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JoeA3

whiterebel wrote: »

he started gushing at a group about the perfect song, "2.5 minutes, if the news is coming up you know exactly how long you have to fill the gap HA HA

I think they're trolling us... I heard this exact snippet played in the ad for his show this morning :pac:

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Brock Turnpike wrote: »

You keep on telling yourself that. It won't make it any less true. Fergal is a direct descendant of the Foley style of presentation. Wannabe country funnyman.

Foley is down to earth, naturally witty and creative. He naturally doesn't appeal to everyone, but he's good at what he does.

Fergal comes across false and re-hashes the same ideas over and over.

TaurenDruid

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Foley is down to earth, naturally witty and creative to me. He naturally doesn't appeal to everyone, but he's good at what he does.

Fergal comes across false and re-hashes the same ideas over and over to me. He naturally doesn't appeal to everyone, but he's good at what he does.

Fixed that for you.

johnire

I agree 100%. Darcy has the depth of a puddle. He strikes me as being very false and insincere.

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Foley is down to earth, naturally witty and creative. He naturally doesn't appeal to everyone, but he's good at what he does.

Fergal comes across false and re-hashes the same ideas over and over.

LazerShark

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

You keep on telling yourself that. It won't make it any less true. Fergal is a direct descendant of the Foley style of presentation. Wannabe country funnyman.

Your argument is weak. Just because they are both from the country and you don't like them does not make them the same. Completely different presenters.

LazerShark

TaurenDruid wrote: »

Fixed that for you.

Isn't to me implied when anyone gives their opinion? It is to me anyway. You probably don't need to fix all our posts.

TaurenDruid

I probably won't, so.

I just get really bored with the never-ending "Is maith liom uachtar reoite ach ní mhaith liom caca milis" [I like ice cream but I don't like sweet cake] comments.

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dragonfly!

Jesus Christ Ferg is being especially annoying today

TaurenDruid

TaurenDruid wrote: »

I probably won't, so.

Don't, please. We are all capable of distinguishing facts (today is Wednesday) from opinion (Wednesday is the most tedious day of the week).

Nitpicking posts like yours can get very annoying very quickly, and add nothing to the conversation. Please stop doing so - MOD

Chuck Noland

For those who don’t listen or can’t listen, where ever ye get yer podcasts ye should sign up for the Ray & Jay podcast from Red fm! It’s excellent radio!

johnire

Can anyone remember the name of the guy that was on the show with Ray Foley on TodayFm?
I remember Ann Gleeson used to be in on the conversations too-I think she was the show’s producer.

Chuck Noland wrote: »

For those who don’t listen or can’t listen, where ever ye get yer podcasts ye should sign up for the Ray & Jay podcast from Red fm! It’s excellent radio!

johnire

He sure is. And those stupid sound effects he has add nothing to his daft stories.

dragonfly! wrote: »

Jesus Christ Ferg is being especially annoying today

Synode

johnire wrote: »

Can anyone remember the name of the guy that was on the show with Ray Foley on TodayFm?
I remember Ann Gleeson used to be in on the conversations too-I think she was the show’s producer.

JP. Legend. Think he works behind the scenes on Off the Ball these days

Chuck Noland

johnire wrote: »

Can anyone remember the name of the guy that was on the show with Ray Foley on TodayFm?
I remember Ann Gleeson used to be in on the conversations too-I think she was the show’s producer.

Jp or Funky Phone Boy Al?

Also Adele McDonnell future PD of Today FM produced the show for a time

sligono1

johnire wrote: »

I agree 100%. Darcy has the depth of a puddle. He strikes me as being very false and insincere.

Herd him when he started on Iradio he sounded false and shallow then but out west when there was only mid west and north west radio playing big tom and mick flavan this guy became cool as iradio worked the collages and that type of listener he got a following but typical big fish in a small pond syndrome but now hes a small in the big pond hes drowning in my opinion .
This false laugh and this crap when were kids do ya remember crap.he has to be the next for the door

sligono1

Have mariead on here in today that's an experiment that hast worked shes terrible tbh,sadly here in the northwest our options are so slim 2fm today fm or the death and funeral notices on ocean fm.

bennyineire

sligono1 wrote: »

Have mariead on here in today that's an experiment that hast worked shes terrible tbh,sadly here in the northwest our options are so slim 2fm today fm or the death and funeral notices on ocean fm.

Agreed, she's basically the same as Muireann O'connell except slightly less annoying. She plays the same music, talks the same ****e, and even has the text in future that she had. 2 years max she'll have

ford fiesta

like I said before the rot set in Today FM, the day ray foley was hired.
that is the earliest I can trace it back to, around 2004.

johnire

Totally agree with you. She’s definitely easier to listen to than Muireann OConnell but that’s about it. She’ll be gone definitely within 2 years.

bennyineire wrote: »

Agreed, she's basically the same as Muireann O'connell except slightly less annoying. She plays the same music, talks the same ****e, and even has the text in future that she had. 2 years max she'll have

LazerShark

ford fiesta wrote: »

like I said before the rot set in Today FM, the day ray foley was hired.
that is the earliest I can trace it back to, around 2004.

And like I replied before:

LazerShark wrote: »

He was already gone from the station when all of those people were hired. And he was there for something like ten years before that.

The station was still a success when he left. The show he did has lost over a third of its listeners and there have been five failed attempts to turn it around. The station was at the height of its success when it was Dempsey, Darcy, Foley, Fenton and Cooper. Blaming him for the rot when he was a part of its most successful ten years doesn't add up. Fine if you don't like him, but the rot set in after.

Most on here don't like Ray Darcy either but the rot actually began when Darcy left. Badly managed ever since.

sasta le

Mairead Ronan mentioned her son Darragh already 3 times today

ford fiesta

LazerShark wrote: »

And like I replied before:



The station was still a success when he left. The show he did has lost over a third of its listeners and there have been five failed attempts to turn it around. The station was at the height of its success when it was Dempsey, Darcy, Foley, Fenton and Cooper. Blaming him for the rot when he was a part of its most successful ten years doesn't add up. Fine if you don't like him, but the rot set in after.

Most on here don't like Ray Darcy either but the rot actually began when Darcy left. Badly managed ever since.

I was referring to the rot, being the start of the glut of personality driven, annoying, loud presenters we heard during the celtic tiger and are still experiencing on Today FM and others. not referring the station's success or lack of.

sasta le

sasta le wrote: »

Mairead Ronan mentioned her son Darragh already 3 times today

Stealing Alison Curtis’ gig /gimmick now??

Ursus Horribilis

Well, it works for her.

LazerShark

ford fiesta wrote: »

not referring the station's success or lack of.

Opinion instead of facts so.

ford fiesta wrote: »

glut ofpersonality driven, annoying, loud presenters

Ray Darcy got there first in my opinion but I don't blame him for every radio show I don't like. If you just want to attack Foley I won't argue with you your entitled to your opinion.

Dannyman76

Fair play to Mat Cooper for plugging Anton Savage and Muireann O' Connell's gigs on Virgin Media!

zetecescort

Ed Smith is back on Sunday, doing a "heart" themed show

PsychoPete

zetecescort wrote: »

Ed Smith is back on Sunday, doing a "heart" themed show

And it's also world heart day

gamecube

The golden era of Today FM is long gone & is never coming back,

Anna Geary getting a show on Today FM shows how far the station has fallen from it's glory days.

Addle

Dannyman76 wrote: »

Fair play to Mat Cooper for plugging Anton Savage and Muireann O' Connell's gigs on Virgin Media!

It was like he was restraining himself from saying more.