Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

The Ray D'Arcy Show Thread - Mod note Post # 1 Updated

Options
1…239240242244245…292

Comments

  • Options
    #7232
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    It's supposed to be light-mid morning radio that's why.

    Says who?


  • Options
    #7233
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,014 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    It's supposed to be light-mid morning radio that's why.
    back to jogging, kids and carrot sticks so!


  • Options
    #7234
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    Les Ferdinand wrote: »

    Instead of playing pass the parcel or pin the tail on the donkey Raymond will have all the kids doing laps of his back garden and then doing press ups.

    You forgot the bit where Ray will win all the games.


  • Options
    #7235
    hoodwinked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭hoodwinked


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Anyone else here the segment about the dog that was used as bait in a dog fight? I mean, obviously that's horrific and should be dealt with by the media. But not at 9:30am on a Thursday morning with indepth descriptions of the poor dogs horrific injuries


    its been on all the Cork talk show equivalents these past few days, it a horrific story no matter what time you hear all about it, and its now making national news so i can see why Ray covered it tbh...


  • Options
    #7236
    statto25
    Registered Users Posts: 3,855 ✭✭✭statto25


    Does he actually believe that sinkhole story in the Mayo News?


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7237
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Says who?

    That's the category they enter themselves in for the PPI awards so I would say the Ray Darcy team themselves, although not very surprisingly they haven't won that category since 2007.


  • Options
    #7238
    mikep
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭mikep


    I have felt that since G Ryan died Ray is trying desperately to make up for the gap that occured with Gerrys death, and failing miserably in the process. Whether you loved or hated G Ryan, and setting aside the drugs issue, you have to admit he was a profesional broadcaster who COULD actually interview people, no matter what issue they were discussing.
    Ray has been trying to mimic this with his half assed paper review where it sounds like, when he reads them on air, it's the fist time he has seen them...which I suspect it is.
    His interviewing technique is non existent and regularly degenerates to him interupting and trying to shout over people who aren't saying what he wants. His conservatism is almost constantly, at this stage, stopping him from having any objectivity on the items he discusses.
    All that said we still have him on at work due to the poor quality of the alternatives.


  • Options
    #7239
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    mikep wrote: »
    I have felt that since G Ryan died Ray is trying desperately to make up for the gap that occured with Gerrys death, and failing miserably in the process. Whether you loved or hated G Ryan, and setting aside the drugs issue, you have to admit he was a profesional broadcaster who COULD actually interview people, no matter what issue they were discussing.
    Ray has been trying to mimic this with his half assed paper review where it sounds like, when he reads them on air, it's the fist time he has seen them...which I suspect it is.
    His interviewing technique is non existent and regularly degenerates to him interupting and trying to shout over people who aren't saying what he wants. His conservatism is almost constantly, at this stage, stopping him from having any objectivity on the items he discusses.
    All that said we still have him on at work due to the poor quality of the alternatives.

    I've been listening to ray for years and he cant get within an asses roar of Gerry ryan.hes **** compared to him.


  • Options
    #7240
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,586 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    mikep wrote: »
    I have felt that since G Ryan died Ray is trying desperately to make up for the gap that occured with Gerrys death, and failing miserably in the process. Whether you loved or hated G Ryan, and setting aside the drugs issue, you have to admit he was a profesional broadcaster who COULD actually interview people, no matter what issue they were discussing.
    Ray has been trying to mimic this with his half assed paper review where it sounds like, when he reads them on air, it's the fist time he has seen them...which I suspect it is.
    His interviewing technique is non existent and regularly degenerates to him interupting and trying to shout over people who aren't saying what he wants. His conservatism is almost constantly, at this stage, stopping him from having any objectivity on the items he discusses.
    All that said we still have him on at work due to the poor quality of the alternatives.

    thats the saddest point

    this week ive tried pat kenny (his show is what it is... it isnt light entertainment, its current affairs)
    and this morning its nicky byrne.... god awful radio to be honest, you dont need a "i realise im old when..." segment to run the whole entire show! musics pretty cack too.


