YOUR PET NAMES

All this week we're celebrating World Animal Week and we're asking you to go to www.rte.ie/worldanimalweek and vote for who you think deserves to be named Ireland's Best Loved Dog...

However, today to mark the event, we decided to find out what strange names listeners have for their pets and we weren't disappointed.

Take a look at these texts we got...

Our snow white cat is called daz after the washing powder, whiter than white

My dogs name is called Apple Pie. Just thought it was a cool name

We had a dog called SOS who was spot o'shea

I had 2 gold fish. Called them bacon and cabbage Richie in limerick.

I had an Alsatian called Rommel (after the German general) Gus, cork

We had a cat called sir fudgington the second. But he died!

My dogs name is cuchulainn, savage name 4a dog and unusual.

My cat is called fish cakes after a friend of mine :) Clodagh from Wicklow

Had male cat from shelter that used to wink so called him mr. winks! Sue

My dog is called Defor.  D for dog

My girlfriend had a white pet rabbit and she called it Bisto because she found it in a Bisto gravy tin in a field!

Budgie called Chris De Bird

We have a dog called Askit so when sum1 says whats your dog called we just say Askit. Pete Co Derry

My uncle's dog was named stupid and he lives right in the middle of Ballymun  funny when he went shouting for him.. James on de way 2 work

Good morning guys . When we lived in the states we called the cat Madra

I have 2 dogs. One called Boo Boo the girl and BAM BAM the boy. Had a cat called snowball and punch;) Nat limerick.

Our dog is called Scooby after Scooby do, Conor in Donegal

My neighbours call their dog 'spanner' cos they found him at a garage. Fergus, co Kerry

My brother called his horse Ashling after my sister so we called her horse 4 a year, didn't go down well

We had a dog called Smash. She was a German Shepard and as pup she used to crash into everything.

My dog is called Lincoln as he has a beard like Abe Lincoln. Barry Wexford

My friend's dog is called Ub, which when you say it sounds nice and cute but it actually stands for ugly bitch!

My son had a dog he called Yo Yo. When his dad brought them out he warned him. I'm not calling him if he runs off. My son was 5 at the time.

I named my dog noodles. People think it's cute until i tell them she was named that because she had worms the first day we had her!

I bought two lambs early in the year so as i wouldn't have as much grass to cut around the house. I called one stew and the other casserole- two guesses where they're gonna be at the end of the year! Mick, laois.

I have 2 dogs called Mr Bow Jingles and Mrs Lady Jingles. From Joe French

Have a cat called Ursula but now nic named ' mad mamma' cos she looks like she kill ya! Ciaran Coady.

Me and my boyfriend called our dog Duddy after the Irish boxer john duddy cause we were watching one of his fights just before we got him and loads of people call their dogs after boxers like Tyson and Bruno. We wanted a more original name.

When I was a kid, we had a horse called Pinocchio. Didn't get the irony at the time though. Tara.

We had a pet called patsy after absolutely fabulous. She was a Springer spaniel and very bold and loveable. TG lucan.

I once had a dog called 'yes.' She had a y shape on her flank, and before we thought of a name for her, my little cousin just called her yes. . . It stuck!

Called my pup (King Charles) Ringo. He looks like him too...ahh :-S!

My husband's name is john. We called our male pug JJ, it stands for John junior. He looks just like john. Ha ha. Gail, athy.

Hi lads i had a dog years ago his name was tiger and he was a Jack Russell he was mad. He sat at the front gate waiting for kids to go by on their bikes and he would chase after them. The kids used to dare each other to cycle by. It was so funny from Dave

Had a cat named Tac-cat backwards. Dog named trigger-stupid. Cat named murdoch-mad. Now have a dog named Ronnie after Ronnie Drew, found him beside a plastic bag with his brothers abandoned in a field on the day Ronnie drew died, he has a beard and gruff voice too. Has a shoe fetish and destroyed bout a grand worth of shoes in d last year including a pair of steel toe boots.  Shaun

Our cat is called Bungee cause when he was a kitten he jumped off the extension roof and bounced back up!! Alan

We had a dog called Elvis. We live on a farm in Armagh. One night mummy called out Elvis Elvis come back. And someone in a field called back he's dead love! It was the army :-D Ciara

We had two yorkie dogs called lady and tramp we gave lady away and were left with tramp, he went on the road 1 day and my dad start shouting tramp tramp at the same time 2 ladies were walking up the road needless to say they were not impressed

We had a dog called sooner, coz he'd sooner pee indoors than outdoors! Colette

I had a dog called 'you' just to confuse people

I know someone who's 2 little dogs are called dot and com! Barbara Carney

Our dog is called Jacket Potato.... Jack for short. Linda

We have a labradoodle puppy. He looks Scottish and has a little ginger beard. His name is Hamish the hound. He's ever so posh!

We have a Boxer Dog called Scooby, but we call him Mr Doo most of the time. He can also let himself out the back garden for a wee by pressing the lever handles down on the French Doors

I have a cat called piglet next door look at me odd when i call him.   From rose in Kerry

We have 2 dogs 1 big fluffy monster and 1 small ball on 4 sticks we call them Sully and Mike Wasouski. Declan

We have a dog called shadow. Have u seen my shadow when he is missing. Dave co Limerick

Our dog is called Becky after David Beckham but when Beckham left Utd my son wanted to change her name to Van Nistleroy imagine how many names the poor dog would have had in the last 7 years if Id agreed to change her name every time Utd lost a player!

My dad had a cat and when he got it they couldn't think of a name so he kept calling it "you" that then developed and the cat got called "Tusa" from Sharon in Virginia

I've a budgie called Stuart. I wanted the most mundane human names 4 my pets. Stuart was mine alone so I had full control over his name. Got a dog too, wanted to call him Eamon or Brendan but I was overruled by the cutsie police and he's called Finn...:-) Claire.x

I used to have a pet lizard and i called him "Eddie Lizzard" as in Eddie Izzard. From Siobhan in Castleknock

My brother has a tarantula called leathery handbag face after an x girlfriend

My friend has 2 Jack Russells com'ere and timmy aka come here to me

My friends surname is Rogers and she had a rabbit called Buck

Had a rescue dog with broken leg. Called her Cassidy as in hop along Cassidy

My sister had a dog called Fiver because her husband paid a Fiver for him so when we got a dog we called him Freebie because we got him for nothing. We also have two fish called cod and chips and if we re getting a takeaway we always tell the kids we re getting cod and chips!

Well lads, we have a brown and fawn ass who lost a leg at birth, we called him Wonkey, Paul Tralee.

JIM JIM'S BEE PIC

If you were listening to the show earlier this week, you might have heard Jim telling Colm about a strange gigantic bee he found in his house that was about 2 inches long. Well he's finally provided us with picture evidence of the strange giant creature and we thought we'd let you have a look too. What do you think? Jim says he's been told it's a Apis Mellifera Mellifera...

