Dave Moore

"I think the FAI as we know it could disappear"

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the Football Association of Ireland, a public disclosure of their 2018 accounts opens a €55m pandora's box.

Chief Sports Writer for the Irish Daily Star, Kieran Cunningham chats to Dermot and Dave about the "debt bomb" fiasco.

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Clara is a x7 time National Champion

We know it's feckin' freezing here a lot of the time, but ice skating isn't a sport you would associate with Ireland.

Clara Peters is a 4 time World and European competitor who has represented her country at the highest level.

She slid into Today FM headquarters to take on Dermot and Dave's #AskMeAnything.

Listeners have questions like, "How do you get into ice skating in a country like Ireland?" and "What’s the one thing that amateurs do when they’re skating that makes them fall?".

Little did we know that a nice cupán tae was so important in her preparation.

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The best of the box

Dermot and Dave producer Maria Devereux is half human half TV guide and loves telling us all the best stuff happening on the telly.

With the weekend upon us, here's what she reckons we should check out:

The Late Late Show - Tonight (Friday) @9:35pm on RTÉ One

With the new series of Dancing with the Stars nearly upon us, Tubs will be revealing more of the celebs taking part in January. Dublin GAA hero Michael Darragh MacAuley will offer his insight into Jum Gavin's shock exit, Des Bishop chats about his new show Mia Mamma and impersonator Oliver Callan takes a look back on a crazy week in Ireland. Plus the mum and grandad of 16-year-old Mia O'Neill, a girl who took her life in 2016, share Mia's story and tell viewers why her death cannot go unnoticed.

The Graham Norton Show - Tonight @10:35pm on BBC One

The Cork man has a boring line-up yet again, NOT. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart talk about their new movie Jumanji: The Next Level, Jodie Whittaker discusses the new season of Doctor Who and Michael Palin reflects on his latest travel book, North Korea Journal. And Harry Styles performs his brand new track Adore You.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Final - Sunday @9pm on Virgin Media One / ITV

The King or Queen of the Jungle will be announced on Sunday evening, but who's your money on? Maria's picks her top 3.

Movie of the Weekend

Heist - Friday @9:30pm on RTÉ 2

Cannot suffer 3.5hrs watching The Irishman? Then Heist is a shorter De Niro substitute:

'When their attempt to rob a casino owned by the feared gangster Pope (Robert De Niro) goes awry and a shootout ensues, Vaughn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Cox (Dave Bautista) are forced to flee on foot and hijack city Bus 657 and take the passengers hostage'

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This week Dave revealed the worst Christmas Gifts ever - and some of the suggestions from listeners were hilarious.

Dermot & Dave show producer Maria spoke about the new potential 'Bingo Ban', while Sean told us about the secret shopping night at Shannon Airport.

And, Dave had some Bad Jokes, while Say Stuff was a James Bond Special

And is seeking divine inspiration from another powerhouse in Irish music ahead of his 3Arena shows

In what has been a sensational year for the Dublin singer, Dermot Kennedy has just announced more Irish dates for summer 2020.

I’m announcing more Irish dates in 2020!! I'll be hitting up Killarney and since Dublin sold out so fast we’re doing another show in June- tickets on sale next Friday 13 December at 9am local time. I’m so glad we can make this happen! See you there! X. pic.twitter.com/BKcxDHFas5

— Dermot Kennedy (@DermotKennedy) December 6, 2019

Speaking on Today FM's Dermot and Dave, Kennedy reveals why he felt compelled to please fans; "considering the first few [gigs] that we're doing next summer sold out so fast, we really wanted to figure something out and play for more people".

"I'm delighted to be honest coz like it's been a while of us just playing gigs in Dublin so it's nice to get around the country", he added.

Dermot plays two more sold out gigs in Dublin's 3Arena this December 22nd & 23rd, so the lads wanted to know how he was prepping for the enormity of them both, to which he replies; "it's gonna be my first time playing an actual full arena so I was thinking of maybe texting sort of the likes of Hozier and just seeing if there's a different way to behave in those places".

