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Ultimate Seduction

redbuck wrote: »

They should've made her a big offer and replaced Muireann with her.

Or even Fergal Darcy's show. Strange U turn from Rte all the same. I'm sure she's very popular?

ford fiesta

I feel Ed Smith comes across as being a bit of a know it all when it comes to music, especially on his Sunday night show.

Clonmel1000

ford fiesta wrote: »

I feel Ed Smith comes across as being a bit of a know it all when it comes to music, especially on his Sunday night show.

Well he can be whatever he wants if he continues to play what he plays. Most of the rest of their stable know nothing and pollute the airways with utter garbage talk and rubbish music especially Muireann, D’Arcy, D and D and the insufferable Alison Curtis.

gamecube

Muireann's JNLR figures were 93,000 & Fergal D'Arcy's were 106,000

Those are shocking figures for both of those shows.

Bernard & Keith got the boot from 2fm breakfast for doing figures of 188,000!

ford fiesta

ford fiesta wrote: »

I feel Ed Smith comes across as being a bit of a know it all when it comes to music, especially on his Sunday night show.

meh, him and McLoone are much better than the poor content from Um and Ahh from Mrs Paul Galvin, Paula "guess what the kardashians had for lunch Today" Mc Sweeney, Ferg "i cant deal with pushing 40 now" DArcy and Hyper O'Connell...

Clonmel1000

Great show from Ed as usual tonight. Really enjoying it.

TaurenDruid

ford fiesta wrote: »

I feel Ed Smith comes across as being a bit of a know it all when it comes to music, especially on his Sunday night show.

So... they shouldn't talk about ****e, but they shouldn't know too much about the music they're playing, either.

Straight middle of the road for you, then? :rolleyes:

johnire

Priceless...

Ferg "i cant deal with pushing 40 now" DArcy and Hyper O'Connell..

You made my day when I read that...you are so right!!!!

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

meh, him and McLoone are much better than the poor content from Um and Ahh from Mrs Paul Galvin, Paula "guess what the kardashians had for lunch Today" Mc Sweeney, Ferg "i cant deal with pushing 40 now" DArcy and Hyper O'Connell...

dragonfly!

I saw on Facebook yesterday they were looking for suggestions for the kick start song on Ian’s show.
The amount of suggestions that get played every single day anyway was ridiculous
Then hilariously ended up being a member of the Academics mother live on the radio who requested her sons band.
Scraping the barrel lads

prunudo

I sent in a request for that about a year or 2 ago, never heard a thing back. Can't even remember what the song was but it wasn't that obscure.

threein99

jvan wrote: »

I sent in a request for that about a year or 2 ago, never heard a thing back. Can't even remember what the song was but it wasn't that obscure.

Were you expecting them to call round to your house and explain why it wasn't picked?

prunudo

threein99 wrote: »

Were you expecting them to call round to your house and explain why it wasn't picked?

Now that you say it, a consolation prize would have been nice! I find it odd that they continually ask for people to send in their requests yet they end up playing the same old safe todayfm playlist. Part of me thinks they use it as research as to what they think their audience wants to listen to, nothing to do with kick starter at all.

dragonfly!

Someone text in a joke about the royal baby being named after a football player today , which D and D read out.
Grand.
Kinda funny.
Whatever.
Then MOC read out the exact same joke , like an hour and a half later.
Jesus wept.

The Princess Bride

jvan wrote: »

I sent in a request for that about a year or 2 ago, never heard a thing back. Can't even remember what the song was but it wasn't that obscure.

Send in ELO, Mr Blue Sky.
It's Ian's favourite song.
He'll definitely play it for you!

TaurenDruid

dragonfly! wrote: »

Someone text in a joke about the royal baby being named after a football player today , which D and D read out.
Grand.
Kinda funny.
Whatever.
Then MOC read out the exact same joke , like an hour and a half later.
Jesus wept.

Terrible altogether.

Obviously what needs to happen is every DJ has to listen to every previous show that day so they don't play the same songs or notice the same trending things on social media. :rolleyes:

johnire

I think she’s lost all interest in her show-it’s going nowhere fast and I reckon it’s only a matter of time before she’s gone.

dragonfly! wrote: »

Someone text in a joke about the royal baby being named after a football player today , which D and D read out.
Grand.
Kinda funny.
Whatever.
Then MOC read out the exact same joke , like an hour and a half later.
Jesus wept.

threein99

johnire wrote: »

I think she’s lost all interest in her show-it’s going nowhere fast and I reckon it’s only a matter of time before she’s gone.

She was really good filling in for people but I think the format of her own show is utter garbage, I dont anyone would make it work. They had Claire Beck in for Muireann one week and she was talking about the same rubbish that Muireann does, I think it was boob sweat one of the days

Ursus Horribilis

I remember when she could do no wrong as a stand-in presenter. She is now a "content creator".

whiterebel

I thought she did well in the interview with the remaining Cranberries. I have always thought she would do better if herself and D&D sapped. They are far better suited to a shorter, tighter lunchtime show. She can do the chats and the agony aunt bit well.

pjohnson

I enjoyed Ian and Mario this afternoon.

NIMAN

Gift Grub getting some amount of promotion at present.

It was funny in its day, but well past its sell by.

Its like promoting the Simpsons.

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

Gift Grub getting some amount of promotion at present.

It was funny in its day, but well past its sell by.

Its like promoting the Simpsons.

Hasn’t been funny since 2005 - only thing impressive is how he stretched a 20 year career out of it

Ultimate Seduction

Don't find it funny anymore but did get a good laugh off the old ones player. Dry your eyes Beck's was brilliant!

Watching the behind the scenes clip, he really doesn't get much time to write, act and edit the sketches. Fair play to him having a long and successful career.

NIMAN

Always wondered does Ian Dempsey have shares in Gift Grub or anything?

Ultimate Seduction

NIMAN wrote: »

Always wondered does Ian Dempsey have shares in Gift Grub or anything?

Well he helps write the sketches, or gives his ideas anyway and he gets the final say on if it's aired.

pjohnson

WTF this is the last ever Premier League Live?

giveitholly

pjohnson wrote: »

WTF this is the last ever Premier League Live?

Thought I heard Dermot say it on Friday but just thought it was the last one for this season,have they lost the rights?

pjohnson

giveitholly wrote: »

Thought I heard Dermot say it on Friday but just thought it was the last one for this season,have they lost the rights?

Ah ffs. Thats ridiculous.

Ed smith tweeted it that it is the last one - probably for another crap content creation show, something like more insufferable Alison Curtis

dominatinMC

Maybe the end of Premier League Live has something to do with Off The Ball taking over the sports bulletins? John Duggan recently became part of the OTB team, so maybe they are amalgamating the sports departments at Comunicorp..