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Why does everybody hate Ray D' Arcy all of a sudden?

WhiteWalls

I remember when he was on Today Fm and presenting the Rose of Tralee and he could do no wrong. Now he is on Rte radio and television and he gets awful criticism. This is despite him not changing at all in my opinion.

Do people not like him because he is now earning a lot of money?

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Buford T. Justice XIX

whisky_galore wrote: »

Hate when any presenter does that, name-drop the family for no reason.
Listeners don't give a sh*t about your family.

I gave up tuning in when himself and Jenny started playing happy families and becoming the conscience of the nation.

Yeah, he was fun up to the point Jenny and himself had kids and he found the world wouldn't bend itself to suit him.

Delighted he left Today FM tbh as I spent a small fortune downloading songs to my phone to play from 9-12 each day. I don't spend much time listening to music now as I find Anton much more engaging and able to empathise with his guests and able to play devils advocate with his guests without ramming his opinion down the guests throat.

foxy farmer

What grinds my gears with Darcy is that he's no sooner in the doors of RTE and he has a radio show AND a tv show. Theres plenty talent around RTE without him taking all the limelight. Only reason he's in RTE is because his Today Fm show was poaching listeners from RTE. Keep your enemies closer and all that.

Esel

... All of a sudden?

Hurts?

Megahertz

Electronic pain

Too much gain

Send me the cheque, or even the check

Someone will pay

DEFTLEFTHAND

The guy is a self righteous asshat. Nobody likes to be preached to.

Esel

Not hating.
Just waiting.

Waiting,
Not hating.

Horseshow jumping
Heart is thumping
Raimondo D'Inseo
Go the f away O

Bacon.
Making.
Sangwitch.
Not a bitch.

tl/dr

DIGAF
Question mark
IDGAF
Phoenix Park

lertsnim

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

Same here.
Him and Ray Foley got a bit ahead of themselves. I enjoyed them both at the beginning but meh, sick of them both now.

Forgot about Ray Foley since he left the national airwaves. Most of his segments were copied from Chris Moyles on the BBC. Delighted I don't have him on the FM band anymore.

Esel

^ Time to stop sniffing that old stuff.

The dawn chorus is here.

Now.

Jimmy Garlic

I am a bit of a ray connoisseur myself. In my humble opinion this is some of his best work..

All these years later and I still get slightly high off that sh*t.

Esel

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Not very tall..are you !

Hit him,
Hit me!
Watch your ...

Pain, paying
Loss, gain
WTF are you
Saying

Odyssey 2005

J Mysterio wrote: »

Why... What?

Not very tall..are you !

RobertKK

He just ain't that good.

People watch his TV show as it is built for social media...so easy to make comments that are not complimentary...

Esel

J Mysterio wrote: »

Nice one Donkey

Punch me now with the thread in me arms!

Dick phelan

Represents everything wrong with RTE, Useless interviewer, zero charisma, emotional intelligence and shows no interest in guests, massive ego never shuts up about himself or his family, downright rude on many occasions, What's worse is the blatant nepotism making sure his wife had a job thrown in along with his hefty pay packet. He's not only **** at his job but appears a pretty **** person as well.

Chorcai

Jennay has him hen pecked

pragmatic1

He comes off as a bit of an arrogant twat.

J Mysterio

Esel wrote: »

Whoosh.

Nice one Donkey

Radharc na Sleibhte

J Mysterio wrote: »

Fix it Friday was good back in the day. Thats about as far as my opinion goes, havent watched his show on RTE or listened to him on the rad-e-o since.

Same here.
Him and Ray Foley got a bit ahead of themselves. I enjoyed them both at the beginning but meh, sick of them both now.

NIMAN

Because Irish people are fed up with crazy salaries at the top of everything in the country, and RTE is no exception.

When you hear of a guy who proves everyday on the radio, and once a week on the TV, that he is very limited at what he does, yet is earning €500k per year (not to mention what his wife is earning too for sometimes not even speaking during the show), it will make people hate him.

[Deleted User]

WhiteWalls wrote: »

I remember when he was on Today Fm and presenting the Rose of Tralee and he could do no wrong. Now he is on Rte radio and television and he gets awful criticism. This is despite him not changing at all in my opinion.

Do people not like him because he is now earning a lot of money?

I used actually listen to him and think he was alright tbh but over time found that he used go on about himself and his family life far far too much. Then there was one show around 06/07 where he was unhappy at being insulted on the street and such is his ego he actually put it to the people as to whether he was ugly or not. Thought it was pretty weak, self absorbed and quite pathetic to be honest.

Esel

J Mysterio wrote: »

Why... What?

Whoosh.

J Mysterio

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Pity ...!

Why... What?

Water John

Just watching RT dealing with the Hillsborough tragedy with Keegan.
That's how to do it.

Spanish Eyes

I don't think he is happy is his new role on radio or TV.

He just doesn't come across as a happy bunny doing what he is doing, like it's a chore or something.

Anyway, that's my 2c. And I dislike his references to porridge, running, Kildare, Jenny, the kids, his head and his height too. (Have I omitted anything?) OMG.

Odyssey 2005

For Forks Sake wrote: »

That's Darcy's career path..to take over from Duffy..a whole show every day where he can sigh and pontificate from atop his high horse. And no pesky music to have to operate.

And he knows as much Irish as Duffy...Eff ALL

McGrath5

I don't "hate" Ray, hate is quite a strong word, but I do dislike him.

He did okay with the kids shows back in the day, that suited him.

His Saturday night show is simply so bad thats it's actually good, follow the thread over in the Television forum every week for a good laugh.

Odyssey 2005

J Mysterio wrote: »

They would be Normans. Coming to Ireland 11th - 13th century.

Pity ...!

J Mysterio

Water John wrote: »

D'arcy I presume, is of French origin. Same as De Roiste, De Long.

I think most of the broadcasters in Ireland are good. I don't go with the generalisation.
I comes basically from us being good talkers and story tellers.

They would be Normans. Coming to Ireland 11th - 13th century.

mulbot

If Ray D'arcy wants your opinion,he'll tell you what it is- It's one of the reasons people don't like him, the little arsehole

[Deleted User]

I don't listen to his show, gave it a fair run but found him irritating, preachy, trying too hard to be liberal, way too much talk about his kids (who cares) and just plain boring as an interviewer.

He is obviously hung up on his height and age as typically he will ask an interviewee either (or both) of these questions 'how old are you'? 'what height are you'?

And as for having his wife and Will as his 'team'.....just plain ridiculous. Wife comes across as jumped up southsider, Will strong contender for most boring voice on radio.

I actually found myself tuning in when Dave fanning was standing in, and I am no great Fanning fan. Still he was waaay better than D'Arcy.

Water John

D'arcy I presume, is of French origin. Same as De Roiste, De Long.

I think most of the broadcasters in Ireland are good. I don't go with the generalisation.
I comes basically from us being good talkers and story tellers.