The Ray Darcy Show - April 28th 2018 10.05pm

Skid X

Hello,

I was watching the Snooker today and Ali Carter defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan for the first time in 12 attempts in ranking tournament matches.

I am reminded of the quote by former Australian Open Champion Vitas Gerulaitas who finally defeated Jimmy Connors for the first time at the 17th attempt. He strolled into the Press Conference swigging a bottle of champagne. He addressed the gathered hacks and said "Gentlemen, let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody defeats Vitas Gerulaitas 17 times in a row".


What's has that got to to with this show?

Well, it temporarily delays the disappointment you will endure when you read the guest list, and it may give you hope for the future ...




Limerick woman Vicky Phelan, who is terminally ill with cervical cancer after a missed diagnosis in 2011, will be in studio following the settlement of her High Court action against a US laboratory for €2.5 million.

Franc off Franc's Wedding Show thing plugs Say Yes To The Dress

Author and columnist Michael Harding will also be along to give his take on Irish life.

Some nonsense about the 'Battle of the Brides', with two brides competing to win their honeymoon (but not their dignity).

Ol' Donie

Not for the first time the opening post is 1,000 times better than the show.

I'd love to ask Micheal Harding, a great man, for his thoughts on the vacuous nonsense that makes up the rest of the show. Except the cancer woman, which is if course a tragedy. A Saturday night light entertainment show tragedy.

glenfieldman

Ah that sounds like a super show, I love Ray, i think he is one of the best interviewers this small country has produced

(BTW, im only back from a very long ban, so no negative comments)

monkey9

Skid X wrote: »

Limerick woman Vicky Phelan, who is terminally ill with cervical cancer after a missed diagnosis in 2011, will be in studio following the settlement of her High Court action against a US laboratory for €2.5 million.

Franc off Franc's Wedding Show thing plugs Say Yes To The Dress

Author and columnist Michael Harding will also be along to give his take on Irish life.

Some nonsense about the 'Battle of the Brides', with two brides competing to win their honeymoon (but not their dignity)

EPAndlee

Match for the day can't start quick enough

Skid X

Just reading up on Ali Carter, he's had a rough time ... LLS/RDS researchers please wait until he's out of the World Championships before you harangue him into appearing as a guest ...



(from 2014)

Ali Carter has been given the all-clear by doctors after he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on his lung in May.

Carter, 35, a two-time World Snooker Championship finalist, was fighting cancer for a second time after he had battled testicular cancer in 2013.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/30557653

Say Your Number

I like Michael Harding, he talks a lot of sense.

There's no stopping the LLS thread, they've usually petered out by now, that one will probably be going on and on for the next few weeks anyway.

Arne_Saknussem

I'd imagine Ray was itching to share his wisdom with the world watching the LLS last night, wouldn't be surprised if he has his own little panel before the referendum.

mzungu

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

I'd imagine Ray was itching to share his wisdom with the world watching the LLS last night, wouldn't be surprised if he has his own little panel before the referendum.

It could be a one off special. If it happens they should call it The Rayth Amendment.

Welsh Megaman

Evening all

Can tonight's RDS thread reach 735 posts? :pac:

yosser hughes

Remember RTE boss Moya Doherty justifying Ray D'Arcy's €400k salary in 2015 saying sponsorship for Ray's radio programme "more than covers the salary"?
RTE's looking for new sponsor, wants €270k for 12 mths. Ray lost 21k listeners in Q1,2018
Is Ray going to see his salary cut?

EPAndlee

Say Your Number wrote: »

I like Michael Harding, he talks a lot of sense.

There's no stopping the LLS thread, they've usually petered out by now, that one will probably be going on and on for the next few weeks anyway.

That thread is sh!tting on about farmers now

Welsh Megaman

yosser hughes wrote: »

Remember RTE boss Moya Doherty justifying Ray D'Arcy's €400k salary in 2015 saying sponsorship for Ray's radio programme "more than covers the salary"?
RTE's looking for new sponsor, wants €270k for 12 mths. Ray lost 21k listeners in Q1,2018
Is Ray going to see his salary cut?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZUz4C6kqk

Atlantic Dawn

Evening all, I don't think i have enough drink available to make this show interesting but I will give it a go.

Welsh Megaman

Feel so sorry for Vicky Phelan...absolute monumental f**k-up.


Ray's sighing will be off the chart.

Arne_Saknussem

Woohoo, live on the telly!

Welsh Megaman

''Live on de telly!''

Muahahaha

yosser hughes wrote: »

Remember RTE boss Moya Doherty justifying Ray D'Arcy's €400k salary in 2015 saying sponsorship for Ray's radio programme "more than covers the salary"?
RTE's looking for new sponsor, wants €270k for 12 mths. Ray lost 21k listeners in Q1,2018
Is Ray going to see his salary cut?

Thats not the way things work in RTE dreamland, mediocrity is rewarded handsomely

Atlantic Dawn

I want to know who Miriams replacement will be.

Welsh Megaman

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I want to know who Miriams replacement will be.

Atlantic Dawn

I would bet me last can tonight that not a single person in the health service will be fired nor will they have a single cent taken off them as punishment for this mess.

take everything

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I would bet me last can tonight that not a single person in the health service will be fired nor will they have a single cent taken off them as punishment for this mess.

