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Dave & Fionnuala on iRadio
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Dave & Fionnuala on iRadio Weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm. Home of the Bop Bop Baby Bus.
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All-Ireland Final Buzz with Joe Canning
1w ago00:10:00Tap to summarizeAll-Ireland final week is pure madness, and Joe Canning is in the thick of it - even while living in Limerick, married to a Limerick woman, and trying to dodge the endless “any tickets?” messages before the panic really kicks in Friday and Saturday.He chats about the real buzz in Galway since that semi-final win, what it’s like knowing nearly the whole panel, and the moments that still stand out from 2017 and that golden run of finals.
Transcribe →Name Your Baby After a Celebrity?
1w ago00:04:28Tap to summarizeDave (guilty as charged) falls for a clickbait headline about “thousands of Erling Haaland’s children in Peru” - and it spirals into a brilliant chat about the wildest baby-naming trend fuelled by football.Turns out Peru’s civil registry is packed with Haalands… but Neymar absolutely demolishes the numbers, with tens of thousands of namesakes, while “Lionel Messi” trails way behind.From there, it’s only right to ask: if you had to name your child after your favourite famous person, what are you calling them?
Transcribe →Galway, Hurling & the Great Buzz Debate
3w ago00:06:14Tap to summarizeAll-Ireland final fever is back, and Dave, Fionnuala and Producer Leah are plotting their next big outside broadcast - Galway, the Friday before the hurling final. Preferably a big hurling town like Loughrea, for maximum pre-match buzz.But Dave isn’t convinced the craic is there for hurling the way it is for football, and that kicks off a full-on “superior sport” debate. Is hurling too skilful to ever be as widespread? Has football’s new rules made it the better watch? And are we all just in it for the day out anyway?
Transcribe →What Counts as ‘Risky Business’?
3w ago00:05:32Tap to summarizePublic Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers wants Ireland’s civil servants to take “more risk” to get big projects moving - housing, energy, public transport and all the rest. Dave and Fionnuala try to figure out what that actually means… and what it definitely doesn’t.Because there’s “risk” like buying land before a project is fully approved — and then there’s real risky business: sitting down before checking for toilet paper, driving past the fuel warning, carrying three pints through a packed pub, or timing four dishes at once.
Transcribe →Welcome the Bread Barometer...
3w ago00:06:02Tap to summarizeA French lad has gone viral for the one Irish thing he’d “die for”… and it’s not the Cliffs of Moher or Temple Bar. It’s a humble slice of white pan. Yes, really.Welcome to the Bread Barometer. Top three breads, top three brands, and plenty of controversy — from Brennan’s vs Irish Pride to sourdough, part-baked rolls, and even a rogue shout for Veda.And finally: does a scone count as bread?
Transcribe →Midas Fury : Does it deserve the hate?
Jun 1500:05:09Tap to summarizeMolly-Mae and Tommy Fury finally revealed their baby’s name - and it turned into a full-blown pop culture event, complete with a boxing ring “name reveal” and the internet doing what it does best: having Opinions.Was it clever branding, or were they just asking to be torn apart online?
Transcribe →Gimme 5: Megan in Meath is back for more
Jun 1000:03:32Tap to summarizeDave and Fionnuala are back chasing the impossible: a “golden week” on Gimme 5, hitting a perfect five every single day. To keep the streak alive, they call in the big guns — previous champ Megan from Meath.Megan’s got a serious average and plenty of confidence… until the 10-second clock starts and she’s asked to name five countries that have hosted the FIFA Men’s World Cup and the golden week dream falls at the third hurdle.
Transcribe →iRadio's World Cup
Jun 900:03:43Tap to summarizeThe iRadio office is in bits after the FIFA World Cup sweepstakes draw (or two draws).
Transcribe →Galway’s Porridge Oats Crisis
Jun 900:05:08Tap to summarizeGalway is under attack… and it’s not the traffic or the rain. It’s one mystery person spreading porridge oats for the pigeons all over the city centre.Dave and Fionnuala try to get their heads around how a “harmless” act has turned into a full-blown nuisance - oats everywhere, pigeons lapping them up, and now claims it’s attracting rats and vermin.Producer Leah joins with what she saw along Merchant’s Road - pillars dotted in oats like it’s normal.With Galway City Council “all out of ideas” and even talk of trips, falls and broken hips, the gang asks: what can actually be done?
Transcribe →Big balls, small balls
Jun 800:03:50Tap to summarizeDave and Fionnuala are back after a weekend of “ball action” in every sense of the word.Fionnuala’s flying it as a proud Galway woman with a big day out in Croke Park, trains up and down to Dublin, and the all-important Houston Supermac’s on the way home. Dave, meanwhile, heads solo to Carrick-on-Shannon for Leitrim vs Wexford… and comes back with heartbreak and a five-point loss.But the real drama? Dave’s attempt to level up the office sweepstakes with official draw balls goes horribly wrong when the tiniest capsules imaginable arrive. Underwhelming doesn’t even cover it.
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