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Declan A Walsh · 12-01-2022 11:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459809#Comment_118459809

That "cash machine" is on all the Bauer Media stations. Each of them claim it as their cash machine, i.e. "newstalk cash machine", "spin103 cash machine", etc.! The giveaway statement is when they say "across the Go Loud network". I heard Jonathan Healy on Newstalk say this morning something along the lines of "across the Go Loud network of stations".

Toodles_27 · 12-01-2022 11:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459941#Comment_118459941

I know - it’s infuriating. You can tell by the way they make the calls to “the lucky winner”too. But I suppose they must be making money from it otherwise they wouldn’t keeP going with it. I genuinely hit the off button on the car radio when it comes on - that and the covid ad’s. Should really just move to Spotify permanently.

johnire · 12-01-2022 11:33am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459809#Comment_118459809

I agree with everything you’ve said. I do think though that D and D will be the next to go. Their show is stale- the same thing over and over.

BPKS · 12-01-2022 1:06pm

Yesterday on the Last Words music slot. They played the new Fontaines DC song.

Now the only people I've ever heard play Fontaines DC on Today FM were Fergal D'Arcy (sacked), Paul McCloone (sacked) who championed the band about 4 years ago and Ed Smith (moved to graveyard spot to make space for a clone daytime DJ).

John Claddell, who I believe is the man behind the music played on Today FM, called the Fontaines a great band.

Well John, perhaps grow a pair and have somebody who plays a bit of new, different Irish music to the daytime masses, rather than press play and rinse and repeat Ed Sheeran, Dermot Kennedy, Beyonce, Coldplay et al

Pussyhands · 12-01-2022 1:16pm

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I actually can't stand D&D now. Thing is I used to love when they were on 98.

I keep scrolling through clips of them on my facebook feed. I just don't see anything funny about that Nonie character? And "Daves bad jokes" is just a terrible segment. Lowest of the low. Anything Dermot does is met with exaggerated laughing by Dave too..like a laugh track at this stage subliminally telling us it's funny.

Used to love them on 98 when they had some Dub on talking about recipes with chocolate...always ended with "because everyting is bettah wih' choclah'" and "Say stuff that suits the music".

Toodles_27 · 12-01-2022 1:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118460645#Comment_118460645

OMG, I hate Noni - and I’m from Limerick!

Ya, the show is really tired now. New some new ideas or else, as someone else said, they’ll be next for the chop.

razorblunt · 12-01-2022 2:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459632#Comment_118459632

Wait … my post was misogyny?

I was commenting as a parent! You do 5 days a week of all the early mornings or all the put downs and it’s a bloody tough gig.

Dempsey on his anniversary special specifically mentioned how great his wife was as she was around for much more of the early mornings with the kids and all that. Paula worked on that show, she was probably there.

If she was married to a woman I would have said “her poor wife”.

razorblunt · 12-01-2022 2:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459341#Comment_118459341

She missed it by <> much!

I should have said partner, I guess.

flazio · 12-01-2022 2:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461056#Comment_118461056

Guess again. You should have minded your own business.

hold my beer · 12-01-2022 2:50pm

Dermot and Dave are great ye heathens. Absolutely hate the cash machine. The sooner gambling advertising is banned the better. Get your finger out politicians.

razorblunt · 12-01-2022 3:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461078#Comment_118461078

On a thread, on a discussion forum?

ill be sure to run all my comments past you in future.

razorblunt · 12-01-2022 3:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461319#Comment_118461319

I guess like anything else, but particularly commercial radio, familiarity breeds contempt.

I like most of Today FMs presenters, didn’t like Fergal D’arcy but after a few weeks of listening solidly they’d all begin to annoy me due to the repetition and filler. Take a break for a few weeks, come back and think “ah yeah, this is great” and then the cycle repeats itself!

flazio · 12-01-2022 3:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461420#Comment_118461420

Discuss Today FM all you like. Don't go around sharing opinions on how a parent should or should not raise their own children. That's their private life. Don't cross that line.

castletownman · 12-01-2022 3:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118460953#Comment_118460953

Yeah Nonie is terrible. They ditched Chug Stenson and kept her when the Silly Sports section was far superior. Even Tony Cascarino's dance classic is better than Nonie, Matt.

razorblunt · 12-01-2022 3:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461748#Comment_118461748

Where did I do that? I commented on something I can relate to, something she speaks about openly on her shows.

thats not what the perceived slight on her part was referring to either. You’re moving the goalposts now.

