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robo · 03-01-2017 7:46pm

Yeh I think Paula will be moved to day time and maybe they will move Fergal Darcy to Lunch time and either Paula or Muireann to the afternoon slot.
I am not looking forward to D&D for 3 hours in the morning. Are the trying to copy Nicky & Jenny on 2FM with the duo presenting the morning programme?
TodayFM is getting very like 2FM...and I don't like it

hollymartins · 03-01-2017 8:04pm

According to the Independent website Dermot & Dave are taking over Anton's slot.

That's it. I'm out.

IUA14 · 03-01-2017 8:21pm

At the risk of abuse...I am quite happy with Today FM from 7am to 12pm now...and then again from 16:30 to 00:00...if they can play a bit more traditional Today FM music like they did over the Christmas period I would be delighted...interesting to see what happens lunchtime...

Mc Love · 03-01-2017 8:28pm

I'd always miss part of the Dermot and dave show because of lunch but this is great. They'd want a strong early afternoon presenter or there'll be a lot switching off.

gimmick · 03-01-2017 9:15pm

It's a good move from the point of view of keeping it light hearted after Dempsey.

It's a terrible move as I can't stand them and their brand of musical comedy and forced laughter.

The work radio has to find a new working channel asap.

Hubstan · 03-01-2017 9:41pm

Keith McCormack's second nail in the Today Fm coffin.

For Forks Sake · 03-01-2017 9:48pm

IUA14 wrote: »

Dermot & Dave to 9-12 and a new lunchtime show needed...hmmm...

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/dermot-and-dave-to-take-over-midmorning-slot-on-today-fm-following-anton-savage-departure-35338811.html

And I am out, that pair of apes laughing at each others 'antics' is f*cking insufferable.

CarrickMcJoe · 03-01-2017 9:51pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

And I am out, that pair of apes laughing at each others 'antics' is f*cking insufferable.

Same, your username came to mind when I saw it.

The Parish priest · 03-01-2017 9:52pm

These two haven't exactly set the lunchtime ratings on fire to deserve a promotion have they? They have less listeners than Louise Duffy had when she did lunchtime briefly

ziggyman17 · 03-01-2017 11:53pm

I thought the 9 to 12 slot was suppose to be a show with a handful of guests being interviewed, throw in some songs, the show us now going to be completly different, I can not see them growing an audience in this time slot,

The Parish priest · 04-01-2017 12:04am

The thing is tho that it just sort of evolved into that over time with Darcy, when Darcy started it was a light hearted program with 3 staff but over time it evolved into Joe Duffy lite covering cancer, death, suicide, road deaths etc etc

mr_edge_to_you · 04-01-2017 8:40am

In the interests of gender equality the lunchtime show will be presented by a woman.

Mr E · 04-01-2017 9:24am

Awful news.

#bringbackanton

Fr Tod Umptious · 04-01-2017 9:33am

ziggyman17 wrote: »

I thought the 9 to 12 slot was suppose to be a show with a handful of guests being interviewed, throw in some songs, the show us now going to be completly different, I can not see them growing an audience in this time slot,

Since 1988 that slot on Irish radio has always been the Ryan Line slot, i.e Gerry Ryan came to that slot and started talking to housewives which evolved to what Darcy ended up doing.
I know the Gay Byrne hour was on RTE 1 before then but Radio 2 was a music station and this was a new departure.

All Today FM are doing is breaking that link, 2FM already have done it with Jenny Green and the guy who I can't remember his name.

threein99 · 04-01-2017 10:05am

Love Dermot and Daves show will be very interesting to see how they get on. Hopefully Muireann gets the lunchtime gig, but if they overlook Paula McSweeney for it do you think she'll take the hint ?

Ash.J.Williams · 04-01-2017 10:30am

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

I could see Ian being moved to where D'arcy/Savage was, move Dermot and Dave to Breakfast and put someone else in D&D spot....please get rid of Louise Duffy or at least let her have more leeway with musical selections as the musics getting dire on her show

doubt it. going by other stations i'd say Ian will be deemed OLD

heybaby · 04-01-2017 10:42am

threein99 wrote: »

Love Dermot and Daves show will be very interesting to see how they get on. Hopefully Muireann gets the lunchtime gig, but if they overlook Paula McSweeney for it do you think she'll take the hint ?

Kelly Anne Byrne with a pure music lunch time show perhaps

BPKS · 04-01-2017 11:08am

Muireann O Connell has a nice way about her and I think she should get a more regular spot instead of just filling in and doing Christmas, Bank Holidays etc.

