Ever been on a night out and when you try to leave it's IMPOSSIBLE.

Before you get to the door another drink is in your hand and you've been turned around and suddenly sitting where you left ten minutes before.

Fergal Darcy asked you for your best get out clauses and these are brilliant!

 

KEEP THESE FOR FUTURE USE:

 

Fergal I do this ALL the time - can't stand the whole 'STAY, OMG STAY' that people say if you tell them you're leaving. - Suzie

The Irish exit is great before you don't have people saying ah go on have another 1. But if you do the Irish exit you do need to text someone when in the taxi or home, so people know you haven't taken, attacked etc. Alex in cork

The BEST way to make an Irish exit by far.....tell them you're going to the toilet....noone can argue with that. And then just slyly slip out the door - Eric

Best one is to just lie the next day and tell them all that you told SOMEONE you were leaving....that way you don't get in trouble!! - Laura

Ferg, we also call the Irish Exit, "the Kaiser Soze". You were never really there - Bren

So our Xmas party was last Saturday. At 12 I stood up and said I’m off because my 'bleep' of a boss has me working in the morning. Guess who was standing behind me? Yes, my boss. I was able to leave no questions asked... - Niall

A good one when you have kids is just to leg it and then text and say one of them is sick etc I know, I'm a bold mammy - Ciara

I'm from the States and when I first moved here I couldn't understand the Irish exit, I wondered why you couldn't just tell the truth and say you were leaving....but then I was honest once and was peer pressured into staying for three more hours! I get it now. - Kieran

 

They call it 'neologism' and it means to make up words. That word itself sounds made up.

But if you're a toddler or the President of The United States (bigly) then when a word seems to hard you substitute it with your own.

Fergal D'Arcy listeners are an imaginative bunch and sent us their best 'neologisms' even though some are 'malapropisms' (we didn't make up that word honest!)

Fergal spoke to Rob who has been plugging away at making words up for years and Emma who once had a very hairy solution for choppers.

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Meanwhile check out these brilliantly inventive made-up words:

 

My kids call ginger nuts hot biscuits! Susan Darragh and Eoin  on way home from Galway to Ballinasloe! 

We used to always call the remote control a “mocontrol” as kids as we could never pronounce it!

In Mass "peace be with you". My daughter thought it was "Please to meet you". Jim in Waterford.

Hey! When I was younger I could not for love or money say the word "helicopter". I could only say "hairy doctor". Needless to say my parents thought it was hilarious, until we'd be out in public and I'd be pointing at the sky looking for "hairy doctors" scarlet!!! from Emma in Galway.

When I was a child I always thought the ‘loose chippings’ sign on the roads said ‘loose chickens’ Could never understand how I never saw any chickens....🙈 - Lorraine in Wexford

My little girl was getting changed for bed one night and she was getting frustrated putting her pyjama bottoms on and couldn't think of the name she asked me would I help her with her, "leg sleeves"

⤠Child logic!!!! 😂😂😂

We used to call chocolate covered mallows "balliwonkals!!" Had them around Easter. They came in a white box with a freaky bunny on d front. My husband hadn't a clue what i was talking about when we met first!!! So funny. Tanx Linda x

My little sister used to say 'basword' instead of another similar insult word.....it was so funny.... - Paul

 Hi Fergal, my son calls slippers "Bichons" (pronounced like bichon frise) - we have no idea where he got it, he's 11 now and we all still call them bichons!  Also, I have a brother called Feargal and called him werkel - still call him werkel! - Michelle

Guy I work with says "ingine" instead engine and package of "crips" instead of packet of crisps and finally "tin of minerals" instead of "can of coke"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today marks the release of the The 1975's third studio album - 'A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'.

// A B R I E F I N Q U I R Y I N T O O N L I N E R E L A T I O N S H I P S - O U T N O W // L O V E https://t.co/ei5PE7yz4q pic.twitter.com/Zcs6sdQ6Wc

— The 1975 (@the1975) November 30, 2018

Frontman Matt Healy chatted with Fergal D'Arcy in depth about the new record - the process of writing the new tracks, the inspiration behind their music videos and what we can expect from their upcoming tour, "I'll probably bankrupt myself again, I mean that's the problem with wanting to do these shows - you make money and then you spend it on making the show bigger and better and that's what we want to do. The show will be familiar but expanded upon and exaggerated". 

Matt also talked about addressing his struggles with drug addiction and incorporating that into his music, "The idea of telling the truth....I don't really have an option, I sit down and hum along to music that I'm writing and whatever I'm thinking or worried about comes out...and if you're a drug addict in recovery, that's a big part of your life".

