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Something You Should KnowYour Brain on Screens: Myths and Facts & How Your Body Keeps You AliveYou are familiar with the advice that you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry because you will spend more money and buy more junk. However, that’s just a piece of story. Hunger and shopping are related in other ways. This episode begins by explaining how. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-hungry-people-food.html#google_vignetteThe idea that spending too much time on your phone, tablet or computer is bad for you has become conventional wisdom. But is that true? What does the research say about this? It turns out it's not...2025-04-2450 min
The Echo Sport PodcastCork hurling special ahead of Munster championship throw-in.Cork have ticked every box so far this year, building up significant momentum on their way to a first league title since 1998.They overwhelmed Tipp in the decider on Leeside, bringing their total of green flags in the last three games to 13, which included six up in Ennis where they head this Sunday.The harsh reality is that league and championship are very different animals and All-Ireland champions Clare will unleash hell on Easter Sunday after getting hammered last month.In our hurling special, we discuss the latest Cork-Clare showdown in detail with...2025-04-141h 03
GuestimatorsDarragh Ennis - Stones, Sandwiches and Sexy SadieThe Menace - aka Darragh Ennis - becomes our second quizzer from The Chase to take on Bush in the UK's most ridiculous quiz.This week's is called Stones, Sandwiches and Sexy Sadie and features rounds on:
What's the best side to have with a sandwich?
Who's the rockstar that would make the best fifth Beatle?
How long is "a stone's throw"?
Go and attend one of Darragh's Ultimate Pub Quiz events! You can find out more information and buy tickets here.2025-04-101h 01
Clare FMClaims Rising Costs And Changes To Consumer Habits Behind Clare's Vacant Commercial PropertiesRising costs and changes to both working and consumer spending habits have been identified as the main factors behind Clare's unoccupied business premises.
It comes as the latest Geodirectory report into vacant commercial buildings has found Shannon and Kilrush to have the highest rates of vacancies in the province.
Ennis was also deemed to be the town in Munster with the ninth highest rate of commercial vacancies, while Clare as a whole has 15.8% of its business premises out of use.
Geodirectory CEO, Dara Keogh has been telling Clare FM's Darragh O'Grady that greater imagination is needed to repurpose buildings and...2025-03-2107 min
FM104's Strawberry Alarm ClockGUESS YOUR MATE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATEDarragh Ennis aka the Menace from The Chase stops by. Jim-Jim uses this opportunity to get him to do Ins2grandZeinab has to guess her mate before it's too late. How will she do?Darren is today's player of FM104's Ins2grand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-0536 min
JaackMaate’s Happy Hour535 - Celebrities Ask The FourSkins Weirdly Personal Questions...The ball machine. The mystical contraption where previous Happy Hour guests submit weird and wonderful questions to be answered by future guests. Its shiny red button has been tempting us for months, and we’ve finally caved. The FourSkins are digging deep (in Stevie’s ball bag) to answer some of those questions - some are silly, some are serious, a lot are sex related. From the most ridiculous hypothetical scenarios to the deepest darkest confessions, we promise to answer honestly (sometimes way too honestly).Angry Ginge asks the age...2025-02-031h 16
Dave MooreJustine Stafford On The Importance The 'Little Surprise' When At The ShopsEver go to the shops and come home without a 'little surprise'? A new sketch from No Worries If Not shows the risk you take when you do so. Comedian Justine Stafford appears in the sketch and joined Dave to chat about it's importance, going on holidays with Darragh Ennis and her role in the The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin. 2025-01-2211 min
JaackMaate’s Happy Hour528 - Happy Hour’s Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2024! (ft. Darragh Ennis & Matt Richardson)For the perfect episode to finish off 2024, Jaack is hosting the annual Happy Hour Big Fat Quiz, and this time we’re joined by two fan favourite guests from the year - Chaser Darragh Ennis and comedian Matt Richardson! Our guests take on Stevie as they look back on the biggest and silliest stories of the past year, including Hawk Tuah, viral Halloween costumes, Glasto headliners, and hippos with attitude.There’s major competition between Darragh and Stevie to see who can out-nerd each other. Jaack confesses something horrific he did in bed and Darr...2024-12-302h 14
Conversations with Gerry KellyDarragh EnnisSend us a textIn this episode recorded in 2024 Gerry Kelly chats to Scientist and 'Chaser' Darragh Ennis about his life and career2024-12-0722 min
Bach and Arthur Podcast28: Insect Brain Secrets, Reversing Ageing, and Chase with D. Ennis The MenaceToday we welcome Darragh Ennis, the Chase’s most viral chaser, to discuss the secrets of the show, his Oxford University research on insect brains, and his takes as a biological sciences professional on reversing ageing and living forever… Check our Darragh’s book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Things-You-Should-Know/dp/1399626272Get involved:• Submissions box https://forms.gle/uTTw3iy3nrnhu8247• Support us on Patreon for priority submissions and more bonus perks https://patreon.com/bachandarthurFollow us on socials:• Instagram @bachandarthur https://instagram.com/bachandarthur• TikTok @bachandarthur https://tiktok.com/@bachandarthur• T...2024-10-171h 25
Dave MooreWant To Beat The Chasers? Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis Explains HowHe’s the biggest menace on telly, but also an absolute sounder. Darragh Ennis joined Dave to chat about his brand new book ‘The Body: 10 Things You Should Know’, brought us behind the scenes on telly’s biggest show and explains how you can 'beat the chasers'2024-10-0412 min
Freedom Pact#345: Darragh Ennis - The Wonders Of The Human Brain & BodyDr Darragh Ennis is a professional quizzer and scientist. He has researched ecology and animal behaviour at Maynooth University in Ireland, outbreak dynamics of forestry insect pests on maple syrup plantations in Canada as well as brain development and RNA biology at both the University of Oxford and the University of Glasgow. In recent years he has also worked as a quiz professional on the ITV game show ‘The Chase’.
