WORDS CAN’T EXPRESS HOW WONDERFUL THE DCUTV 24 HOUR BROADCAST IS. 24 HOURS SPENT DOING WHAT I LOVE WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE MOST IN THE WORLD. 

THERE’S SO MANY AMAZING THINGS ABOUT THE EVENT, BUT IT’D BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TRULY CAPTURE THE MAGIC OF THOSE 24 HOURS WITHIN A BLOG POST SO IMMA NARROW IT DOWN TO 24 FOR Y’ALL. 

24 AMAZING THINGS ABOUT THE DCUTV 24 HOUR BROADCAST 2019 

#1 THE CHARITY

SONAS, YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL CHARITY AND I COULDN’T IMAGINE SOMEWHERE GREATER FOR THIS MONEY TO GO. THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO US.  

THE WORK YOU DO IS UNPARALLELED AND DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED. THE ENTIRE GROUP IS HUMBLED AND INSPIRED BY YOU. YOU ARE SAVING LIVES AND I’M SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU THIS CHRISTMAS. 

#2 THE PRESENTERS 

NAME A MORE LIVELY, CREATIVE AND SPIRITED FOURSOME. I’LL WAIT. 

STILL WAITING. 

YOU GUESSED IT! THERE ISN’T ONE. 

THOSE GUYS ARE THE BEST. THEY STOOD BY US THROUGH BOTH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, AND THEY MADE EVERY MOMENT THAT LITTLE BIT MORE MERRY. I LOVE YOU FOR THAT GUYS. 

RUAIRI, SARAH, LARA AND ANNA - BIG UPZ! 

#3 THE PRE-RECORDED CONTENT    

WOW. I’M STILL IN AWE AT THE COMMITMENT SHOWN BY PEOPLE IN THE LEAD UP TO THE EVENT. THE PRE-RECORDED SHOWS WERE U N R E A L. 

THANK YOU GIBBY FOR SPOILING US WITH YOUR GENIUS; THE SU OFFICE 2 IS EVERYTHING THE WORLD NEEDS RIGHT NOW. 

#4 BACKSTAGE CONTENT 

LEMME JUST TOUCH ON THE WONDERFUL CONTENT CREATED BEHIND THE SCENES. LARA AND ANNA, YOU ICONS. YOU NEVER LEFT ANYONE WITHOUT SOMETHING TO TAKE PART IN. 

NEIL, ANY JUICY APPLE AND MANGO BABY FOOD LEFT? 

#5 THE LIVE SHOWS

THIS IS WHAT THE BROADCAST IS ALL ABOUT - DIVING IN HEAD-FIRST AND PRODUCING GREAT CONTENT FOR AN EVEN GREATER CAUSE. ONE THING I LOVED ABOUT THESE SHOWS WAS THAT ELEMENT OF SURPRISE. THE U FACTOR IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS, CAPTURING OUR HEARTS BY DISPLAYING THE AMAZING TALENT THAT LIES RIGHT WITHIN OUR LECTURE HALLS AND MPS WORKSHOPS.  

JESSIE OWENS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN DCU? 

#6 STORYTIME WITH RUAIRÍ FLYNN

THE WORLD WASN’T READY FOR THIS. 

#7 DELIRIUM 

YOU KNOW THAT TOTAL SENSE OF DAZE AND CONFUSION? THE EXHAUSTION MINGLED WITH ENTHUSIASM? YEAH, THAT’S DELIRIUM. SÍOFRA UNDERSTANDS IT …

AND IT’S AMAZING. 

#8 THE ADS

THE ADS WERE SENSATIONAL. 

‘DO YOU LIKE CHAIRZ? HERE AT MPS, WE LOVE CHAIRZ’

#9 KATCHI 2 

ON THAT NOTE, HERE’S MY BROADCAST HIGHLIGHT. KATE AND SEAN, CAN WE BOOK Y’ALL FOR NEXT YEAR? 

#10 PR 

NEASA, YOU ARE THE REAL MVP. THE PR ROOM ALMOST BROKE TWITTER AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHY THE BROADCAST IS SO SPECIAL. 

WE WERE THE NUMBER ONE TRENDING TOPIC IN IRELAND, AND THAT MEANT A LOT MORE THAN ONE MAY THINK. 

SONAS WAS TRENDING TOO, AND THAT’S ALL DOWN TO THE AMAZING DUDES IN THE PR ROOM. 

#11 BABESTATION 

YOU CAN SKIP THIS ONE. 

#12 ANY CRAIC?

THERE’S SOMETHING SO UNBELIEVABLY HEARTWARMING ABOUT THE FOUR BOYS REVISITING THEIR ROOTS. 