  • Options
    #7241
    Les Ferdinand
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Les Ferdinand


    D'Arcy seems to have an extremely narrow minded view when it comes to things with sport in particular.
    You can tell that he views all rugby players as absolute heroes who can do no wrong. He thinks soccer players are all uneducated fellas who come from rough housing estates. He doesn't bother to interview them properly.
    He thinks GAA players are boggers with gambling addiction rife in the sport. Dubs who play GAA must only be from north Dublin.

    The man is an odious little chap.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7242
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    He read out a text this morning, about a well thought out e mail received from a listener on social welfare who seemed to have been shafted by participating in the jobsbridge scheme.

    The man was clearly upset and angered by the way social welfare is dealing with the problem, so Ray responded by saying, do ya know what we need to do? We need to get Joan Burton in here!!!

    He really believes he's a media bruiser reviled and feared by politicians, I suspect they laugh at him shouting and fist banging on the radio with nobody taking him seriously.

    In other news NASA fear there could be damaged caused to satellites as Ray's ego has now gotten so big it may start to orbit the earth.


  • Options
    #7243
    Jason_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Jason_


    At least the Darcy show is being talked about almost daily on this thread. The Tubridy show thread hasn't been active for months


  • Options
    #7244
    Les Ferdinand
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Les Ferdinand


    Does anyone here actually like the Dr Raymond D'Arcy show? If so what is it that you actually like about it?
    Cupid Kelly, Mairead and Ray's biggest fan Will are not allowed to respond.


  • Options
    #7245
    Jason_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Jason_


    Les Ferdinand wrote: »
    Does anyone here actually like the Dr Raymond D'Arcy show? If so what is it that you actually like about it?
    Cupid Kelly, Mairead and Ray's biggest fan Will are not allowed to respond.
    I like the Conor pope bit, I met Conor pope once,he is a very nice man


  • Options
    #7246
    Les Ferdinand
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Les Ferdinand


    Jason_ wrote: »
    I like the Conor pope bit, I met Conor pope once,he is a very nice man

    Anything else?


  • Options
    #7247
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭Ugo Monye spacecraft experience


    Jason_ wrote: »
    At least the Darcy show is being talked about almost daily on this thread. The Tubridy show thread hasn't been active for months

    Tubridy actually comes across as a nice guy, even if his show is ****e. D'arcy on the other hand....


  • Options
    #7248
    whupdedo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,513 ✭✭✭whupdedo


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Tubridy actually comes across as a nice guy, even if his show is ****e. D'arcy on the other hand....

    i was trying to think what would've been an appropriate reply, but you nailed it


  • Options
    #7249
    Les Ferdinand
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Les Ferdinand


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Tubridy actually comes across as a nice guy, even if his show is ****e. D'arcy on the other hand....

    Yeah I agree 100% with this. He comes across as genuine sort of fella with an interest in people. Complete opposite of Dr Raymond D'Arcy.

    Even the the likes of Mairead seem much more relaxed when Anton Savage fills in for Raymond


  • Options
    #7250
    Les Ferdinand
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Les Ferdinand


    Cupid Kelly deserves some sort of medal for having to put up with him all day every day.

    Raymond -- MASSIVE SIGH "Jenny you're not allowed have that birthday cake. Don't you know how much sugar is in it. Try this piece of celery dipped in hummus and then go for a 10k jog around the southside of Dublin"


  • Options
    #7251
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    Les Ferdinand wrote: »
    Does anyone here actually like the Dr Raymond D'Arcy show? If so what is it that you actually like about it?

    I like the bits with the news, and the songs :)


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7252
    JM Skipton
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭JM Skipton


    Les Ferdinand wrote: »
    Does anyone here actually like the Dr Raymond D'Arcy show? If so what is it that you actually like about it?
    Cupid Kelly, Mairead and Ray's biggest fan Will are not allowed to respond.

