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Did you know Pádraig has an International Irish Dancing trophy?

With Mount Juliet being named the 2020 Irish Cup venue, Today FM's Dermot and Dave spoke with x3 times Major winner Pádraig Harrington about the selection.

Positive as ever, Harrington hails the course for its condition and knows that players will relish what Thomastown and its hinterland have to offer, "Kilkenny adds so much more to the event that it will be a festival".

When asked if the competition will draw world class players, his reply hit the sweet spot with golf fans, "the three biggest names that the event can attract have committed already" (Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and defending champion Jon Rahm).

Tiger Woods' recent win in Japan (his record-equalling 82nd PGA Tour win) was also a hot topic, as the lads marvel at his comeback.

A birdie at the last for @TigerWoods!

"I want to be a comedian" "Why?" "I want people to hate me"

Seann Walsh joined Dermot & Dave live from the Vodafone Comedy Carnival last week.

The comedian was in for a chat ahead of his shows at the festival, but it quickly turned into a "therapy session".

Brilliant chat with @seannwalsh (who was definitely not on Family Guy)

The best of the box

Now it's normally Dermot and Dave producer Maria Devereux who brings us our TV guide for the week, but with her and the two D's having a well deserved day off, Eimear Shannon enlightens Baz Ashmawy and the nation.

Here's what she has picked out:

The Great British Bake Off: Final - Tonight (Tuesday) @8pm on Channel 4

Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig host the final of the culinary competition. As family and friends gather on the lawn outside, the last three bakers enter the tent to prepare a chocolate cake as their signature bake. For the technical challenge, they must master that most delicate of dishes, the souffle, and finally for their showstopper, they must create an edible illusion using only cake, sweet bread and biscuits:

Welcome to Bake Off Final Day! It’s all boiled down to the last three challenges and there can only be one winner… but who will it be? #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/89AobartxN

— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 29, 2019

Love Island Australia - Weeknights @9pm on Virgin Media Two

If the Greg and Maura withdrawal symptoms are lasting longer than anticipated, Love Island fans can get their fix from the new series of Love Island Australia. All the same shenanigans but with a harder accent to understand:

We lost two queens tonight, but by gawd did they drop some bangers on their way out

"We're just changing the face of hospitality staffing one shift at a time"

We could all do with a bit of extra pocket change at times, right?

Well if you have a background in the hospitality industry, and have some spare time on your hands, Get The Shifts is a great opportunity.

Launched in 2016, Get The Shifts is an innovative and award-winning temporary staffing solution based in Clare.

Roles range from bartenders to baristas to five star hotel staff.

The app allows businesses to browse through a large pool of vetted staff and offer available shifts from the comfort of their smartphones.

Speaking on Today FM's Dermot and Dave (where Baz Ashmawy was covering for the lads), Get The Shifts Founder Hannah Wrixon explains how her creation works;

You can work around your full-time job, you can work around your studies...your family, your kids

People can get involved via an online application form, where 1 years experience and an Irish hospitality reference are all that is required.

They also provide free online courses to help workers upskill and become more employable.

When asked about what the rates are like, Hannah says, "We pay above the average. We start off at €11.50 and people have earned up to €20 per hour".

The company will have approximately 300 casual roles on offer in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick over the festive period so check out gettheshifts.com for more information.

Catch Hannah's chat with Baz in full by pressing the play button on screen. 

 

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 Graham Norton Show - Tonight (Friday) @10:35pm on BBC One

Aquaman star Jason Momoa talks about his part in futuristic TV drama See, Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke promotes her romantic comedy Last Christmas, while Oscar-winner Regina King discusses her HBO series Watchmen. Top comic Ross Noble also secures a spot on Graham's sofa. Plus, American-Cuban singer-songwriter Camila Cabello performs 'Liar'.

 

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

Tubs is joined by Disability Activist and winner of reality TV show The Circle, Paddy Smyth, Bernard Brogan chats retirement and fatherhood and Wild Youth perform their latest track 'Long Time No See'.

Here they are in with us a couple of months backs:

 

Ireland's Fittest Family - Sunday @6:30pm on RTÉ One

Today FM's Mairead Ronan is back with a news series, where 12 of the country's fittest families battle to be crowned champs.

 

And if you're in the mood for a bit of a sob, Maria's Movies of the Week is The Fault In Our Stars - Tonight @10:30pm on RTÉ Two

Two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them (and us) on an unforgettable journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group

*tissues at the ready

 

Check out Maria's recommendations in full by pressing the play button on screen.