You can also catch the 27-year-old belt out his lyrical poetry when he headlines the new Saltwater music festival in Westport, Co. Mayo over the June Bank Holiday weekend next year (May 29th - 31st).

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Forget the county lads, ye're going global!

Tipperary's dynamic duo, Johnny B and Johnny Smacks - The 2 Johnnies - have had a massive year building up their brand.

The 2 Johnnies Podcast has been the most listened to podcast in Ireland for ages now, they've recently released a best-selling book and their online videos get millions of views. Not bad for a couple of messers.

They released the video to their GAA-inspired song 'Could Have Been County' back in April and it has since racked up nearly 700k views, making it the third most watched YouTube video in Ireland for 2019.

Johnny B chats to Dermot and Dave about yet another massive achievement and has a laugh about how their music video got the #3 spot in the 'non-music' section.

And if you thought 2019 was big, wait until you hear what they have in store for 2020:

 

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It’s here! The biggest Live Podcast to ever happen in Ireland. This is the only show we will announce this Christmas. Absolutely can’t wait. Gonna be mental. . Sign up to the2johnnies news letter for pre sale tickets Thursday 5th, general tickets on sale Friday 6th 10am. . . #2johnniespod #2johnnies #cork #live #podcast #comedy #music #liveatthemarquee #christmas #waterford #limerick #kerry #tipp

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The power of Dave's World

With Christmas nearly upon us, and the need for AA & AAA batteries at a high, Dave Moore wanted to teach us a no-fuss way of filtering through the duds.

It couldn't be easier - "empty batteries bounce and flat batteries don't". He's a clever spark is our Dave.

He also tells us why hummingbirds are sooo sweet and has big news about the blue whale.

This is my own addition:

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The name's O'Driscoll, Cian O'Driscoll

Bond fans across the globe were shaken and stirred on Wednesday when the highly anticipated trailer for 'No Time To Die' dropped:

Dingle native Cian O'Driscoll was extra excited to watch this snippet of the 25th installment, as he was the"assistant transport captain" on the movie.

Today ends an amazing 9 months working on James Bond. Jamaica , Scotland and Italy. Excited for home now. pic.twitter.com/JVNNrw70IW

— Cian O Driscoll (@cianodriscoll) September 27, 2019

Cian chats to Dermot and Dave about his background and how he got into the film industry, and reveals the logistics of such a project, saying;"days there's extras in I mean you could be talking well over a thousand people".

Seeing as the movie isn't out until April 2020, like all good secret agents, he's keeping pretty tight lipped about the plot.

Listener Séamus then gets involved with an interesting fact about Ian Fleming's suave character once visiting Shannon Airport.

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He's back in Ireland with a brand new comedy tour

Dermot and Dave last caught up with comedian Chris Kent at the end of 2018, but things have gotten a little bit busier for the Corkman since then.

Chris and his wife Niamh welcomed baby Evelyn into the world back in July, the perfect companion to their 3-and-a-half year-old-Jack.

He's loving fatherhood, but still cannot wrap his head around the whole breastfeeding-in-public movement. His hospital story is absolutely hilarious!

Kent also tells us why his son refers to himself as "Big boy irish", reveals how a "garment donkey" got him in trouble at home and why libraries "are not the sanctuaries they once were".

Chris kicks off the first show of his 20-date Christy Doesn't Live Here Tour on Clonakilty next February:

 

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I’m touring Ireland in 2020 with my brand new show. Tickets from my website www.chriskentcomedy.com Nice little stocking filler I’m told ⛄️❤️ #clonakilty #tralee #cork #dublin #vicarstreet #dundalk #limerick #galway #clare #omagh #derry #armagh #waterford #wexford #killarney #greystones #kilkenny #belfast #castlebar

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Dermot and Dave hear some of the worst Christmas presents listeners have either given or received

One of the biggest lies you could ever repeat is "it's the thought that counts" - when it comes to presents, people want something relevant, useful and nice.

Dave Moore recently bought his wife a high tech bin (no seriously, he did) and people have been slating him about it ever since. To help take the heat off, Dave asked listeners for their "worst present" stories, and the public answered in their droves.

There's everything from a heart pressure monitor to tampons to the Child of Prague.

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