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The Ray D'Arcy Show Thread - Mod note Post # 1 Updated

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    #362
    Badabing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭Badabing


    Zulu wrote: »
    Thats probably true, if by "best" you mean "biggest pile of condescending, self indulgent" and by "show" you mean "drivel".


    Yea, I'd have to agree with that.

    ...although it probably is a little too kind.

    Oh sorry your talking about Gerry Ryan, yea i'd have to agree with that.


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    #363
    The D.C Swan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭The D.C Swan


    BrianD wrote: »
    Don't! Switch to Phantom 105.2 !!! :D

    +1

    Darcy = Knob on a high horse!

    With Phantom you are going to get a good mix of music including home grown talent from presenters who don't take themselves so seriously!


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    #364
    cabrwab
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,269 ✭✭✭cabrwab


    Switched on the car and the radio was turned to today fm this morning and realised Tom Dunne is on instead of ray, missed that all week, it would've being fun!
    Plus tom dunne plays his style of music which is fine by me! Im enjoying the show except when mairead "i think im gorgeous looking" farrell is on.


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    #365
    ismynametoolong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭ismynametoolong


    Yeah I agree with the last poster and OP , Once ian Dempsey is finished i find myself switching to either 2fm Gerry Ryan or Newstalk brenda Power but all this week I stayed with Tom Dunne what a difference ! Darcy lighten up hopefully the few days break will have you back on form when ytou return and i wont find myself switching but i doubt it !!


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    #366
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


    yeah, Tom Dunne has been far more entertaining and interesting than D'arcy. As soon as Darsey returns I'll be switching off again. :rolleyes:

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    #367
    PaulieBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 534 ✭✭✭PaulieBoy


    I stopped listening to The Gery Ryan show a long time ago!
    He flouted his wealth, went on about his family , had an opinion on everything and the worst thing of all ??? He had the most stupid competitions....
    Idiots being brought on air, giving a "speech" for some stupid thing.

    Darcy is exactly all that Gerry Ryan embodies, he has become Gerry Ryan, full of himself, constant talk about his kid, never wastes a chance to make out he was born in a shed and reared on mud! And the last straw ??? He had a bunch of idiots on air giving a "speech" for some stupid competition !

    Tom Dunne knocked his socks off, was a great show, Ray Foley is blasting him by the day, Darcy better have a good pension plan :-)

    He is on the way out !


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    #368
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


    unfortunately D'arcy is back today so I've switched off.

    I rather listen to paint dry.:rolleyes:

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    #369
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    el diablo wrote: »
    unfortunately D'arcy is back today so I've switched off.

    I rather listen to paint dry.:rolleyes:

    Or switch over to 2fm where Jenny Huston, her of the sexy accent, is sitting in for Gerry Ryan for 2 days.


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    #370
    policeman
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭policeman


    Ok Jenny


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    #371
    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    Was listening to D'Arcy today briefly, and he was in uncontrollable fits of laughter at some very unfunny texts that they'd received.

    It got to the point where all you heard was him going practically out of breath with the laughter for about a full minute while reading out some very poor and frankly pointless (except that they wasted some time) anecdotes that listeners had sent in.

    At that stage I switched over to 2FM... I think.


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    #372
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    Accidently switched this guy on today, tought he was great slagging BCI and saying "****" live on air, I switched over quickly, what I can't work out is why he is still on the national airwaves, he's not even a good speaker nor does he have a good radio voice.


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    #373
    alpha2zulu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭alpha2zulu


    D'arcy used to have quite an enjoyable show in the mornings. Recently its been back to G Ryan for me.

    What is it with with D'arcys obsession with reading out listener texts or debateing complete nonsenseical topics. To me it smacks of laziness, so the production team don't have to create any new material by themselves.The most mundane and monotonous texts are frequently trawled through for 5-10 minutes at a time.

    For instance, this morning there was D'arcy enduced consternation over an alledged fake French accent on some ad. He finished by posing the question, I wonder will therre be many complaints to advertising comission or something to that effect. Of course there won't, people have better things to be doing with their time. It all sounded very "liveline" esque.

    There is plenty of interesting happenings in the world to discuss without resorting to these fluffy topics for 3 hours...


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    #374
    DMC
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    ronbyrne2005 wrote: »
    Accidently switched this guy on today, tought he was great slagging BCI and saying "****" live on air, I switched over quickly,

    He thinks its big and clever to swear on the radio.

    I wonder does he swear in front of his babbie? He does it all the time to a lot of pre-school children from his pulpit on the radio.


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    #375
    mickd
    Registered Users Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mickd


    Pigletlover wrote: »

    I listened to the show for around 4 years, but my boss changed the station to Radio 1 a couple of months and I never bothered to change it back. ........................
    Matt Cooper - used to like him but he has become so arrogant. Instead of allowing enough time to cover a topic properly he comes back to it every day and still doesn't cover it in full.

    Nail on the head, Well said!


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    #376
    silvine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭silvine


    This thread looks like it's going to run and run.... I've posted in it myself a few times over the last year!

    Realistically thought, he's not THAT bad, especially compared to the alternatives. He is just a bit much sometimes i.e. when's he's up on the pulpit telling us what's wrong with Ireland.


