Dave Moore

It's been weeks now since we last were able to pop into a barbers or a hairdressers.

Let's face it, we're all looking a bit...bedraggled.

In desperation, Séan from the Dermot & Dave team asked his housemate Nathan to cut his hair.

It went about as badly as you think it might have.

Today’s task: my hair.

Not as successful as the oven. pic.twitter.com/fTblGv2wLe

— Seán Reidy (@ReidySean) April 20, 2020

But he's not alone, listeners from all around the country have gotten in touch with their own hair horrors.

Thankfully John from Fat Tony's in Galway hopped on the line to explain where we're all going wrong.

Listen to the hair horror stories by pressing the Listen button on this page.

 

After Shane Lowry won The Open Championship at Royal Portrush videos of  him celebrating with the Claret Jug at a Dublin pub went viral around the world.

Speaking to Dermot & Dave this week, the Clara man revealed more details about the session that took place when he was crowned Champion Golfer.

Shane told the lads how he had planned on spending three days on the lash in the gear he was wearing when he won the competition, and even convinced one his mate Brian to do the same. However, after just one night out in Dublin Lowry was forced to concede that he couldn't show up to his homecoming in Offaly in his wet gear.

Speaking from his home in Florida, The Major winner also told Dermot & Dave that he has "never missed" playing golf as mush, revealing he hasn't played since all golf courses in America were closes due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Hit play to hear more from Shane, including him telling Dermot & Dave about his final round at Portrush last summer and his plans for bringing the Masters 'Green Jacket' back to Clara.

It’s been weeks since the coronavirus crisis hit us all and everyone knows that it has had a big impact on our mental health.

In a record time of just two weeks, one Irish doctor put together a book which hopes to put our minds more at ease and answer the big questions you might have about mental health and Covid-19.

Dr Brendan Kelly is hoping to help people understand and cope with the unique stresses of what’s happening now.

The anxiety we’re feeling today is different to the anxiety usually seen in traditional disorders because there is actually something to fear.

This makes this worry persistent and challenging to manage.

Dr Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, joined Dermot & Dave to talk about his new book ‘Coping with Coronavirus’ How to Stay Calm and Protect Your Mental Health.

It's available as an e-book for just €1 from Amazon, Google Play, Apple and all good ebook distributors now.

To catch the chat in full press the Listen button on this page.

The world is unrecognisable right now, with our empty streets and our schools and work places shut in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19.

So much of our day-to-day life has been affected by the coronavirus shut down.

Gigs have been cancelled, restaurants and bars are closed for business and hundreds of brides and grooms around the country have been forced to postpone their special day.

Dermot & Dave producer Maria joined the lads on air to chat about her decision to postpone her big day to next year, saying the tough decision is what feels right for her.

Maria was due to tie the knot in July 2020 at the gorgeous Midlands Park Hotel, but after two agonising days of debate Maria has pushed her wedding day to 2021.

To catch the full chat press the Listen button on this page.

We made it to Friday!

It's time to get out of your weekday pjs and into your weekend pjs and enjoy a break away from the wall-to-wall Covid-19 worry.

Here to help us take our minds of things is Dermot & Dave producer Maria who has all the best telly and movie picks for the weekend ahead.

Graham Norton is on a little earlier this weekend, everyone's favourite Cork man is on BBC1 from 9pm with a brilliant line up.

This week on our virtual red sofa, @SirPatStew, @rickygervais, @thandienewton & @QueensChristine! Friday at 9pm on @BBCOne #TheGNShow pic.twitter.com/Ln3fPoniAl

— Graham Norton Show (@TheGNShow) April 15, 2020

While over on Netflix an Irish woman is set to star in their brand new dating show Too Hot To Handle.

Too Hot To Handle is streaming now on Netflix.

Catch the full chat along with Maria's brilliant movie picks by pressing the Listen button on this page.

This week Dermot & Dave spoke the Irish family who are getting creative while in isolation.

Dermot & Dave show producer finally Maria broke the news on-air that she had to postpone her wedding, while Sean shed a tear over an Easter Egg.

And, Dave had some Bad Jokes, while Noni launched her new quiz show.

It's a big day.

Everyone's favourite chawwwklit seller from Limerick has her very own quiz.

Noni was beside herself with excitement for this... now it may need a bit of work but don't tell her that!

Catch all the fun by pressing the Listen button on this page.

This is a tough time for lots of people for a number of different reasons.

One major issue for households around the country is financial strain, whether that's due to lay offs or pay cuts.

Martina Hennessy from doddle.ie joined Dermot & Dave to run through how people can best manage their finances during this stressful and tricky time.

One tip Martina recommends is to look into reclaiming some tax.

Taxback.com estimates the average PAYE tax refund is a massive €1,076 (overpayment PAYE/USC, medical and dental expenses, splitting tax credits, college fees etc), so the advice is to check to see if you are entitled to a tax refund.

If you're now working remotely you can claim E-worker tax relief, which is s a tax relief on expenses which people may incur while working from home.

You can claim tax back on a portion of a number of household expenses (such as heat, electricity and broadband).

Typically utilities are used for both personal and work use, so the refund will be based on the portion of your overall expenses which relate to your time working from home. Calculate your total costs and the amount of your time (as a percentage) you spent working from home.

You can then claim tax relief on this percentage of cost.

To catch the full chat press the Listen Button on this page.

 

 

 

 

If you can stay up late, it's worth it this Saturday, all to experience the world's biggest stars live in your living room.

One World: Together At Home brings together singers and celebrities for 'a moment of global unity' during the coronavirus pandemic.

FULL LINE UP

Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Andrea Bocelli, Awkwafina, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Burna Boy, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, Chris Martin, David and Victoria Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Ellen DeGeneres, Elton John, Finnes, Idris and Sabrina Ela, J Balvin, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang, Lizzo, LL Cool J, Luipta Nyongo’o, Maluma, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams, Priyanka Chopra Jones, Sam Smith, Shah Rukh Khan, Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and Usher.

The two-hour show will air on Saturday (April 18) from 8pm on the East Coast in the US, which means a start time of 1am over here.

It will be streamed live on Apple (Music, TV and Beats1), Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Twitter and YouTube, as well as radio platform TuneIn.

 

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Today we’re launching One World: #TogetherAtHome, a global broadcast on April 18 curated in collaboration with @LadyGaga and featuring your favorite artists and comedians — all in support of the @WHO and the health care workers on the frontlines of the #COVID19 crisis⁠. ⁠ ⭕ Visit the link in our bio or globalcitizen.org/togetherathome to learn more and take action now!

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Dermot & Dave producer Maria joined the lads to fill them in on what people can expect on the night and all of the other entertainment news floating around today.

Catch their chat by pressing the Listen button on this page.

It's Wednesday which means it's time for Say Stuff That Suits The Music.

Dave plays random pieces of music for Dermot and, funnily enough, he has to say stuff that suit those pieces of music.

Catch all the fun by pressing the Listen button on this page.