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Ray D'arcy on RTE Radio 1 **Mod Warning post 1, 1263, 1610**

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    #392
    BarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭BarryD


    Ray's show may become wearisome after a while but at least it's a change from the previous.


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    #393
    Gits_bone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Gits_bone


    Nice, irish rail voice person :)


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    #394
    Meathlass
    Registered Users Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Meathlass


    Like this guy


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    #395
    flangemeistro
    Registered Users Posts: 1,692 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    Eh, where is the scathing review?

    All I see is a shítty journalist describe the opening moments of the show.

    "He opened the show and pressed a button...then he talked about something and something".

    Can't believe someone gets paid to write that.

    Your opinion of that journalist being ****ty is just as valid as that journalists opinion that Ray Darcy's show is god damn awful.
    Christ it must be exhausting for you feeling like you have to have Darcy's back and defend him from anyone who has a bad view on him.
    Does it nit tell you anything when you're in the minority.


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    #396
    Gits_bone
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    flangemeistro wrote: »
    Your opinion of that journalist being ****ty is just as valid as that journalists opinion that Ray Darcy's show is god damn awful.
    Christ it must be exhausting for you feeling like you have to have Darcy's back and defend him from anyone who has a bad view on him.
    Does it nit tell you anything when you're in the minority.

    No I believe the journalist is ****ty because all he does is say what happened on the first day? It's like describing a goal being scored.


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    #397
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    Pleae record a message "Those of you with bags on seats and sitting on the aisle when there is no one on the window seat, you are a-holes, move in an lift bags"


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    #398
    ads20101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭ads20101


    I've got to admit, unlike most on this thread, I have generally enjoyed listening to Ray and naturally expected to follow him over.

    However......

    The short time slot doesn't really suit. I have tried to catch him but I always seem to miss him. Besides Ive stayed with Anton on the earlier slot and I would naturally listen to Sean Moncrieff in the early afternoon when Im near a radio.


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    #399
    Uno my Uno.
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭Uno my Uno.


    I only caught the last 15 minutes of Ray's Show today and if I didn't know that he has been on the radio everyday almost for the last 20 years I wouldn't believe it if some one told me.

    He is fine when he is in the interviews (mostly) but as soon as he comes out of that and is addressing the listener he sounds inexperienced and unprepared. Surely at this stage in his career he should be comfortable with all aspects of his broadcast?


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    #400
    Gits_bone
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    Loved the show today.

    50 Shades of Ray. Brilliant. :D


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    #401
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    Will Cupid Kelly be making a comeback?


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    #402
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    CarrickMcJoe wrote: »
    Will Cupid Kelly be making a comeback?


    not if she can't talk, maybe she could learn to sign and set up a date for some deaf people, now that would be good radio


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    #403
    Jack the Box
    Site Banned Posts: 30 ✭Jack the Box


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    Eh, where is the scathing review?

    All I see is a shítty journalist describe the opening moments of the show.

    "He opened the show and pressed a button...then he talked about something and something".

    Can't believe someone gets paid to write that.

    Brilliant review by an excellent journalist. It truly sums up how useless Ray really is.


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    #404
    mikeym
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    I wonder can I still email ray@todayfm.com??? :D:D:D


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    #405
    Sideshow Mark
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Today's figures?

    Yes, confirmed today. Ray D'Arcy, 9th most listened to show last year, Mooney, 18th most listened to.

    JNLR Top 30

    It's a risky strategy poaching an entire show with a very different demographic and feel to replace Mooney, it could backfire but if it pays off it would be huge for RTÉ. Well worth the risk in my opinion. RTÉ needs to appeal to a younger people. Theres a huge swathe of people over 25 and under 50 that are practically ignored by the National Broadcaster. There is room for the style of show on RTÉ 1.


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    #406
    BaZmO*
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    Sideshow Mark wrote: »
    Yes, confirmed today. Ray D'Arcy, 9th most listened to show last year, Mooney, 18th most listened to.

    JNLR Top 30
    Ok, bit of confusion there. They're the figures for last year.


    When you said.........
    Sideshow Mark wrote: »
    People really need to stop and think a moment for posting, it's getting like the Monty Python arguement sketch. There's no assumption that D'arcy gets more listeners than Mooney, it's a fact. Today's figures will confirm this again.

    People were talking about D'Arcy beating Mooney's figures in the current slot, as in will he beat the 193K listeners that Mooney managed to get. That'll be the true test. He has to beat those figures otherwise it'll be a failure.


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    #407
    BarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭BarryD


    I used to regularly turn Mooney off, mostly because I disliked his co-presenters, apart from the Friday crew. From what I've heard of Darcy this week, I'd keep him on - could do without the lectures though.


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    #408
    ThisRegard
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    Sideshow Mark wrote: »
    Yes, confirmed today. Ray D'Arcy, 9th most listened to show last year, Mooney, 18th most listened to.

