RIP The Ray D'arcy show 2000-2014

Radio_Fan_67

Ray D'arcy has left today fm with immediate effect. His show defined a
generation.

Kevin McCloud

Rip.

branie2

He's coming home to RTE

Iranoutofideas

Defined a generation?

Wha?

Saipanne

Radio_Fan_67 wrote: »

Ray D'arcy has left today fm with immediate effect. His show defined a
generation.

Did it now?

gordongekko

Replacing Mooney on rte1

mark13

I preferred his earlier work with Zig and Zag.

Honey Monster

Best news I've heard all day.
Absolute tosser.

Mr.Crinklewood

Honey Monster wrote: »

Best news I've heard all day.
Absolute tosser.

Think of the children

robman60

I don't like him, good riddance.

overpronator

Always found him a bit sanctamonious and preachy but ho hum, each to their own.

wilser

gordongekko wrote: »

Replacing Mooney on rte1

Every cloud

mass_debater

His show was good 10 yrs ago before he grew his mangina

razorblunt

Will he bring the missus with him?

Donkey Oaty

Radio_Fan_67 wrote: »

His show defined a
generation.

Never listened to him. Did it sound like this?

"Hi, and welcome to the programme. A generation is a collective term for all the people living at about the same time, but it also means the production or creation of something."

stanley1

boredom personified

fran17

Radio_Fan_67 wrote: »

Ray D'arcy has left today fm with immediate effect. His show defined a
generation.

Think you ment his show defined a degeneration of good radio

Backspinswerve

I find his tone tiring and negative, that laboured exhale he routinely does pi5ses me off.

Murt10

As long as he doesn't reemploy Brenda Donoghue if he's taking over from Mooney, I might give him a chance,

That womans voice make me come out in goose bumps, I can't get to the switch station button fast enough.

the groutch

Please tell me he's finally following through on his promise to leave the country.

Joeseph Balls

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Never listened to him. Did it sound like this?

"Hi, and welcome to the programme. A generation is a collective term for all the people living at about the same time, but it also means the production or creation of something."

No it generaly went like this....
'I'm Ray, I cycled/ran to work, i have great time for kids since Kate was born, I'm going to comment on something political/sexist/sad in the news today and to show how serious i am, I'll put the odd curse word in. Now i'll play a song, press that button there, no wrong one, a there it is, Good morning.'

Honey Monster

I'll be honest. I used really like his show...but now I can't stand any more than 5 minutes of him. He can't interview for sh*t. Since he's had kids he likes to take the fun out of everything, he's the most boring man alive. He also loves his high horse.

I definitely won't be listening anyway.

the groutch

the groutch wrote: »

Please tell me he's finally following through on his promise to leave the country.

This .
Biggest bellend in the country

Frosty McSnowballs

Fcuk you Ray Darcy! State of ya.

BettePorter

Joeseph Balls wrote:

No it generaly went like this.... 'I'm Ray, I cycled/ran to work, i have great time for kids since Kate was born, I'm going to comment on something political/sexist/sad in the news today and to show how serious i am, I'll put the odd curse word in. Now i'll play a song, press that button there, no wrong one, a there it is, Good morning.'

I actually like him but that was pretty spot on to be fair lol!

anncoates

Radio_Fan_67 wrote: »

His show defined a generation.

It did.

Unfortunately.

Cantremember

Another non entity "celebrity" Irish media type. That shower need to be flipping burgers not paid serious money to talk shyte. Darcy was going to emigrate if Kenny became Taoiseach. A blow hard. Bull****ter supreme. **** away with yourself.

mikom

He's decided to devote himself full time to the atheism.
His atheism takes up most of the day and at night he just likes a cup of tea.

Cantremember

Frosty McSnowballs wrote: »

Fcuk you Ray Darcy! State of ya.

Great nickname. But your balls shrink to nothing when YA get hot.

ballsymchugh

i'm crying into my cereal reading this

dmc17

Honey Monster wrote: »

I'll be honest. I used really like his show...but now I can't stand any more than 5 minutes of him. He can't interview for sh*t. Since he's had kids he likes to take the fun out of everything, he's the most boring man alive. He also loves his high horse.

I definitely won't be listening anyway.

Same as. Back in 2004, 2005 my day wasn't complete if I didn't have the radio at work and I missed the show. As you say, 5 mins of him is too much these days.

liam7831

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1207/665255-ray-darcy-to-rejoin-rte-television-and-radio/

Molester Stallone II

ballsymchugh wrote: »

i'm crying into my cereal reading this

I'm a 6'6 trucker and I'm dancing around the kitchen!

Paco Rodriguez

Who's going to save us now?? We're doomed!

Into The Blue

Towards the end (last 5 years) he sounded like he was sick of every subject.. Constantly huffing and hawing..
Church this, fine gale that......
Cycling this, babies that......

Satriale

The Indo say he is going to fill Derek Mooneys slot, i want to crack a joke but im not sure if its pc...

Odelay

Alison Curtis will take over the slot for the foreseeable, bit of a win-win

Letree

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Defined a generation?

Wha?

I've listened to it about 3 times in my life.

Frosty McSnowballs

Cantremember wrote: »

Great nickname. But your balls shrink to nothing when YA get hot.

I cantremember what I was going to say

liam7831

Satriale wrote: »

The Indo say he is going to fill Derek Mooneys slot, i want to crack a joke but im not sure if its pc...

We already had that joke

The Moldy Gowl

You know he is reading this and crying

For Forks Sake

Thus departs Irelands most sanctimonious man, one step closer to his dream job of replacing Joe Duffy.

Satriale

liam7831 wrote: »

We already had that joke

where? i want to thank it.

For Forks Sake

Satriale wrote: »

where?

Behind you!

Aidric

He's hardly be alone in his love of a good moan. Just thinking that he'll now follow Joe Duffy in the RTE schedule. That's a solid 2 and 3 quarter hours of moaning from Monday to Friday on RTE Radio 1.

Venus In Furs

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Thus departs Irelands most sanctimonious man, one step closer to his dream job of replacing Joe Duffy.

Yeh his show started to resemble a younger Liveline a few years into it.

ardle1

He's a legend, my Mother even likes him, especially on Spin The Wheel, he was actually on last night, tho my name wasn't called out for next weeks show, awh well:(

Into The Blue

Murt10 wrote: »

As long as he doesn't reemploy Brenda Donoghue if he's taking over from Mooney, I might give him a chance,

That womans voice make me come out in goose bumps, I can't get to the switch station button fast enough.

Christ that name takes me back!!!! She used to be a roving reporter for gerry Ryan show I'm sure.. My mam listened to that shıte religiously for years.. Many a day I went to school hungry,being in such a hurry out of the kitchen..

Donkey Oaty

This news will not affect my life in the slightest.

But if there's some sort of transfer deal by which Mooney replaces Moncrieff on Newstalk, I'll start to panic.

Shrap

Ooh, I like him! Is that controversial now? Hmm. Well, I couldn't get today fm for the last while since analogue went crappy in the Wesht and our broadband is also crappy, so I'm looking forward to hearing him on RTE1 instead of that gobdeen Derek Mooney. Yay!

But I'm old (too old for when he was on the den, even), and I liked fixit friday so what do I know. However, whichever poster put up that synopsis of his show nailed it. It's not like I can't see his faults - he's just less faulty than most of the other presenters.

Slicemeister

Used to listen to him a lot when he first joined Today FM, now it's a case of change over as soon as the news at 9 is over. Radio from 9 is a bit bland across most stations though.