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

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    #1502
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,406 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    United Chester Men wrote: »
    I like him, he takes his job seriously and he knows his conversation topic limits (although you could argue his conversation speed limits need tampering with!)

    He has an encyclopedia of knowledge of the music/film industry and it is a pity RTE haven't used that to their advantage over last 15 years with a series of tv interviews with musicians/actors but maybe it was his choice to steer clear of tv.

    Still well overpaid though but you can't blame him if RTE are so naive to pay average presenters silly salaries.

    No, but maybe the taxpayer should adopt the same attitude as the IW protesters in this respect.

    No marches or brick throwing on this even more invidious organisation.


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    #1503
    United Chester Men
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭United Chester Men


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    No, but maybe the taxpayer should adopt the same attitude as the IW protesters in this respect.

    No marches or brick throwing on this even more invidious organisation.

    Go on then........! Noones stopping you!


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    #1504
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,406 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    United Chester Men wrote: »
    Go on then........! Noones stopping you!

    Just surmising Utd.

    Bit old to take it on.


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    #1505
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Dave Fanning is a lot better than D'Arcy... I always thought he was good when he covered the morning shows as well... To be an "entertainment" presenter you have to be unconditionally upbeat, like Marty Morrissey and Dave Fanning. Sick of listening to D'Arcy's self pitying monologues, his cynical opinions about everything, and his constant sighing... Bring back the Marty party..


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    #1506
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    CountyHurler wrote: »
    Dave Fanning is a lot better than D'Arcy... I always thought he was good when he covered the morning shows as well... To be an "entertainment" presenter you have to be unconditionally upbeat, like Marty Morrissey and Dave Fanning. Sick of listening to D'Arcy's self pitying monologues, his cynical opinions about everything, and his constant sighing... Bring back the Marty party..

    +1


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    #1507
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    +1000

    I'll probably get a slap for saying it but even Derek Mooney was better than Darcy


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    #1508
    evilivor
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    CountyHurler wrote: »
    Dave Fanning is a lot better than D'Arcy... I always thought he was good when he covered the morning shows as well... To be an "entertainment" presenter you have to be unconditionally upbeat, like Marty Morrissey and Dave Fanning. Sick of listening to D'Arcy's self pitying monologues, his cynical opinions about everything, and his constant sighing... Bring back the Marty party..

    "The Ray D'Arcy Show - your mid-afternoon slump"


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    #1509
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    I have to say I'm liking Fanning
    He has good taste in music and is cheery

    Ray >>Up your game!!


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    #1510
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,406 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    bjork wrote: »
    I have to say I'm liking Fanning
    He has good taste in music and is cheery

    Ray >>Up your game!!

    No, an hour and a half of Fanning is way too much to take.

    He's fine in ten/fifteen minute slots but would wear the listener out over 90 mins.

    I find I'm getting a bit wound up after listening to him for half an hour.


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    #1511
    goochy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭goochy


    i agree , i prefer him to ray but hes very tiring and not a patch on Marty !


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    #1512
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    bjork wrote: »
    I have to say I'm liking Fanning
    He has good taste in music and is cheery

    Ray >>Up your game!!

    knows his football as well and no mention of bloody running and keep fit


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    #1513
    evilivor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    knows his football as well and no mention of bloody running and keep fit

    Haven't heard mention of "purridge" or sugar either.


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    #1514
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Just wondering why they didnt get Will to stand in for D'Arcy for the week... I thought one of the (very few) advantages of getting Ray and his whole family from Today FM would be that they would be able to provide cover for him if he was out...


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    #1515
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    sligojoek wrote: »
    +1000
    I'll probably get a slap for saying it but even Derek Mooney was better than Darcy
    dope-slap.gif


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    #1516
    More Music
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    CountyHurler wrote: »
    Just wondering why they didnt get Will to stand in for D'Arcy for the week... I thought one of the (very few) advantages of getting Ray and his whole family from Today FM would be that they would be able to provide cover for him if he was out...

    Why would you think that? Where did you hear it/read it?

    Will currently isn't getting paid or under contract to be a main presenter. Fanning is.

    The Radio Boards would explode if Will covered and got the going cover rate to do same.

    "All the money they're getting and they still need cover when Ray swans off."


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    #1517
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Great song


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    #1518
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    moan, moan, moan- why I hate holidays?


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    #1519
    Claude Burgundy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Claude Burgundy


    And he begins about not liking there being nice weather in Ireland when he's away, what a sad life:rolleyes:


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    #1520
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    Ray feels hard done by because we had a nice spell of weather when he left Ireland for the week.

    He's a pure moany bastärd


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    #1521
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    D'Arcy claims he has made up a new term "Vulture Capitalist"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_capitalist


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    #1522
    CountyHurler
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    Moan Moan Moan....

    I pity that poor German family who went away for a week's holiday and had to listen to this whinging b*stard for the week.


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    #1523
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,052 ✭✭✭✭neris


    ray needs a few anti depressives and a boot up the arse


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    #1524
    somesoldiers
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    CountyHurler wrote: »
    Moan Moan Moan....

    I pity that poor German family who went away for a week's holiday and had to listen to this whinging b*stard for the week.


    I wonder did he tell them he gets paid 10K a week for 7.5 hours work


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    #1525
    Euphoria Intensifies
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    I'm here laughing away at him moaning about Ireland being awful. "Vulture capitalists", Ray must be a mate of Paul Murphy's now.


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    #1526
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    Snowing in west Wicklow...the 30,000 deer will be freezing


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    #1527
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    D'Arcy claims he has made up a new term "Vulture Capitalist"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_capitalist

    He's a rather dim man Raymond.

    I nearly crashed the car when I listened to him claim that, was he for real? ridiculous fool.


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    #1528
    my friend
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    Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »
    I'm here laughing away at him moaning about Ireland being awful. "Vulture capitalists", Ray must be a mate of Paul Murphy's now.

    It's the 6 figure salary club, they're both members


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    #1529
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    is this today's main interview. A boy who never missed a day of school. were all the researchers on holidays last week too


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    #1530
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    is this today's main interview. A boy who never missed a day of school

    Yeah and after not missing a day it turns out he's not very bright

    Guess he needed every day available


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    #1531
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 10,345 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    The Nuacht reader didn't sound very impressed with Ray.


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