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

sligojoek

He's as bad as Mooney with his gay fixation.

SEPT 23 1989

sligojoek wrote: »

Healthy eating FM

with Eva Göring

PeterTheEighth

BPKS wrote: »

I'd say I posted on the old thread but the first few years of the D'Arcy show on Today FM were great.

The team were young (bar D'Arcy), single and up for having a bit of craic. Fix it Friday was something to look forward to........

Great post. You know I think's it's not even unique to radio presenters. It's the same with most men, who were great craic when they were single and in their twenties. Then when they get married, asking them to go out for a pint is like asking them to go to the moon. So I dont think that Ray is unique in that, but the question would be is he now the right character to present a "fun" radio show.

He's like any middle aged man now. Gives out about everything, stuck in his own opinions, has the answers for everything from politics to mental health... a curmudgeon.

PeterTheEighth

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

He's like any middle aged man now. Gives out about everything, stuck in his own opinions, has the answers for everything from politics to mental health... a curmudgeon.

He's also bald and short

Brian Scan

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

Great post. You know I think's it's not even unique to radio presenters. It's the same with most men, who were great craic when they were single and in their twenties. Then when they get married, asking them to go out for a pint is like asking them to go to the moon. So I dont think that Ray is unique in that, but the question would be is he now the right character to present a "fun" radio show.

He's like any middle aged man now. Gives out about everything, stuck in his own opinions, has the answers for everything from politics to mental health... a curmudgeon.

That's exactly how I picture 90% of posters on the Liveline thread.

ThisRegard

Brian Scan wrote: »

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That's exactly how I picture 90% of posters on the Liveline thread.

The thing is, we actually do have the answers for everything, it's not that we just think we do.

wnolan1992

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

Great post. You know I think's it's not even unique to radio presenters. It's the same with most men, who were great craic when they were single and in their twenties. Then when they get married, asking them to go out for a pint is like asking them to go to the moon. So I dont think that Ray is unique in that, but the question would be is he now the right character to present a "fun" radio show.

He's like any middle aged man now. Gives out about everything, stuck in his own opinions, has the answers for everything from politics to mental health... a curmudgeon.

A more pertinent question may be "Is his show meant to be 'fun' anymore?"

What I mean is, maybe it's listeners who need change their expectations of what D'Arcy's style is now. We cling on to memories of what his show USED to be, but maybe that's not what Ray wants to do anymore? Maybe it's not that he's incapable of doing a fun, happy show, but maybe it's he doesn't want to do a fun, happy show.

Essentially, maybe it's time people started realising that the misery-filled, curmudgeonly Ray D'Arcy is now probably 2 JNLR books away from having more listeners than he ever did on Today FM.

SEPT 23 1989

this health fascism gets very very tiresome

ThisRegard

I'm eating a Kimberly biscuit, sugary marshmallow goodness with sugar stuck to the white goo, while listening to this lecture about sugar. Does it make me have a second thought about it, not a chance.

Itssoeasy

Ray having another lash off of the devil that is sugar.

swingking

Christ he's in a preaching mode today!!

Odyssey 2005

I've a pain in me tits with this fuppin idiots and his conquest against "fat" people. I wish him and that Dr would ever fup off

PeterTheEighth

He was playing hurling last year ffs. Wake up Ray.

mrsdewinter

And then he plays Hozier. Just to maintain the preachy vibe...

Odyssey 2005

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

He was playing hurling last year ffs. Wake up Ray.

Now now. Don't disagree with the teacher. . Just remember whose name is over the door. Even when he's wrong,he's right.:)

TheHomeService

swingking wrote: »

Christ he's in a preaching mode today!!

Yup. I just sent him a text enabling him to preach even more. He just did :-)

SEPT 23 1989

parenting now

Odyssey 2005

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

parenting now

Parenting with Google!

Odyssey 2005

It's not that hard to find. Sure you'd nearly run to it from D4

Odyssey 2005

This is SICKENING

PeterTheEighth

"This organisation" getting a rap across the knuckles from Ray D'Arcy for advertising sports betting. I mean, where does he think his half million comes from? But at least Ray is true to his principles and makes a token (and petty) gesture of not handing off to the broadcasters at Cheltenham... Ray, if you're not happy with RTE taking advertising money from sports betting companies, then leave. But you cant take their money AND give out about them.

mikeym

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Ray having another lash off of the devil that is sugar.

Eat your porridge and dont be putting any sugar in it :D:D

Ray saying that sugar is as bad as cocaine is he for real

sligojoek

Thhis morning Kate wanted to know which countries had the highest and lowest murder rates. Ray comes to work and gets the researchers to find out and then tells Kate the answer on air. Could she not have googled iit herself.

Ray and Declan Lynch on together today. Radio heaven. The two happiest guys in Irish media.

CarrickMcJoe

sligojoek wrote: »

Thhis morning Kate wanted to know which countries had the highest and lowest murder rates. Ray comes to work and gets the researchers to find out and then tells Kate the answer on air. Could she not have googled iit herself.

Ray and Declan Lynch on together today. Radio heaven. The two happiest guys in Irish media.

Kate was probably banned from the internet for not winning the running race at the school sports day.....beaten by a catholic!

cowboyBuilder

Ray reading facts from a "Tell me Why" book ...

neris

Bit of Dustin ripping the piss out of darcy and his tv show

http://www.todayfm.com/player/podcasts/The_Ian_Dempsey_Breakfast_Show/The_Ian_Dempsey_Breakfast_Show/54646/2/Dustin_Chats_to_Iano

PeterTheEighth

I hear that RTE are playing D'Arcy "stance against RTE supported gambling" as the promo for his show. It really annoys me that he now gets to portray himself as being some sort of champion of those hurt by gambling. Like I said above, a real stance would be refusing to work for a company whose advertising standards he does not agree with, and not accepting the cheque.

djemba djemba

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

I hear that RTE are playing D'Arcy "stance against RTE supported gambling" as the promo for his show. It really annoys me that he now gets to portray himself as being some sort of champion of those hurt by gambling. Like I said above, a real stance would be refusing to work for a company whose advertising standards he does not agree with, and not accepting the cheque.

How many lotto winners has he had on since January alone. He even had the lad who was on winning streak twice

djemba djemba

Not sure who the man on with Sean O'Rourke is at the moment, but with his views on sugar he will need protection to get past D'arcy on the way out.

Atlantic Dawn

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

I hear that RTE are playing D'Arcy "stance against RTE supported gambling" as the promo for his show. It really annoys me that he now gets to portray himself as being some sort of champion of those hurt by gambling. Like I said above, a real stance would be refusing to work for a company whose advertising standards he does not agree with, and not accepting the cheque.

And then his radio show is sponsored by a car company that deliberately falsified emissions data for their cars which is at the expense of human health, particularly that of children.