I get the feeling heads will roll tbh

Skid X

There should be criminal charges brought over this.

trixiebust

Did he just ask this lady if she'd had a "bad week"?!!

Atlantic Dawn

take everything wrote: »

I get the feeling heads will roll tbh

I don't, they never ever have.

Muahahaha

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I want to know who Miriams replacement will be.

Ive no ideas but one thing is for certain- Blainaid NiChofaigh will definitely be gunning for it. She was moaning in the RTE Guide recently about gender balance on RTE shows, it was a very thinly veiled effort at getting her mug more screen time. Blainaid loves the sound of her own voice and she has a desperate need for others to hear it.

vladmydad

Between the appalling decisions of the NHS with that child Alfie and the incompetence of the HSE with this poor woman’s situation. It’s not been a good week for state run public health systems.

Atlantic Dawn

Muahahaha wrote: »

Ive no ideas but one thing is for certain- Blainaid NiChofaigh will definitely be gunning for it. She was moaning in the RTE Guide recently about gender balance on RTE shows, it was a very thinly veiled effort at getting her mug more screen time. Blainaid loves the sound of her own voice and she has a desperate need for others to hear it.

Jaysus anyone but her, even Twink.

I'd like to see Sean Moncrieff given a go. Perhaps give it to a new presenter each week and see how that goes.

Amberjack

Joe would love this, esp the colour of the blood

take everything

I really feel for this woman.
Terrible story

Atlantic Dawn

This morning there was another major feck up where the hotline number they gave out wasn't working, you couldn't make it up.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/helpline-for-women-concerned-about-cervical-screening-results-opens-after-technical-glitch-36853759.html

Welsh Megaman

''Horrific?''

No Ray, it was a joyous and pleasant experience.

Jesus wept.

Atlantic Dawn

I wonder would medicinal cannabis be any help for her, even if just for the pain.

Patty O Furniture

Greetings all,

I only tuned in to see this brave woman, how did this eejit get her before teh LLS, did Ray give her some of his wages?;)

Cos i just tuned in from Grabbers on RTE2, similar story, an alien sucks the life outta ye, as ray reminds me of the bald martian from Mars Attacks :P
& you have to be drunk to avoid getting caught in its grasp, like RDS:):rolleyes:

Grabbers | Culture Northern Ireland

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1525366/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt

Skid X wrote: »

Just reading up on Ali Carter, he's had a rough time ... LLS/RDS researchers please wait until he's out of the World Championships before you harangue him into appearing as a guest ...



(from 2014)



https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/30557653

Another Carter RTE want to expose :eek:

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

I'd imagine Ray was itching to share his wisdom with the world watching the LLS last night, wouldn't be surprised if he has his own little panel before the referendum.

Expect more apologies on both radio & tv, from someone standing in for Ray, on his imposed unexpected break:D

Patty O Furniture

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I want to know who Miriams replacement will be.

Jenny Kelly or Mairead Farrell/Ronan/yada,yada, yada/

Atlantic Dawn

Miscommunication is when you send a text to your mam instead of your mate, what happened here was pure incompetence.

monkey9

This kind of monumental medical cock up always seems happen to women. On this kind of a scale, when do you hear it happening to men?

Atlantic Dawn

monkey9 wrote: »

This kind of monumental medical cock up always seems happen to women. On this kind of a scale, when do you hear it happening to men?

Eh men have no such free checks.

BorneTobyWilde

Love to give Ray a gagging order.

Muahahaha

Ray- "So how do you get your head around the fact you got a misdiagnosis in 2011 and are now dying of cancer?"

Way to twist the knife Ray

C__MC

Can’t imagine what that woman is going through, incredible strength and courage.

vladmydad

monkey9 wrote: »

This kind of monumental medical cock up always seems happen to women. On this kind of a scale, when do you hear it happening to men?

True but women have a higher incidence of cancer and more aggressive cancers plus have more medical issues in general.

Atlantic Dawn

How can a government agency pay someone off quietly with our tax money?

take everything

As I thought

Patty O Furniture

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

This morning there was another major feck up where the hotline number they gave out wasn't working, you couldn't make it up.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/helpline-for-women-concerned-about-cervical-screening-results-opens-after-technical-glitch-36853759.html

Definitely miscommunication there, no dept knows what the other is doing, No joined up thinking, there!

My mum photocopies everything she sends back to the HSE, as things normally goes missing, funny you'll never see the staff go missing.!

Btw her solictor said similar NDA on liveline.

1 down, more to go!!

Atlantic Dawn

"Stand aside"...does that mean she will no longer be on wages and lose her pension or will she be on full wages until her retirement age and then get her full pension?

monkey9

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Eh men have no such free checks.

Actually that's a good point in fairness and women have no worries going to a doctor as well i suppose.

CH3OH

She is a pretty amazing woman. So strong in the face of such incompetence.

monkey9

To give credit to Ray, i think he handled that interview very very well.

dizzymiss

What an incredibly amazing woman!

vladmydad

This lady is one of the most incredible people I’ve ever seen