UNUSUAL PETS

Today to mark our involvement with World Animal Week and our efforts to find Ireland's Best Loved Dog and Cat, we asked you for your more unusual pets. Not everyone wants to have a dog or a budgie, some people would prefer... well, why don't we let our listeners tell you what they have... check out these texts we got this morning... and here's a few pictures too of the type of animals people have as pets in this country (not actual pets of course)

We had a goat called nell that was kept with the cows in the field. When the cows were brought in for milking Nell would let herself into the kitchen, open the press under the dresser take out the bread and wait until one of us opened it and give her a slice. Then she would go out again. This took plae every evening for many years.

I have 2 Siberian Huskeys a cat a 6ft Albino boa a 4ft ground boa and a 4ft red Iguana. I used to have a collection of 30 reptiles but i sold some and donated some to 2 reptile zoo when i had my son 9 months ago.

We had a pet baby snail. My little girl jodie 4 love it and brough it home. She called it gary for 2 months. She cryed when i told her garys Mammy was lookin for him. She stil talks bout it

Got 1 african plated lizard, 1 siameze fighting fish and 38tarantulas of all colors, even blue green and red (though not usually at the same time!)

I have a 3 legged goat called honey. Catherine, clonakilty

Hi my name is sara we have a pet pig called lu lu she lives in the house with us, she is cleaner than a dog. Great pet she is toilet trained an all. My mum brings her around in the car an is tryin to teach her to lead.

Hey lads,i have 1 7ft red tailed boa,1 royal python,3 collared lizards,5 leopard geckos,1 bearded dragon,3 green tree frogs,1 grey tree frog,1 dalmation crested gecko,incubating 5 leo eggs,10 cats & 5 dogs soon 2 b 6!bit of d zoo i think!

We have 2 pygmy goats named ted and dougal

 I have a 7 and a half foot long boa constrictor snake called barack! Eats frozen rats

Me and my brother have two snakes (one red & one brown) and a leopard gecho. We feed them live crickets, locusts (mum cringes) and frozen mice! Jack & stan :)

My sis has a snake who won't eat the frozen mice so she heats them in the microwave.

My family have a 13 year old gold fish called Homer- my dad feeds him bluebottles that are unlucky enough to fly into our house. Maria. Dublin

We have a gorgeous leopard Gecko and a black tom cat called tu pac who thinks he is a dog and plays fetch . Niamh in kk

My girlfriend has a tarantula we feed it crickets which are scarier that the spider. .he is about the size of your hand. His bite would be like a really bad bee sting. Paul in wex

I have a 5ft Corn Snake called Berty, he's a bit of an excape artist he got out of his tank last week and went on the missing list. Well let me tell you something lads my mother wasnt happy at all. Keith Q

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OUR SEAL OF APPROVAL

Last week's Seal of Approval song was a massive hit with our listeners so we thought we'd put a link up to the video here. The song is from an artist called Michael Franti, it's called Say Hey and you can watch it by clicking here

WORLD ANIMAL WEEK

To celebrate the launch of World Animal Week 2009, RTE have teamed up with Pedigree and Whiskas to find Ireland's Best Loved Dog and Cat. The finalists have been chosen and you can log on to vote for your Best Loved Dog before 6pm on Thursday October 1st AND Pedigree and Whiskas will donate a meal to SPCAs across Ireland for every single one of your votes.

The overall winner gets a fabulous package worth €3000 while the seven remaining runners-up get a three month supply of Pedigree foods and a voucher for Mutt Ugly.

Go to www.rte.ie/worldanimalweek/ to find out more details and to register your vote

YOUR QUIRKY DOGS

Because of World Animal Week and the quest to find Ireland's Best Loved Dog, we're going Pet Crazy all this week on the Breakfast Show. Today we asked you to tell us the mad quirky weird things your pets do and your texts came pouring in, many of which made us laugh out loud. Here are a selection of our favourites and you can hear us reading out a few by clicking play below. 

PJ GALLAGHER

PJ Gallagher is a great friend of ours, his skits regularly appear on our programme, and we're delighted to hear that he's got a show coming up at Vicar Street on October 8th. You really should go along and see him as he's great craic and does a brilliant stand-up show. If you want to buy tickets just click here 

And to hear some of the stuff he's done for us on the Colm & Jim Jim Breakfast Show, just listen by using the players below.

PJ in studio listens to Celeb Voice messages

A Dublin barbers recognises the PJ!

Where PJ & Jim-Jim first use the classic "Fnor"

DUGGY IN THE CLOSET

We all had our suspicions, but we now know that Duggy Highlife really does belong in the closet. On this morning's show when we rang everyone's favourite D4 head we found him hiding in a wardrobe somewhere in Ballsbridge after a rather heavy night toasting Arthur. Here is a picture to illustrate what we mean (not actual closet and not actually Duggy)

Find out how and why Duggy ended up IN a closet in the first place by clicking play below.

 

You can also check out today's rather entertaining Dish the Dirt and a chat we had with a real life Galway Girl about Handbags and Gladrags (well bags and shoes to be exact)... just press play below

ARTHUR'S DAY

Of course there was no way we could get through this morning's show without mentioning that it is in fact Arthur's Day. One of the things we thought would be fun to do is get you all to text in your toasts because at 17.59 this evening as people all over Ireland and the rest of the world will be saying "To Arthur" (or "To Martha" if you've seen the ad) we also thought it would be nice to know who else you would like to toast with a pint of the black stuff. So here's a selection of your texts with your own personal toasts.

To sunday dinners

To colm and jimjim!4 the best show on the radio! Donna Duffy monaghan

TO CHOCOLATE....elliexxxxxxx

To my boss who's lettin me of early to make my way to dublin from belfast just for arthur's day. Finn

To our wives and girlfriends may they never meet! From Foz in Arklow.

To my brain, thanks for coping through the migraine's and the anatomy and physiology classes signed karen from Drogheda

I like to toast my wife, Mairead, who has put up will me for 3 kids and 13 years ! Niall Cooke.

Raising your glass, 'the pride of ireland, to us all'. Elizabeth Mulry on her way to Ballinasloe

To toast with butter mmmmm ....... James

To women with hairy armpits

To colm and jim. The best breakfast presenters in the world. Thanks for the memories.

To the andrex puppy who will be very busy tomorrow + have the legs walked off him after the big black guinness celebrations tomorrow. ANDREX, keeping bums cool since 1759!!! Eoin

To jake the dog for wakin me this mornin by jumpin on my stomach after i 4got 2 set my alarm. Caroline in westmeath.

I toast all the doctors and nurses in beaumont hosp  for treating my mam who got cancer clear  yesterday after  her chemo .. Bren dublin

Can i have a toast to me and my girlfriend tina who are off for two nights stay at the radison hotel in galway that we won thanks to colm and jim jim breakfast show.james in kerry

I would like 2 toast the politician's of ireland. They really have given us the best laugh. Cause every time one of them open their mouths, fantastic jokes seem 2 just roll off their tongues.   From karen in wicklow.

2 the next 50 years that we wil b here 2 raise a pint of black stuff 4 the 300th birthday! Peter in kilcock

A toast 2 my unemployed husband, even though we have no money, he still manages 2 go for a pint at the weekend!!

