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Hugh give us 5 traditional Irish instruments in under 10 seconds, he's had plenty of practice as it's his 3rd time playing!
Waterford has been named as the best place to live in Ireland according to Ireland's livabililty poll... Dave thinks its all made up and encourages listeners to send in their own made up facts!
Shane who's a plumbing apprentice in Longford and a loyal listener names 5 creatures that live in water... He got deducted of 1 with his answer 'giraffe'?!
English DJ and Producer Jax Jones joins Dave and Fionnuala just off the back of playing one of the world's biggest festivals - Tomorrowland. He's gigging in Wexford and Letterkenny very soon...
Last Friday, we were live from The Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town to soak up 'the craic before Croker', here are some of the highlights!We'd like to say thank you to all the staff in The Abbey Hotel, in particular to Ava who went above and beyond for us! A huge thank you to all of our special guests and of course to all of you who showed up on the day to show your support. It was really special.
Lisa in Ballinasloe gave us 5 jobs that are not based in an office listener in 5.32 seconds! It'll be tough to beat!
Daniel O Donnell shares his well wishes for the Donegal Team on Sunday...He's willing to hand over his title as Donegals most loved man if Jim and Michael can bring home Sam !
We've been looking for Donegal's biggest fans on the run up to the All Ireland Final this weekend! Sinead and Cathal McCloskey from Killygordon came to our attention.They had a DONEGAL GAA THEME for their wedding! The venue had ambient lighting in green & gold, they had place names in the style of Donegal jerseys & the table plan in the hotel was set out like a GAA team...
Sara from Sligo is this weeks leader as she names more than 5 types of coffee orders in under 10 seconds.. She's also looking for All Ireland Tickets!
Ava from the Abbey Hotel in Donegal joins Dave and Fionnuala to share some fantastic news...The Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town are giving us 2 tickets for the All Ireland Football Final for one of you! How do you win? Listen to Dave and Fionnuala between 3-6pm to figure out the code, and on Friday we might be calling you!
The Abbey Hotel on the Diamond in Donegal Town have kindly invited us to host the show from their lobby next Friday 25th July. Dave and Fionnuala are looking to meet Donegal GAA's craziest fans and they be hopping on the bandwagon themselves... Eabha from The Abbey has even arranged a jiving lesson for us!We might take a stop somewhere else too! Where should we go?
One of Donegal's finest exports Mr Eric Roberts chats to Dave and Fionnuala ahead of the All Ireland Finals. He gives them a go ahead to become bandwagoners for the week leading up to Donegal v Kerry. A trip to Donegal is in the making....
Mr O'Donoghue challenges Dave and Fionnuala to one of his famous 6th class quizzes. Dave won the first round, so it was about time Fionnuala gets her redemption.
Eoghan classifies Fair City, Mrs Browns Boy's and Corination Street as Irish reality TV?
Elaine from Kerry who's driving from Donegal to Cork names just 1 goalkeeper from any sport, setting the standard low for the week...
Dave and Fionnuala share stories from times they've been stereotyped and listener Elisha was asked if we speak American in Ireland!
Hugh Grant conked at Wimbledon, so Dave asked the listeners where they have fallen asleep when they probably shouldn't have! Anne in Longford admits she fell asleep during a Nathan Carter concert...
Dave gives Niamh from Sligo a difficult question- 5 things you'd need a physical key for. She names just 2!
Jenny from Athlone sets the standard for the week low, naming 0 movies set in Ireland in 10 seconds
Robbie jumps out of the van in the middle of Gimme 5, so he only manages to name 1 Miley Cyrus song!
Today's Gimme 5 contestant Alanna had things way too easy, she was asked to name 5 airlines - turns out she works in the airport! She bagged herself a Longford jersey.
Dave's organising a bop bop bus to North Korea- will you be attending? It seems like a popular dream destination among male listeners...
Kellie names 5 comedy movies in under 10 seconds, but can her sister Emma beat her tomorrow? The sister battle is on!