Today FM seems to be going the way in radio that a lot of news media have gone on-line - click bait type radio. Its on a 2FM type slippery slope IMO.

If I owned that Radio Station I think I'd be getting the MD in for a serious chat.

threein99 · 04-01-2017 11:34am

heybaby wrote: »

Kelly Anne Byrne with a pure music lunch time show perhaps

Her accent drives me up the wall

heybaby · 04-01-2017 12:01pm

threein99 wrote: »

Her accent drives me up the wall

She has a fairly standard Dublin accent I thought, which wouldnt hurt in getting Dublin listeners where Today Fm have struggled in recent times.

Mr Tickle · 04-01-2017 1:05pm

I'm surprised. I would have thought that if they moved it would be to breakfast slot. I'm sure they're the show that rates best with young people and breakfast or lunch time is what most young people will hear. It's also the time when you'll get the most phone-ins/tweets/texts and they use those quite a bit.

The 3 hours that Anton had might be too much for them or at least they'll have to play a lot more music.

Synode · 04-01-2017 1:20pm

Mr Tickle wrote: »

The 3 hours that Anton had might be too much for them or at least they'll have to play a lot more music.

They were doing a 4 hour show on 98FM at one stage and it was great. That's when I first started listening to them

threein99 · 04-01-2017 1:30pm

Mr Tickle wrote: »

I'm surprised. I would have thought that if they moved it would be to breakfast slot. I'm sure they're the show that rates best with young people and breakfast or lunch time is what most young people will hear. It's also the time when you'll get the most phone-ins/tweets/texts and they use those quite a bit.

The 3 hours that Anton had might be too much for them or at least they'll have to play a lot more music.

They are already on from 12-2.30, not a huge jump to 3 hours

mada999 · 04-01-2017 2:15pm

ziggyman17 wrote: »

well the major change for me in 2017 , is that I will not be tuning into Today fm..

Agreed..... haven't tuned in since Alison curtis took over from Anton.... if you drink a shot everytime she talks about her children and you'd be drunk by 10.30 :pac:

Hubstan · 04-01-2017 2:47pm

threein99 wrote: »

Hopefully Muireann gets the lunchtime gig

Muireann O'Connell the [mod edit] that calls every "amazing" and "wonderful"? I certainly hope not.

She is probably one of the worst female hosts out there, nothing of substance in anything she says and has a voice like nails being scraped on a blackboard.

Mc Love · 04-01-2017 4:07pm

I suppose they'll have to give it to a woman otherwise it would be nearly all male presenters until 7pm! I reckon Muireann is in with a shout of the lunchtime slot, she's the best of a bad bunch.

threein99 · 04-01-2017 4:48pm

Hubstan wrote: »

Muireann O'Connell the [mod edit] that calls every "amazing" and "wonderful"? I certainly hope not.

She is probably one of the worst female hosts out there, nothing of substance in anything she says and has a voice like nails being scraped on a blackboard.

But apart from all that . . .

The Parish priest · 04-01-2017 5:54pm

Maybe Louise Duffy to return to lunchtime and Kelly Ann Byrne or Cathel funge to take over the 7pm slot ?

johnire · 04-01-2017 6:07pm

I have never heard of her or listened to her until this week as she is filling in for Dermot and Dave. She's completely bland but can someone please tell me ...is she American? Please please don't tell me she's Irish- not with that accent.

Hubstan wrote: »

Muireann O'Connell the [mod edit] that calls every "amazing" and "wonderful"? I certainly hope not.

She is probably one of the worst female hosts out there, nothing of substance in anything she says and has a voice like nails being scraped on a blackboard.

vkid · 04-01-2017 6:11pm

Will be interesting to see how this pans out but anything is better than Alison Curtis. She is painful to listen to .

04-01-2017 6:16pm

Hubstan wrote: »

Muireann O'Connell the [mod edit] that calls every "amazing" and "wonderful"? I certainly hope not.

She is probably one of the worst female hosts out there, nothing of substance in anything she says and has a voice like nails being scraped on a blackboard.

Nah Allison, Louise, and Paula are all worse than her

TheDoc · 04-01-2017 6:26pm

jvan wrote: »

I predict they'll loose thousands of loyal listeners because some pr consultant reckons there's more money to be made from younger listeners who don't even care about Fm radio.

Maybe I'm wrong and the youth of today will start listening but they're all used to Spotify and other ways of listening to music etc. Be like trying to persuade a teenager or 20 year to buy a newspaper or magazine, they'll look at you sideways.

Maybe I'm too cynical, but watching the mess of 2fm over the last 8 years I wouldn't hold my breathe.