Ni Toast, To all the Eco Friendly people, Save gas Fart in a money Box. Cheers.Marty, Belfast

To ma nd da, thank u for d support u hav given when i decided to come back to college i promise i wil pick a nice nursin home when u retire.... Ann marie quinn

I would like 2 toast my dad pat who died from cancer last yr as his fav thing in the world was a pint of the black stuff thnks Bernie

To michael owen and the time keeper at old trafford for Pissing off the blue half of manchester (and every ABU in the universe) i salute you :-) gary.

To Michael owen ! Thank you for making my trip to old  trafford @ the weekend the most amazing game I've ever witnessed ! Gary, gorey .

We should all toast our wifes 4 letin us out 2 the pub b4 six oclock on a thursday afternoom tony 4m galway

A toast to life @ being alive david connolly cavan

To the best of whats irish. Slainte. Jane Meath 0862536242

To Ali, Ella-Rose, Molly and Jack welcome to the world and this crazy adventure called life, may you smile every day and love every minute! Slainte, celine :)

To my mom you are the best mom going even if you annoy me sometimes! You stayed here and didnt go back to south africa just so we could get a good education! I love you! From siobhan in limerick

To all the single ladies!!

Toast 2 al of us n these recessional times tanks 2 Guinness we wil al b celebratin 2 day, God no's its d only ting we av 2 celebrate. Up Arthur an his famous 'black' stuff dat helps us tru these 'black' days. Marie n Ballinasloe.

Toast To facebook how did we manage with out it from dee

To being irish and celebrating 250years of booze! Louise from killenny

Ni..i would like to toast my 2new black&white puppies..appropriately named guinness&stout

To guinness farts! Alan in cabra

To colm and jim jim for the nut job they call the breakfast show may they never give up or get the boot from dan

A toast to peter crouch on a great hat trick last nite come on u spurs dave wynne banagher offaly

To my daughter Avril in Australia who I haven't seen in over a year stay out of the sand love mammy Sharon .. Sharon Doyle templeogue

Toast to my little Nicola who turns 8 today. Love Daddy

To my amazing boyfriend richard,who has given me the best 6 months of my life.

Id like 2 raise my glass 2 phil lynott who use 2 say he ws like a pint of guinness! Jules ballinasloe

To my new baby boy, josh. Who only weighs 6 pounds 4oz. Ahhh' from gavin in clondalkin.

To biffo and all his cronies for draging the country back to immigration nd a black economy ! Stephen  mullingar.

Here's to jim jim and his flux! That's flu with a kiss! Paul Westmeath

Can u toast 2 my dad eddie who introduced me 2 da black stuff on my 18th and i only drink it now!! From joe

To my grandad who was an employee of guinness and lost a couple of fingers while working there. Thanks lisa from dub

To the cheeks of my arse for putting up with all that shite after drinking way too much of The Black Stuff. Brian Dublin...

Lads to my daughter who has become a celeb because of the guiness add as her name is martha.so to martha luv dad.cheers liam

I'd like to toast to slice's of toast  there easy to make and always there for ya, especially when ya cant cook, mick the mac in donaghmede

Good health to the women n may the men be plentiful, To Arther,Trish in cavan

To my fiance paul.who got up early to drive me to the dentist for painful gum work! Cheers from trish

To dougie.. My black kiwi friend who had grey hair, so we called him the pint of guinness.. R.I.P.

2 my daughter ciara whos 18 2day & bringin her grandad jimmy 4 a guinness at 17.59 as he worked brewin de blackstuff all his wrkin days - hazel

I toast spurs a handy 6 pints for man u every year john b j d

TOAST TO PIONEERS! God bless their strength! Ethna Coleman.

To Arthur, because my Mam and Dad met in Guinness 27yrs ago. I suppose you could call me a guinness baby or a baby guinness :-P

Here's to my youngest son robert who is now toilet trained and now I'll never ever have to change a  nappy again!

Lads I would like to toast the late Keith Floyd.If there was ever a man to enjoy a toast himself !         Gerry Brett

To the republic of ireland football team who will qualify and go on to win the world cup. Come on traps army. Elaine martin from artane

A toast to ireland and all those morning after the night befores. Thanks arthur.  Colm in galway.

Toast to tuc crackers there just unreal with anything. Rob in cork

To all the barstaff of the country Without whom we.d died a thirst Tom in Kilkenny

A toast to arthur who made ireland famous caroline

To me its my birthday too

Id like to toast me and three friends who are trekking 100km for oxfam on saturday through the mourne mountains!niamh in tipp.

A toast to getting paid for the first time in 12 months today ! Yipee :-)

I would like 2 raise a glass 2 katie taylor...... Who makes all us irish women so proud..... From rose Farrelly

2 my wife i loved u when u ware the size of a keg of the black stuff and know that ur  looking as a good 6 pack i still love u gerry

To the man on the surfboard for inspiring me to become a surfer. What was the music 4 that ad

To that Dot advertisement that inspired me to get myself a fantastic career n that i could do anything when i was left with a broken heart! :-) go on the Dot! AISLING IN MONAGHAN

To my mate Gail who is sadly gone from us her favourite drink was the black stuff its good to remember those days here s to you! Susie Sargent Dublin

We also thought we'd bring back some memories for you by selecting a few of our favourite Guinness commercials from over the years. Check out these ones embedded below.

OUR RECOMMENDS

As always on a Thursday we have our Recommends slot. This week Jacqui started off by recommending people go on Skype at 17.59 and share a Guinness with people from all parts of the world.  Find out more by going to www.skype.com

Colm recommended people attend the Galway Oyster Festival this weekend. He's going to be down there for the show tomorrow morning and there's loads going on all over the weekend because of it. You can find out more about what's happening by logging on to www.galwayosterfest.com

And finally Jim recommended a book he's reading at the moment called Bad Boy Drive: The Wild Lives and Fast Times of Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson.

It's described like this: "Bad Boy Drive traces the intertwining lives and careers of movie mavericks Brando, Hopper, Beatty and Nicholson; it's a whistle-stop tour of jaw-dropping sexual activity, misbehaviour of an Olympic standad, all-out excess and genuine madness. It's a wonder Hollywood survived."

It was only published in May of this year so should be available in all good bookstores.

NEW PODCASTS

During yesterday's Dish De Durt we discussed The X-Factor, including how Simon Cowell has demanded Louis Walsh sack his bags - you'll have to listen to know what we mean by that. Just press play below.

FASHION FAUX PAS

Yesterday on the show we came across a list of the worst Fashion Faux Pas and below you can hear a podcast of what we said about it all plus YOUR texts on the issue.  But if you were wondering what a few of the top Fashion Faux Pas then take a look at these...

What a manic Friday it was on the programme this week but a fun Friday all the same.

FAIR CITY STARS DROP BY

All this week we've been inviting various Fair City actors to drop by for a chat as it's their 20th anniversary. Today for our final slot celebrating the RTE Soap Aisling O'Neill who plays Carol and Alan O'Neill who plays Keith both visited the studio and you can hear what they had to say by clicking play below.