 

Galway ya little beaut ya!

It's no wonder Galway was this week named as The Lonely Planet's 4th best city for tourists to visit. There's always a buzz along those cobbled streets, the place is steeped with culture and fun is never too far away.

The Vodafone Comedy Carnival is the perfect place to find all of these things and sure what would it be without our very own Dermot and Dave performing.

Seeing as the lads were there for their Dermot and Dave Live tour, they said it would be rude not to do a live radio broadcast from the festival's main stage, the Róisín Dubh.

Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Danny O'Brien, Paul Currie and Colin Geddis joined the lads to crank up the craic-ometer and it was a mega-mix of brilliance.

Fair play to @ShappiKhorsandi for coming in to us early this morning after her session and gig last night in @roisindubhpub - such a great chat! Gotta have Shappi back soon!@galwaycomedy pic.twitter.com/VHcHVNhZHj

— Today FM (@TodayFM) October 25, 2019

Loads of comedians - incl. @dobcomedy @DermotTodayFM and @boshea5 (in the nip ) - are doing a charity dip in the sea tomorrow morning for @copegalway - do head along! pic.twitter.com/1FsdgBpZJi

— Today FM (@TodayFM) October 25, 2019

. @seannwalsh talking openly about his recent media storm. The candid, honest and brilliant chat will be up on https://t.co/NNGof3SLAH (and wherever you get your podcasts) shortly!@galwaycomedy @DermotTodayFM @DaveTodayFM pic.twitter.com/wQDyaqNGQU

— Today FM (@TodayFM) October 25, 2019

. @COLINGEDDIS & Paul Currie from ‘Best of Norn Iron’ joins @DermotTodayFM & @DaveTodayFM @galwaycomedy pic.twitter.com/sL0snzW4ec

— Today FM (@TodayFM) October 25, 2019

The Comedy Carnival runs until Monday, October 28th. You can find the schedule and tickets here.

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

 

The Taoiseach has compared Brexit to getting a divorce

Leo Varadkar sat down with Today FM's Dermot & Dave to take part in their series #AskMeAnything.

He also revealed he would like to see a United Ireland one day and says he thinks about the people affected by the CervicalCheck scandal every day.

The Taoiseach answered questions sent in from listeners around the country on a number of issues including the housing crisis, the health system and whether or not he'll be heading to see Cher when she plays her Dublin gig.

“Have you ever wanted to tuck @BorisJohnson’s shirt in?” - #AskMeAnything with @LeoVaradkar @DermotTodayFM @DaveTodayFM pic.twitter.com/bunEYGp17F

— Today FM (@TodayFM) October 25, 2019

Listen to the full interview by pressing the listen/play button on screen.

Ah Sure Lookit's 'BBB' was finally guessed

Dermot and Dave's Ah Sure Lookit quiz is simple - simple to understand, but difficult to get right.

The lads give listeners some letters and they have to decipher what they mean.

'BBB' was the latest riddle and it was driving people nuts. Speaking of nuts, Abbeyfeale's Maria Foley had a feeling her guess, "Baboons Bare Bums", was on the money:

Anyone for a bit of 'Celebrity Logging'?

Ahead of his show at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival in Galway this Saturday, Dermot and Dave caught up with Ross Noble to chat about life down unda.

The Geordie splits himself between the UK and Australia and is loving his time in Oz.

Noble describes what it's like gigging in barren mining towns in the outback and tells us what he thinks of all these newfangled "celebrity" TV shows full of Z-listers.

We do think his "Celebrity Logging" concept has legs though.

The international man of comedy continues with an hilarious story about a monkey from his Twitter-led anti-travelogue series Ross Noble: Freewheeling, but there's a twist in the tail.

Here's a little taste of what he talks about - to help you visualise and know he's not crazy:

The zany tynesider brings Humournoid to Galway's Black Box Theatre on Saturday, October 26th @7pm, which is his new show's northern hemisphere premiere (click here for tickets).

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

 

Anyone for some Shannon freshness?

Never one to miss a money-making opportunity, Noni Considine has packed away her chawklit and created a new product for the Leinster region.

With 600,000 people under the 'Boil Water Notice', the Limerick entrepreneur has bottled some River Shannon usice to sell in the capital.

"There's poison comin' out of your taps up here"

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