Dave Moore

It's all about Prorogation

Just when we thought the British Prime Minister couldn't outdo his brazen self, he announces what most people are calling his craziest decision to date. But it's far from lunacy in his eyes.

Boris wants to prorogue his parliament (i.e. suspend it) in an attempt to stop MPs blocking his beloved UK no-deal Brexit vote.

This break would prevent the government from implementing new laws, and with nothing changed, the UK would leave automatically. Music to the PM's ears.

Journalist Gráinne Ní Aodha, of thejournal.ie chats to Dermot and Dave about the manoeuvre and explains why the Queen has a lot to answer for.

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What's your guess?

Smartphones really have become an extension of our hands, with the average person spending over four hours a day on their device.

With so much use, they need to be charged daily/nightly, but how much does that cost?

It's something I've often thought about but was too busy scrolling aimlessly through my phone to find out.

Thankfully, Dave's World has the answer.

Dave Moore today revealed that an American company's research has discovered it costs a whopping.........$0.91 annually. Yup, a measly 91 cent (US) - or 82 cent in Euro.

Our trivia champ also tells us why this website haveibeenpwned.com can alert you to hackers and has the science behind the pain paper cuts cause.

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

 

"Can we get some alone time here?"

All of Noni Considine's prayers were answered when she met the love of her life in Today FM HQ. It made her very Murray!

Dermot and Dave caught up with the Munster and Ireland scrum-half  to hear what things are like in the Irish camp post-Twickenham and ask that all important question, "Can we still win the World Cup?".

Conor also talks HIA, hurling and why he's not the biggest fan of kicking.

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

 

 

After a record-breaking run in 2017, Angela's Ashes, The Musical is back for a limited run this summer.

The musical is based on Frank McCourt's 1996 memoir, which is one of Limerick's best known stories.

In what is a stellar cast, comedic actor Norma Sheahan plays money-lender Mrs Finucane, who has some of the funniest lines from the script.

You'll know Norma from her appearances in the likes of Moone Boy, Bridget & Eamon and Can't Cope, Won't Cope.

The Cork native chats to Dermot and Dave about the adaptation and how it's so much more colourful than the original tale.

They wouldn't have me in it if there wasn't a bit of humour in it

Get your tickets for @AngelasAshesIRE I'm obviously great but the others are f*cking brilliant!! You'll laugh and cry many times! @BGETheatre @CorkOperaHouse @gohbelfast @LimeTreeTheatre @FairfieldHalls @JacintaWhyte1 @EoinCan @BrigidShine @Minisavage @fionamarybrowne pic.twitter.com/iehoDDMn1u

— Norma Sheahan (@normasheahan) July 24, 2019

 

Sheahan also drops the news of her very own stand-up show, the name of which had us all in knots!

 

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see you @theatremoat Naas this Saturday 31st. Moat Theatre 045 883030 www.moattheatre.com We’ll have the craic! Or I’ll heal your craic!

A post shared by norma sheahan (@normasheahanactor) on Aug 25, 2019 at 2:20am PDT

She describes it as, "Me healing the audience, healing every hole in their life one laugh at a time"

Catch Angela's Ashes, The Musical in:

Grand Opera House, Belfast - September 3rd-7th

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin - September 9th-24th

Cork Opera House - September 16th-21st

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

 

 

Up Limerick!!

What a moment it was in the dome for Dr Sinéad Flanagan last night as she was crowned the 2019 Rose of Tralee.

And although she was the bookies favourite at odds of 7/4, her reaction showed just how unexpected the result was:

Congratulations to the 2019 #RoseofTralee, Limerick Rose, Sinéad Flanagan! pic.twitter.com/njaisdDzf5

— RTÉ (@rte) August 27, 2019

Dermot and Dave gave the locum junior doctor a call to see if the achievement had sunk in yet and learn what's next for the Limerick lady.

The soon to be 28-year-old (her birthday is this Thursday) chats about how she had planned to do "some flexible work" and "hopefully a bit of travel, a couple of months here and there" prior to her win. Well Sinéad, the world sure is your oyster now.

That €25,000 World Travel prize will go a loooong we we have a feeling.

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

 

Improv at its finest!

It’s Wednesday, and you know what Wednesday means - it’s time to Say Stuff That Suits The Music!

Dave plays the tracks and Dermot says whatever comes into his head.

This week's offering includes an alien invasion in Dublin, a delivery service going on an adventure, Fair City: The Opera and a June Rogers biopic.

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

For more laughs like this, tune into Dermot and Dave weekdays from 9am.

 

A cultural explosion

Not long now party people until Ireland's biggest festival of 2019 graces the hallowed grounds of Stradbally Estate.

With 57,000 revellers screwing their EP heads on as I type, Dermot and Dave reporter Seán Reidy hit for the iconic Laois venue for a sneak-peak of this year's layout.

Time-lapse of the new area Freetown at @EPfestival

'fishook' knows what's happening!

Like all the great cities out there, Dublin is a hive of activity with hundreds of gigs and events happening weekly. The thing is with so much on it's hard to keep track of it all.

We're always looking for fun stuff to do around the capital and now, thanks to a resourceful Tipperary man, our quest has been made so much easier.

Paddy O'Rourke has created fishook, the "tinder for events" as he calls it, an app that was inspired by a Dry November in 2017.

Chatting on Dermot and Dave, Paddy explains how he and his friends took a break from the beer ahead of a heavy Christmas party season and needed another outlet, "we wanted to distract ourselves with stuff to do around Dublin".

It's used by those who love going to gigs, exhibitions, talks, meetups, classes… you name it. It is an exclusive platform for you to shout about your events to an interested crowd.

The qualified physio started do some research and found all kinds of cool stuff happening - smaller gigs and festivals that weren't well advertised. This was his "Eureka" moment and things snowballed from there.

He chats to the lads about what sets fishook apart from other 'What's On?' platforms,

anybody that runs events or activities or festivals they can create their own account like any social media and pop up their own events

Although it's still early stages, there's so much potential for this app and we can definitely see it going nationwide in the not-so-distant future.

It's available on Android and iOS and if you're looking for your business/event to get some coverage, hit him up here.

Check out Paddy's idea in full by pressing the play button on screen.

 

Dermot has no shame

Dingle's Jamie Flannery was last night bestowed a very elite honour as he was named The Rose of Tralee Escort of The Year 2019.

Comhgháirdeachas, Jamie Flannery

He's on fire lads!

On Tuesdays, Dave teams up with our listeners to bring you some of the best (and worst) jokes you'll have heard in a while.

In fairness, there are some crackers in here, but we'll let ye be the judge of that.

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