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT WINNER

The final of America's Got Talent was held this week and the winner was a guy called Kevin Skinner, a chicken farmer who sings. Kevin was a fan favourite right from the start. He sang I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing for his final performance. Did he deserve to win? Well you can check it out by clicking on the link below.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMGRaTocdpg

And here is that emotional moment when he was revealed to be the winner.

AMANDA'S MOVIE MINUTE

This week, Amanda took a look at Away We Go, the new movie from director Sam Mendes (aka Mr Kate Winslet). After some brilliant but depressing movies like American Beauty and Revoluntionary Road it would seem Mr Mendes has decided to do something a little more upbeat, tender and sweet with the story of Burt and Verona (played by John Krasinski of The US Office fame and Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live), expecting their first child but not sure where they want to bring it up. So they head off on a road trip, visiting various relatives and friends in the hope of finding somewhere worth setting up home in.

Amanda has said this is her personal favourite movie of 2009 and she described it as Little Miss Sunshine meets Juno. She said it's charming, very funny in parts and deeply touching and would even "have the power to make any self-confessed happy singleton long for a taste of that kind of family life". Check out the trailer below. Away We Go is on general release in cinemas nationwide from today.

NEW BUSINESS TEXTS

This week for Friday Songs we thought it would be a nice idea to give some free advertising across the airwaves to any of you who have braved the recession and started up new business ventures at this time.

We got hundreds of texts in and we put a few of our budding entrepreneurs up on air to play their Favourite Friday Song but here's a selection of all the texts we got in and maybe there'll be a business or two here that might be of interest to you.

I opened a party shop called castleisland party shop in kerry eight weeks ago and its going great. Tina

Hi,my new business was set up in April. Its called Irish Candy Buffets and offers old-style sweet carts. We cater for weddings,parties and corporate events. www.irishcandybuffets.ie  would be excellent to have my details on 2fm website,thanks!

I txted yesterday about new business justbid.ie please put it up on ur website!its a fantastic new irish online auction site where bidders can get great deals on cameras,consoles, designer handbags and lots more.its launching on october 16th but u can register now for free bids

Hi colm, CLEVER CLOGZ a brand new children's shoe store in Gorey, located on Esmonde Street in Gorey is now open for all of your children's shoe needs, stocking Lelli Kelly, Primigi, Skechers and many more. See you there!

Hi colm we are starting a self defence class 4 kids in lucan from this tues 22nd lucan sports centre.  Phone liam 014620828 0879956569 for details

I would just like to mention my wife's new business. She's a photographer. Her website is nickymcdonnellphotography.com

Siobhan delahunt, cookery school, just outside wicklow town, childrens parties, camps and adult classes  -086 8738140.

Hi colm, myself and my sister in law opened a wine store called the wine boutique in ringsend last oct, approaching our first birthday soon! - thanks, ciara

Hi colm. Please put Dublin Vouchers.com on the website. It was launched 2 weeks ago. Thanks. Cathy

Hi colm, me and my partner opened a ladies hair salon , we will give 10 per cent of all colours to any one who mentions your show, thanks ,its called , just ladies, excise walk,ifsc , d1. Thanks guys.mark

Eamon fox for Fox Computing, a new Computer, Network and Elecrical repairs company in meath and dublin, cheapest rates and fastest service around - just visit www.foxcomputing.ie or email info@foxcomputing.ie - thanks

Hi colm after much debate My partner opened his 2nd hair salon im trim, its called ben garry hairdressing and its in trim and navan! Big thanks to  allthe support from our customers new and old!! annemarie

Hi colm. Opened studio one barbers in loughboy shopping centre last sept 2 wks later we r in a ression but we just celabrate our first birthday !

Just started selling prints of my Irish & world landscape photographs. www.johndunnephotography.com. Thanks for the mention.

FX2 Recruitment is a new Business that our friends FIONA KEEGAN n FIONA Peacock began after being made redundant last Oct. Go GIRLS go ur a CLASS ACT CAN U say HI N best of LUCK 2 THEM FROM CAROL AN OLD WORK MATE

Wish Paddy in donegal good luck with his new business flogitdonegal.com.

Hi colm, david here. Set up new business. Building energy rating. Thermal imaging. Air tightness testing. Www.proensol.com nationwide service. Keen rates

Just opened  a new business on monday in carlow town. Ohara byrne barbershop

Hi colm, I've set up stylefish.ie to show women how to save money and have a fabulous wardrobe for them in my 7week evening class! Women want to look fab even in a recession!

Toolsforlearning.ie - preschools for kids with speech delay. Please give us a shout! Thanks. Greg

Please ask people 2 check out momo.ie. Its a free website for buying and selling cars. Just wanted 2get dat plug in for my fiances brother x thanks`

New business Newbridge and surrounding+area minding+cats+ in their home. Www.childrenwithfur.ie. Tx Brid

 My husband was let go and has gone out on his own. He is called make it right construction. His name is wayne.

Gino opens his new cafe in edgeworthstown, co longford 2day. Wishin him d best of luck 4m seamus, joan and families

Hi ive started a new business called www.tools.ie , mark

Good morning colm and jim jim. Please wish liz and kate luck with their new business, bellisima, model farm rd, cork. They are 2 nurses who are fitting and supplying bras and prosthesis for women who've had a mastectomy

 avocalite.ie Irelands only dedicated on-line low energy light bulb retailer

 Hi colm i recently set up tom corr pc services was let go i look after homes and smal busness

Hi my name is patrick fox my new company is ecofriendly paints ireland, based in dublin,  website: www.ecofriendlypaints.ie thank you

Hi new business called binspa . We are a wheelie bin cleaning 4 the domestic and commercial market. Our machinery recycles all the water that we use. We wash disinfect and deoderise the bins a much needed service.

Pedros cafe and grill opening today in tuam shopping centre. Best wishes from angela and eabha.

Hi Colm. My company is Www.happybumps.com. We sell discounted pregnancy and ovulation tests at a fraction of the pharmacy prices. Company is run by John and Cathy, brian and marie. Thanks a mill

SPONGEBOB SUPERFANS

Ireland has two entries among the five finalists in Nickelodeon's search for SpongeBob's super number one fan. Courtney and her sister Lauren who are from Limerick plus Hannah from Dublin are in the running for the big prize which is a trip to the United States. They have been chosen from over 700 entries from the UK and Ireland to be part of the final five.

The girls in Limerick did a hip-hop rap to digi cam and sent it off and you can see their entry and Hannah's entry too on the Nickelodeon website plus the visit of the Nickelodeon film crew to both their homes. It's all there on www.nick.co.uk/superfan

So now it's all down to voters so make sure you log on to support these Irish girls and give them a chance to win the grand prize and be crowned SpongeBob's Superfan.

