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

sligojoek

Looks like the choir didn't get into the final.
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/britain-s-got-talent-kilkenny-choir-narrowly-misses-final-1.2662440

That'll give him something to cry about.

onform

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ray seems obsessed with this wan. maybe he could donate some of his inflated salary to her. Never any of the hard questions, like wheres the father of that kid and why is he not putting his hand in his pocket.
Looking at my payslip each month, getting sick and tired of carrying the like of her and her 'life style choice;' on my back.

She's definitely not you're stereotypical homeless person:

http://www.morgantheagency.com/commercial-women/erica-fleming/

PeterTheEighth

Erica seems to have started believing her own hype. I call it "Colm O'Gorman Syndrome", where you start to believe that everybody is in agreement with you, just because the media is not brave enough to challenge you.

Erica came across like a complete fantasist today and I really couldnt believe what she was coming out with. Ray should have asked her if she thinks this "I want to become a politician" nonsense and it might be better her focus should be better attuned to finally sorting her accommodation situation once and for all.

I dont feel sorry for Erica. The two parties I feel sorry for in this are:
1) Her daughter. She seemed like a really smart, kind kid, and I feel she is being used as a pawn in her mother's game. There's no way that she should have been filmed and put on TV in that documentary. That was shameful.
2) Her employer. Any time Erica was interviewed she would mention that she "didnt earn enough" to afford somewhere to stay. And you could not read anything positive about the employer from such a statement. Particularly unfair given that Erica's inability to find accommodation are 99% her own fault, not the fault of her employer.

PeterTheEighth

Did D'Arcy just spell Taoiseach wrongly ??

ButtersSuki

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

Did D'Arcy just spell Taoiseach wrongly ??

Yes. I'm in the car and nearly crashed it laughing as he got it wrong. Idiot.

wnolan1992

Why was he spelling the word and in what way was it spelled incorrectly?

ButtersSuki

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Why was he spelling the word and in what way was it spelled incorrectly?

Had an 11 year old American on who was given the word in a spelling bee in the US last night. Kid was able to spell it correctly (and with the correct definition) unlike D'Arcy.

Ray asked the kid what he wanted to do later in life ....go to Harvard Med school, become a neurosurgeon and develop cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Ray aimed to present Jo Maxi at 11.

BarryD

Are you sure it wasn't this word, the kid offered that caused confusion?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanistry

wnolan1992

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Had an 11 year old American on who was given the word in a spelling bee in the US last night. Kid was able to spell it correctly (and with the correct definition) unlike D'Arcy.

Ray asked the kid what he wanted to do later in life ....go to Harvard Med school, become a neurosurgeon and develop cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Ray aimed to present Jo Maxi at 11.

I'm just curious as to how badly he mis-spelled the word, seeing as it caused someone so much amusement they almost crashed the car.

I mean, was it a howler like "Teeshuck", or a simple mix-up of the o and a or something?

Or was this just the first thing on today's show that could serve as a way to have a pop?

ButtersSuki

BarryD wrote: »

Are you sure it wasn't this word, the kid offered that caused confusion?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanistry

That was later on in the same segment. The Taoiseach misspelling started the segment.

ButtersSuki

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I'm just curious as to how badly he mis-spelled the word, seeing as it caused someone so much amusement they almost crashed the car.

I mean, was it a howler like "Teeshuck", or a simple mix-up of the o and a or something?

Or was this just the first thing on today's show that could serve as a way to have a pop?

I'm not a regular here so it wasn't my first excuse "to have a pop" as you put it.

That said, considering the remuneration package of the host, I feel a certain degree of preparation for the segment would have been appropriate. If he cannot spell the word correctly from memory, he should have it on a cue card in front of him that he can read it from that. It's not even some obscure and unused Irish word, it's part of the vernacular. He should be able to spell it correctly or at least read it out correctly if he's unable to spell it. He's an Irish broadcaster on the Irish national station after all.

I don't remember the full spelling as he gave it, but he started with T and O. He was already wrong at that point. Considering the segment was about his amazement that a person from another country where the language isn't spoken could spell the word correctly, surely it's incumbent on him to at least be able to give the correct spelling on air?

I stopped listening after that segment. I don't know if he apologised (even lightheartedly) for getting it wrong.

thesandeman

What was the point of playing random bits of Springsteen songs?

wnolan1992

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I'm not a regular here so it wasn't my first excuse "to have a pop" as you put it.