The 1975 play the 3Arena in Dublin on January 10th and Belfast's SSE Arena on January 9th. 

She has penned songs for some of the biggest artists in the world, winning several awards for her work as a composer. Now, she is stepping into the spotlight with her own music.

The amazingly talented Ruth-Anne Cunningham came into The Fergal D’Arcy Show today for a live session. She performed her brand new single ‘It Is What It Is’ which she told Fergal was “about a toxic, grey area relationship where you are not together but 'involved'. This song is really about that bittersweet acceptance that the relationship 'is what it is' and I can't do anything to change that, so I've got to move on".  

My new single #ItIsWhatItIs is OUT NOW EVERYWHERE!! Go listen to it here https://t.co/powAbDKRsS pic.twitter.com/U5BIHYBQgo

— RUTHANNE (@thisisruthanne) November 23, 2018

She also did an incredible cover of Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’ from the soundtrack of 'A Star Is Born'. Chatting about her work as an artist, Ruth-Anne told Fergal it's important that there is another Irish female artist out there - "We are truly songwriters in this county...we are real, normal people and I really want to represent our country in the female side of things. We have a lot of men doing it but I want more females doing it!".

Ruth-Anne also spoke about how she’s massively flattered by couples using her song ‘The Vow’ in their wedding ceremonies saying she gets a video of a bride walking down the aisle to it "nearly every day". We even had a bride to be on the line to thank her!

We got a huge reaction to Ruth-Anne’s session from our listeners:

“Wow wow wow ferg - that version of shallow has goosebumps on my goosebumps”

“She is amazing, I’m in an open plan office not good, stunning “

“Wow wow wow....my 8yr old Oisín asked if that was Lady Gaga in the radio. Ruth Ann is amazing..2 new fans here.“

Listening to @thisisruthanne on @TodayFM with @FERGDARCY and my God what a voice 😍 Beautiful song and a fantastic cover of Shallow as well. #Chills

— Emma (@EmmaTy1906) November 26, 2018

Ruth-Anne will be supporting Hozier when he performs in Dublin this December and we are expecting new music from her in the New Year. Check her out more at www.thisisruthanne.com or on her Twitter or Instagram.

 To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen

She completely blew us away...

Fergal is chatting about cheat codes for life on the show.

Those little hacks that make everything easier.

Emma has one for remembering names and it's a cracker!

 

To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen

 

They have just added a second Dublin date as their first show in Whelans on December 6th has completely sold out - December 7th has been added due to demand. 

The Blizzards have a had a good year - they drew a huge crowd at Electric Picnic back in September and their latest single 'I Need A Win' with Kildare artists Tebi Rex has been storming the Irish charts. 

Bressie and Louise from The Blizzards and Matt from Tebi Rex joined Fergal D'Arcy on his show today to chat about the success of the single, how things are progressing with The Blizzard's much anticipated new album and why Bressie has been badgering music students to teach him the Glenroe theme song.

Oh, also one of them skateboarded into the studio this morning. Standard.

To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen 

Listen to the cover everyone is talking about, The Blizzards cover of Wild Youth's 'Can't Move On' here:

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 Check out their latest gigs:

 

Thanks for the love after @RTELateLateShow . So proud of our brothers @TebiRex on their debut. Now for some gigs . Second @whelanslive announced on 7th Dec and @MonroesLive @mydolans @CyprusAveCork @MikethePies and crown Wexford pic.twitter.com/WgruJAyjce

— The Blizzards (@theblizzards) November 2, 2018

Incredible Live Session On The Fergal D'Arcy Show

They have sold over twenty million albums worldwide, won two Grammy awards and have just dropped their eighth studio album 'Simulation Theory'.

#SimulationTheory, the eighth studio album by Muse, is out now!

Watch the new music & lyric videos here: https://t.co/LOu4PQp2zP

Stream/download here: https://t.co/mISNpZZri3

Vinyl, deluxe CD or Super Deluxe Boxset available from the Official Store: https://t.co/VhxvLEijmw pic.twitter.com/Pl4hSXw4c0

— muse (@muse) November 9, 2018

So naturally, Fergal caught up with Muse to find out more about their latest musical offering. He chatted to Chris Wolstenholme from the group on the show today who told him  that "while we're doing something slightly new with this album, we still want to retain the DNA of Muse".

Chris also spoke about how the band was originally named after a Japanese porn film - the group was originally called 'Rocket Baby Doll' - "". The band are currently on tour and while there are no Irish dates yet, Chris did say to watch this space "".

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