TodayFM - the extremes - great and rubbish

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I listen to TodayFM a lot during the day, and I love the Last Word and Tony Fenton's show (great DJ and range of music).

However, there are a few things that I find incredibly annoying about it and I have started to turn it off at times to avoid them.

Main thing is the sad excuse for a show that Ray Foley presents. Along with his band of cronies who are employed to try to humour us, and laugh at everything he does.

They are so unfunny. They act like children and copy so many elements of other things that I have heard of TV/Radio over the years that they should be ashamed of themselves. Its basically like listening to a Steve Wright shows from Radio 1 from the 80s. I heard him the other day saying 'Love You' to a man he was chatting to, hoping that he would say 'Love You' back - this is something that a Radio 1 DJ was doing at least 5 years ago. Get your own gags, Foley !!

And next are the 2 sports presenters with the annoying voices. Step up Nathan Murphy and Michael Mc Mullan - each time I heard them say their names I nearly fall asleep. So dull.
 
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Main thing is the sad excuse for a show that Ray Foley presents. Along with his band of cronies who are employed to try to humour us, and laugh at everything he does.
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Be careful of talking ill of Mr. Foley. He has threatened websites for allowing negative comments about him to be posted. [broken link removed]
Mr Foley has made it quite clear that he doesn't seem happy with people discussing his show on this forum as he is unwilling to accept negative comments. We are merely facilitating this.
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How exactly can he threaten websites or posters?

I am not saying anything libelous about him - merely expressing my own opinion that he presents a rubbish radio show, and is very unfunny.

Can he take me to court for this opinion?
 
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He can't, but he has managed to stop boards.ie from discussing him. I have no idea how he managed to do it.
 
I turn off for Ray Foleys show too. Have started to listen to (and I hate to admit it) Joe Duffy!!!
 
You should turn on Sean Moncreiff on Newstalk 106. He's very entertaining. on from 2-4.30 weekdays
 
Isn't taste a funny (and subjective) thing. I love the Last Word, hate Tony Fenton (and his wannabee Americanisms, especially as in "ya gotta.....), cannot stand Moncrief and have grown to really like Ray Foley......just no accounting for it is there!!!
 
Ian Dempsey yep, Ray D'arcy yep, Ray Foley yep, Tony Fenton Hell No, Matt Cooper yep, Tom Dunne yep.
Love him or hate him Ray Foley was voted DJ of the year a couple of months back so obviously somebody likes him!!! Dare I say it, are ye getting old?!!!
 
galwegian44 said:
Isn't taste a funny (and subjective) thing. I love the Last Word, hate Tony Fenton (and his wannabee Americanisms, especially as in "ya gotta.....), cannot stand Moncrief and have grown to really like Ray Foley......just no accounting for it is there!!!
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Simple answer - you're a fool !!!!:)
 
NickyK said:
Ian Dempsey yep, Ray D'arcy yep, Ray Foley yep, Tony Fenton Hell No, Matt Cooper yep, Tom Dunne yep.
Love him or hate him Ray Foley was voted DJ of the year a couple of months back so obviously somebody likes him!!! Dare I say it, are ye getting old?!!!
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Yes I do think to myself often "am I gettign old", and I am, but its just the banal stupidity of the so-called jokes and funny sketches that annoy me. Cos they aren't funny. Most of his show was done years ago by more innovative DJs. And his choice of music is not good imho.

As for Fenton - I really don't hear his 'Americanisms'. I like him mainly due to the choice of music that he plays. Surely this is why people should like DJs? Not because of drivel that they spout?

Take that 100% imbecile Moyles on Radio 1 - again many think he is God's gift to entertainment. I think he's as funny as the ****s. So perhaps I am just getting old.
 
Make sure you don't switch over to 2FM or your ears will bleed over 'Colm and JimJim'.

Anyway back to Today FM. while Ray D'arcy is good in small doses. I personally can't listen to him to his whole show. I understand the appeal when it started up as it was different and 'new'. But try and fail to see why his show is still so popular and can only put it down to lack of competition :confused:
 
I'm with RMCF on the subject of Ray Foley. There's nothing worse than somebody trying desparately hard to be funny and who thinks he's funny when he clearly isn't. (What's worse is perhaps when you have a few lackeys paid to laugh at your unfunny jokes.)

Ian Dempsey - Small Doses
Ray D'arcy - The Man
Ray Foley - Annoying, to put it mildly
Matt Cooper - The Man (part 2)
Tom Dunne - Small Doses
Tony Fenton - Can't really criticise him because I think he's a bit of a self-parody.
Moickel McMullen - Lose the accent PLEASE

Ray Foley has been the single reason I discovered how to programme the pre-sets on my various radios, in order to be able to switch to Newstalk for Moncrieff, who's genuinely funny without half the effort or contrivance.
 
Matt Cooper - brill
Ian Dempsey - good, but methinks getting a bit tired; too much in-programme advertising disguised as competitions.

Alison Curtis - Great voice, great music !! (surprised no-one else here mentioned her)
Ray Foley - lets just say his show is too much like 'Colm and JimJim' on RTE2 for my liking
Tom Dunne - Good, but again aI think getting a bit stale
Tony Fenton - er, no.
Ray D'arcy - Can be really good, but sometimes talks too much about sex-related stuff.
 
agree with above ref Foley.
but i have to ask am i the only person in this country
who HATES Tommy Tiernan,and wonders
what all the fuss is about????
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Yes - Ray foley is terrible alright.

ray D'arcy isn't a bad show. But i always get the impression that he is too full of himself.

Ian dempsey is great.

donal Dineen is excellent late at night.

I enjoy teh last word too.
 
AlistairDick said:
I have to agree about Mr Darcy. He talks too much about sex for my liking too. It's a morning show and he should tone it right down.
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I guess thats what his listners want, he has done pretty well in the ratings year on year so I don't see him dropping the sex element.
 
Dave Vanian said:
I'm with RMCF on the subject of Ray Foley. There's nothing worse than somebody trying desparately hard to be funny and who thinks he's funny when he clearly isn't. (What's worse is perhaps when you have a few lackeys paid to laugh at your unfunny jokes.)

Ian Dempsey - Small Doses
Ray D'arcy - The Man
Ray Foley - Annoying, to put it mildly
Matt Cooper - The Man (part 2)
Tom Dunne - Small Doses
Tony Fenton - Can't really criticise him because I think he's a bit of a self-parody.
Moickel McMullen - Lose the accent PLEASE

Ray Foley has been the single reason I discovered how to programme the pre-sets on my various radios, in order to be able to switch to Newstalk for Moncrieff, who's genuinely funny without half the effort or contrivance.
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moyyyyycul mcmullan! dj's in general do my nut in with their fake accents but this lad takes the biscuit!
all i have the patience for is Morning Ireland in the mornings and George Hook in the evenings!
 
paul collins the sports guy on today fm is the worst ever

met in in croke park, he introduced himself as "Paul Collins TodayFm", I said sorry Paul never heard of you, he departed quick enough...
 
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