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDS

This week, Jacqui started off our Recommends slot by suggesting people go along to see the musical Chicago at the Gaiety. There's only a couple of nights left in the run and Jacqui is going along herself and is very excited about it. This particular production stars Gary Wilmot and Emma Barton who people might remember as Honey in Eastenders. Go to www.gaietytheatre.ie for more information

Meanwhile, Colm recommended that listeners take part in a special charity event in aid of the Jack and Jill Foundation. It's called Ladies Who Lunch and it's taking place at the Becketts Hotel and Restaurant in Leixlip on September 26th. The event will consist of a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival, a three course lunch, followed by a unique display of local fashion and a raffle.

Tickets are €35 each and can be purchased from Michelle at Becketts Hotel on 01 6247040 or you can email the organisers on ladieswholunch09@gmail.com.

FAIR CITY'S ORLA PAYS US A VISIT

As we continue our celebration of Fair City's 20th Anniversary all this week, actress Sorcha Furlong who plays Orla Kirwan in the RTE One soap dropped by today for a chat.

And you can hear what she had to say to Colm by listening to the player below.

It's been a busy couple of days on the show so here's a selection of stuff you might have missed that we're still talking about in the office...

KANYE'S MELTDOWN

At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Taylor Swift won Best Female Video, beating Beyonce, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga and Pink. However, rapper Kanye West was not happy with the outcome.

While Taylor began to give her acceptance speech, Kanye ran up on stage, grabbed her microphone and said "Yo Taylor. I'm really happy for you. I'm gonna let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!" And then he just walked off stage, leaving behind a stunned and silenced Taylor Swift before the camera panned to the audience and landed on a very shocked Beyonce.

You can check out the video here - http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/vmas/news/152408-vmas-kanye-s-stage-invasion

Then the wonderful Beyonce, when on stage to accept her award for Best Video of the Year, invited Taylor back on stage to finish her acceptance speech. You can check that out below. 

And then here's Taylor's reaction to the whole sorry saga, which she revealed during a backstage interview

But now Kanye has come out on The Jay Leno Show and apologised to Taylor... he even cried when Leno asked him what his departed mother would have thought of his actions. You can check out that interview below.

WHITNEY WITH OPRAH

Another celebrity baring her soul was Whitney Houston, back making music and looking the best she's done in years. Whitney appeared on Oprah Winfrey's chat show on Monday for the new season premiere of the most famous daytime chat show in the world and she didn't hold back, talking about her drug abuse, her tumultuous marraige to Bobby Brown and how her mother came to her rescue. Check out a snippet below. 

FAIR CITY'S PAUL TALKS TO US

Fair City actor Tony Tormey (aka Paul) who appeared in the very first scene of the very first episode of the soap dropped by the studio today to talk to us about the 20th anniversary of the RTE serial drama, and what it's really like to be a part of Carrickstown. You can listen to the interview below.

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

An Irishman has set up a website called www.57million.net and it's a way to publish, highlight, promote, share and encourage acts of human kindness in order to create a better world. He wants people to share their stories of random acts of kindness on the website in the hope that it will inspire others.

So when you our listeners started texting us in your own examples of random acts of kindness in light of this story, we thought it a good idea to bring them to you.

Here's a few of our favourites we got in across the morning...

Last year a stranger saved my life by donating their organs the ultimate act of kindness.

I lost a parcel in nut grove. Baby was 2 weeks old and 2 yr old as well so was up 2 90. Cousin thanked me few weeks later for present. Somebody found it and put a note in stating the found it and posted it! Thanks who ever you were

My lights went while driving from Tullamore to Loughrea one night. Somebody put on their hazzards and stayed in front of me all the way, then disappeared. Clay.

Every morning i would walk through herbert park and see the same homeless man he always said good morning with a smile and never asked for anything  so just before christmas i bought him a 6 pack of cider a pack of tobacco, rizla's, a hat,gloves a turkey cranberry and stuffing sandwich and a christmas card with 20 euro in it ! He was very grateful ... After christmas he was gone hope he's ok ! Anna

I lost my passport and driving licence and about 2 weeks later i received them in the post with a note saying 'found these though you might need them back'.

Last night gave a little red headed boy with freckles who reminded me of a brunch 14c to get a bag of crisps in the garage cause he didn have enough

Every year after Xmas,any drink that is left in the house,i give it to wineos near my house in limerick, now they see my car passing i feel like i'm driving an ice cream van,they all start running after me, mike

The other day i was queuing for lunch and two young guys a few people ahead of me asked did i want to skip ahead-i'm 7 months pregnant.it made my day to know there are still some gentlemen out there!

When i was in england for the weekend i won a pound on a scratch card i gave it to a guy who was selling  the big issue, the next day i saw him and he told me he won 100 pound on another scratch card he bought with the one i gave him

I thought my car was stolen on a city street where i was sure i parked it thirty mins previously. I asked a man who was just getting into his car if if'd seen my car? If said no love - probably towed. But i knew i'd bought a ticket. He drove off and close to tears i started to call the boss and the guards. As i started to  to talk the man pulled up in front of me and asked me my reg then told me to hop in. My car was on the next street over and he had driven to check as the streets are similar. He was a dublin taxi driver. Star!

I was running on a country road the other night, and it got dark very quickly. A local taxi driver pulled up, handed me a reflective jacket &drove off. Angela

I was in dundrum and paying 4 my car and i put the ticket in went 2 get the change  and had none and this lovely lady paid 4 my parking. I asked her 2 come 2 my car and i could give it her back. And she said no she was happy 2 give it 2 me. I felt i had won the lotto and thought yes there are still lovely people in the world. From karen in wicklow.

Colm when toll bouths were on the m50 the odd morning when i would arrive to the  bouth i would pay for the car behind me ciaran in Wexford.

I paid 4 an elderly womans milk and bread in a shop as she had 4gotten her purse and would of had 2 walk bk home 4 it,paul from inchicore

AND FINALLY...

If you're around Clonakilty this weekend then you have to check out the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival because the organisers are trying to set a new world record. On Saturday, the festival folk will attempt to break the world record for Largest Ensemble Guitar Performance. They need over 2000 people to attempt to play the same song at the same time, together on the guitar and the song in question is the well known  Óró, Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile  

You can find out more by logging on to http://www.clonguitarfest.com/ or check out this video below

BONKERS ABOUT BISCUITS

We all had a feeling of Monday morning blues on the show today but they soon disappeared with our new competition. In association with McVities we're asking you all this week for your bonkers talents as we're going Bonkers about Biscuits.

And boy do you lot have some very strange abilities. We invited a few of you on air to display those unique talents and if you want to hear what that sounded like then check out the podcast below. And if you have a strange bonkers talent you think would sound good on air well then tune in tomorrow to find out how you can get involved.

FRIDAY HAPPY SONGS

Because there is so much doom and gloom around at the moment, we made the decision that this Friday we would turn the airwaves over to our listeners and they would pick their Friday happy songs for the whole three hours.

We got an amazing response and below are the team's picks for the song that gets them smiling plus a selection of songs that were text in by you. And it was such a successful venture, we're thinking of doing it again next Friday so stay tuned to hear more about that.

