Dave Moore

Johnny Ward is a busy man. He's travelled to every country in the world, he's been to the North Pole, he's done ultramarathons and he's hoping to do seven major summits.

But when something like Covid means you can't really travel, what do you do with your time?

Row across the Atlantic with three lads you've never met before of course!

 

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The Irishman is just back from an incredible trip which saw him row 3200 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua over 8 weeks.

From rowing 24 hours a day to sleeping in a space no bigger than under a kitchen table, Johnny called the first month of the trip 'the worst month of his life'.

 

 

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Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Johnny explained what life is like when there's nothing more to see than blue skies and ocean, the truth about dehydrated food and how the lack of sleep made him hallucinate while rowing.

For more pictures of Johnny's amazing trip, check his Instagram.

You can catch the chat by clicking play below

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''I'm on the farm picking stones Tadhg'' 

The British and Irish Lions Tour only comes around once every 4 years and it’s a huge honour for any professional rugby player to be named on the 37-man squad.

This year there are 8 Irish players involved and one of those is Leinster tighthead and big Wexford man Tadhg Furlong.

Tadhg joined Dermot and Dave to talk about the Lions tour and how he heard the news that he was going on the tour.

You can listen to the full chat below: 

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There's a horrific new 'trend' on Irish streets which involves people stealing ducklings from their mother and selling them to children on the street for as little as €5.

The DSPCA have taken in 25 ducklings in just 24 hours which has led them to issuing a plea to people to not purchase them.

Speaking on Dermot and Dave, Gillian Bird from the DSPCA explained how they believe some of the ducklings are being taken from the water and sold to teenagers.

She also explained the dangers of adopting a duckling as a pet and offered advice on what to do if you do find yourself caring for one.

You can listen back to Gillian's chat below: 

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''Louth, it's Croatia off the M1'' 

Move over Tourism Ireland.. Bernard O'Shea has some big ideas!

Comedian Bernard O'Shea joined Dermot and Dave to share some of the ideas he has, to try promote tourism in some of the least visited counties in Ireland including Westmeath and lovely Longford.

You can listen to the full chat here: 

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Which Manchester United legend is best at pottery?

Dave was in FLYING form for bad jokes this morning!

Catch all the craic by clicking play below:

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After 37 years, 40 million albums and with 12 million monthly streams on Spotify, it's safe to say that The Offspring have had a very successful career within the music industry.

But just in case things didn't work out, lead singer Dexter and lead guitarist Noodles had some pretty solid back-up plans.

Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Dexter explained how his Ph.D. in molecular biology has helped him understand the pandemic on a different level.

Lead guitarist Noodles also revealed how he didn't quit his job as a janitor even at the height of the bands success because he promised the Principal he'd see the school year out.

The lads also spoke about their new album 'Let The Bad Times Roll' and their excitement at coming back to Dublin.

Catch all the craic by clicking play below:

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The Offspring will be in the 3Arena on November 21st with support from The Hives.

 

It’s stressful moving home at the best of times but imagine moving to a new country that you have never even been to before.. during a global pandemic... Well Kiera Webb from Shannon in County Clare is doing just that.

Kiera joined Dermot and Dave to talk all about the move and how she's feeling about the big lifestyle change.

You can listen to the full chat below: 

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Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinno goes on a very personal journey in this new BBC documentary, Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power. The documentary will look at Leigh-Anne's time in Little Mix and her own experience as a mixed race woman in the music industry!

For Maria's Telly, Producer Maria Devereux told Dermot and Dave what's on the box this week including the Brit Awards!

You can listen to the full chat below:

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Does your child prefer when one parent makes the dinner or organises bed time?

Aoife Lee from Parent Support recently asked her Instagram followers if any of their children preferred one adult over the other when it came to doing things for them.

An astounding 89% said yes.

For many families this leaves one parent feeling exhausted and guilty for being the preferred parent, and the other feeling left out and rejected.

 

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In a Mind Yourself Now special, Aoife joined Dermot and Dave to explain why children might choose between parents and what you can do about it.

You can catch all of Aoife's advice by clicking play below:

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They have over 100 million albums sold, over 30 BILLION streams. They're seven time Grammy Award winners, nine time Brit Award winners and their 'Head Full of Dreams' tour sold over six million tickets internationally.

But if our Maria has her way, Coldplay's first gig back after the pandemic will be at her wedding.

Dermot and Dave's producer is possibly the biggest fan of Coldplay in Ireland and had the chance to ask Chris and Johnny the big question when they sat down with TodayFM for their only Irish interview.

Speaking to Dermot and Dave, the lads spoke about working with top producer Max Martin for their new release 'Higher Power', revealed their favourite lyrics from their back catalogue and reminisced over the incredible 2017 gigs at Croke Park.

Catch all the craic with Coldplay by clicking play below:

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