Dave Moore

It’s Wednesday. You know what Wednesday means? It means it’s time to Say Stuff That Suits The Music!

Dave plays the tracks and Dermot says whatever comes into his head from ATM queues to Baz Ashmawy!

Hit play to hear the sketch in full.

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Roughly one in six couples will struggle with fertility concerns and yet, very few people tend to speak about it.

Recently, Dermot and Dave got this message from a listener.

Hey lads, I just wanted to see if you could look at doing something on fertility problems on the show. It’s a strange and very lonely place to be. We just had another failed round. 1 in 6 couples have a problem with conceiving but I don’t seem to know any other couple, we need to start talking about it. It’s a sensitive subject but we need to be educated on infertility. I’m a male with a low sperm count and it is breaking my heart that I can’t give my wife a child and being constantly asked if you’ve any children is sole destroying. 

Mary McAuliffe is the Head of Clinical Services at Waterstone Clinic and she joined Dermot and Dave to chat about all things fertility from when you should be getting checked to how to deal with the tough realities of struggling to conceive.

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Wait till ya hear the one about Tuam!

Dave was in flying form for Dave's World - Bad Joke Tuesday this week!

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We've all gotten a little fond of the oul couch over the past couple of months, and with the evenings drawing in and things getting a little bit festive, it's easy to say to yourself 'sure I'll start next year'.

But what if you could end this incredibly weird year on a high, and do so by getting to Your Personal Best.

Dermot and Dave have teamed up with Sport Ireland and trainer Paul Opperman to look at the lifestyles of people around Ireland and see what small tweaks we can make to improve how they feel inside and out.

Across the next few weeks, we'll be following the progress of three Dermot and Dave listeners as they work with Paul on exercise, nutrition and looking after themselves a little bit more.

And the best part? You can join in from home too! Just find the leader who suits you best and stay tuned to Dermot and Dave each week for some tips on how you can find Your Personal Best.

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So...who are our lucky leaders?

Meet John from Cork

John Dineen, 39, is from Co Cork and works as a Garda. He's married to Susan with two young kids. For John, the pounds have been chasing him for a couple of years. While he's into GAA coaching and has a pretty good diet, when things slip and he falls off the wagon, the scales creep up.

Two months ago, he found himself at the heaviest he's been in 20 years. After joining a gym, he lost a stone in six weeks but now that the gyms are closed, he wants to find a sustainable way of changing his lifestyle once and for all.

Meet Rebecca from Limerick but living in Kerry

Rebecca Griffin, 32, from Limerick but living in Kerry is a freelance hair-dresser. While things have been quiet for her work-wise this year, things at home are 'like a circus'. Rebecca has three under 6 and spends most of her time caring for her family, to the detriment of her own free time. Most evenings, she doesn't have dinner and instead will snack on the kids leftovers and goodies from the fridge.

Now, she wants to get back to how she felt pre-babies and get a handle on her own time to look after herself. Rebecca says 'if I can't be happy and well in myself, how can I be there for my family'. Rebecca's goal is to feel more comfortable and happy in herself come Christmas Day.

Meet Alan, 35 from Cavan

Alan Brady, 35 is from Cavan and started a new job with a security firm just before the nation went into lockdown. Since then, he's been working from home and hasn't even met some of his colleagues in person yet!

Alan recently got engaged and is thinking a lot about the future, in particular having children. While he was super sporty in the past, after giving up GAA and rugby in the last few years, he's seen his weight increase and his activity levels decrease. He has recently gotten into doing a little bit of swimming but can't go to gyms in level 5...and there's not many places for a bit of swimming in Cavan in November.

Your Personal Best trainer Paul Opperman will be training Alan, Rebecca and John over the next couple of weeks and we'll be there every step of the way.

Keep an eye on this page for workouts, nutrition tips and to see how our three get on!

It’s week 2 of Your Personal Best with Dermot and Dave and Sport Ireland and our leaders are well and truly into their plans!

As we all know, you are what you eat, and while Your Personal Best trainer Paul Opperman has the exercise boxed off, we wanted to take some time to look at nutrition and what little changes can be made to make sure that our leaders are feeling their best.

Alan from, Rebecca from Limerick (but living in Kerry) and John in Cork have all been following their exercise plan as set by Your Personal Best fitness expert Paul Opperman and have had a sit-down chat with Sharon Madigan.

Sharon is Head of Nutrition for Sport Ireland Institute and she had some tips for our leaders on how they can fuel themselves properly.

And yes, that includes veg.

