Dave Moore

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

Check out the fun in full by pressing the play button on screen.

As of this week, around 529,000 people are receiving the wage subsidy scheme which sees the government paying a proportion of the wages earned.

However, over the weekend, a young couple spoke to The Journal.ie and revealed that they have had their mortgage approval withdrawn by the bank because one of them is availing of the scheme.

This morning on Dermot & Dave, the lads were joined by mortgage expert, Martina Hennessy from doddl.ie who revealed that yes, being on the scheme may hamper a customers chances at getting approved for a mortgage.

The temporary wage subsidy scheme was introduced by the Government, along with the €305 pandemic unemployment payment welfare scheme, as part of a raft of emergency measures at the beginning of the pandemic to help preserve jobs and incomes.

The wage subsidy scheme helps companies pay the wages of workers, with the State generally covering up to 70% of the salary of affected employees earning below €76,000.

Hit play on the podcast above to hear who how the scheme could impact your mortgage application.

Researchers at NUI Galway’s Health Innovation via Engineering (HIVE) Lab have developed a novel method of providing sterilising ultraviolet light radiation in a wide variety of environments by harnessing the versatility of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.

The project is led by NUI Galway’s Professor Derek O’Keeffe and Dr Ted Vaughan, with Dr Kevin Johnson from the University of Limerick.

As the world recovers from the first surge of COVID-19, there is a real need for a novel and versatile solutions to sanitise the wide terrain variety of public places.

These include hospital wards, restaurants, trains, buses, planes, shopping centres, airport terminals, restrooms, amongst other. To help combat this issue the research team have developed @UVCDrone which uses ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilise surfaces.

UV light (10-400 nm) is not visible to the human eye and is divided into three bands UVA, UVB and UVC. The @UVCDrone uses UVC (100-280nm) which is high frequency, short wavelength radiation that can destroy the genetic material of microorganisms, preventing them from reproducing and thereby providing the ability to sterilise surfaces. Its germicidal action has been used for decades in water, air, laboratory and medical applications.

Professor of Medical Device Technology at NUI Galway and Consultant Physician University Hospital Galway, Professor Derek O’Keeffe spoke to Dermot & Dave about it this morning.

Hit play on the podcast above to hear the char in full.

As the Taoiseach said last Friday, the summer isn't over yet.

And, although we are getting used of the new normal, that doesn't mean we can't have fun.

Colaiste U.I.S.C.E. mixes adventure sports with learning Irish in an exciting and extremely successful way. Located near Belmullet, students are submerged in the Irish language for the duration of their Easter or summer course.

Students can sail, windsurf, surf, canoe, do archery, swim, kayak and climb. Taking Irish out of the classroom gives children a new perspective of the language. In this way, Irish itself is being developed by being associated with modern, exciting adventure sports.

Due to Covid-19, they are unable to hold their annual summer programme, leaving tens of thousands of children without the opportunity to lean Irish this summer.

However staff at the college have decided to move their course online, which will accumulate in a Chéilí over Zoom at the end.

Bean an tí Fidelma Uí Pháidín from Colaiste UISCE spoke to Dermot & Dave this morning about how the camp will work.

 

The bookies reckon that we could be seeing two Irish faces in the Jungle this winter.

According the Sun, both Maura Higgans and Conor McGregor are in talks to talk part in the ITV show, due to air in November.

Production for the show is already underway, due to Covid-19 - teams of people are working to unsure cast members have an area to self isolate for two weeks when they arrive to Australia before the filming begins.

Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the UFC for the third time yesterday in an Instagram post. He returned to the sport last year a brief but successful period.

But now it seems like the offers are rolling in for Conor, with the ITV show just one of the many big deals on the table.

Maria brought us the news as part of her Telly segment. Hit play on the podcast to hear it in full.

After nearly a 3 month absence, LIVE sport will return to Ireland today, with horse racing at Naas this afternoon.

It marks the start of a process which will see all games and sports resume here before the end of the summer. Over the past week the IRFU, GAA and FAI have released roadmaps that have outlined their ‘return to play’ protocols.

This morning on Dermot & Dave, Nathan Murphy and Joe Molloy form the new OTB Sports App, which will have all the information, analysis and scores you need when sport returns, joined the lads to chat about what the new GAA season will look like.

It comes after the GAA president said the organisation is looking at the possibility of installed seats on Hill 16 and a lottery for tickets at Croke Park.

While there are hope that over 42,000 fans attend games later this year if Covid-19 restrictions are eased.

Hit play in the podcast above to hear more about what sport will look like when it returns.

COVID-19 is still having a major impact on our country.

As we reopen our country, it is vital that we all continue to observe the public health guidance. However due the hard work of Irish people we have moved into Phase 2.

Here are five things you should know for Phase 2:

Stay Local: You may travel within your own county, or up to 20 kilometres from your home if crossing county boundaries.

Meeting other people: You may meet up to 6 people from outside your household both indoors and outdoors for social gatherings. Organised outdoor exercise, sporting, cultural or social activities of up to 15 people may take place.

Shops: All retail is reopening. Shop locally, shop safely and support businesses in your community.

Work from home: It is more important than ever to work from home where possible.

Transport: Walk or cycle if you can. Only use public transport if you absolutely need to. Public transport capacity is limited because of social distancing requirements.

As part of Phase 2, Dermot & Dave spoke to local business owners across Ireland who were preparing to reopen their businesses this morning.

Hit play on the above podcast to hear just some of what local businesses have prepared for when they open.

Have you ever decided against moving jobs, moving house or even moving country because you were afraid?

Fear is something we all experience but for some, it can rule or even take over your life and leave you stuck in a rut.

This morning on Mind Yourself Now on Dermot and Dave, life coach Tracy Geraghty spoke about the issue of fear and how it dictates your physical and mental well-being. Tracy had some tips of how you can overcome fear to live the best life you possible can.

It's the last weekend in full lockdown in Ireland, so enjoy all the telly while you can.

Today in her Telly, Dermot & Dave producer Maria told us about the new Amazon Prime movie set in Ireland, staring one of the leads in the hit BBC show Normal People, Fionn O'Shea.

Set in 90s Ireland, Dating Amber follows the story of two best friends who embark on a fake relationship.

They're doing this in order to avoid questions about their sexuality. As time goes on, their relationship becomes increasingly difficult.

Hit play on the podcast above to hear more of what Maria had on offer in today's Telly news.

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 gave away over three thousand euro to one listener who guessed WMM.

Dermot & Dave show team member Sean fell out with Dave over his latest world.

While Dave had some bad jokes and Noni also tired to give away some money.