Dave Moore

It’s hard to believe, but Cork has only been represented once before on the Eurovision stage!

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That could be all about to change as Patrick O’Sullivan takes to the stage for Eurosong. The winner of Last Singer Standing is one of six hopefuls taking part, and he’s hoping to have the edge.

Patrick will be performing ‘One Night, One Kiss, One Promise’ on the Late Late Special, and the song has some pretty big names behind it!

The entry was written by Danny O’Reilly from The Coronas, Lar Kaye from Alt Tvvins and Nicky Byrne from Westlife.

Nicky and Patrick joined Dermot and Dave to chat about the song, the TV show that brought them together and what it’d mean to both of them to get to Italy later this year.

You can catch the chat in full by clicking play above.

Let’s Go Wild Cats! Let’s Go!!

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Pat Fitzgerald is quite the legend when it comes to the American Football College scene in the states. Pat will be bringing his team - Northwestern University - to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin this August to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

Pat joined Dermot and Dave to chat all things American Football, the big game in the Aviva this summer and his strong Irish roots.

Hospitality packages are available now via www.collegefootballireland.com and general tickets will go on sale on the 25th of March.

You can listen to the full chat by clicking Play above.

It's been a long time since we played to the crowds at the big Eurovision final, it's been an even longer time since we felt the glory of a win.

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Now, the quest for success begins again, and it's in Ireland's hands.

Eurosong 2022 will kick off on The Late Late Show with six singers performing for the nation, all hoping to take to the stage in Turin in May.

To hear a little bit about each of the artists, and a clip of their songs, click play above.

There's Brooke Scullion with 'That's Rich'

Patrick O'Sullivan with 'One Night, One Kiss, One Promise'

Miles Graham with 'Yeah We're Gonna Get Out of It'

Rachel Goode with 'I'm Loving Me'

Janet Grogan with 'Ashes of Yesterday'

And Brendan Murray with Real Love

''I'm cutting out the middle man''

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It's Limerick's favourite Chaaaawwwwklit seller Noni Considine. Noni joined Dermot and Dave live from the depths of the Colombian jungle where she is trying to source her own produce. It's not the safest jungle in the world but I guess wherever Noni is is unsafe!

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You've probably heard of the UFC but how about the PFC? 

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For Dave's World, Dave has found a new sport that might just be for you! The PFC - The Pillow Fighting Championships is a real thing and you could win a few quid if you're handy at throwing a pillow at someone else.

You can click the Play button above to hear the full chat.

It’s hard to believe but it’s almost an entire year since we first met Clare man Padraig Howley.

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When we first met Padraig, he had just gone vegan, and viral after setting up his own Instagram account @sing_andstep_withpadraig.

It’s since been quite the year for our favourite Kilfenora lilting vegan-he’s ran 9.5km, he’s taken to modelling and yes, he’s still vegan.

 

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But in very exciting news, Padraig is also set to release his first single!

‘Great at 68’ is out on Friday February 11th and Dermot and Dave were very lucky to get a sneak peak and chat to the man himself.

You can catch the chat by clicking play above.

The wardrobe, under the stairs…that drawer. We all have clutter in our homes but for some, the sheer amount of it can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stressed and like we might never get a handle on it.

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Thankfully, help is at hand.

Anne Marie Kingston from White Sage Decluttering is a professional declutterer and someone who takes great joy in helping people get to grips with their homes.

 

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Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Anne Marie explained the benefits of decluttering and shared her top tips for getting your home under control!

You can catch the chat by clicking play above

One of our favourite times of the week is when we get to hear 'Say Stuff That Suits The Music'

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Who knows what'll come out of our Dermot's head when he hears Dave's pieces of music for the first time?

It's usually random, sometimes weird but always gas!

You can catch Say Stuff That Suits The Music in full by clicking play above!

 

'' You don't need to buy Asteroid insurance''

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Dr. Amy Mainzer is a Professor in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona and one of the world's leading scientists in asteroid detection and planetary defense (now that's a title!). She was the science advisor in the Netflix movie 'Don't Look Up' starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Lawrence.

In a Dave's World special, Dave had a chat with Dr Mainzer all about the film and discussed the possibility of an Asteroid really coming down and cleaning us all out!

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Edith Blais has spent many years travelling around the world, but could never have imagined that her adventures would result in her spending 450 days held captive by Al-Qaeda.

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In December 2018, Edith was travelling in Burkina Faso when she was captured by an armed terrorist group, separated from her companion and brought hundreds of miles into the desert.

Throughout her time in captivity, Edith wrote poems using a pen gifted to her by another hostage, the poems have formed the basis of her book ‘The Weight of Sand’.

The book looks at her experiences of captivity, her incredible story of escaping and emerging into a world gripped by a Covid-19.

Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Edith shared some of her incredible stories, and explained how writing her book helped her to process the experience.

You can catch the chat by clicking play above.