JoeA3 · 12-01-2022 4:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118461843#Comment_118461843

Bring back Tony Cascarino's club classics! Matt!

I'm afraid I'm another who can't stand Nonie. I just don't find that kind of "comedy" funny. I'd put it in the same category as Mrs Browns' Boys which I also detest, but sketches like that clearly have an audience that does love it.

I do like D&D for the most part. The repetition and rehashing of interviews they've done (sometimes in the same show) is painful, but overall I'd miss them if they weren't on.

paddylonglegs · 12-01-2022 4:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118460594#Comment_118460594

Agree 100%, fergal darcys show on Sundays reminds me of some of the good music that got played at today fm. This has now been tucked away for Sunday mornings at 8am.

It boggles the mind that fontaines don’t get played, unlike 2fm who are championing Irish bands, even if they’re not particularly day time radio friendly - and that includes new Irish hip hop and urban music.

the music selection at today fm lacks any character and has 2 modes:

-current chart music

-now that’s what I call 2002 on rotation.

joke

JoeA3 · 12-01-2022 4:33pm

The month of December was actually a welcome relief. The wall to wall repetition of the same songs from the current chart was replaced or at least supplemented with Christmas tunes. OK, a lot of those are crap too, but there's a few gems and at least it was a change up!

It was back to normal from Stephen's day...

whiterebel · 12-01-2022 5:41pm

I found Brian Deady, first on Ian Dempsey and then on D&D. They both used to have slots for new Irish music, which was great. Out for a walk earlier and looking through a playlist I found a song called Up with people by Lambchop - from I think, 2000. I heard it one morning, years ago on Ian's show, and went looking for it. Little chance of doing that these days. I would have thought that D&D and others would much prefer being able to change the music around and play other stuff.

TaurenDruid · 12-01-2022 6:00pm

Look, if they did play Fontaines DC during the day, they'd very quickly be quickly added to the "Jaysus, Today FM, all they do is play Dermot Kennedy and The Coronas" posts here...

nomoedoe · 12-01-2022 6:12pm

I dont thnk there’s going to be much difference music wise between Pamela and Paula id often listen to Paula in the mornings when i work nights and she comes across as a very nice friendly person not sure how she will get on in the evening but best of luck to her!, I won’t be listening either way as i still haven’t forgiven TodayFM for moving Ed to 10pm…Tara Kumar on 2FM is great in the evenings ,really knows her music and plays a great mix throughout the night ill stick to that for now..

flazio · 12-01-2022 9:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118463007#Comment_118463007

Well it's great that if Tara Kumar (was she Stewart or is that somebody else entirely?) isn't to my taste, there is an alternative available even if it's the same stuff I heard throughout work.

12-01-2022 9:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118460953#Comment_118460953

One of them is doing a show with Doireann Garrity (groan) on rte , so it wouldnt surprise me he's trying to move back to tv(join the gravy boat that is rte)

paddylonglegs · 12-01-2022 10:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118463007#Comment_118463007

agree, unreal eclectic mix of music at that time. Louie’s MCSharry also had that slot a few years ago with great music. They give the likes of Denise Chaila great exposure and today fm play her for max 2 weeks airtime in the evening.

on the other hand, rte obviously have the pleasure of being able to take those risks as its state owned, but surely today fm can widen the playlist a bit.

Loughc · 12-01-2022 11:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464156#Comment_118464156

That was an one off show. Eoghan McDermott was scheduled to cohost it but he’s off the radar these days for some reason.

Dermot stepped in last minute to replace him.

Ballycommon Mast · 13-01-2022 12:26pm

Foley's return has completely diverted any attention to the fact that there has been a net loss of 1 show and 1 presenter in the schedule

BPKS · 13-01-2022 5:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118462934#Comment_118462934

Bit of an jump there. They could play the likes of Fontaines, Ham sandwich, fangclub, Wyvern Lingo etc once or twice a day to promote new Irish music to the daytime masses.

Instead of playing Picture That and Dermot Kennedy every hour on rotation.

13-01-2022 7:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118468714#Comment_118468714

they used to do that - found a lot of off the radar irish bands, and McLoone's show from 9pm was fantastic than the lame latest pop song theyre forcing down

IUA14 · 13-01-2022 8:20pm

https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/1481698065522339843?s=20

JP heading back to Today FM with Foley anyway.

hold my beer · 13-01-2022 8:24pm

Huzzah. Delighted for them.

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