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

CarrickMcJoe

Porridge, Ray's recipe...

sligojoek

Straight in with a rare disease. He's definitely after Joe Duffy's job.

And then on to porridge.

Good luck.

sligojoek

A tip for you, Ray, if you're reading.

When you attempt a pun, if it's any good, you don't have to explain it 3 or 4 times.

amlinopta

National Porridge Week looming, time to stock up with cinnamon. Painful listening, he's like a broken record.

Joe Duffy.

Can that one not Google big smarties ??

amlinopta

National Porridge Week looming, time to stock up with cinnamon. Painful listening, he's like a broken record.

ButtersSuki

Both D'Arcy and FM104's Breakfast Show are running Jamie Heaslip rapping to Nelly's "Hot in Herre" promos at the moment. All parties involved should be sent to Guantanamo Bay.

ButtersSuki

sligojoek wrote: »

A tip for you, Ray, if you're reading.

When you attempt a pun, if it's any good, you don't have to explain it 3 or 4 times.

Maybe he's angling for a Funny Fryday slot too?

Brendan Bendar

Did anyone feel yer man McCabe has a bit of an attitude,bit aggressive in his
demeanour ?

Could be just me.

Pat McCabe on the D'arcy show today.

sligojoek

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Did anyone feel yer man McCabe has a bit of an attitude,bit aggressive in his
demeanour ?

Could be just me.

Pat McCabe on the D'arcy show today.

He used to drink in my local when he lived in Sligo. . Let's just say no-one was queueing up to have pints with him. Dermot Healy, on the other hand, was a pleasure to have a pint with.

mountain

I thought that Pat was good, under the circumstances,

Ray got the timing of when he wrote The butcher boy wrong, he suggested that the last time he interviewed Pat, that Pat may of been in "bad form",
He had to ask Pat where he grew up, and when Pat said that He liked buying Vinyl, Ray asked "do you have something to play them on, or do you just collect them?"...


This after Ray had proudly announced that He had spent the past few days researching about Pat...

BPKS

I had not listened to Ray in ages because he just usually puts me in bad form and the tone of the show just seems to get me down.

I was out and about in meetings today and I was in a part of the country where the reception for Newstalk and Today FM was brutal so I left Ray on for maybe 10 minutes. In this time he spoke of porridge, sugar and then had overweight people on talking about how they changed their diets and started exercising.

So basically, the same things that were boring me when he was on Today FM about 5 years ago.

sligojoek

BPKS wrote: »

I had not listened to Ray in ages because he just usually puts me in bad form and the tone of the show just seems to get me down.

I was out and about in meetings today and I was in a part of the country where the reception for Newstalk and Today FM was brutal so I left Ray on for maybe 10 minutes. In this time he spoke of porridge, sugar and then had overweight people on talking about how they changed their diets and started exercising.

So basically, the same things that were boring me when he was on Today FM about 5 years ago.

Were you up this way? I work a lot in mountainy areas near Benbulben. A lot of the time I'm just 5 or 6 miles from the Truskmore transmitter but 3 of those miles are solid rock. I'm lucky to get Radio 1 some days

sligojoek

mountain wrote: »

I thought that Pat was good, under the circumstances,

Ray got the timing of when he wrote The butcher boy wrong, he suggested that the last time he interviewed Pat, that Pat may of been in "bad form",
He had to ask Pat where he grew up, and when Pat said that He liked buying Vinyl, Ray asked "do you have something to play them on, or do you just collect them?"...


This after Ray had proudly announced that He had spent the past few days researching about Pat...

Pat likes his music. I was at his 50th birthday. He put on a great show. The band was the late Bap Kennedy (Brian's brother). They were joined for the last hour by Barry Devlin , Jim Lockhart, Paddy Goodwin and Shane McGowan. They blew the roof off the place.

BPKS

BPKS wrote: »

I had not listened to Ray in ages because he just usually puts me in bad form and the tone of the show just seems to get me down.

That's exactly how I feel about it.

I usually listen to radio at my work computer, with my earphones in. I make it a priority to switch to another station before we get to the 'Tanks Eileen, Tank you vury much', which is invariably followed by some dismally depressing item. Ray literally gives voice to the '3 o'clock slump'.

Brendan Bendar

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

That's exactly how I feel about it.