That said, considering the remuneration package of the host, I feel a certain degree of preparation for the segment would have been appropriate. If he cannot spell the word correctly from memory, he should have it on a cue card in front of him that he can read it from that. It's not even some obscure and unused Irish word, it's part of the vernacular. He should be able to spell it correctly or at least read it out correctly if he's unable to spell it. He's an Irish broadcaster on the Irish national station after all.

I don't remember the full spelling as he gave it, but he started with T and O. He was already wrong at that point. Considering the segment was about his amazement that a person from another country where the language isn't spoken could spell the word correctly, surely it's incumbent on him to at least be able to give the correct spelling on air?

I stopped listening after that segment. I don't know if he apologised (even lightheartedly) for getting it wrong.

I dunno, seems to me like a pretty easy mistake to make, even if written down you could just have a brain-fart and say "T-o-a-i...". Hardly think it's indicative of a lack of research tbh.

ButtersSuki

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I dunno, seems to me like a pretty easy mistake to make, even if written down you could just have a brain-fart and say "T-o-a-i...". Hardly think it's indicative of a lack of research tbh.

He didn't include the A at all.

The feature was on spelling. He misspelt a commonly used word in this country whilst highlighting the "amazeballsness" of a child from another country where the word is not used being able to spell it correctly. You don't find that a little at best amateurish? You don't see the irony in it? You don't see any comedic value in that? You don't think he deserves a little gentle mocking for this?

Harry Angstrom

D'Arcy, the Dan Quayle of Irish broadcasting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdqbi66oNuI

liam7831

Did any hear him interview Kelly Harrington the boxer yesterday. Its was a quick 5 min interview, she had just won a world semi final and he slips into the conversation about the violence in Dublins north side, she just blanked it. Wonder will he bring it up tomorrow night on that dross of a tv show.

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Had an 11 year old American on who was given the word in a spelling bee in the US last night. Kid was able to spell it correctly (and with the correct definition) unlike D'Arcy.

Ray asked the kid what he wanted to do later in life ....go to Harvard Med school, become a neurosurgeon and develop cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Ray aimed to present Jo Maxi at 11.

His interview with the boy ( like all his others) was embarrassingly halting and awkward.

Why in heavens name does ANYONE in RTE think this guy comes across well on radio?

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I'm not a regular here so it wasn't my first excuse "to have a pop" as you put it.

That said, considering the remuneration package of the host, I feel a certain degree of preparation for the segment would have been appropriate. If he cannot spell the word correctly from memory, he should have it on a cue card in front of him that he can read it from that. It's not even some obscure and unused Irish word, it's part of the vernacular. He should be able to spell it correctly or at least read it out correctly if he's unable to spell it. He's an Irish broadcaster on the Irish national station after all.

I don't remember the full spelling as he gave it, but he started with T and O. He was already wrong at that point. Considering the segment was about his amazement that a person from another country where the language isn't spoken could spell the word correctly, surely it's incumbent on him to at least be able to give the correct spelling on air?

I stopped listening after that segment. I don't know if he apologised (even lightheartedly) for getting it wrong.

No, he didn't mention it at all. Surprised he didn't blame it on someone else on the show ..'It wasn't my idea'

I was on a car trip home and the person giving me the lift had the show on. So I had the 'pleasure' of hearing the rest of his show.

He asked the boxer Kelly Harrington what she was going to wear on the show tomorrow night????
I mean, WTF? Does it matter what the girl wears? She's not appearing in a dress design capacity, she is on the show because she is a successful boxer. The phone line went suspiciously dead after that question. I wonder did she hang up in disgust

wnolan1992

ButtersSuki wrote: »

He didn't include the A at all.

The feature was on spelling. He misspelt a commonly used word in this country whilst highlighting the "amazeballsness" of a child from another country where the word is not used being able to spell it correctly. You don't find that a little at best amateurish? You don't see the irony in it? You don't see any comedic value in that? You don't think he deserves a little gentle mocking for this?

Gentle mocking? Definitely.

However that was not the tone of the posts addressing it. They came across the usual dog-piling on any slip-up D'Arcy makes that happens in this thread.

Calling someone an idiot, suggesting that a spelling error is an indicator of a lack of preparation, and suggesting that just because he's earning a large sum of money they shouldn't make an easily made, inconsequential error goes far beyond the realm of "gentle mocking".

IMO anyway.

wnolan1992

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Gentle mocking? Definitely.

However that was not the tone of the posts addressing it. They came across the usual dog-piling on any slip-up D'Arcy makes that happens in this thread.

Calling someone an idiot, suggesting that a spelling error is an indicator of a lack of preparation, and suggesting that just because he's earning a large sum of money goes far beyond the realm of "gentle mocking".

IMO anyway.