As a 20 something year old, can confirm my radio in my car is exclusively used with Spotify and podcasts.

My radio fritzed out about 8 months ago now, where it like lost its memory of the channels tuned in. Havn't bothered setting them back

Declan A Walsh · 04-01-2017 7:08pm

Anton Savage's leaving could be an opportunity in the schedule for an ex-TXFM presenter like Cathal Funge (stood in for Paul McLoone recently) or Kelly-Anne Byrne (currently weekend presenter). Alternatively, it could be an opening for yet another ex-Phantom presenter Muireann O'Connell (the two above were as well). It's funny how things are working out.

mikeym · 04-01-2017 7:29pm

Didn't Dermot and Dave do the 9-12 stint a few months back during the one day reshuffle.

The show will probably go in a different direction to The Anton Savage show.

Big Nasty · 04-01-2017 7:53pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Anton Savage's leaving could be an opportunity in the schedule for an ex-TXFM presenter like Cathal Funge (stood in for Paul McLoone recently) or Kelly-Anne Byrne (currently weekend presenter). Alternatively, it could be an opening for yet another ex-Phantom presenter Muireann O'Connell (the two above were as well). It's funny how things are working out.

Or Joe Donnelly for a Drivetime slot?

*says prayers*

Hubstan · 04-01-2017 11:20pm

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

Nah Allison, Louise, and Paula are all worse than her

Muireann O'Connell is equally below par imho and sounds like she's sniffed a line of some Colombian marching powder every time she talks, there's no need to be so enthusiastic about EVERYTHING.

Decisions are being made by somebody with less than 2 years radio experience and it's showing.

wnolan1992 · 04-01-2017 11:59pm

Hubstan wrote: »

Muireann O'Connell is equally below par imho and sounds like she's sniffed a line of some Colombian marching powder every time she talks, there's no need to be so enthusiastic about EVERYTHING.

Decisions are being made by somebody with less than 2 years radio experience and it's showing.

To be fair to Muireann, she's never really had that much of a chance to craft a show. Never heard her on Phantom, she worked on Spin SW for a while where it's all pretty set in stone format, then worked on 98 for a bit where, again, tightly formatted and she was either covering for others or there in a backup role.

I'd like to see what she could do given the chance to put her mark on a show as opposed to just illing in for someone. I personally like her a lot as a presenter.

liam7831 · 05-01-2017 12:04am

If they put Louise and Muireann together it would be a like for like replacement for D & D

Hubstan · 05-01-2017 12:07am

liam7831 wrote: »

If they put Louise and Muireann together it would be a like for like replacement for D & D

I shudder at the thought.

Mc Love · 05-01-2017 11:24am

Muireann is from Limerick, I believe she was in the same year as me

- I'd give her a chance, even though she is very too excited about stuff.

reg114 · 05-01-2017 12:42pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

To be fair to Muireann, she's never really had that much of a chance to craft a show. Never heard her on Phantom, she worked on Spin SW for a while where it's all pretty set in stone format, then worked on 98 for a bit where, again, tightly formatted and she was either covering for others or there in a backup role.

I'd like to see what she could do given the chance to put her mark on a show as opposed to just illing in for someone. I personally like her a lot as a presenter.

She had a weekday slot in the evenings for a year at least on 98fm before moving to breakfast and had plenty of opportunity to chat and show her personality. Always found her a touch overbearing / enthusiastic.

Fozzie Bear · 05-01-2017 12:51pm

Christ on a bike, Alison Curtis is absolutely insufferable. Its embarressing how bad she can be at times.

I have no choice but to listen to her this morning talking to the a$$hat Fred Cooke. Why the fook does she do that forced fake laugh? Its toe-curlingly cringe to listen to her. I detest the sound of her voice.

BPKS · 05-01-2017 12:55pm

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

Christ on a bike, Alison Curtis is absolutely insufferable. Its embarressing how bad she can be at times.

I have no choice but to listen to her this morning talking to the a$$hat Fred Cooke. Why the fook does she do that forced fake laugh? Its toe-curlingly cringe to listen to her. I detest the sound of her voice.

It reminds me of a trip to Fota Island zoo a few years ago when the baboons were shouting back and forth at each other.

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 05-01-2017 1:07pm

Kid count - three mentions of her child before 9:40am this morning. Thankfully I was just getting outta the van... back now for Muireann and Lenny

Mr Tickle · 05-01-2017 3:05pm

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

Christ on a bike, Alison Curtis is absolutely insufferable. Its embarressing how bad she can be at times.

I have no choice but to listen to her this morning talking to the a$$hat Fred Cooke. Why the fook does she do that forced fake laugh? Its toe-curlingly cringe to listen to her. I detest the sound of her voice.