I usually listen to radio at my work computer, with my earphones in. I make it a priority to switch to another station before we get to the 'Tanks Eileen, Tank you vury much', which is invariably followed by some dismally depressing item. Ray literally gives voice to the '3 o'clock slump'.

It's "Tanks Ooileen,Tank u very mooch"

And now over to the news with "Paaadder O' Coulean". And worse Priomh Skealta na Nooocta"

Learn how to pronounce it, man.

For 500k make a forking effort.

BarryD2

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

For 500k make a forking effort.

Ray has made an effort with the Gaeilge since coming back to RTE - it's noticeable. And if he's supposed to be representative of the common man, well his standard of Irish is as good as mine and I dare say most of the population at large.

BarryD2

BarryD2 wrote: »

well his standard of Irish is as good as mine and I dare say most of the population at large.

Well that's fair enough, but most of us aren't broadcasting on the national broadcaster for 90 minutes a day. It takes no more than one minute to grasp the pronunciation of a person's name.

If the Queen of England could manage a passable pronunciation, I don't understand why Ray D'arcy cannot.

Brendan Bendar

BarryD2 wrote: »

Ray has made an effort with the Gaeilge since coming back to RTE - it's noticeable. And if he's supposed to be representative of the common man, well his standard of Irish is as good as mine and I dare say most of the population at large.

Ok

Short lesson... it's Peadhar O Coulean not Padder

It's Priomh Shcèaltha na Nuachta. Not Skaelta

Now if the guy hasn't learned that, it ain't much of an effort, my friend.

Please!!

EPAndlee

I'm kind of impressed he can make a radio show so boring. I only hear it if I'm in a customers car but christ could he be anymore dull

goochy

Along with Shane Coleman and Chris donaghue the most dull men on radio

goochy

goochy wrote: »

Along with Shane Coleman and Chris donaghue the most dull men on radio

Don't get to hear much of Coleman these days, as I avoid NT Breakfast; but Donoghue is not at all a bad choice as a political editor.

He seems to be able to get the inside track on internal political machinations (a fairly basic requirement for pol corrs, although bizarrely unusual) as well as being able to broadcast that information cogently and coherently.

I was never a fan of his during his NT Drive stint, but I think he makes an excellent political editor.

goochy

after his treatment of George I have no respect for him.

statto25

Another day, another porridge discussion

BarryD2

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Ok

Short lesson... it's Peadhar O Coulean not Padder

It's Priomh Shcèaltha na Nuachta. Not Skaelta

Now if the guy hasn't learned that, it ain't much of an effort, my friend.

Please!!

Bit pointless discussing pronunciation in text - doesn't really work. Anyway what about regional variations and accents. Criticising people for how they say certain words is usually needless.

kazamo

What a wonderful topic for 4.15pm in the afternoon.
"My girlfriend doesn't climax when I penetrate"

BarryD2

BarryD2 wrote: »

Bit pointless discussing pronunciation in text - doesn't really work. Anyway what about regional variations and accents. Criticising people for how they say certain words is usually needless.

I'm usually allergic to grammar and linguistic policing, but no, it isn't too much for *a well-paid professional broadcaster* to correctly pronounce something he has to say every working day.

Compare Ray's pronunciation to Imelda May, who, according to herself, has barely a word of Irish. She did a (not perfect but, under the circumstances) really good rendition of our national anthem at the McGregor/Mayweather fight. Why? Because she put in a major effort to get it right. She did the whole country proud, I think.

Again, I don't think anyone is looking down their noses at people who are attempting to speak the language and making natural errors. It's about professional broadcasting and knowing how to pronounce the same string of words you say almost every day.

goochy

Darcy gets all embarrassed when sex therapist suggests getting sex toys from dealz - and he claims hes no longer a catholic

statto25

goochy wrote: »

Darcy gets all embarrassed when sex therapist suggests getting sex toys from dealz - and he claims hes no longer a catholic

He was the one who brought the topic up! Then he started backtracking when she suggested they get some samples.

Brendan Bendar

BarryD2 wrote: »

Bit pointless discussing pronunciation in text - doesn't really work. Anyway what about regional variations and accents. Criticising people for how they say certain words is usually needless.

Wouldn't agree there Mr B.

There is a right way and a wrong way to say things.

My examples are so simple and erudite, even a fool could understand.

Throwing in regional variations is.....well... taking the piss.

It's not rocket science Mr B, it's totally simple and clear.

Soz lad.