the-answer

dominatinMC · 16-03-2020 8:51pm

EverythingGood wrote: »

Matts attempts at fairness and impartiality is beyond a joke, frankly, i don't how Cal hasn't told him to fcuk off yet.

Exactly. Cal's bias towards Trump is more than offset by Matt's worrying obsession with him and Marion's pro-democrat stance. It would actually be fine if it was Cal Vs. Marion, but Matt's anti-Trump stance is a bloody joke at this stage. We get it, he doesn't like the guy - similar to many other journalists, but try to display a modicum of impartiality at least.

Tork · 16-03-2020 10:05pm

I'm surprised Cal still agrees to go onto The Last Word. I rarely agree with his opinions but don't like the way Matt and Marion gang up on him every time he is on. It's downright rude and uncalled for. Cal seems to be a gentleman and how he doesn't tear the two of them a new one, I'll never know. He was dead right to attack the pair of them this evening but it's going to fall on deaf ears, isn't it?

It's a safe assumption that most Irish people are no fans of Donald Trump and think he's awful. But there are millions of Americans who love him, love his policies and will be voting for him in November. Is it not better for us to find out how people like Cal see things and to listen to his take on the events of the week? I would much rather listen to Cal's reasoned take on conservative politics than some of the wingnuts who are given airtime.

giveitholly · 16-03-2020 11:15pm

Tork wrote: »

I'm surprised Cal still agrees to go onto The Last Word. I rarely agree with his opinions but don't like the way Matt and Marion gang up on him every time he is on. It's downright rude and uncalled for. Cal seems to be a gentleman and how he doesn't tear the two of them a new one, I'll never know. He was dead right to attack the pair of them this evening but it's going to fall on deaf ears, isn't it?

It's a safe assumption that most Irish people are no fans of Donald Trump and think he's awful. But there are millions of Americans who love him, love his policies and will be voting for him in November. Is it not better for us to find out how people like Cal see things and to listen to his take on the events of the week? I would much rather listen to Cal's reasoned take on conservative politics than some of the wingnuts who are given airtime.

Yeah fair play to Cal for calling out Matt this evening,Matt doesn't like trump,fair enough,but as a broadcaster he has to be impartial,not act like a child calling trump silly names

johnire · 19-03-2020 3:59pm

Fergal Darcy was in Dubai last week yet he’s back at work now and broadcasting. Surely he should be self quarantining?
It seems highly irresponsible that he’s not??

Tork · 19-03-2020 4:00pm

Is he broadcasting from the studio?

johnire · 19-03-2020 4:19pm

Yes..because Mairead Ronan said he was two studios away from her. It was only then it dawned on me is this right??

Tork wrote: »

Is he broadcasting from the studio?

TaurenDruid · 19-03-2020 5:46pm

johnire wrote: »

Yes..because Mairead Ronan said he was two studios away from her. It was only then it dawned on me is this right??

Well, he's in a studio by himself, presumably practicing social distancing, I imagine the station can afford a few hand wipes for the screen when he's finished, and if he was in Dubai, he was at far less risk of catching covid19 than if he was in Ireland. https://gulfnews.com/uae/coronavirus-27-new-cases-in-uae-bringing-the-total-number-to-140-31-recoveries-1.1584624014557

So... yeah?

johnire · 19-03-2020 6:41pm

Oh ok.....so by that logic it means anyone can fly to Dubai,stay there and come back to Ireland and all’s fine.
That’s great.... I must go online now and book a flight and accommodation.

TaurenDruid wrote: »

Well, he's in a studio by himself, presumably practicing social distancing, I imagine the station can afford a few hand wipes for the screen when he's finished, and if he was in Dubai, he was at far less risk of catching covid19 than if he was in Ireland. https://gulfnews.com/uae/coronavirus-27-new-cases-in-uae-bringing-the-total-number-to-140-31-recoveries-1.1584624014557

So... yeah?

TaurenDruid · 19-03-2020 7:24pm

johnire wrote: »

Oh ok.....so by that logic it means anyone can fly to Dubai,stay there and come back to Ireland and all’s fine.
That’s great.... I must go online now and book a flight and accommodation.

Well, no, because you can't fly into Dubai right now, they've closed their borders to people coming in. As opposed to, say, Ireland, where we've had 20,000 Irish people return from Spain between the weekend and today.

Probably one of the reasons Dubai is safer right now.

So yeah, you'd be safer sharing a lift with Ferg than you would sharing one with your mate who was at Cheltenham or flew back from the Costa Brava...

dominatinMC · 19-03-2020 7:47pm

I think the bigger issue here is what the hell Fergal is doing near a studio, irrespective of the Coronavirus. The man is a brutal DJ/presenter/content creator or whatever they like to call themselves these days

Waccamacca3 · 31-03-2020 12:52pm

Christ mairead ronan putting everyone in even worse mood. Everyone in same boat with this her making out its hard. Hard for everyone BTW mairead

castletownman · 31-03-2020 1:05pm

Waccamacca3 wrote: »

Christ mairead ronan putting everyone in even worse mood. Everyone in same boat with this her making out its hard. Hard for everyone BTW mairead

We get it Mairead. It's an emotional time. I have happened to turn on the radio at least twice now and here she was holding back the tears about how awful it is. At least she still has her job, and is married to a wealthy fella.

Then again her target demographic probably lap it up.

ButtersSuki · 31-03-2020 1:08pm

Wife of multimillionaire complains during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Give me a f*cking break.

Waccamacca3 · 31-03-2020 1:09pm

castletownman wrote: »

We get it Mairead. It's an emotional time. I have happened to turn on the radio at least twice now and here she was holding back the tears about how awful it is. At least she still has her job, and is married to a wealthy fella.

Then again her target demographic probably lap it up.

True her figures worse than muireann and all this I'm in tears here stuff reminds me of a certain Ray darcy show. I don't even think she mixes the 3 in 1. I remember her moaning about finding the right house etc etc she has a wealthy husband and she earns a chunk of money for being useless just buy the house.

PieOhMy · 31-03-2020 1:30pm

Waccamacca3 wrote: »

True her figures worse than muireann and all this I'm in tears here stuff reminds me of a certain Ray darcy show. I don't even think she mixes the 3 in 1. I remember her moaning about finding the right house etc etc she has a wealthy husband and she earns a chunk of money for being useless just buy the house.

It was her proudest moment I think- getting the keys to the house

Waccamacca3 · 31-03-2020 1:32pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

It was her proudest moment I think- getting the keys to the house

You know it's a tough job arrive at 11.45 to do show and probably leave at 2.15 and get well paid while others struggling in ireland

ButtersSuki · 31-03-2020 1:35pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

It was her proudest moment I think- getting the keys to the house

I thought her proudest moment was being the first woman in the history of the world to give birth?

darklighter · 31-03-2020 1:40pm

I nearly miss Muireann at this stage, the only saving grace is Mairead's voice doesn't grate on me as much as Muireann's did......small mercies I know :rolleyes:

Although todays 3 in 1 was particularly good I thought, so the show hasn't beena complete write-off today

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