#13 GET FLEXY

WHO DOESN’T LOVE DELIRIOUSLY DANCING AROUND THE PR ROOM? 

#14 THE STINGS

THE STING SQUAD WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THIS BROADCAST. I STILL WONDER HOW MOLLY O’CONNOR MANAGED TO TRACK DOWN LEWIS CAPALDI.

I GUESS WE’RE FRIENDS WITH HIM NOW.  

#15 ANDY’S ARRIVAL

I CAN’T PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH JOY THIS MOMENT BROUGHT ME. SOMETHING WAS MISSING DURING THOSE EARLY HOURS AND IT WAS ANDY VAUGHEY. THANK YOU FOR ENERGIZING EVERYONE AND PROVIDING US WITH YOUR INVALUABLE COMPANY, YOU HERO.  

#16 MASS 

DID THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN? WAS THIS REALITY?

A VICE CHAIRPERSON WAS BORN HERE AND I THINK WE’RE ALL GRATEFUL FOR THIS MOMENT. 

#17 REACHING MILESTONES

THIS IS WHERE THE DRIVE AND FERVOUR REALLY KICKED IN. THAT EXHILARATING FEELING THAT SWEEPS THROUGHOUT THE U AS WE RUN TOWARDS THE STUDIO IS LIKE NO OTHER. THAT MOMENT WHERE THE WORLD STANDS STILL AND NOTHING MATTERS BUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND THE SHARED GOAL IS INCOMPARABLE. IT’S UNRIVALED AND IT’S ALL FOR SUCH AN INCREDIBLE CHARITY. 

#18 COMPETITIVE BOB ROSS

CLARA MOONEY? ISN’T THAT THE GIRL WITH ALL THE STICKERS? 

#19 FORMING FRIENDSHIPS

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE BROADCAST WAS THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. MPS TO ME, IS ONE BIG MEDIA-HUNGRY FAMILY AND THE BROADCAST ONLY BOLSTERED MY LOVE FOR THIS FAMILY EVEN MORE. THERE’S SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT MPS BUT THE PEOPLE SURPASS ANYTHING ELSE. I’M SO THANKFUL TO BE GRACED WITH THEIR PRESENCE EVERY DAY. 

#20 HITTING THE TARGET 

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS THAT ENVELOPED THE STUDIO AT THIS MOMENT. EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS. IT WAS THE SINGLE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD AND I CAN’T IMAGINE EVER EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE IT AGAIN. WE HAD HIT OUR TARGET AND THIS ONLY INVIGORATED US TO KEEP GOING, TO GO A STEP FURTHER FOR SUCH A WORTHWHILE CAUSE.

#21 TEN 

YOU KNOW WHAT MADE THIS BROADCAST EXTRA SPECIAL? IT WAS THE TENTH ANNUAL DCUTV 24 HOUR BROADCAST! 

I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE WHEN I SAY I’M SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EVENT. IT’S SOMETHING SO SACRED TO MPS MEMBERS AND I KNOW I’LL CHERISH THESE MEMORIES FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. 

AS DUBBED BY SARAH MCGUINNESS - ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROADCAST!’

#22 THE STUDIO TEAM

THESE GUYS DESERVE SO MUCH PRAISE FOR THEIR EFFORTS ACROSS THE EVENT. WE CAN’T THANK THEM ENOUGH. THEY’RE THE TRUE HEROES OF DCU. 

TO THE SOUND TEAM, KEEP ON PLAYING THAT BLEND OF TECHNO AND BREAK-UP BOPS. WE LOVE YOU FOR IT. 

TO THE TVTEAM, YOU GUYS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS ENTIRE OPERATION. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF YOU. 

#23 NEIL REILLY 

ONE HALF OF THE DYNAMIC DUO. YOU PUT YOUR ALL INTO THIS, AND YOU LOST YOUR HAIR FOR IT. YOU SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOURSELF MY MAN. 

YOU ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO KEEP PUSHING AND TO CONTINUE CREATING AMAZING CONTENT.

#24 AOIFE BRADY 

THANK YOU BRADY FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, DETERMINATION AND DRIVE. YOU MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN. YOU BROUGHT THIS BIG ‘OL MEDIA-LOVING FAMILY TOGETHER AND BROUGHT US ALL THE WAY TO OUR TARGET AND BEYOND. 

EVERYONE IS SO IN AWE OF YOUR TALENT AND YOUR PASSION FOR SONAS.

THIS WAS YOUR BROADCAST AND MAN, WASN’T IT AMAZING? 

Written by: Josh Moffatt