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

PeterTheNinth

D'Arcy lecturing us all on the injustice of homelessness, and then cut to the ad break and the first group of people who's adverts pay for his 500K wages.... AIB.

BarryD

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Can't help thinking sometimes that D'Arcy must be the luckiest man in broadcasting - given his very limited ability. For a man of his "talent" he should probably be working part-time at a local radio station spinning discs for an hour or two a day to supplement a normal job, yet he's reputedly paid half a million a year by the State broadcaster. The mind absolutely boggles.

Jealous???

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

D'Arcy lecturing us all on the injustice of homelessness, and then cut to the ad break and the first group of people who's adverts pay for his 500K wages.... AIB.

Who was lecturing us? Peter McVerry maybe?

Brendan Bendar

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Can't help thinking sometimes that D'Arcy must be the luckiest man in broadcasting - given his very limited ability. For a man of his "talent" he should probably be working part-time at a local radio station spinning discs for an hour or two a day to supplement a normal job, yet he's reputedly paid half a million a year by the State broadcaster. The mind absolutely boggles.

Hard to disagree with that observation, Henry.

Harry Angstrom

BarryD wrote: »

Jealous???

No. Just astonished really.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hard to disagree with that observation, Henry.

Cheers Bren.

PeterTheNinth

ffs, if he says Hugga one more time. Hugga is the feeling I get when his show is over.

Harry Angstrom

We don't care, Ray. We really don't care.

Harry Angstrom

Lost and Found, and Matchmaker.com.

Half a million a year, folks.

somesoldiers

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Lost and Found, and Matchmaker.com.

Half a million a year, folks.

I miss
Who is your "no strings" question to interviewees
Ray telling us he has a double shower before going somewhere special.
Fridge or press game


Does he still do them?

Cliff Walker

Does he still do Fix it Friday or did all his listeners finally discover the internet ?

PeterTheNinth

What exactly does D'Arcy want here. Does he want him wearing sackcloth and ashes?

BarryD

Ridiculous yer man Bubbles O'Dwyer being made to feel by the GAA and RTE and whoever else that he needs to apologise. If you ask a chap silly questions in that state of mind, then you deserve what you get.

PeterTheNinth

God, she has two kids and she gave a kidney to her brother. I'd say that was a difficult decision to make at the time. Glad it all worked out for them. I wonder what the Scottish husband thought of it.

thesandeman

Christ, the two most boring people on earth having a chat.

Itssoeasy

Ray is doing a misery spot that joe duffy would love to do.

Odyssey 2005

Fairly Crap at geography was our Ray..

RustyNut

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Ray is doing a misery spot that joe duffy would love to do.

I wonder did joe lend him the nipple clamps?

Odyssey 2005

The very last place this poor woman needs to be is on the radio with this GOUL!

sligojoek

I'm not listening but I'm sure you're right.

Odyssey 2005

sligojoek wrote: »

I'm not listening but I'm sure you're right.

Horrific interview. Poor woman been through he'll..

humberklog

Is there no one in RTE in a position to have a frank discussion with Ray about his odd addiction to other peoples misery? There's not a week goes by that he isn't salivating over someone else's suffering- it's creepy.

Odyssey 2005

Light entertainment.....me hole

SEPT 23 1989

How is this meant to help people who are very low and depressed?

it makes you feel bad enough when you are emotionally ok

brooke 2

The whole programme today is about suicide. Heartbreaking stories. Interesting that only mothers are
on speaking about the suicides of their children. Disgraceful how the system had let down some of the
young men who had sought help to deal with their mental illness. One of them actually hanged himself
with a sheet in a disused ward in St. James's Hospital while he and his aunt were waiting for him to be
seen.

kazamo

Not a fan of Darcy but the last hour was harrowing, distressing but great public broadcasting.
We need to lift the veil over suicide and the causes and putting it into a nice 15-20 minute slot of another programme doesn't work.

The awkward interviewing style doesn't hide the pain of those left behind.

brooke 2

kazamo wrote: »

Not a fan of Darcy but the last hour was harrowing, distressing but great public broadcasting.
We need to lift the veil over suicide and the causes and putting it into a nice 15-20 minute slot of another programme doesn't work.

The awkward interviewing style doesn't hide the pain of those left behind.

One girl wrote in to say that her brother who died by suicide a few years ago was not recorded as such, as the coroner wanted 'to spare the parents' feelings. There is still a stigma attached to suicide, in spite of all the exposure it gets in the media.

kazamo

brooke 2 wrote: »

One girl wrote in to say that her brother who died by suicide a few years ago was not recorded as such, as the coroner wanted 'to spare the parents' feelings. There is still a stigma attached to suicide, in spite of all the exposure it gets in the media.

Heard that and its hardly a surprise.
We live in a very judgemental world and any perceived difference or something out of the "normal" is used as a way to look down on others.

If the parents were elderly, losing a son or daughter is hard enough without adding a stigma.

Re the exposure in the media, imo it is more at a superficial level and its the real stories of those left behind like today's programme that is far more beneficial, than some expert or counsellor speaking in abstract terms.

SEPT 23 1989

brooke 2 wrote: »

One girl wrote in to say that her brother who died by suicide a few years ago was not recorded as such, as the coroner wanted 'to spare the parents' feelings. There is still a stigma attached to suicide, in spite of all the exposure it gets in the media.

That used to be about insurance companies paying out on policies

Pelvis Parsley

humberklog wrote: »

Is there no one in RTE in a position to have a frank discussion with Ray about his odd addiction to other peoples misery? There's not a week goes by that he isn't salivating over someone else's suffering- it's creepy.

It's not just D'Arcy I'm afraid.

That whole organisation is dedicated to depressing the nation.

clairewithani

Listened to this just a while ago. Yes it is misery and harrowing but it needs to be discussed. If it annoys you, you can turn off your radio. If it helps one family, one person, if it makes one person come forward to look for help it is worth your annoyance.

thesandeman

I couldn't listen (been there), but the idea is a good one. Hopefully Ray put his psychology training to good use for the discussion.