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Roz and Emma on 2FMDarragh 'The Menace' Ennis from The ChaseEmma and David were chatting with Darragh Ennis, quizzer on the hit TV show 'The Chase'. His new book 'The Body' is now on sale, and to mark it, he treated Emma and David to a quiz of their own!2024-09-0110 min
JaackMaate’s Happy Hour498 - DARRAGH ENNIS - ‘The Chase’ Contestant Turned Chaser on Accidentally Becoming Famous, & His Bizarre Day Job…Darragh Ennis was living a regular life until a decision to apply for tv quiz show The Chase in the hopes of winning enough money for a new back door changed his whole life. After appearing on the show in 2017, and being the stand out contestant in his group of 4, ITV bosses called him up to invite him back onto the show - but this time as a Chaser! Darragh “The Menace” Ennis was born and shot to fame during lockdown. A far cry from his previous life working in a lab dissecting the brains of fruit flies, Darragh shar...2024-08-291h 59
Partners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 11 ReviewThe final day of equestrian sport in Chateau de Versailles took place this morning with the Individual Final taking centre stage. Ireland were represented by two athletes, Daniel Coyle and Shane Sweetman, who though didn't quite make the podium acquitted themselves well in great company.
After ten days of action and our nine athletes holding their own on the world stage there can be nothing but pride when reflecting on the Paris Olympics.
Horse Sport Ireland is the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland and maintains The...2024-08-0616 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 10 ReviewAfter a quiet weekend for the Show Jumping Team, the individual qualification round was held whereby 75 combinations where to be narrowed down to 30 ahead of tomorrow's final.
Clears from Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz and Daniel Coyle and Legacy means they progress to tomorrow. An unfortunate fence down for Cian O'Connor and Maurice left it up to time, and it was two seconds that left him on the wrong side of the cut off.
The individual final takes place tomorrow at 10am French time and will be in...2024-08-0515 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 7 ReviewThe Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team competed in the Final of the Team Show Jumping competition here in Paris. After qualifying yesterday all teams scores reverted back to zero ahead of today's competition. Ireland finished on a score of 14 faults which unfortunately wasn't good enough for a team medal and left us in 7th place overall.
Ahead of the individual qualification round on Monday, all competitors will have a vet check tomorrow at lunchtime.
Horse Sport Ireland is the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland and maintains The Irish Horse Register.
2024-08-0215 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 6 ReviewThe Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team got their Olympics underway today in Versailles. With twenty teams vying to finish in the top ten and earn their place in tomorrows final, competition was tough.
Ireland finished on a score of 9 faults which was good enough to see them move through to the next round. A clear round from Daniel Coyle and Legacy, four faults from Shane Sweetnam and 5 faults from Cian O'Connor left Ireland 6th place. All teams will start on back on zero so it's all to play for in tomorrow's team final...2024-08-0112 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 4 Review
All eyes were on the Main Arena in Chateau de Versailles today as the Dressage competition got underway. Abigail Lyle and Giraldo put in the performance of their career to date to score 69.441% in the blistering heat.
The Show Jumping Team horses arrived onsite also and they will trot up tomorrow morning before getting into the arena to compete on Thursday morning.
Horse Sport Ireland is the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland and maintains The Irish Horse Register.
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Facebook...2024-07-3011 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 3 ReviewToday saw the final of the Eventing Competition with both Team and Individual medals being decided in Chateau de Versailles. The Irish team finished in 9th place with Austin O'Connor being the highest placed Irish rider in 17th.
Tomorrow equestrian eyes turn to Dressage where Abigail Lyle and Giraldo will enter the ring at 1.38pm French Time (12.38pm Irish Time).