Colm - Rooney "When Did Your Heart Go Missing"

Lindy - The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup"

Amanda - Guns n Roses "Sweet Child O'Mine"

Duggy Highlife - Elbow "One Day Like This"

Helen (newsreader) - Journey "Don't Stop Believing"

Ann (AA Roadwatch) - Queen "We Will Rock You"

Listener Picks:

Could you play funkytown for my friday song please lads? Phil, dublin

Colm, for a feel good friday, mark mc cabe and maniac 2000, or the water boys and the whole of the moon. Mick

After a long week of work,all u want to do on friday is let the hair down and meet up with your pals..and Prince "Lets go crazy",is the perfect friday song..Brian in limerick.

Friday song- mr brightside- the killers

Please play madness baggy trousers live from picnic as the friday song. PS: Wispa gold is back whoooooo

Hi my name is Natasha me go goin 2 my first disco so will u plz plz plz plz plz plz plz play hammer time plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plzplz plz plz plz plz plz

Please play i'm so excited from the crunchie ad. I've lost over four stone at weight watchers and  i treat myself to a crunchie on a friday so this is my friday song! AISLING from mayo. (THIS WAS OUR WINNER OF THE BEST TEXT OF THE DAY)

Hi colm. Always good vibe show so ow abt good vibrations (beach boys) T  finglas

R.e.m..shineing happy people..great friday song....from greg

Hi colm, can u play song 2 by blur. It's a great happy song. Thanks, derek.

My happy song guys is alphabeat facanation,please play it,it just makes me smile,from ger,the guy who had great sex last night

Please play here comes the good times - a house. Off to london for the weekend to play softball for Ireland. Brian

Hi colm, my happy song is copacabana by barry manilow. It gets my feet tapping as soon as i hear it. Lorraine Smyth from Dundalk.

Catriona and the waves pls walkin on sunshine. Life is great 4 me after been thru a rough road. Thx a mil. Kaye, cork

Colm can ya play i fought the law by the clash as a feelgood song..that'll get the fists pumping. Del boy.

BACKSTREET'S BACK, ALRIGHT!

Yesterday we told you that we would be interviewing AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys and we invited you to send in questions and a few would then be picked at random to pose their question to the very man himself along with our own Lindy, Amanda and Jacqui.

So in case you missed the interview which we aired this morning on the show, you can listen to it below

AJ McLean interview - Part 1

AJ McLean interview - Part 2

It was a busy day on the show today with lots of fascinating news floating about on the Interweb. Thursdays always feature our Recommends and with Jim Jim on hols Lindy took his spot at the desk but what really got us talking off air? How on earth we could persuade Derren Brown to give us the Irish lotto numbers of course.

THE NEW AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE

When Paula Abdul stepped down as a judge on the United States' biggest TV Show, American Idol, we all wondered who on earth Simon Cowell would line up to take her place. With the likes of Posh Spice, Katy Perry, Mary J Blige, Joe Jonas and Neil Patrick Harris all taking guest spots on the judging panel for the early audition and boot camp rounds, a nation, no, in fact a GLOBE, held its breath in anticipation of who would take the fourth judge's chair for the live shows. A multi-millionaire selling artist? An Oscar winner? An Emmy and Tony nominee?

Ummm no, it's... Ellen DeGeneres. Yep, your eyes do not deceive you. The former actress and now US talkshow host who is the only one who comes close to stealing Oprah's daytime crown will be taking her seat alongside Simon, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi when the live shows kick off in the ninth season of Idol.

But before you start ranting and raving about what does she know blah blah blah, remember this - Ms DeGeneres has hosted both the Oscars and the Emmys and was a very popular guest judge on the US show So You Think You Can Dance last season. And what better qualification does she need than this - "I have not missed one episode of that show, I have watched every single thing, I love everything about it, and I love music. Hopefully I'm the people's point of view, because I'm just like you. I sit at home and I watch it...I'm not looking at it in a critical way, from the music producer's mind. I'm looking at it as a person who's going to buy the music, and who's going to relate to that person".

DERREN BROWN WINS THE LOTTERY - WELL, SORTA

Derren Brown, England's version of Keith Barry, pulled off a very impressive stunt on Channel 4 last night. To kick off his new series Derren Brown The Events, he broadcast live at the same time as the National Lottery was being broadcast on BBC and he predicted the numbers that would come out. You can watch the whole thing for yourself below but if you're stumped as to how he did it, fear not, because he's actually going to reveal ALL on Friday night and actually let us know how he created an illusion for our collective minds. 

Check out the video if you missed the live event last night and don't forget to watch Channel 4 on Friday night to find out his secret.

PHIL COLLINS HANGS UP HIS DRUMSTICKS

We were very sad when we heard today that Phil Collins will never drum again due to a spine injury. Apparently the ex-Genesis star can't even hold his drum sticks because sitting at a kit is too painful due to his vertebrae crushing his spinal cord because of the position he drums in.

However, there is some good news. The man can still sing!

But in honour of his great drumming days, here's that famous Cadbury's ad with the Gorilla drumming to Collins' In The Air Tonight 

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDS

It's that time of the week again and with Jim Jim away, Lindy took over his seat and kicked off Recommends with her suggestion that people should head down to the The Rugby Show Live at the RDS this coming weekend. Its website describes it as a fun fuelled, highly interactive event that will inform, inspire and improve your rugby. And there'll be a few celebrities there too, current and former rugby stars who will be willing to sign jerseys. To find out more check out www.rugbyshow.ie

Jacqui's recommendation was also of a sporting nature. This Sunday in Croke Park, you can see the Junior and Senior Camogie finals and the All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Final, all for about 30 euro plus there's loads of great deals for juveniles to come along. Unfortunately, GAA matches at Croke Park can be very expensive these days but this is a great value event. Check out www.gaa.ie for further information

Finally, Colm recommended the Backstreet Boys, who are playing a gig here at the O2 in November. However, his reason for recommending the boy band is because later today  he will be interviewing one of the guys and he was offering listeners the chance to text in their questions and a few will be selected to go on air and ask their question directly. So make sure you tune in to tomorrow's show to hear our listeners interview a massive star. And to find out more about the Backstreet Boys you can check out their webpage www.backstreetboys.com

LISTENERS' TOP TEN BEATLES TUNES

Today of course is 09.09.09, or aka Beatles Day because all The Beatles' studio albums are being re-issued in remastered form for the first time ever.

To mark this historic day, we got our listeners to vote all morning for their favourite Beatles track so that at 9.09am on the Gerry Ryan Show, we could play Ireland's favourite Beatles song.

So here's the top ten as chosen by our listeners...

10.                     Something

9.                          Yellow Submarine

8.                          Blackbird

7.                          Come Together

6.                          Rocky Racoon

5.                          A Day In The Life

4.                          In My Life

3.                          Eleanor Rigby

2.                          Let It Be

1.                          Hey Jude    

AMANDA TALKS TO COLIN FIRTH

Our own Amanda Fennelly took time out yesterday to have a chat with Colin Firth, the actor made famous by his roles in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones but who actually has done a lot more than that, he just often doesn't get the credit for it.  