Saoirse who's a chef in Athlone starts the week off strong, naming 5 types of footwear in under 8.2 seconds. This question was inspired by the painful cowboy boots wore by many to Zach Bryan at the weekend
Kieran fails to give us 5 childhood games, on his second attempt of playing gimme 5!
Emmet couldn't hear us on the phone line so we decided to come up with a DIY version of Gimme 5....
Emma from Donegal is dreading the Donegal rally! She's started this weeks Gimme 5 with a decent 4. She named 4 Spanish cities in 10 seconds!
Scammers beware!! Dave Duke will wind you up and record you...
Alex the electrician named 5 official European languages in under 10 seconds, but it wasn't enough to top this weeks leaderboard!
Dave set all hell loose today, by playing the first Christmas song of the year. On the 11th June...
Sean from Dublin who's living in Donegal is this weeks leader. He was able to name 6 occasions that you'd give someone a card for in 4.6 seconds. He's taken the top spot on the leaderboard so far this week...
People had very mixed opinions on Josh from Sligo's occupation, turns out he's a wedding photographer!
Kate who's a tower crane operator from Galway is top of the leaderboard after naming 5 Saints in under 10 seconds.
Callum from Donegal is this weeks leader so far, he might have been afraid to answer questions about a hardware shop in Donegal, but naming 5 things related to tennis in under 10 seconds was no bother to him...
This week's Tuesday Challenge has given some listeners PTSD from their Leaving Cert Irish Aural exams. Can you identify the beep?
Edel from Cavan is this weeks Gimme 5 winner, she named 10 things you can use in the shower or bath in under 10 seconds! Although nail clippers were a bit controversial...
Luke from Boyle struggle to name 5 gigs happening in Ireland this year in under 10 seconds
Dave and Fionnuala are put through their paces by Tiktok's favourite teacher Mr O Donoghue to find out if they are smarter than 6th class students...
Dave and Fionnuala reviewed some of the countries best business names, some of their favourites sent in from listeners included a fish shop in Clifden called Oifig an Fish, a chipper in Portlaois called De-Laois-is and a dentist in Clane called 'Clane teeth'!
Dave and Fionnuala were joined by iRadio's Niall King yesterday live from the Liverpool Premier League parade, unfortunately things took a turn for the worst shortly after 6pm when a car ploughed through the crowd. Niall describes the events...
Kim calls for reinforcement when she can't name 5 types of cheese in under 10 seconds, the reinforcement being her 1 year old child!
Dave and Fionnuala are doing some research- what is the most superior meal to eat after a night out? From chicken kebabs, fried pizza to brown sauce on toast, the results are varied!
Dave and Fionnuala are joined live on the line by Niall King who is at Liverpool parade celebrating their big Premier League win...
Today's that's the sound, what's the story brought up some old memories... It's graduation season. Aisling Magner reminisces on her time spent in college in Galway.
Dave and Fionnuala delivered some readings on what your name says about you. Findings concluded that Bryan's wear too much hair gel and Sharron's hand out tea in community halls. We had an extensive list to get through so we'll be returning to this important topic at a later date...
There's been a debate in the office today... Is being honest always the right thing? Sharron's missing the staff night out because she can't be arsed and wants to have a bath instead!
Dave and Fionnuala are revisiting the topic of which car worst driver... Some cars added to the list include Dacia Duster's, Land Cruisers, Mini Coopers and Nissan Micras!
It's officially school tour season, Dave and Fionnuala took a hilarious trip down memory lane - revisiting school tours of days gone by. From sacred pilgrimages to Knock Shrine to posh ski trips in Austria, listeners shared the full spectrum of their childhood outings!
Dave and Fionnuala are encouraging you to phone it in this Friday!
Today's that's the sound, what's the story has sparked major discussion, around dining and dashing, or in general -shoplifting. Some listeners shared their experiences...
Gareth from Monaghan beats this weeks high score... of 1! He struggles to identify more than two of Ireland's previous Eurovision entrants.