    JNLR Top 30

    It's a risky strategy poaching an entire show with a very different demographic and feel to replace Mooney, it could backfire but if it pays off it would be huge for RTÉ. Well worth the risk in my opinion. RTÉ needs to appeal to a younger people. Theres a huge swathe of people over 25 and under 50 that are practically ignored by the National Broadcaster. There is room for the style of show on RTÉ 1.


    His listenership figures were on a downward spiral when he left for RTE. He was losing thousands according to his latest JNLR numbers. So in fact RTE paid out for someone declining in popularity.


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    #409
    MF2HD
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭MF2HD


    I like Ray and his show and have tuned in for them all this week. I listen to the radio all day so morning Ireland, skip John Mooney, hop between Anton Savage,Sean O'Rourke and Pat Kenny so by the time 3pm rocks around whatever the stories of the day are have been well and truly hashed out. The show will quickly turn into a round up of the days stories if they carry on just covering what everyone else has.


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    #410
    [Deleted User]
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    CountyHurler wrote: »
    I find the whole "having your missus beside you laughing at your jokes" thing a bit disconcerting. Ray will say something and this laughter just appears out of nowhere... no introduction as to who the other person is or why they are there..

    And why are RTE still using the makey uppey callers to promote the show... You know those "oh motherhood, has been an eyeopener", and "what would you do if you couldnt run........ walk" soundbytes that were used to promote the show before a show had ever been done..

    Yes, I didn't realise it was his OH in the background....like...WHY???....I must bring my hubbie to work with me tomorrow so he can sit in on my presentations and praise them or chuckle when I made a joke...

    Just beyond bizarre.....

    anyway I tuned in for the last time today....I gave it a fair trial. I wish him luck but honestly I don't know what market RTE is aiming this show at


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    #411
    Jack the Box
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yes, I didn't realise it was his OH in the background....like...WHY???....I must bring my hubbie to work with me tomorrow so he can sit in on my presentations and praise them or chuckle when I made a joke...

    Just beyond bizarre.....

    anyway I tuned in for the last time today....I gave it a fair trial. I wish him luck but honestly I don't know what market RTE is aiming this show at

    Thank your lucky stars you have the choice to switch off that steaming pile of dung.


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    #412
    clappyhappy
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    Gits_bone wrote: »
    No I believe the journalist is ****ty because all he does is say what happened on the first day? It's like describing a goal being scored.

    The journalist was doing a review of the show, so describing it as he did, almost word perfect, and the journalist being called ****ty for doing so, how is it the journalists fault???


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    #413
    alan partridge aha
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    Listened to bits of the show, wasn't expecting much and it didn't disappoint. RTE must realise already that they have made a huge mistake.


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    #414
    Aubrey loves Joe
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    I can't believe Mooney had 193k listeners


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    #415
    Gergiev
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭Gergiev


    Uno my Uno. wrote: »
    I only caught the last 15 minutes of Ray's Show today and if I didn't know that he has been on the radio everyday almost for the last 20 years I wouldn't believe it if some one told me.

    He is fine when he is in the interviews (mostly) but as soon as he comes out of that and is addressing the listener he sounds inexperienced and unprepared. Surely at this stage in his career he should be comfortable with all aspects of his broadcast?

    That's very well put and summarises my own view now after hearing segments of the last 4 days.

    Kinda have to stay listening to at least some the show for professional reasons but on the evidence so far, I'm going to type something I never thought I'd end up thinking - they might as well have just given the show to Brenda...


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    #416
    Gits_bone
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    Gergiev wrote: »
    That's very well put and summarises my own view now after hearing segments of the last 4 days.

    :rolleyes: but on the evidence so far, I'm going to type something I never thought I'd end up thinking - they might as well have just given the show to Brenda...

    Yeah.


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    #417
    Jack the Box
    Site Banned Posts: 30 ✭Jack the Box


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    Yeah.

    I tend to agree also. Brenda was woeful but she's a damn sight more professional than darcy


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    #418
    somesoldiers
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yes, I didn't realise it was his OH in the background....like...WHY???....I must bring my hubbie to work with me tomorrow so he can sit in on my presentations and praise them or chuckle when I made a joke...

    Just beyond bizarre.....

    anyway I tuned in for the last time today....I gave it a fair trial. I wish him luck but honestly I don't know what market RTE is aiming this show at

    to be fair they were colleagues before they started going out


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    #419
    skylight1987
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    I believe RTE has Darcy on radio one as a holding position, when Turbidy leaves 2fm Ray will get his slot .


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    #420
    CountyHurler
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    .I must bring my hubbie to work with me tomorrow so he can sit in on my presentations and praise them or chuckle when I made a joke...

    It didnt work when John Lennon did it, and it's not gonna work for D'Arcy..


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    #421
    bbability
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    skylight1987 wrote: »
    I believe RTE has Darcy on radio one as a holding position, when Turbidy leaves 2fm Ray will get his slot .

    Ray Darcy is not in holding. He's fifty and not in the right target audience for 2fm. if they move him to that slot it will solidify the self destruct button has been pressed at 2fm under its current administration.


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