He's starring in a new movie called Dorian Gray and spoke to Amanda about his character, his co-star Ben Barnes, his sex symbol status and his delight at being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he also told us about his favourite Beatles song. Check it out by going to The Slate's page on the 2fm website here.

This moring on the show we were looking for your random thoughts on Text then on the back of our look at the papers Suprise Suprise everyone had something to say about the proposed Tax changes ...Here's a selection of your best Random and Taxing Texts.

RANDOM TEXTS

I love my dog

Will Bulgaria beat Italy 8/1 great price hmmm..

Hi Colm I'm just wondering are u the first guy 2 go 2 a rock festival and the only thing u lost was your voice   TOM

How far can you let your mind wander before it wont come back? Random Pete

There should be coin operated hairdryers at bus shelters.  Rosie Killiney

How did the person making the first clock know what time to set it to? Spencer Dundalk

Why are jelly babies called jelly babies when they're not babies they're bears? And imagine they were actually babies, would you be comfortable eating a jellied version of a child? Colm

If u scaled the sun to the size of a basket ball the earth would be a pea. And if the basket ball was in London the nearest star to the sun would be a basket ball in los Angles. Colm

There should be a way to throw lumps of jelly at bad drivers.  Rosie Mclaughlin

If a fly is called a fly why isn't a fish called a swim! Helen

Random thought...why do people overtake like lunatics in bumper to bumper traffic. Where do they think they're going? Impatience prevails on the M50

Random thought. What's worse a man that doesn't put the seat down after peeing or a man that doesn't lift the seat before he pees

I live in Dublin but work in cork due to the down turn. Every Monday my 2 and half year old son gets upset asking me not to go. I didn't go to work yesterday and he looked at me so innocently and asked if cork was closed. Ain't kids great

I'm thinking who would win a fight? Van Damme or Steven Seagal? Colin in tipp

Can the phrase be changed to you can choose your friends but you can't choose your IN LAWS! AAAGH

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? From Chris.

Why is "bra" singular and "pants" plural? Helena in Donegal.

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs! Connor G in Letterkenny.

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? From katie G in Letterkenny.

If bread always lands buttered side down and cats always land on their feet.. What would happen if you strapped a piece of buttered bread on the back of a cat and drop it?!

TAX TEXTS

If there is any more taxes will Robin Hood come back to save us all

Is Brian Lenihan gonna blow a kiss to all citizens when he releases the next budget. One usually gets a kiss after being screwed!

Why don't they tax FARTS! They'd make a fortune on me alone. Brian

If the government ministers lived on what the rest of us do then the country would be in much better state! Avril trim

Couldn't get mortgage in '94 it has taken 15yrs to build home now have pay tax? I'd burn it first

We should have a new reality TV show. Where them ones in government have to live my life! Let's see them live on less than 27k a year pay a mortgage and all this other shite. I trying to save for a wedding next year! Gits

The term born free taxed to death is so true now

Why don't they tax leisure craft, second homes - yachts - the people who can afford it from Miriam

They'll tax your poo next. 10 cent a plop

Why do i get my children's allowance etc cut yet a millionaire gets the same, why is it not means tested?

If we get taxed for travelling to work. Can Brian Cowen's driver pick me up cause i can't afford the petrol!

We should have fake tan tax. We'd mint it.

Due to the state of the economy and the budget cuts the Taoiseach Brian Cowen has stated the light at the end of the tunnel has officially been switched off :-)

If their taxing my property, r they laying claim to the land its on, if so can I send them a bill 4 cutting the grass? Aido

Colm - did u see the new tax return form? It's as follows-            

NAME: 

ADDRESS

HOW MUCH DO YOU EARN:

SEND IT ALL TO US!

Caroline in Newbridge.

Colm, a simple way to make billions in tax is tax every bye bye bye bye bye said at end me mobile phone calls or put a mega tax on any upper class wannabe twat using the word absolutely and sounding like Mrs Bucket. Pat in Monaghan

No way am I paying a tax for water. It's falling free from the sky and they want us to pay for it! No chance! John

I'm starting to hate this beautiful country of ours, i wonder will they tax me on my feelings?

How bout a drunk tax. Breathalise them coming outta pubs. If they're locked take all their money. They won't even realise they're helping the economy! Tricia

A fine is a tax for doing something wrong. A tax is a fine for doing something right!

I think they're introducing a breathing tax at the end of the year

X FACTOR WANNABE

We all love the X factor here on the show and this morning we got to tallking about last Saturday nights Mariah Carey wannabe Fouad Djaoublia who was if nothing else entertaining, you can watch his ''performance'' below...

COLM AT ELECTRIC PICNIC

This morning if you were listening to the show you would have heard Colm broadcasting from Stradbally to kick off RTE 2fm's Electric Picnic coverage this weekend - 18 hours of live music and broadcasts.

Anyway, Colm is down there in a camper van for the weekend with his family and he took a few photos for us to put up here for you all to see.

Colm on the Roadcaster (how very arty of him)

The 2fm Roadcaster at 6am... can you see the mud???!!!!

Colm takes a pic from the main stage at EP (and no he wasn't falling over at the time)

CROKE PARK PITCH INVASIONS

If you were listening to us on Wednesday morning, you would have heard the chat we had with Amanda Sports (in case you're confused we have two sports girls, Jacqui Sports and Amanda Sports and between them they present our sports news across the week).

Anyway, Amanda is from Kilkenny (regular listeners will be VERY aware of that) and so she brought to us the story that was then confirmed later that afternoon about how the GAA have decided this year to make the presentations to the winning All-Ireland Hurling and Football sides ON the pitch and not in the Hogan Stand.

The last time that happened was between 1999 and 2001 when the Hogan Stand was being redeveloped and most of the fans weren't happy about it as the tradition of invading the pitch was stopped in this case and many claimed the atmosphere, excitement and celebrations just weren't the same.

Now that argument has come up again with the news of this decision taken by the GAA primarily out of safety concerns for players and supporters. It remains to be seen this Sunday if Kilkenny manage to do four in a row or if Tipperary de-throne the Cats at last, how the GAA will prevent the jubilant winning fans from making their way onto the pitch, but with a special ceremony planned involving flag bearers, drummers and pyrotechnic displays as well as a lap of honour for the winning county players, then it seems the GAA are determined to stop pitch invasions such as the one captured by Amanda last year in this picture below, which she took after Kilkenny fans took to the field for the three-in-a-row presentation.

It now seems likely that scenes like this will be a thing of the past and there won't be anything like this on Sunday but we'll see what happens on the day.

We wish both sets of players and fans a great day out in Croke Park on Sunday, may the best team win (of course Amanda and Jim, who has Kilkenny relatives, want that to be the Cats while Colm, whose mother's family is from Tipp, wants it to be Tipperary). 

It could be very interesting in studio next week... and you thought our Man Utd/Spurs rivalry was bad...  

JIM'S NEW TUBBERS SONG

On today's show we had the first exclusive play of Jim-Jim's new Tubridy song, just in time for Tubber's first Late Late Show tomorrow night. It's called "Have I Told You Late Late That I Love You" and it's Ryan's musical expression of his delight at getting the Late Late gig.

