Ray D'arcy on RTE Radio 1 **Mod Warning post 1** 27th Jan Forward

Today's chat:

Love Island
The weather "what's the weather like where you are?"

Meteireann.ie... Go mad, Katherine

sligojoek

Why do all these Fair City actors tell stories about people coming up on the street thinking the characters are real? Are there really that many stupid people around? Or do they think we're stupid?

sligojoek

sligojoek wrote: »

Maaaawwwwms
Kids
Weddings
Honeymoons
And Love Island for the foreseeable future.

And that God awful harsh voice and cackle.

I'm out.. Not thst I ever listen to D'Arcy either.

Brenda does a great job on this slot, rte should give her the gig

Horse84

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/there-were-times-where-we-didnt-speak-for-weeks-ray-darcy-opens-up-about-tough-working-relationship-with-wife-jenny-kelly-38358524.html

Brian Scan

Deleted User wrote: »

And that God awful harsh voice and cackle.

I'm out.. Not thst I ever listen to D'Arcy either.

Brenda does a great job on this slot, rte should give her the gig

You were doing so well up to that point.

Re Bryan & Una today, they were very good neighbours to my cousin who died of MND, and whose cat I inherited. If she fell and couldn’t get up and Bryan was at the other end of the phone he would pop in and get her back onto her seated safely. All the neighbours in that enclave of wee houses were great, and in the end they all visited her in the hospice. It gave her a great boost introducing them when her other visitors might pop in and if they were Fair City fans.

Brendan Bendar

Brian Scan wrote: »

You were doing so well up to that point.

Good call Brian, should never have been left near a mic.


Complete chancer.

BarryD2

Horse84 wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/there-were-times-where-we-didnt-speak-for-weeks-ray-darcy-opens-up-about-tough-working-relationship-with-wife-jenny-kelly-38358524.html

From that article:"The broadcaster also admitted that he still gets nervous before JNLR (Joint National Listenership Research) survey results are announced.

He compared it to getting the "Leaving Cert results every three months".

He explained: “It’s just a survey, so people are cold called and asked if you would like to do a survey and their asked what did you listen to yesterday?’ that’s how it’s done."

Just curious but how many posters here have ever been phoned regarding Joint National Listenership Research??

I don't believe for a minute that it's anyway as random as Ray seems to suggest. From what I know of these survey companies they have a list of people who have answered questions in the past and they just phone down this list until they get enough answers. So you get the same people more or less answering time after time.

sligojoek

Hit radio 1 for the 3rd time in an hour and each time she's been talking about babies and children. Ba k to newstalk

amlinopta

Kathryn and her bump and her C section. Again

sligojoek

As a new mwwaawwm....

FFS the child must be a year old now.

dxhound2005

BarryD2 wrote: »

I don't believe for a minute that it's anyway as random as Ray seems to suggest. From what I know of these survey companies they have a list of people who have answered questions in the past and they just phone down this list until they get enough answers. So you get the same people more or less answering time after time.

Would you be prepared to name and shame the companies who are doing this?

bobbyss

BarryD2 wrote:

From that article:"The broadcaster also admitted that he still gets nervous before JNLR (Joint National Listenership Research) survey results are announced.

Fergal D'arcy programme made the top 10. This is not a mistake is it? Never heard of him. Does this mean Ray is not in top ten according to just released figures

Ahwell

BarryD2 wrote: »

From that article:"The broadcaster also admitted that he still gets nervous before JNLR (Joint National Listenership Research) survey results are announced.

He compared it to getting the "Leaving Cert results every three months".

He explained: “It’s just a survey, so people are cold called and asked if you would like to do a survey and their asked what did you listen to yesterday?’ that’s how it’s done."

Just curious but how many posters here have ever been phoned regarding Joint National Listenership Research??

I don't believe for a minute that it's anyway as random as Ray seems to suggest. From what I know of these survey companies they have a list of people who have answered questions in the past and they just phone down this list until they get enough answers. So you get the same people more or less answering time after time.

There is a methodology report on the JNLR Committee's website

Interviewing is conducted face-to-face, in-home, among a sample
of c.16,800 individuals aged 15+ in the Republic of Ireland.
Interviewing is conducted across 50 weeks of the year (exception
week before and after Christmas). https://info.ipsosmrbi.com/assets/files/jnlr/methodology/JNLR%20Methodology%20Report%20(Apr%20'17).pdf

There's a section on sampling there too.

Odyssey 2005

Were you ever in Malaysia katie...were you nearly kidnapped ?

PieOhMy

I dont believe this story

jeremyj1968

Woman has child.

Odyssey 2005

Didnt take long to get around to babies,new mammys daddy's et all

Odyssey 2005

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Woman has child.

Shock...horror

Kathryn describes the day she was at some event to present something on stage, went to the jacks, found door wouldn’t lock but presumed security guard outside it was there to ensure nobody would barge in, she sits on the jacks which is a metre or two back from the door, and whilst doing her business rehearses what she is going to say at the presentation; next thing Pierce Brosnan walks in and finds Kathryn perched on throne whilst saying “the first prize goes to...oops”.

Muahahaha

Does she ever stop talking about pregnancy and babies? Just turned off

Odyssey 2005

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Kathryn describes the day she was at some event to present something on stage, went to the jacks, found door wouldn’t lock but presumed security guard outside it was there to ensure nobody would barge in, she sits on the jacks which is a metre or two back from the door, and whilst doing her business rehearses what she is going to say at the presentation; next thing Pierce Brosnan walks in and finds Kathryn perched on throne whilst saying “the first prize goes to...oops”.

James Bond frightened the shyte outa her

Odyssey 2005

Muahahaha wrote: »

Does she ever stop talking about pregnancy and babies? Just turned off

Welcome stranger :)

PieOhMy

PieOhMy wrote: »

I dont believe this story

ah I'd believe it & I laughed! But then I quite like Katherine Thomas. Always did ever since she presented that kids' sports show with Ryle Nugent back in the late 1990s, I think it was called The Grip.

She seems like one of the more grounded broadcasters on RTE and isn't afraid to make herself the butt of a joke, which is kinda endearing.

Muahahaha

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Welcome stranger :)

Yeah could never really warm to her on tv with all the shrieking and patronising hugs so when I heard her on the radio talking babies I switched over to NT.

Odyssey 2005

Shes an expert on having babies now dontchano,also looking after them,feeding etc etc..

Odyssey 2005

Two mawms having a chat...;).

I'm outa here

sligojoek

Muahahaha wrote: »

Does she ever stop talking about pregnancy and babies? Just turned off

She does actually. When she's talking about weddings.

Itssoeasy

Lads I know that ray isn't there this week and I'm just wondering how Kathryn Thomas is on the whole nuact at 4pm sweepstakes ? Is it remotely closer than ray is ?

Odyssey 2005

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lads I know that ray isn't there this week and I'm just wondering how Kathryn Thomas is on the whole nuact at 4pm sweepstakes ? Is it remotely closer than ray is ?

You seriously expect anyone to listen to her on about babies,weddings,himself,mawwwms for a fooking hour....:P..

Do your own research :D