Dave Moore

The Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman plans to give an extra three week parent's leave to people who have had a child during COVID, or anytime from November 1st 2019 onwards.

However concerns have been raised that the plan doesn’t go far enough, and that this policy was already flagged as far back as November of last year.

This morning on Dermot & Dave we spoke to listeners about their experiences at home during this time, and got their view on the extra 3 weeks of leave that are on offer.

Hit play to hear the podcast in full.

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There are fresh calls for the government to enforce strict rules on international travel into Ireland.

It comes after a number of businesses in the West of Ireland reporter large numbers of American tourists this weekend, with many saying they hadn't completed the 14 days mandatory isolation upon arrive in Ireland.

One tweet by a woman called Janet from E-Whizz in Co. Clare attracted huge attention, gaining over fourteen thousand likes. Janet cancelled a booking of 14 American tourists after they didn't view the isolation as 'mandatory'.

Had to cancel guests booked on guided tour today who just arrived from the US and didn’t think 14 days self isolation was ‘mandatory’. I know we are in tourism but I’m just not willing to risk it for staff and other guests. These people are in the country and socialising

— E-Whizz (@e_whizz) July 12, 2020

Janet spoke to Dermot & Dave this morning - hit play to hear the podcast in full.

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Babies moving rooms, children not sleeping on their own, nightmares, bed wetting and how much napping is too much napping?

When it comes to children, sleep can be a tricky game.

Thankfully, there are experts on hand to help!

Pediatric sleep consultant Kelly Geoghegan from SleepyStars.ie joined Dermot & Dave for Mind Yourself Now to share some top tips on battling some of the most common sleep issues facing parents at the moment.

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Normal People fans can rejoice!

Paul Mescal is coming back to our TV screens soon in a new drama called The Deceived.

It comes from Lisa McGee, the writer of Derry Girls and will tell the story of  of a young Cambridge student who falls in love with her Irish lecturer.

Our new show #TheDeceived coming soon to @channel5_tv check out the trailer below!!! @Tobias_Beer @EmmettScanlan @mescal_paul @louisa_harland @SerIanMc pic.twitter.com/LNIGdzCgIJ

— Lisa McGee (@LisaMMcGee) July 11, 2020

Maria told us all about it in today's Telly News  - hit play on the podcast below to hear it in full

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A few years back, Jack Charlton had released an autobiography and he popped into Dermot and Dave for a chat.

And of course they had to introduce him to 'fake Jack', who competed against Big Jack in a game known as 'Jack v Jack'.

Needless to say, it was the absolute craic!

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A nation held it's breath and came together over the weekend to pay tribute, mourn and remember the joy that the late, great Jack Charlton brought to this country.

The former Republic of Ireland manager and World Cup winner passed away over the weekend at the age of 85 and has left behind an unrivaled legacy both here in Ireland and in the UK.

Speaking to Dermot and Dave this morning, former Ireland and Liverpool international Ray Houghton, said that the outpouring of love and respect for Jack shows how much of an impact he had on the country and on sport in general.

Ray also remembered his time with Jack from their first game for Ireland to that goal against England.

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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.

This week Dermot & Dave debated whether the word culchie should be banned from Srabble.

Producer Maria spoke about the internet movement trying to free Britney Spears.

While Dave had some bad jokes and Noni had the latest in breaking news.

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Netflix have confirmed The Crown will have a sixth and final season.

They shared the news in a tweet yesterday, delighting fans of the show.

Taking to Twitter, they said, 'News from the palace: we can confirm there will be a sixth (and final) season of @TheCrownNetflix, in addition to the previously announced five!'

The show was originally supposed to have six seasons, however, they announced last January that they would be stopping after five.

Creator Peter Morgan shared what changed his mind. He said, 'As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons.'

'To be clear, Series 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day - it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail.'

Maria revealed all the details today as part of her Telly News. Hit play to hear the podcast in full.

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We've all done it.

A few drinks in, approached the DJ in a Night Club and roared his his face saying "CAN YOU PLEASE PLAY BEYONCÉ". Well it turns out, DJ's don't really enjoy when that happens.

Today on Ask Me Anything Dermot & Dave were joined by Martin Guilfoyle, an Irish DJ and Radio Presenter from Dublin.

Martin is also one half of Konmak X Marty who have releases on Sony, Zulu & Plasmapool.

When he is not on the radio, he spends his time on the road playing in clubs and festivals all over Ireland. Outside of Ireland Martin has also travelled to the likes of China, Croatia and Spain to play venues such as Pacha and one of the biggest dance festivals in the world, Ultra.

As part of Ask Me Anything, the lads asked him about the requests on a night out and Martin said he "hates it".

Hear why by hitting play on the podcast below.

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Jason Michael Isaacs is a well know actor and producer.

He is best known for his roles as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot, Captain Hook in Peter Pan and much more.

He now starring in the new movie Scoob, which tells the story of Scooby and the gang, who face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever -- a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world.

As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined.

Ahead of the release of his new movie Jason sat down with Dermot & Dave where he spoke about some of his previous film roles. The actor revealed he often gets asked about some of his previous characters and one time was approached to do an impression at the fish counter in the Supermarket.

Hit play to heat the podcast in full.

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