We were pleased to hear that the great man himself was upstairs at his desk laughing away so it has his seal of approval. And if you missed the song this morning, don't fret because you can listen to it below.

NILE RODGERS TALKS TO US

Also this morning, the legendary Nile Rodgers took time out to have a chat with us about his band Chic, who were massive in the late 70s/early 80s and who are playing Electric Picnic this weekend.

In the interview, he told us about the history of Chic and an interesting story about how the song "Le Freak" came to be. You can hear all that below.

 

 

He's actually an Electric Picnic veteran, having been at all of them, so he also gave us his guide and tips to surviving the weekend, particuarly if you're camping down there. And you can hear those tips below.

 

  

GITSY O'DONOGHUE

This week Ireland's favourite criminal and all-round scanger Gitsy decided to have a go at Colm about heading off to Electric Picnic. You can check him out below.

SLAGGING COLM DURING TELLY BITS

Earlier this week, during Telly Bits, Jim Jim and Lindy got a fit of the giggles when they slagged Colm over one of his less than finest moments from his early broadcasting career and while Colm refuses to play the actual clip on air, you can hear the lads give him a good slagging over it below.

FUNNY NAMED SHOPS

It was another busy show this morning and your texts were just flying in when we came across a story in The Examiner newspaper about a takeaway in Belfast called The Codfather and we asked for other such businesses that have funny and clever names. We never knew there were so many out there. Here's a collection of our favourites...

Hairdressers in Wexford, Curl Up and Dye

Chinese take away in Bray called Soon Fatt. Greg. Bray

Angela's Rashers in Ballyer

There's a chipper in Letterkenny called Cod's Kitchen. Paul

Knobs and knockers in Dublin. Shane in Castleknock.

Take away somewhere in Mayo called Wok & Roll!

There's a Chinese in Belfast called 'The Phu Kit Inn' - Pete

Have seen van in Dublin, the company called Doggy Style. It is a dog grooming company. Class .Emma

Digging company seen around Dublin . Holemasters is the company name. And the motto on the vans - Guaranteed your hole . . Dave the Gomez fan

Dog grooming parlour in Ennis called Peter Barks!

Sports Shoe shop in America called Athlete's Foot.. Paul.

Chish and fips my local gourmet chipper in Crosshaven co. Cork

Ofig an Chip - chipper in Kilmuckridge

There used to be a pub in Galway called M.T. Pockets

Off license in Beaver Creek Colorado called Beaver Liquors.

In Castlebar there's a pub called the Half Cut Bar, and the next door there's the Full Cut barber, owned by the same person!

There's a plumber in Derry called Willie Dripps from Phil

Moving company called two men and a truck - Jonathan n3

Ironing service in Derry called Northern Iron

There's a restaurant in Belfast called Thai Tanic! Haha!

A scaffold company. Their slogan is "satisfaction guaranteed with every erection!"

A shop in a small village in Shropshire, the village is called Knockin, so the shop is called The Knockin Shop!

Hair dresser in Clonmel called Get Your Locks Off

Barbers in Galway called Headmasters.

Hi. There is a Chinese in Waterford called... Wok Right In... Ruth

Carpenters in Cavan called Well Hung

There's a printing company in Belfast called Reid and Wright from Louise

There is an air conditioning company in the UK called Stiff Nipples

The Stagger Inn in  Roscommon

In Barcelona I saw a sweet shop called Happy Pills. Each sweet cured 'illnesses' like stupidity etc. Very cool. There symbol is also a pink first aid cross. Marie. Ennis.

There is a drainage company in the States & their motto is "Your Shit is our bread & butter"

There is a liquor store in San francisco called SUCKERS LIQUORS and a leather goods shop called  HARD ON LEATHER Rosemary

I've seen a van going round Dublin. I think it's a catering company- called Blazing Salads. Also a builder in phone book called Willie Leggett. Fiona

There's a hairdressers in Graignamanagh called Ryan Hair

There's a hairdressers/barbers by the gasworks in Dublin called 'Get the snip'!

Petrol station in Muff, Donegal called Top Muff! Well, there used to be! There's also Muff hair and beauty!

My brother's pet shop is called Crocodile Dundees -  his name is Paul Hogan

There's a company that distributes free range eggs I don't know what the business name is but, their slogan is 'they're great yolks altogether'. Pretty funny. From Colin the courier

The Clothes Horse is the name of a shop in Waterford that sells horse riding clothes

There is a beauty salon in Crossbarry in Cork called Ouch! At least they are honest. Kerrie

There's a fish and chip shop in east Belfast called For Cod and Ulster!

There is a chipper in Lahinch called ' the chipper'

Seen a cleaning van going around town called Optimus Grime :-)!

Chicken transporter truck has " poultry in motion" on the side

There was a shop called Lino Richie in Finglas that sold carpets and lino. Steve b

There was a bookies next door to an under taker it was called Dead Cert

Apparently there's a butcher in England called 'hello is it meat you're looking for'

There's a pub on the quays in Dublin called The Cat Dragged Inn. - Ali

The Everton shop in the Liverpool One shopping centre is called Everton Two.

There's furniture shop in Navan called Sofa So Good

Shop in Donegal years ago had sale on underwear. Sign in window said "Knickers down now's your chance" !

Theses a wine shop in Lucan called The Grape Escape. Tracey

There is a house cleaning service in the UK called Spruce Springclean! From Jason in Naas

There's a Chinese take away in Drogheda owned by an Irish bloke called Paddy Fields from Rob.

A sun bed shop in Liverpool called Taneriffe

There is a Chinese in Bathurst in Oz called Mankee Restaurant. Paul Wilcock,

There is a hand car wash in the UK called Mr Hand Job!

Hi lads a barbers in cork is called Hair Today Gone Tomorrow. Paul

There's a hairdressers in Kilkeel called 'Clip Around The Ear '

There is a hair saloon in Limerick called 'Hair Port'.  James Marnane.

Off licence in Gorey called The Beer Necessities - Evelyn

There was a takeaway in Tipp next toa funeral home called The Last Supper

There's a flooring shop in Drogheda called "Tiocfaidh ar urlar"

Tanfastic tanning salon in Naas

There's a takeaway in Castleblayney called Crouching Thai-ger and a meat suppliers in Co Wicklow called Poultry in Motion.

There is a women's clothes shop in Wexford town called Janey Mac

My brother has a freight company called Fluke Freight and its slogan is" IF ITS THERE ON TIME ITS A FLUKE" Alan

Indian restaurant in boat on canal in Manchester called Onion Bargee. John.

There's a coffee shop/internet café in Kilkenny called Blaa, Blaa, Blaa. Get it? Clayton.

And if you want to hear our reaction to some of these texts and more check out our podcast below.

DYLAN MCGRATH

Also on the show this morning we spoke to Dylan McGrath, the fancy Michelin-starred chef lad who just happens to be the man who will provide the food for all the performing acts at this year's Electric Picnic Festival. He was also there last year and if you want to hear what he had to say to us about the experience, then check out the podcast below.