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    #377
    cookie81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭cookie81


    In my opinion....
    I HAVE TO LISTEN TO RTE1 RADIO EVERYDAY cos my boss loves it and my god Ive had to be talked in off the ledge soooo many times....These are the most common used words between 9am and 12am Monday to Fri:
    Bertie Ahern
    Good Friday Agreement
    HSE
    Bertie Aherne
    Politics
    Brian Cowen
    Taoiseach
    Barack Obama
    Hilary Clinton
    How the grass grows
    Bertie Ahern
    Mary Harney
    I think you see where Im going with this...Politics Politics and even more boring politics :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:


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    #378
    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    cookie81 wrote: »
    I think you see where Im going with this........


    Yeah we do. Off topic, that's where.


    Poor ould Ray gets an awful time, but he does ask for it sometimes. They need to freshen things up...


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    #379
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    cookie81 wrote: »
    In my opinion....
    I HAVE TO LISTEN TO RTE1 RADIO EVERYDAY cos my boss loves it and my god Ive had to be talked in off the ledge soooo many times....These are the most common used words between 9am and 12am Monday to Fri:
    Bertie Ahern
    Good Friday Agreement
    HSE
    Bertie Aherne
    Politics
    Brian Cowen
    Taoiseach
    Barack Obama
    Hilary Clinton
    How the grass grows
    Bertie Ahern
    Mary Harney
    I think you see where Im going with this...Politics Politics and even more boring politics :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    They do a fair bit of politics on Radio one between 9-12am but not as much as you are suggesting. Pat Kenny show do lots of interesting non political stories, and as much as I hate Tubridy his show can be interesting at times in spite of him. Many people consider politics interesting as it affects nearly EVERY aspect of human civillisation. What do you want to hear on radio? Gossip from soap operas and other vacuous topics?


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    #380
    cookie81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭cookie81


    Exactly!
    I suppose I would just like a few songs played here and there instead of non stop talking talking talking.
    I guess Im from a different generation to ye oldies!:cool:


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    #381
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    cookie81 wrote: »
    Exactly!
    I suppose I would just like a few songs played here and there instead of non stop talking talking talking.
    I guess Im from a different generation to ye oldies!:cool:

    Eh, im in my mid twenties. Bring an ipod into work, if you can have a radio on while working then an ipod should be acceptable.


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    #382
    IRISHSPORTSGUY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭IRISHSPORTSGUY


    cookie81 wrote: »
    In my opinion....
    I HAVE TO LISTEN TO RTE1 RADIO EVERYDAY cos my boss loves it and my god Ive had to be talked in off the ledge soooo many times....These are the most common used words between 9am and 12am Monday to Fri:
    Bertie Ahern
    Good Friday Agreement
    HSE
    Bertie Aherne
    Politics
    Brian Cowen
    Taoiseach
    Barack Obama
    Hilary Clinton
    How the grass grows
    Bertie Ahern
    Mary Harney
    I think you see where Im going with this...Politics Politics and even more boring politics :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    :D:D:D


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    #383
    IanCurtis
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    opa01_2000 wrote: »
    Havc started to listen to D'Arcy again as a result of this thread. I find him entertaining, witty and inoffensive.


    He is M...moronic
    He is O...oblivious
    He is N....nauseating
    He is G....gimp
    He is O...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    M.O.N.G.O.
    M.O.N.G.O.

    :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:


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    #384
    pirate reject
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭pirate reject


    ronbyrne2005 wrote: »
    Pat Kenny show do lots of interesting non political stories?

    I thought the only person on the planet who found Pat Kenny interesting

    was Pat Kenny

    RonByrne2005 are you really Pat Kenny??????

    Come on own up


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    #385
    Tipsy7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Tipsy7


    I think Ray finally became joe duffy for the under 40's last week. First he was ringing the organisers of sum westlife concerts to see why people got wet and had to wait around (that reeks of duffy!) and secondly he had a segment where sum woman texted in wanting to know should she read her 12yr olds txt messages (sum of the replies were hillarious). I have listened since the start but sadly it has been free wheeling down hill for the last two years and I agree with the other posters there is only 1 person to blame and thats Jenny Kelly. My first hint that it was going bad was the interview with Bertie it was so hard to listen to I actually felt embarassed for him. I hope it will be able to improve, just keep jenny far far in the background where she belongs. Thank god for Ray Foley is all I can say


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    #386
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭Slidey


    Tipsy7 wrote: »
    Thank god for *** ***** is all I can say
    Kinda agree with you but icks nae on the roley fay


    D'Arcy is a plank, he was let that opinionated D4 snob ruin what was once a good show

    Heard at the beers at the weekend that he is actually banned from boards!


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    #387
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Ray D'arcy banned from boards? LMAO


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    #388
    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    Ray D'arcy banned from boards? LMAO

    Yeah, he got banned for posting a 'rival' thread to this called "Mark 00 - Lost the plot - "


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    #389
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


    elviscostello wrote: »
    Yeah, he got banned for posting a 'rival' thread to this called "Mark 00 - Lost the plot - "
    who's that strange looking chap in your signature?

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    #390
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭Slidey


    el diablo wrote: »
    who's that strange looking chap in your signature?
    Well d'arcy could be banned too but it was the other 'unmentioned one' that i heard was banned


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    #391
    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    slideways wrote: »
    Well d'arcy could be banned too but it was the other 'unmentioned one' that i heard was banned

    Nah, he's not ... It's Ray Foley that's banned ...
    el diablo wrote: »
    who's that strange looking chap in your signature?

    MARIO !! From big brother ... The king of all things Health & Safety


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