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Website...2024-07-2906 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 2 ReviewAfter Cross Country of the Eventing competition, the Agria Irish Eventing Team are lying in 8th place on a score of 121.1. Sarah, Susie and Austin jumped clear jumping rounds; Sarah and Susie added just time penalties to their dressage score while Austin was one of just ten riders to add nothing to their dressage score of 31.7.
Post cross country round, Action Lady M was found to have an injury which will mean she won't show jump tomorrow. The P Alternate Athlete, Aoife Clark and Sportsfield Freelance will be substituted in to complete the team. 2024-07-2808 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Day 1 ReviewAfter day one of the Eventing competition, the Agria Irish Eventing Team are lying in 11th place on a score of 102.7. Sarah, Susie and Austin did their Dressage tests today on a wet day in Versailles.
We caught up with Dag Albert, the High Performance Manager for the team to hear his thoughts on today and the task at hand tomorrow .
Horse Sport Ireland is the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland and maintains The Irish Horse Register.
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Facebook: Horse Sport...2024-07-2705 minPartners In Paris presented by Horse Sport IrelandPartners in Paris - Darragh KennyOn this episode we have Darragh Kenny, who has been called in to replace the alternate rider, Bertram Allen, after his horse Pacino Amiro sustained a minor injury during the week. Darragh will head to his second Olympic Games to represent Ireland as a member of the Irish Show Jumping team sponsored by The Underwriting Exchange.
Growing up in a horse mad family, Darragh begin riding at an early age. It was in his late teens he got the opportunity to train in America, and he essentially, never looked back.
Follow Darragh's...2024-07-2626 min
The Climate Alarm ClockGood COP, Bad COP with Eoin Galavan; Cop 28 Kicks Off In The UAEhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/theclimatealarmCiara, Darragh and Anna are delighted to welcome Eoin Galavan back to do our news roundup with us. Eoin Galavan is a clinical psychologist and one of the founding members of the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Environmental and Climate special interest group. Eoin did a couple of special episodes with us over the summer that were hugely popular, helping us unpick climate anxiety and the psychology of how we deal with climate change (links below). This week it's all about COP28 kicking off in Dubai. What can we...2023-12-011h 04
Loaf of Bread GAALoaf of Bread - St Declan's GAA Hertfordshire
A great chat with Eamon (Derry) all about St Declan's GAA. The craic with Liam Sheedy and Eoin Kelly up north, Darragh "The Menace" Ennis of The Chase, competitiveness in the counties in the UK, ten years going, the St Barnabas final, a Waterford legend in midfield, and no team would be complete without a "shit Justin Bieber!"
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Why Would You Tell Me That?Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis Sciences Shit Up!Neuroscientist by day, TV quizzer by night, this week’s episode sees Daragh ’The Menace’ Ennis from ITV’s the Chase drops some quality Nobel prize knowledge. The study of one animal has led to more Nobel prizes than any other apparently. Rathcoole’s finest explains all.And as a little trivia aperitif Neil fills Dave in on the oldest company in the world and the most macabre ant in the world. Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave MooreEdited by Cathal MinogueMusic by...2023-08-0251 min
False EconomyEp7: Darragh EnnisThe newest Chaser joins Vix and Paul to give us his retail habits and spending stories - from bikes to towel rails to dishwashers...plus he tells us why his social media targeted ads have got him horribly wrong.And we couldn't get him on without getting a little behind-the-scenes goss from The Chase and if that wasn't enough, we learn all about Nike trainers made from lego…seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-03-2236 min
The Comedy ArcadeNodding Like A Comedy Arcade Superfan - with Alex Leam, John Oakes, Darragh Ennis & Matt AdlingtonBack and WEEKLY! And the first episode, due to a scheduling cock up, is a DUEL between amazing returning player Marc Burrows and Arcade first timer, podcaster Amy Bullman. In a whirlwind of new and old categories, we cover everything from what it's like to be the social media voice of Lee from Blue to how to not impress at an interview.You can find Alex on Twitter & InstagramYou can find Matt on Twitter & InstagramYou can find Darragh on Twitter & InstagramYou can find John on Twitter & Instagram2022-06-1852 minThe Climate Alarm Clock1st April Part 1: Climate NewsDarragh, Anna and Ciara give a round up of the week's climate stories mentioning:· The collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf in Antarctica· Energy security challenges because of the impact of the war on Russian oil and gas supplies… Germany considering rationing gas. · The government announces a €1bn investment in the Limerick-Cork road, can it possibly reduce emissions?· The Circular Economy bill has been approved by cabinet, but will it mean more than a levy on coffee cups and extensive CCTV around the country?· Solar and wind energy provided 10% of the world’s electricit...2022-04-0124 min
Indo GAAMartin Storey on why Wexford need silverware, Déise lay down a marker & should Limerick be worried?With Wexford’s hurlers making it four wins from four in the League and booking their semi-final spot, Martin Storey joins Will, Michael and John Mullane to discuss the rise of his county under Darragh Egan and how 2022 could pan out for them.“We need some sort of silverware in Wexford to get the ball rolling again and get everyone totally flying and get everyone in the county jizzed up,” says Storey. “It's the players that were improving gradually I think, they won three U21 Championships so it was a natural progression for them to start coming to their pe...2022-03-0742 min
Untangling ScienceEpisode 8 - Planets Part IIWe head further out into the solar system to have a look at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. 2022-02-2833 min
Unravelling Science PodcastEpisode 37: Dr Darragh Ennis: Ecology, Neuroscience and The ChaseWelcome to Season 4 of Unravelling Science!
