Monday 24 December 2012

Playlist Monday December 24th 2012

6.30 - 7
AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
George Thorogood - Rock 'N Roll Christmas
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time

7 - 8
The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Beach Boys - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Eric McGrath - 'Til I'm Back Home
Kodaline - All I Want
Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination
Doris Day & Bing Crosby - Baby It's Cold Outside
The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman
Kavinsky - Nightcall
Mercury Rev - Endlessly
Wham! - Last Christmas
Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down To the River
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again
Dean Martin - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

8 - 9
Ronnie James Dio/Rudy Sarzo/Simon Wright/Tony Iommi - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Elmo & Patsy Trigg-Shropshire - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
In Tua Nua - Merry Christmas Everybody
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Kermit The Frog - One More Sleep 'Til Christmas
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Croupier - Carol Of The Bells
Harry Holler & The Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
Lemmy/Billy F. Gibbons/Dave Grohl - Run Rudolph Run
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
The xx - Crystalised
A Song For Lily-Mae - Tiny Dancer
Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas

9 - 10
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 
Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
Paul McCartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmastime
Autamata - Liberty Bell
The Proclaimers - I'm On My Way
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
Enya - Silent Night
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
The Andrew Sisters - Winter Wonderland
The Pogues feat. Kirsty McColl - Fairytale Of New York

Friday 21 December 2012

Playlist Friday December 21st 2012

6.30-7
The Clientele - The Six Of Spade
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
The Great Western Squares - Ace Of Spades
Ani DiFranco - A Spade

7-8
REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
U2 - Until The End Of The World
Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Europe - The Final Countdown
Colin Hay - Overkill
Amy Winehouse - Wake Up Alone
Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Dark Room Notes - Love Like Nicotine
Fred - Skyscrapers

8-9
Billy Paul - Me And Mrs Jones
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Harry Holler & The Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
Amy Winehouse - Hey Little Rich Girl
Sufjan Stevens - The Winter solstice
A Song For Lily Mae - Tiny Dancer
Will Ferrell & John C.Reilly - Little Drummer Boy
Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over

9-10
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
Le Galaxie - You Feel The Fire
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Villagers - That Day
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Kermit - One More Sleep Til Christmas
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong
The Commitments - Mustang Sally
Roy Orbison - It's Over

Thursday 20 December 2012

Playlist Thursday December 20th 2012

6.30-7
Queens Of The Stone Age - Turnin' The Screw
The White Stripes - Screwdriver
Cake - You Turn The Screws

7-8
Sting - All Four Seasons
Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
Republic Of Loose - Comeback Girl
The Cure - A Forest
Amy Winehouse - Me & Mrs. Jones
Autamata - Liberty Bell
Bob Seger - The Little Drummer Boy
Will Ferrell & John C Reilly - Little Drummer Boy
Delorentos - Pace Yourself

8-9
Lemmy/Billy F - Run Rudolph Run
Coldplay - Green Eyes
In Tua Nua - Merry Christmas Everybody
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Harry Holler & The Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
The Commitments - In The Midnight Hour

9-10
Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
The Jacksons - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause
The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
Seal - Crazy
Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall
Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby
Ham Sandwich - The Naturist

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Playlist Wednesday December 19th 2012


6.30-7
Dropkick Murphys - Vices And Virtues
The Go! Team - Grip Like A Vice
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Elvis Costello - Senior Service
TV Theme - Miami Vice

7-8
Eric McGrath - Til I'm Back Home
Kodaline - All I Want
Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club - Back To Before
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze
Masters In France - Playing With My Friends

8-9
Queen - Thank God it's Christmas
Prokofiev - Troika
St. John The Gambler - Lemonade Man
Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Thouse Shalt Always kill
Elmo & Patsy Trigg-Shropshire - Grandma Got Run over By A Reindeer

9-10
The Young Folk - Remember When
David Benoit - Carol Of The Bells 
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
Kermit - One More Sleep Til Christmas
Kopek - White Collar Lies
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Playlist Tuesday December 18th 2012

6.30-7
Moderat - Rusty Nails
Weird Dreams - Holding Nails
The Kills - Nail In My Coffin
Kings of Leon - Black Thumbnail

7-8
Modest Mouse - Dirty Fingrnails
Dark Room Notes - Broken Nail
James - Sit Down
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful
The Beach Boys - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game
The National - Gospel
Harry Holler & The Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
Weezer - Undone

8-9
Lumineers - Ho Hey
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Queen - The Show Must Go On
Hermitage Green - Golden Rule
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Klaxons - Golden Skans
Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

9-10
Lous Armstong - 'Zat You Santa Claus
Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric
Eric McGrath - Til I'm Back Home
The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
This Club - Add it Up
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top

Monday 17 December 2012

Playlist Monday December 17th 2012

6.30-7
The Beatles - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Taj Mahal - Take this Hammer
Queen - Hammer To Fall
Leonard Nimoy - If I Had A Hammer
Bob Marley - Hammer