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ALAN BRADY FROM CAVAN IS A SELF-CONFESSED VEG HATER

Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Alan revealed that he’s so against veg that he’s been having veg in smoothies just to try and get a bit of green.

Sharon Madigan gave Alan some top tips on how to get more veg in his diet, including making himself a yummy winter soup!

And for Alan, his main evening meals have changed as well. This week, he’s had more veg on his plate than he’s had in years.

Plus, he’s been snacking on fruit

Alan also explained that he’s been a fan of eating late at night, meaning that he wasn’t hungry in the morning which lead to some bad choices throughout the evening.

To curb this, Sharon has some tips on having a balanced breakfast, a decent lunch and then a hearty dinner.

This is something our Rebecca has been struggling with.

Rebecca is a busy mum of young kids and a freelancer meaning she’s out on the road a lot.

Her downfall was snacking so much during the day, focusing on getting the dinner ready for the kids which left her too tired for a decent dinner.

Sharon has recommended some decent a quick breakfasts that Rebecca can have during the week which will keep her going and stop the snacking.

One thing that Sharon has also told Rebecca to do is to eat her dinner with the kids in the evening.

For Rebecca, there’s been very little fruit or veg in her diet, but now she’s taking the time to make a nutritious meal every evening.

Sharon’s top tips for making a change to your lifestyle are simple to follow:

Don’t try and make a massive change all at once-if you love a spoonful of sugar with your tea, enjoy it but cut down on the amount of teaspoons you’re having. Don’t cut out your takeaway but make sure it’s a treat at the weekend. Don’t cut out the food you love, just think about it differently.

Avoid binging in the evenings-try to eat sustainable meals throughout the day so you’re not getting hungry (or hangry) and making bad choices.

Keep a food diary of what you’re eating during the week and don’t ignore it during the weekend and go totally berserk from lunchtime on Friday.

There was great excitement around the world (and on the stock markets) when it was announced that a potential vaccine for Covid-19 could have an efficacy rate of 90% and could be winging it's way around the world as early as the end of the year.

But how does it work and where does it leave us for 2021? Could a summer of normality be in our future if we can just battle through winter?

Paul Moynagh is a leading immunologist at Maynooth University and he joined Dermot and Dave to explain what will need to happen for life to return to normal.

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Their partying was infamous, their rowing even more so and Oasis photographer Michael Spencer Jones was there for it all.

The man behind the covers for the likes of (What's The Story) Morning Glory and Definitely Maybe joined Dermot and Dave to recount some of the lesser known tales of the Gallagher brothers.

Michael, who has also worked with the likes of The Verve, explained where the ideas behind the artwork came from, the rows that he witnessed and explained why the hotel cleaners struck fear into the hearts of the Rock N' Roll Star. 

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Remember 8 years ago when we were all obsessed with Tiger King on Netflix? It was around the same time we were all into baking banana bread and screaming at each other on Zoom quizzes?

Oh wait, that was just a few months back!

Well, if you've been missing hearing more about Joe Exotic, we have just the streaming service for you.

On Maria's Telly, our Maria had all the info on a brand new streaming service which has a new series about Joe Exotic plus all of the 90 Day Fiancé you can handle!

Are you falling asleep at your at home desk after yet another night of being woken from your slumber by your little one? Maybe they're looking for 'another story' or looking to get into your bed for a cuddle meaning that you'll be awake for the rest of the evening?

Sleep is key no matter what age you are and if your kids aren't sleeping, neither are you!

For Mind Yourself Now on Dermot and Dave, Kelly Geoghegan from Sleepy Stars had some top tips on getting kids to sleep and making sure they stay in their beds for the night!

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Dermot & Dave, whenever and wherever you want them, any time of the week!

Dermot & Dave's 'Ah Sure Lookit Wasn't That It' podcast is the perfect thing to keep you company over the weekend, whether you're out and about in the car, getting stuck into jobs at home or if you need to stick some earphones in for an hour to drown out the noise of your kids for some well deserved 'me time' (no judgement here!)

Jam-packed full of all the bits you may have missed the Ah Sure Lookit Wasn't That It podcast is your one-stop shop for all things Dermot & Dave.

We had a world exclusive this week when our Noni interviewed US President Donald Trump on the biggest week of his career, Dave had some truly cringe jokes and Dermot said stuff that suited music.

Plus, we heard about Penneys opening 24 hours, had the chats with Bernard O'Shea and Conor Murray and spoke a lot about going to the toilet in changing rooms...

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