Right so.
If I stood up in front of my management and my presentation had a spelling error, they could rightly accuse me of not being prepared.
Likewise for D'Arcy.
And the 'just because he's earning a large sum of money' is PRECISELY why he irritates people.
This is license fee money funding an incompetent, arrogant , badly prepared radio show host. I mean, how hard is to to come on air for 1.5 hours per day by 5????

PeterTheEighth

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Calling someone an idiot, suggesting that a spelling error is an indicator of a lack of preparation, and suggesting that just because he's earning a large sum of money they shouldn't make an easily made, inconsequential error goes far beyond the realm of "gentle mocking".
IMO anyway.

Ah listen, this lad holds everybody else to the highest standards, and gives out yards about the Church / the Councils / the Government etc etc about their incompetence, when he cant even press a button to play the signature song.

ButtersSuki

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Gentle mocking? Definitely.

However that was not the tone of the posts addressing it. They came across the usual dog-piling on any slip-up D'Arcy makes that happens in this thread.

Calling someone an idiot, suggesting that a spelling error is an indicator of a lack of preparation, and suggesting that just because he's earning a large sum of money they shouldn't make an easily made, inconsequential error goes far beyond the realm of "gentle mocking".

IMO anyway.

As I said I'm not a regular listener to the show or a contributor to this thread, but on the rare occasions I do listen there's always something....an error, a faux pas, a WTF moment, etc. At some stage, even the biggest Ray D'Arcy apologists have to think he might actually be the problem, or at least at fault for some of these things.

You seem very defensive about and protective of the host. I'm genuinely curious, do you have a connection with the show or the host? I promise I'm not trolling, just asking a genuine question.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Deleted User wrote: »

His interview with the boy ( like all his others) was embarrassingly halting and awkward.

Why in heavens name does ANYONE in RTE think this guy comes across well on radio?

Because the listening figures keep rising!

And while they do, he will still be broadcasting.

Horse84

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Because the listening figures keep rising!

And while they do, he will still be broadcasting.

That's it in a nutshell. To me it's completely inexplicable. There's no logic there, no rhyme or reason as to why people like this guy and what he does. To me he his a completely non self aware, hypocritical, judgemental, incompetent,miserable, boring buffoon with hormonal issues but I am very much in the minority it seems so long as his listenership figures stay where they are he is almost untouchable. Like the politicians we have in the country we also get the radio presenters we deserve and not necessarily need.

djemba djemba

I thought it was gas yesterday when he had John Aldridge, Stephen Hunt and Packie Bonner on. The conversation turned towards life after they finish football until after about 5 minutes of it, someone told a joke and Hunt goes something like 'Its about time the conversation lightened up'.

ButtersSuki

Horse84 wrote: »

That's it in a nutshell. To me it's completely inexplicable. There's no logic there, no rhyme or reason as to why people like this guy and what he does. To me he his a completely non self aware, hypocritical, judgemental, incompetent,miserable, boring buffoon with hormonal issues but I am very much in the minority it seems so long as his listenership figures stay where they are he is almost untouchable. Like the politicians we have in the country we also get the radio presenters we deserve and not necessarily need.

Don't ever confuse listenership figures with quality. If you need further proof of this, I give you Joe Duffy.

goochy

It's not that people like him he's on radio 1 so you will get plenty of listeners anyway.
there's just nothing else on at that time.
I like talk radio but couldn't listen to moncrieff so what else do u do ??

Also the thing with darcy is we listen to see how bad he will be - it's almost addictive but it's a disgrace that he was ever given a talk show and this radio show.
notice how his talk show isn't doing well - unlike with the radio show people have other options than to watch it

ButtersSuki

So here's my 2c on D'Arcy.

If D'Arcy wasn't a presenter and was just listening to the show as a member of the public his take on it would likely be as follows:

How did this chancer get this job? Who does he know in RTE? He's clearly unprepared for his show. He can't even spell "Taoiseach" when doing a feature on spelling and when he gets it wrong, he acts like nothing happened. I dunno. (sigh) On top of that, he can't even operate a few buttons correctly after a year in the job. And he's paid half a million euro for 90mins work a day, 5 days a week. And who's paying for this? That's right, you and me. Great county eh? I dunno. (sigh)


He's the type of hypocrite that we specialise in in Ireland insofar as he'd hate himself if he ever did any self-analysis.

ButtersSuki

As I've said before I don't listen to the show regularly nor contribute here but for the gamblers amongst you 10/1 he mentions Connacht tomorrow and throws in the "I played a bit of rugby myself" (or whatever his line on this is) tomorrow.