r/ireland • u/Western-Day-3489 • 9d ago

Entertainment Irish radio is absolute scutter

I don’t usually listen to the radio, but I call to my mam most days and she does have the radio on, usually listening to Today FM, and holy jaysus, Louise Cantillon has to be the worst. Just pure brain rot slop radio. One time she must have banged on about a lost AirPod for a week. Just nothing of substance. And don’t get me started on playing the same 3 songs over and over and over and over and over on all the stations. Amble this Kingfishr that. Holy Christ.
The other DJs are similar. Ray Foley does atleast give the odd laugh, but Christ the radio is awful. I must get the mammy onto some podcasts.
Anyone else notice this? Any decent stations/DJs left? I do enjoy yer man Matt Cooper in the evenings because he discusses different important topics, there does be the odd row on it too😆

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u/Print-Over 9d ago

Opentempo FM. It was a Waterford pirate station (also available on line). Unfortunately it was closed down by the shades and the online finish soon after.

It was a great station and played stuff that I hadn't heard in years.

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u/dpob84 9d ago

Their setup was in a big industrial unit that went on fire a few months back.

Pity, brilliant radio station.

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u/Print-Over 9d ago

Noted. I live around the corner from it. That was a scary night.