Daniel Ryan, Dave Fanning, Michael Cahill, Larry Gogan, Lorraine Keane and Jackie Hayden all give their views on the remake.
Daniel Ryan
Dublin band The Thrills feature on the song but as of last night, they hadn't heard the finished version. "I've only heard parts of it so far but it sounds good," said bassist Daniel Ryan.
It was "amazing" to be involved in the song, he said. "Obviously we are all big, huge fans of Bob Geldof and we grew up in the same part of Dublin." It was clear that Bob Geldof's passion had not lessened this time around, he said.
Dave Fanning
Most people criticising the song don't even buy singles, says 2FM presenter Dave Fanning. "Everybody is slagging it, saying it's like a karaoke song but I like it, it's quite good." While it wouldn't be in his list of 100 favourite songs, the first Band Aid single was "pretty damn good" too, he said.
"It might have been better to have a full new song with a big blaze of publicity, but it will do well."
Michael Cahill
2FM DJ Michael Cahill said the song was "growing on him". He did a poll on Tuesday's show and 75 per cent of people said they hated the song. Yet by yesterday, more people were saying they liked it, he said.
"When you are redoing a classic like that, it's never going to be the same. But put it like this. It could be a lot worse. It's not as bad as Band Aid 2, with people like Sonia and Kylie Minogue."
"I don't think it's that bad" said Larry Gogan of 2FM. "I don't think it's as bad as people say. There's a lot of negative reaction but is that, dare I say it, because of people's age?" He said the rap segment towards the end was "not great" but the song was much better than the version brought out by the Stock Aiken Waterman team 10 years ago. "I suppose the original will still be the best but I hope it sells well."
Lorraine Keane
Lorraine Keane, TV3's entertainment correspondent, said the song was "fantastic. I love it. It's nice to have something that's a little bit different. That's what music is all about." Despite the involvement of so many big names, she said Bono's performance stood out. She said critics should remember that it was for a good cause, instead of slating the song just for the sake of it.
Jackie Hayden
Jackie Hayden, manager of Hot Press, said the song would probably do more for the people of Africa than the politicians of Ireland and Britain would ever do.
He said it was good that the song wasn't just a rehash of the original song. "I only heard it once on the radio this morning but it sounded OK. It has a different feel to it. I'd need to hear it half a dozen times before I could make up my mind."