7-8
Cathy Davey - Hammerhead
Peter Gabriel - Sledghammer
Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
O Emperor - Erman Gou
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
Enya - Oiche Chuin
Hal - Why Do You Come Here
Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground

8-9
Ash - Kung Fu
The Proclaimers - Letter From America
Bradley Gillis - Santa Claus Is Rockin'
Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
The Beloved - Sweet Harmony
Croupier - Carol Of the Bells
The Cure - The Lovecats

9-10
AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas
Penfold DM - Bus Ride
No Doubt - Don't Speak
The Dead Heavys - Lazarus
Elton John - Your Song
In Tua - Merry Christmas Everybody
Brenda Lee - Rockin'  Around The Christmas Tree
George Michael & Aretha Franklin - Knew You Were Waiting

Friday 14 December 2012

Playlist Friday December 14th 2012

6.30-7
Aimee Mann - Fifty Years After the Fair
Dorothy Loudon - Fifty Percent
Urusen - Fifty & 9
White Lies
Fifty On Our Foreheads

7-8
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
Joe Cocker - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Alanis Morrissette - Hand In My Pocket
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Tricky - Black Steel
O Emperor - Erman Gou

Kodaline - All I Want


8-9
Tom Waits - Looking For The Heart Of Saturday Night
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Lisa Hannigan - Pistachio
The Coronas - Heroes & Ghosts
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

9-10
Adele - Someone Like You
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Depeche Mode - Strangelove
Therapy - Trigger Inside
Little Green Cars - The John Wayne
Adele - Skyfall


High Tide Alert


High Tide Alert 
Dublin City Council wishes to advise media that today's high tide is predicted to be extremely high and above the Council’s Tide Alert levels.  The following actions are being taken as a precautionary measure only:

  • The car parks at Sandymount promenade and at Clontarf are being closed today (Thursday)
  • A limited number of large sandbags are being put in place in Clontarf.
  • The flood gates on the River Dodder will be closed tomorrow for the weekend.
  • The flood defences on the River Tolka are being put in place.
  • The Liffey Boardwalk defences will be closed on Friday morning.
  • Spencer Dock Flood gates have been closed.

Dublin City Council maintains a stock of sandbags at various locations for strategic purposes and will be deployed by Drainage staff, if required, in both Sandymount and Clontarf.

Marine Drive will be closed at its junction with Beach Road and Strand Road after the rush hour tomorrow morning using large 1 tonne sandbags.  It will be reopened in the afternoon. 

The information above has been circulated to all Dublin City Councillors and business organisations in the city. Council staff are on standby to deal with any flooding that may occur.

Thursday 13 December 2012

Playlist Thursday December 13th 2012

6.30-7
Cursive - Dorothy At Forty
Jesus Christ Superstar - John Nineteen Forty-One
Spin Doctors - Forty Or Fifty
Status Quo - Forty-Five Hundred Times

7-8
Mumford And Sons - Little Lion Man
O Emperor - Electric Tongues
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
Black Keys - Little Black Submarines
Prince - When Doves Cry
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
Delorentos - Give It Up Now
Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking

A Song For Lily-Mae - Tiny Dancer


8-9
Depeche Mode - Stripped
Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N' Roll
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time
Jeff Conaway & John Travolta - Greased Lightning
Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around

9-10
The Riptide Movement - Reno
Lumineers - Ho Hey
Kasabian - Club Foot
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
The Frank & Walters - This Is Not A Song
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Teddybears feat. Iggy Pop - Punkrocker
Felix Da Housecat feat. Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Playlist Wednesday December 12th 2012

6.30-7
Luke Kelly - Thirty Foot Taller
Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three
Theme Tune - Thirty Something

7-8
Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down To The River
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club - Back To Before
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
The Isley Brothers - Twist & Shout
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
Debbie Gibson - Sleigh Ride
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
Luciano Pavarotti - Adeste Fideles

8-9
Paul Hardcastle - 19
The Wonder Villains - Zola Master
David Benoit - Carol Of The Bells
Depeche Mode - People Are People
Delorentos - Pace Yourself
Frank Oz - Monster In The Mirror

9-10
Flight Of The Conchords - Business Time
Adam Faith - A Lonely Pup In A Christmas Shop
Heathers - Lions, Tigers, Bears
The Proclaimers - I'm On My Way
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Boomtown Rats - Looking After Number One
The Puppini Sisters - Crazy In Love
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Playlist Tuesday December 11th 2012

6.30-7
Athlete - Twenty Four Hours
Charlie Parr - Twenty-Nine
Dusty Springfield - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Generationals - Ten Twenty Ten
Shirelles - Twenty-One

7-8
Simple Kid - The Twenty Something
Joy Division - Twenty-Four Hours
The Kinks - Days
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Maria Doyle Kennedy - Hola Luna
Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself
Cansei De Ser Sexy - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
Gemma Hayes - Hanging Around

8-9

Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
Kodaline - All I Want
Guns N Roses - Live And Let Die
Proclaimers - Letter From America
Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth
Croupier Carol Of the Bells