    My favourite thing about him is how he really winds up so many people and what makes it even better is they have no power to change the channel because its on at work all the time.....that's the best craic for me;)


  • Options
    #7253
    jedi1997
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭jedi1997


    mikep wrote: »
    I have felt that since G Ryan died Ray is trying desperately to make up for the gap that occured with Gerrys death, and failing miserably in the process. Whether you loved or hated G Ryan, and setting aside the drugs issue, you have to admit he was a profesional broadcaster who COULD actually interview people, no matter what issue they were discussing.
    Ray has been trying to mimic this with his half assed paper review where it sounds like, when he reads them on air, it's the fist time he has seen them...which I suspect it is.
    His interviewing technique is non existent and regularly degenerates to him interupting and trying to shout over people who aren't saying what he wants. His conservatism is almost constantly, at this stage, stopping him from having any objectivity on the items he discusses.
    All that said we still have him on at work due to the poor quality of the alternatives.

    I agree with this 100%, Gerry Ryan disappeared up his own rear in the end (probably the coke).

    But even his haters must admit he had some talent, good interviews and had an interesting take on the days news also a bit of banter with the team and fun with callers to the show.

    Most of all he was completely self deprecating and not preachy.

    Its an age old format
    1- the news comment (give your opinion)
    2- have a guest on the show (selling their book or film etc)
    3- callers, start a topic e.g. being single (respond to callers)
    4- banter about your life what you did at the weekend,
    5- interact with the team

    I am now a 100% and committed Howard Stern fan he does 3 shows a week you can get these on youtube or subscribe to sirius.

    Everything he does, makes what I hear here in Ireland make me want to cry.

    have a guest on


    the news


  • Options
    #7254
    ivytwine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭ivytwine


    Heard briefly about Jobbridge and SW, a topic that interests me greatly, I was pleased to hear it being discussed.

    Nip off to have a shower and I come back and it's fecking RUNNING. AGAIN.

    I only ever run for a bus once in a month of Sundays- where my radio show?!


  • Options
    #7255
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    You'd never hear G. Ryan on about running, eating celery. Usually he was describing the bacon buttie he was wolfing into himself and how the egg was running down his jaw.
    Sigh!


  • Options
    #7256
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Can anyone tell me what the deal is with this American lady he had on there this morning? Are they trying to find her a date or what? (I keep hearing snippets, but nothing in detail...)


  • Options
    #7257
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what the deal is with this American lady he had on there this morning? Are they trying to find her a date or what? (I keep hearing snippets, but nothing in detail...)

    Yea she's looking for a 4th ! Husband and wants one from the aul sod.she's in galway at the moment. She's 65.she's had a few dates here but nothing floated her boat so she got on to cupid darcy.


  • Options
    #7258
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what the deal is with this American lady he had on there this morning? Are they trying to find her a date or what? (I keep hearing snippets, but nothing in detail...)

    She's a 65 yr old who has gone through 4 husbands, now looking for a wealthy Irish man (65-75 as she had a 45 yr old already) to marry her and pamper her for the rest of her days or till the divorce, whichever comes first.

    Couldn't sleep with the excitement of the ham sandwich comp today. Jaysus, think there's one guy who cooks the ham for 23 hours beforehand. Wouldn't do to be hungry in his house.


  • Options
    #7259
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    Les Ferdinand wrote: »
    Does anyone here actually like the Dr Raymond D'Arcy show? If so what is it that you actually like about it?
    Cupid Kelly, Mairead and Ray's biggest fan Will are not allowed to respond.

    I like connor pope slot,pixie mckenna slot,problems withh niamh,sports with jd and the odd interview.

    Hate fix it friday its gone stale very stale. Hate email bag,put ray in the nursing home let aurthur do the show,and can't stand mairead farrell.

    Why do i listen then?i don't know.


  • Options
    #7260
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,673 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    crazygeryy wrote: »
    I like connor pope slot

    Same here. The guys brilliant. Do you get the impression Ray's not too fond of him? He seems to deride a lot of what Conor has to say and he tends to speak over him a good bit.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7261
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Jason_ wrote: »
    I like the Conor pope bit, I met Conor pope once,he is a very nice man
    Les Ferdinand wrote: »
    Anything else?

    He has a Degree in stating the bloody obvious, and is made out to be some sort of financial guru because of it.


This discussion has been closed.
Advertisement