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Ive more or less stopped listening and listening back to Ed (since his neutering) but he used play them a good bit but then seemd to stop. That John Caddell fella probably has something to do with it. He comes across as the type of clown who would take any bit of a slight to the grave.

Today FM also have stopped playing Sinead O Connor after 2 weeks of 8 songs a day after she died. Sums those in charge of the music up.

2fm play them consistently, along with Irish artists from genres outside daytime radio style.

As soon as I heard Alison Curtis on radio I turn off and she was on for Dave Moore this week so it was zero listens this week.

I don't think the Dave Moore show will last, said it at the start it's a forced show, the strength of the show and Dave was Dermot he was the comedy.

It's the Dave Moore show but it is literally all about Dave Moore building stuff in his back garden, guitars the show serves a purpose of him to get free stuff, work with Sky, the car company etc....

I wonder if it’s complicated for a presenter to learn how to do in terms of all the things that need to be played out? There’s a lot to the game.

In fairness it's not the worst quiz it's just needlessly convoluted and then Dave has to go full Dave and make it about him eg "heres me playing songs on the bass, can you guess them" no Dave they're indecipherable!! "Heres me humming tunes", no Dave you're just making noises with your mouth, not actually humming.

The Dave Moore Show, in my opinion, isn't as good as Dermot and Dave was. It's getting better, slowly, but still has lots of room for improvement. Constructive criticism (as opposed to "I hate everything about it, here's some exaggerations, or remember from two months ago!"):

* It's still too "busy" - too many segments instead of just organic chat. Which is kinda understandable, it's a lot easier than being spontaneous or bouncing off the other presenter.

* Speaking of - there's not enough use made of the other presenters/producers - Cathal and Maria work really well with Dave, when they're on air.

* The presenter-of-the-day thing doesn't work. It could only work if they sent out professional equipment, otherwise it just sounds like someone on the phone. Which is what it is.

* The Music Master quiz is good, but possibly a bit too long. (It was only 14 minutes for the two contestants, today, including a tiebreaker, not an hour; and I've not heard Dave playing guitar on it or humming songs, after maybe the second week - he's no Ann Gleeson. The final round for each contestant is usually distorted, sped up or slowed down tracks.)

* There's definitely room for improvement, but it's still early days - it only started in mid-August.

Any time I’ve listened, it felt like it was the main content for that hour and nothing else was planned for the rest of it.

The podcasted version of the quiz averages at 11 minutes so from the cash machine at the start of the hour to the end of music master (when you add in music and ads between rounds) and then any reaction to the quiz, and you’re looking at a significant chunk of the hour being dedicated to it.

Admittedly I’m not a daily listener but any time I have listened, nothing else in terms of actual content has happened within that hour outside of the quiz, unless does Dave’s bad jokes happen at 10:55?

Even then, it’s another thing that’s a feature and so I would write off 10-11am as a time where nothing worthwhile happens on the show.

Pamela Joyce has just said that today was her last show. She said she’s going back to Galway.

Heard her sign off there. Was there any mention of why?

I liked Pamela.

Very strange for no prior notice of her leaving until right at the end of the show and if you look at today fms Instagram post, they have the comments disabled on just that post, no others.

interesting, but I can't see it happening.

Dave to Lunch and Anton Savage or Tubs to mid morning?

I thought Paula had moved to 7-10pm before she went on maternity leave, back doing that now?

Didn't realise that was actually permanent. Is she doing the random hour before Ian aswell that Louise/Stephen were doing recently.