9-10
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields
Depeche Mode - Wrong
St. John The Gambler - Vaudeville Rag
Alt-J - Breezeblocks
In Tua Nua - Seven Into The Sea
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine

Monday 10 December 2012

Playlist Monday December 10th 2012

6.30-7
Aerosmith - Big Ten Inch Record
The Avett Brothers - Ten Thousand Words
The Black Keys - Ten Cent Pistol
Cocteau Twins - Five Ten Fiftyfold

7-8
Sinéad O'Connor & Shane McGowan - Haunted
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club - Back To Before
Led Zeppelin - Baby I'm Gonna Leave You
PJ Harvey - Down By The Water
Depeche Mode - Master And Servant
Julie Feeney - Wind Out Of My Sails
Madonna - True Blue
Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

8-9
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
Heathers - Lions, Tigers, Bears
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Depeche Mode - Precious
The Frames - Star Star
Doris Day - Baby, It's Cold Outside

9-10
B.B. King - Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Harry Holler and the Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
Neil Young - Southern Man
Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes
Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day
Entheos - Tend the Dark Flame
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun


Friday 7 December 2012

Playlist Friday December 7th 2012

6.30-7
Arthur Russell - Planted A Thought
The Last Shadow Puppets - Black Plant
David Holems - Planting The Seed
Little Shop Of Horrors - Finale

7-8
Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust
Erasure - Take A Chance On Me
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream
Little Green Cars - The John Wayne
Harry Holler & the Hooligans - One Ear Up, One Ear Down
AC/DC - Jailbreak

8-9
Erasure - Sometimes
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
Bellx1 - Alphabet Soup
Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line
Buce Reitherman - The Bare Necessities 
Sammy Davis Jr - Rhythm Of Life
Croupier - Carol Of the Bells

9-10
Erasure - A Little Respect
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Kavinsky - Nightcall
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
A Song For Lily Mae - Tiny Dancer
Le Galaxie - You Feel The Fire
Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
Erasure - Blue Savannah

Thursday 6 December 2012

Playlist Thursday December 6th 2012

6.30-7
Frank Oz - Monster In The Mirror
The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror
Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
Doves - House Of Mirrors
Everything But The Girl - Mirrorball

7-8
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' In The USA
The Young Folk - Remember When
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down
Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More
Sinéad O'Connor - The Wolf IS Getting Married
Squeeze - Up The Junction
In Tua Nua - Somebody To Love

8-9
Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution
Heathers - Lion, Tigers, Bears
Kavinsky - Nightcall
Tom Petty - Don't Do Me Like That
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Thin Lizzy - Emerald

9-10
This Club - Add It Up
Frank Sinatra - One For My Baby
Kerbdog - Sally
Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
Republic Of Loose - Comeback Girl
Iain Archer - Songbird
John Williams - Main Theme From Superman

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Playlist Wednesday December 5th 2012

6-30-7
Human League - Mirror Man
Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

7-8
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of the Heart
Foreigner - Cold As Ice
Extreme - More Than Words
Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand - You Don't Want To Bring Me Flowers
The Saw Doctors - I Useta Love Her
Queen - Flash
Tom Petty - Into The Great Wide Open
Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
Christy Moore - Don't Forget Your Shovel

8-9
Cher - Just Like Jesse James
Garth Brooks - The Dance
Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice Baby
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again
Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

9-10
D-Ream - Things Can Only Get Better
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
Chris De Burgh - High On Emotion
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Meat Loaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
Toto - Africa

Tuesday 4 December 2012

Playlist Tuesday December 4th 2012

6.30-7
The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
TV Theme - Than You For Being A Friend

7-8
Cashier No.9 - Goldstar
Metric - Gold Guns And Girls
David Bowie - Golden Years
Jerry Fish & Carol Keogh - 
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Tom Petty - Refugee
Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down To The River
A-Ha - Take On Me
Imelda May - Tainted Love

8-9
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
Little Shop Of Horrors - Dentist
Tom Petty - Listen To Her Heart
Fred - Skyscrapers
Ram Jam - Black Betty

9-10
M83 - Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
Erasure - Blue Savannah
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
In Tua Nua - Merry Christmas Everybody
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Carmen Browne - Bali H'ai
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down

Monday 3 December 2012

Playlist Monday December 3rd 2012

6.30-7
u2 - With A Shout
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
The Style Council - Shout To The Top
The Raconteurs - These Stones Will Shout

7-8
The isley Brothers - Twist And Shout
Tears For Fears - Shout
Hal - Why Do You come Here?
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Eurythmics - Must Be An Angel
Tom Petty - Yer So Bad
Kodaline - All I Want
Beck - Loser
Klaxons - Golden Skans

8-9
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button
Hudson Taylor - Battles
Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
The Dead Heavys - Lazarus
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

9-10
Saint John The Gambler - Vaudeville Rag
Metronomy - The Look
A Song For Lily-Mae - Tiny Dancer
Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
Nancy Sinatra & Audio Bullies - Bang Bang
Le Galaxie - You Feel The Fire
Heathers - Forget Me Knots
Soundgarden - Live To Rise