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In what is animal rights charity PETA's inaugural 'Hottest Vegan Over 50 Competition', a Cork man by the name of Brian O'Sullivan has been shortlisted as one of the 12 finalists.

The 54-year-old fashion designer and vegan health coach was vegetarian for 23 years but opted for the vegan lifestyle nearly three years ago as it was the only way he could truly show mercy, love, and compassion for all sentient beings.

Hot + heart of gold = perfect candidate!

Here's the criteria entrants had to meet:

Are you over 50? Rules are rules.

Are you attractive? We don’t mean having great headshots or a certain body mass index. We’re looking for vegans who are compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated, optimistic, smart, fun, encouraging, and uplifting – all these virtues are super-attractive.

Do you take action for animals? There are many, many ways to help make the world a kinder place for animals, and we want to hear yours. From organising protests to rescuing abused and neglected animals to sharing delicious vegan meals with your community, the sky’s the limit.

Baz Ashmawy, who's covering on Dermot and Dave, chats to Brian about his transition from vegetarian to vegan and learns why the father-of-six was compelled to enter the comp. - so as to be "a voice for the animals".

To hear the interview in full and find out who one of his surprising role models is, press the play/listen button on screen.

 

Your Stradbally survival guide

Seeing as Today FM are the Official Radio Partner of Electric Picnic 2019, one of our veteran festival-goers (Lady Eimear Shannon) decided to share her invaluable knowledge on how to navigate a festival in style.

They're a lot more powerful than you think

With the popularity of prepaid electronic and bank cards on the rise, Financial Expert Paul Merriman has some incredible tips on how users can maximise what they have to offer.

Speaking on Today FM's Dermot and Dave, Paul reckons people are "using it wrong, as far as I'm concerned" and encourages cardholders to setup either their N26 or Revolut as the main platform/bank for all transactions.

Their online apps not only provide impressive visual analytics to help track and manage finances, they will, in the not-so-distant-future, allow users to apply for mortgages an avail of much bigger services.

It's a new wave in the fight against Ireland's rip-off banking policies and the benefits are getting better all the time.

For more on this and any other financial queries you may have, check out Paul's website AskPaul.ie

Listen to his guidance in full by pressing the play button on screen.

 

Every one of us has heard stories about various war zones across the globe. We've seen the pictures and watched video clips on the news or online, but it never really seems to sink in.

Is it that we don't care, or is it that we have become numb to it all?

Sometimes, all we need is a fresh perspective and one man who decided to make a change is Dubliner Calvin James Sweeney.

Back in 2016, Calvin travelled to war-torn Syria to volunteer as a medic and ambulance driver and help those caught up in the middle of the conflict.

Before heading to Syria, he lived in Dublin city, working in social care with a wide range of clients from patients with dementia, autism, young offenders to those suffering from drug addiction.

Speaking on Today FM's Dermot and Dave, Calvin gives us some insight into just how bad things are when fighting ISIS on the frontline.

He also chats about the Scoop Foundation that he and his brother Andy setup in 2010; where they use the positive power of dance music and the arts to support humanitarian projects in the Middle East.

We're just taking it one person at a time, one problem at a time

Listen in full by pressing the play button on screen.

 

Pure Euphoria

We know the heatwave is on the way out, but fear not my friend, Seán Reidy's got some good stuff to keep you entertained as the rain pelts down.

Seány (who's covering for Maria) chats Baz Ashmawy (who's covering for Dermot and Dave) about his picks from the week - like this newbie to Sky Atlantic, which premieres on the channel @10pm tonight:

The new HBO original series centres around a 17-year-old drug addict called Rue Bennet (played by Zendaya), who along with a secretive group of teenage friends, attempts to navigate her way through high school.

Euphoria is also available on Now TV.

And in case you missed all the hype over the past few weeks, The Last Czars is defo worth checking out (on Netflix) too:

Sure who doesn't love a bitta social upheaval early 20th century Russia?

Catch Seán's Telly in full by pressing the play/listen button on screen.

 

Two months ago, very few people knew who Maura Higgins was.

Now the Longford legend has over 2 million Instagram followers, after making it to the final of Love Island 2019.

Speaking to Today FM during her first Irish interview since leaving the Love Island villa Maura said, "It's crazy, it still doesn't even feel real. I'm shocked, I expected to be out of there in the first three days, I never expected to get to the final."

However Maura did have reservations about leaving the safety of the bubble of the Villa, "When I came out I was expecting a lot of hate because I'm so blunt and opinionated," but the night before the final the contestants were told a little bit about what the outside world thought of them.

"The night before the final we were told a bit of gossip , I was told about Amy Schumer posting a video about me and I nearly fell off the chair."

It's only herself!!!@MauraHiggins will be LIVE on air in the next 15 minutes for her first Irish interview since #LoveIsland (yes the REAL Maura

Talk about using your noggin

Conor Thompson is a TV & movie extra who has worked on smash hit shows like Vikings and Game of Thrones (every GOT fans dream) and various movies.

Having been involved in such productions, Conor has lots of interesting stories from behind the scenes, some of which he shared on Dermot and Dave's Ask Me Anything.

Thompson gives us a taste of what extras get up to on set and how they pass time in-between filming - like teaching Vikings actor Travis Fimmel how to play hurling:

 

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Taking a break from filming today to have a puck around with Ragnar ( @travisfimmel ) on set.!! #Vikings #S4 #extras #filming #onset #hurling #ragnar #setlife #gaa #bestbuds #valhalla #beards #beardedmen #fit

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He also tells us how tough it is not to reveal spoilers and gives us a good laugh about the back of his head leading to a stand-in role for Jude Law.

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

 

 

"Awright Matt"

Every Friday, Dermot and Dave are joined by the one and only Tony Cascarino to close the show.

Tony has a chat, a bitta this, bitta that - and then he plays a whopper of an anthem to get your weekend started.

Today he took a gander at the madness from 2012, but it took him a while to get going.

But what a tune he picked out:

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

This week Dermot and Dave spoke to Eoin who needed help in getting his wife on the plane for their family, because of her fear of flying.

Dermot & Dave show reporter Sean went to Longford ahead of the Love Island final, while we spoke to the friends and family of the winner Greg.

And, Dave had some Bad Jokes, while Noni was in Limerick for Greg homecoming.

It'll be some homecoming!

Love Island winner Greg O'Shea has captured the hearts of the nation and Noni is just as besotted as anyone.

The Limerick vixen has big plans for his return to the Treaty county and she'd give anything to wake up with her scarf on his bedroom floor: