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

You should listen to his interview with Sinead Burke, though perhaps she is more to blame.

Pat Kenny I think was on holiday when he left, still trying to find out his last broadcast date on RTÉ.

Now surely a few boards fan-boy might defend him with something like "He was a good Children's TV presenter!"

“Now surely a few boards fan-boy might defend him with something like "He was a good Children's TV presenter!”

Not a chance - Dempseys Den was pure TV gold - “The Den” was a poor imitation

That was one of the best shows RTÉ ever produced, Ray was fantastic with the Dogs, he just knows Dogs, no one but Ray could have ever hosted that show. It's just typical boards begrudgary.

Thrown under a bus so Ray has, and its not like he had some fancy deal with renault, probably didn't even get a pair of flip-flops.

Really a reference to an older post that the new Head of Radio 1 and Head of Audio (both women) are clearing up shop, but as soon as they have done so they've brought in a "big" name to present liveline.

Only occasionally listened to Ray but he often sounded that his heart wasn’t in it and was bored. Seemed preachy also, read an article about giving up alcohol after nagging by his family even though he admitted he only had 2 glasses of wine on a Friday. Said he feels much better now.

I suspect that Jenny one hen-pecks the bejesus out of him.

They did do some of what I was suggesting, and now the morning run makes more sense.

But getting rid of O'Eadhra and McInerney off Drivetime is ridiculous. They do a good job, have good chemistry, and ask hard questions without being fobbed off, eg, the appearances of the Russian and Israeli Ambassadors over the past 2 to 4 years.

I'd give them a fair lump of credit for that fascist apologist Dana Erlich being withdrawn by Tel Aviv.

I remember his interview with Ardal O Hanlon on his TV show (about the only thing from it I can remember) which was beyond cringe. He was like a teenage fanboy going on about Father Ted and got Ardal to reinact a scene from it, even though it was obvious from Ardal that he'd left that in his past and really didn't want to do it. But D'Arcy persisted and it wasn't even funny in the end. A truly wooden presenter both on his TV and radio show and not a loss to the schedule whatsoever.

He must have been offered something else of course it would have been a demotion so looks like he felt insulted and stomped off ,whatever it's great news he has gone .

. He was like a teenage fanboy going on about Father Ted and got Ardal to reinact a scene from it, even though it was obvious from Ardal that he'd left that in his past and really didn't want to do it. But D'Arcy persisted and it wasn't even funny in the end.

That probably says more about Ardal o Hanlon than ray darcy, he was always trying to distance himself from fr ted as if he had so much more going on but really he is only known for that role. All I hear him on now is voice overs on adverts

Agreed . Won't have to listen to him at a certain waiting room for appointment again . His waffle shows Rtes low standards .

I listened to the interview with Richard Hammond. It was awful, he spent a good bit of time being critical of cars both petrol and electric and repeating the same points to Hammond.

Hammond did engage with him a little bit. But instead of challenging any of Hammonds points or engaging with them. He just kept saying the same thing over and over.

Personally I think Hammond is a smug little cretein. That is willing to go along with whatever racist rubbish Clarkson would come out with in the name of "banter". But he came across as much more likeable then Ray in the segment.

Ray sounded like a ill informed know it all, that is only able to repeat the same two or three points he got off the internet and not actyally able to engage.

Being rude live on air to the Nuacht team for daring to interrupt his carefully planned out shows. Gowl, a massive gowl is what he became."

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Hugh O’Brien, Rockin the Bay, on 80s Nova was also a solicitor. Whatever became of him?