BPKS wrote: »

It reminds me of a trip to Fota Island zoo a few years ago when the baboons were shouting back and forth at each other.

Ah there's no need to get nasty.
This slot doesn't suit her. particularly if they are after younger people. The parenting talk is hardly going to win them over.
Her strength is picking good music. Either give her a show with the freedom to do that or put her in a slot with more of a parent/child audience.

wherearemykeys · 05-01-2017 5:23pm

You'd really miss Tony Fenton wouldn't you.

Ian is one of the reasons Today Fm is the success that it is. So i don't see him going anywhere, especially as he has Mario and Gift Grub. If he goes, they will go with him.

D&D at 9am is a shocking decision IMO. They're grand for some lunchtime fun but thats about it. They obviously agreed to everything that Anton wouldn't such as changes to playlists, topics for discussion, contributors, guests. So really it wont be their show, it will be managements show and they will be the voice of it.

I expected the likes of Will Leahy to have gotten the 9-12pm show. He went for it after Ray left but Anton got it.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ray Foley returned.

They will have to have more female presenters during primetime hours so they might give Muireann her own show but she can be hard to listen too

I actually enjoy Louises show at 7pm. I think she plays a good mix of stuff. Definitely introduced me to good music i wouldn't normally listen too.

wnolan1992 · 05-01-2017 6:03pm

wherearemykeys wrote: »

You'd really miss Tony Fenton wouldn't you.

Ian is one of the reasons Today Fm is the success that it is. So i don't see him going anywhere, especially as he has Mario and Gift Grub. If he goes, they will go with him.

D&D at 9am is a shocking decision IMO. They're grand for some lunchtime fun but thats about it. They obviously agreed to everything that Anton wouldn't such as changes to playlists, topics for discussion, contributors, guests. So really it wont be their show, it will be managements show and they will be the voice of it.

I expected the likes of Will Leahy to have gotten the 9-12pm show. He went for it after Ray left but Anton got it.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ray Foley returned.

They will have to have more female presenters during primetime hours so they might give Muireann her own show but she can be hard to listen too

I actually enjoy Louises show at 7pm. I think she plays a good mix of stuff. Definitely introduced me to good music i wouldn't normally listen too.

Will Leahy won't do a gig in Dublin as long as he's working as a solicitor full time. The reason he was doing drive on 2FM was (in the man's own words) he could leave his office at 4, be in the RTE studios in Limerick at 4:15 and be on air at 4:30 having done his prep during the day via email and phone with his producer.

Ray Foley won't be back to Today FM any time soon because of him coming out publicly about management issues. Bridges pretty well burnt until there's a change at the top.

Mc Love · 05-01-2017 6:22pm

wherearemykeys wrote: »

You'd really miss Tony Fenton wouldn't you.

Ian is one of the reasons Today Fm is the success that it is. So i don't see him going anywhere, especially as he has Mario and Gift Grub. If he goes, they will go with him.

D&D at 9am is a shocking decision IMO. They're grand for some lunchtime fun but thats about it. They obviously agreed to everything that Anton wouldn't such as changes to playlists, topics for discussion, contributors, guests. So really it wont be their show, it will be managements show and they will be the voice of it.

I expected the likes of Will Leahy to have gotten the 9-12pm show. He went for it after Ray left but Anton got it.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ray Foley returned.

They will have to have more female presenters during primetime hours so they might give Muireann her own show but she can be hard to listen too

I actually enjoy Louises show at 7pm. I think she plays a good mix of stuff. Definitely introduced me to good music i wouldn't normally listen too.

D&D did the Anton slot last year and it was great having them on at that time

Bandage · 05-01-2017 7:22pm

I'm within that 25-40 age demographic which (I think) Today FM is targeting but I must have very different preferences to what management perceive as attractive to potential listeners. "Wacky banter", high jinks and all round gas craic from those cheeky scamps Dermot & Dave - eh, no thanks.

djemba djemba · 05-01-2017 7:46pm

As Anton would say Today FM have doubled down on their first mistake by moving D+D to 9-12 slot. Now they have made a balls of the station from 9-2.30. (Well actually 4.30 really but thats for another day). I liked D+D where they were. I think Paula will get the 12-2.30 slot and Muireann takes over from her. Kelly Ann Byrne is probably the most talented but wont get a day time slot. As said above you really miss Tony Fenton. Made the show so simple. Say what your going to play, play it, say what you played and repeat.

As some one who listened to Today FM from morning to night time I switch at 9am back at 4.30pm.

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