Ray D'Arcy's screw up of the day

Frank Grimes

Ray seems oblivious to the fact that the problem is firmly between the keyboard and the chair.

Jack Daw

I don't listen to radio much anymore and I always hated Ray Darcy's today FM show when it was on the radio in work.

This thread brings to mind the time he was interviewing Sue Townsend writer of The Adrian Mole series of books maybe 15 years ago and he asked her "Does anyone you've seen in the studio today remind you of Adrian Mole? " and her answer was " Well Ray I am a registered blind person".

It was funny in fairness but what a complete knucklehead he was.

Frank Grimes

That pesky button again.

thesandeman

😂😂😂

Biggest screw up yet. Continuity announcer had to phone him.

Frank Grimes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451735#Comment_120451735

I thought this was a wind up, she obviously didn't know what button to press before making the call.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451735#Comment_120451735

Wasn't listening this week, what did he do?

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120454982#Comment_120454982

It might have been a joint effort. There wasn't a handover because a recorded programme was replacing Liveline.

She did her "now it's the Ray Darcy show" bit. Silence for a bit before she apologised and put on some music. A phonecall ensued between the two of them trying to figure out what to do which could be heard over the music until one of them found the right button to press.

littlevillage

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120455052#Comment_120455052

Scarlaa for ya ☺️

Frank Grimes

A Ray-like start to today's show.

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120469507#Comment_120469507

Ray will be delighted with this, may even have organised it himself in order to take the focus away from his own personal sh1tness

Frank Grimes

Another button pressing issue, Ray must have rigged the studio before going on leave.

avfc1874

Definitely rays rigged the show, same clue given to each contestants on the quiz,

Field east

Just woke up from a brief slumber to that waste of space Darcy. He must be really stuck for something to say. He is big into repeating a lot of his utterances twice as well as talking - excuse me - a lot of scu—er. I know that there are such categories a ‘A’ and ‘C’ listers when it comes to actors/personalities but I wonder if there are any categories after this - even as far as an ‘Z’ lister?!?!

RINO87

First show back after holiday and made a mistake with his very first sentence. Got the newsreaders name wrong.

RINO87

Out in the roadcaster today. Careful now.

Reginald Perrin

Just caught the show today, he's in liverpool for Eurovision and he forgot the name of Ireland's entry. "We are ??" Who's his agent? That guy that has most of rte contractors?

the 12 th man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120575311#Comment_120575311

An epic dry,and they were coming into him directly after the ads..😋

Welsh Megaman

An absolutely embarrassing ninety minutes of radio.

Marty Whelan - completely clueless and completely out-of-touch with Eurovision in the modern age. Should have hung it up the same time as Terry Wogan.

Linda Martin - same as above, being asked the same ole questions year in, year out (“How do you feel when you found out you’d won?”)

Ray - well…it’s Ray.

Dustin The Turkey - suddenly backpedalling about the whole ‘Ireland Douze Points’ debacle. A relic from a bygone era.

RTE in general - still stuck in the late 1990’s, blissfully unaware that Eurovision has moved on.

Frank Grimes

Another button issue. "We had this last week too", yes Ray and every other week.

amlinopta

Technical cock up, an excuse, grief and death. Another week begins

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120599879#Comment_120599879

Ha ha, it's never his fault though

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120599983#Comment_120599983

A heartbreaking story from these parents, but Rate's death obsession continues.

"Tell me about the butterfly room"

Furze99

Ray's obsession with AI continues - I reckon he's genuinely concerned for his job. Only explanation.

Furze99

Hmm.. Shay has a good line of patter - kinda suits this time of day.

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617138#Comment_120617138

Yes - but can he work the buttons?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120612765#Comment_120612765

And well he should be - radioman automation rarely breaks, so if they can add a module that talks about porridge and running, he's done for.

Furze99

Ray's obsession with AI continues.

For a chap who is often preaching against tech and social media, he takes a fierce interest in it.

archfi

Another fckup by porridgeboy with his stupid intro jingle... 'Diarmuid?, Diarmuid?, Diarmuid?...ah there ye are'

I mean, c'mon.

Tow

Ray did well in finding the Diarmuid in the end.

Luckycharms_74

The buffoon D'arcy just said bye and enjoy your Sunday evening then proceeded to shout Monday about 5 times. You really have to wonder what goes on in his head 🤐

Tow

Dead Air at the start of the show, as Ray looked for the Button. 'There you are'

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120662461#Comment_120662461

How can one man fcuk up so often at a job he's been doing for 35years, i listen to radio most of the day and hes the only one that makes a career of fcukin up

NIMAN

The production team must keep moving the buttons, it can be the only explanation.

Maybe he is doing it blindfolded?

leath_dub

Ray you bloody legend! Olympic standard incompetence again today!

Guaranteed at least 1 button screw up every day. Now that's consistency!

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120666591#Comment_120666591

And he even asks the computer to work in his whiney voice to work,

Ah come on, he says 😂

avfc1874

Computer says no to Darcy again,

Says someone moved the buttons around when he was away 🤔🤔

It's never his fault that he's useless

glenfieldman

And again he can’t even get the ads right

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120739915#Comment_120739915

He is stone useless. RTE used to have standards. Not anymore. Should be renamed mediocritRTE

Frank Grimes

Wrong button again just now.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120739835#Comment_120739835

🤣🤣

I'd nearly swear he's doing it on purpose and having a great laugh at us all.

Mena Mitty

Not quiet a screw up but Ray told his listeners and guest he was familiar with the sheep on the Curragh but stressed not overly familiar....whatever that means.

RTE radio the gift that keeps on giving.

Bellbottoms

Ray make any metion of the Tubs thing?

chrisd2019

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120770006#Comment_120770006

Ray might have a statement tomorrow, was he not in the top 10 list at some point?

archfi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120770090#Comment_120770090

At some point?

He's unbelievably still at #4, though I think he's actually gone up a place what with Claire Byrne giving up her old tv show.

I'm going to lie down now.

thesandeman

🤣 Total dead air today. He must still be at the protest.

Luckycharms_74

And that 10 seconds of silence is just as deafening as D'arcy's failure to address the salary situation. He really is a porridge-loving pudding 🤔

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120773360#Comment_120773360

Bet anything that Darcy has realed in the expenses he would have claimed before the **** hit the fan

zell12

arrah jebus buttons and sound

Luckycharms_74

another bolloxed fcuk up with his sound delay. You would have to assume someone working for 30 years as a DJ would know how to operate the buttons.

Tow

You know RTE have two new radio studios with touch screen video walls on 3 sides.

The buttons have 30 feet of screens to move around in. Ray must be hopping from side to like a mad thing 'Looking for the Button! 🙄