This season I will be chatting mainly to Irish Researchers Abroad but also some key researchers working here at home. In this first episode back I chat to Dr Darragh Ennis aka 'The Menace' on ITV's The Chase about growing up in Dublin surrounded by history books, his early ecology field trips and his latest work as a chaser. We also chat about his role as Lab Manager and Postdoc at Oxford University studying the fly brain as a model of human brain function to understand which genes are involved in s...2021-11-0955 min
Loaf of Bread GAALoaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 33 - Darragh Ennis (The Chase) / Éire Óg Oxford GAAOn Slice 33 I have something slightly different to offer. As somebody who is a huge, huge fan of quizzes, a message from a listener called Diarmuid lead me to a WhatsApp chat with the man you might be familiar with. When he appeared as a contestant on the award-winning quiz show, The Chase, several years ago little did he think his impact would be so immense that he would become a Chaser himself a few years later. Hear Darragh Ennis talk about his playing time in Ireland, Canada (Montreal GAA) and the UK (Éire Óg Oxford), Saggart GAA, how he...2021-11-011h 00Untangling SciencePlanets - Part 1Back to outer space to talk about Mercury, Venus and Mars!2021-10-1423 minThe Climate Alarm ClockFriday 8th OctoberThe first episode of Ireland's new weekly climate news podcast featuring the latest news and climate explainers, stories, interviews and people. Darragh Wynne discusses the week's climate news with Ceire Tiernan and Anna Pringle.NEWS STORIESRecord rainfall in Italy: https://floodlist.com/europe/italy-liguria-floods-october-2021 The National Development Plan: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/774e2-national-development-plan-2021-2030/This article's (now changed) headline: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/should-sectors-that-win-from-climate-change-be-taxed-1.4688734EVENT GUIDEhttps://www.eventbrite.ie/e/repurpose-at-restore-tickets-169817776541?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1https://www...2021-10-0836 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 6 - Interview with Dalia ScienceIn this episode I interview my friend and fellow scientist Dalia Gala. We talk about her journey in science and her future dreams and ambitions in science. 2021-10-0427 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 5 - Photosynthesis2021-09-1822 min
Fingers On Buzzers63 Darragh Ennis: New Chaser On The BlockLucy and Jenny are here again and as we were away for SO long, there was ample chance to clock up some pretty impressive quizzing achievements, and today, we get to hear our hosts blow their own (and each other's) trumpets. Another recent addition to quiz is the wonderful Darragh Ennis, otherwise known as The Menace and newest member of The Chasers, who joins us to say how appearing on the show has (or hasn't) changed his life ... although he did treat himself to a new door.... calm down Puff Daddy!**And as always we roun...2021-08-0633 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 4 - The SunAll about our favourite and nearest star2021-08-0422 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 3 - Atoms and Elements2021-07-2034 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 2 - VirusesA quick walkthrough of what viruses are, how they invade our cells and what our body and vaccines do to fight them. As always it's all in language that's accessible to everyone. 2021-07-0234 minUntangling ScienceEpisode 1 - DNAIn this first episode we untangle the mystery surrounding that most famous molecule, DNA. What is it? What does it do? How did we discover it? All of these questions and more are covered in language everyone can understand. 2021-06-2234 min
Untangling ScienceEpisode 0 - Untangling Science with Darragh EnnisA brief intro to this new podcast about science with Darragh Ennis, aka The Menace on ITVs The Chase. This is a science podcast for people who don't really get or understand science. 2021-06-1900 min
Freedom Pact#165: Darragh Ennis - ITV's Chaser On Pursuing Passion & Happiness In Your LifeDarragh Ennis is an Irish quizzer, scientist and postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University. He is one of ITV's 'Chasers' on the hit TV quiz show, 'The Chase.'
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV and catch up on the ITV Hub
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Dave & Fionnuala on iRadioDarragh Ennis - The Chase - TMHTMWDarragh Ennis is the latest edition to the line-up of chasers on ITV's The Chase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-0106 min