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

Muscles Schultz · 03-07-2020 2:24pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I heard a bit of the show yesterday and, as you know, Ray is off this week (hopefully on a which-button-does-what? training course) and Kathryn Thomas is in loco parentis.

To be fair to her, and maybe it’s more about me being a bit more relaxed after four months of enforced peace and quiet, she seemed much less shouty, and more human; chatting to people re-opening their businesses who she seemed to know (through Operation Transformation, I think) letting them tell their story, encouraging and agreeing with them, wishing them well and all of that good stuff.

She even managed to get to the news on time at 4pm, despite the best efforts of a guy who was weaving his entire life history into what should have been a one minute story. And she did it politely. Fingers crossed for the future.

Does Kathryn have any children ?

generalgerry · 03-07-2020 3:05pm

It is quite sobering how many of those "COVID deaths" that Tony announced were not actually deaths related to COVID at all.

Higgins5473 · 06-07-2020 4:21pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I heard a bit of the show yesterday and, as you know, Ray is off this week (hopefully on a which-button-does-what? training course) and Kathryn Thomas is in loco parentis.

To be fair to her, and maybe it’s more about me being a bit more relaxed after four months of enforced peace and quiet, she seemed much less shouty, and more human; chatting to people re-opening their businesses who she seemed to know (through Operation Transformation, I think) letting them tell their story, encouraging and agreeing with them, wishing them well and all of that good stuff.

She even managed to get to the news on time at 4pm, despite the best efforts of a guy who was weaving his entire life history into what should have been a one minute story. And she did it politely. Fingers crossed for the future.

I think she may have had some kind of reality check when her genius show concept "operation covid nation" was ridiculed and criticised nationally, and rightfully so. she seemed to disappear for a bit.

07-07-2020 3:08pm

Be funny if there were fewer downloads of the covid app after Ray Darcy gave it his approval.

sligojoek · 07-07-2020 3:14pm

The app is great

Download the app

The app is great

Download the app

The app is great

Download the app

fritzelly · 07-07-2020 3:16pm

And yet doesn't know nearly 500k have already downloaded it

fritzelly · 07-07-2020 3:19pm

Oh he's reading the thread again

bmorrissey · 07-07-2020 3:27pm

Why is he on Skype?? Surely he can just phone in??

07-07-2020 3:40pm

bmorrissey wrote: »

Why is he on Skype?? Surely he can just phone in??

I can never understand this. The sound is always a bit off, and the connection often suffers. Maybe they prefer to be able to see one another, that's the only purpose of a Skype interview that I can think of...

bmorrissey · 07-07-2020 4:07pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I can never understand this. The sound is always a bit off, and the connection often suffers. Maybe they prefer to be able to see one another, that's the only purpose of a Skype interview that I can think of...

Is there a live stream to the studio to watch?? the way hes talking about the app here, its as if hes showing it into a camera or someones face.

07-07-2020 4:12pm

bmorrissey wrote: »

Is there a live stream to the studio to watch?? the way hes talking about the app here, its as if hes showing it into a camera or someones face.

Reminds me of when Derek Mooney used to do an annual Christmas-tree lighting episode. Whoever came up with that idea, for radio, should be sacked.

bmorrissey · 07-07-2020 4:14pm

Ray trying to cut off John before he says anything too offensive

bmorrissey · 07-07-2020 4:27pm

Father Stone on the Radio here......zzzz

generalgerry · 08-07-2020 3:17pm

Are you listening to this absolute sh1te. Ray, I'm not downloading it, so f**k off.
Is he working for the HSE now?

elperello · 08-07-2020 3:29pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Are you listening to this absolute sh1te. Ray, I'm not downloading it, so f**k off.
Is he working for the HSE now?

I'm not actually listening to Ray but I would urge you to re-consider.

The App may save lives and one of them could be yours.

It's not compulsory but it is sensible.

giveitholly · 08-07-2020 3:44pm

elperello wrote: »

I'm not actually listening to Ray but I would urge you to re-consider.

The App may save lives and one of them could be yours.

It's not compulsory but it is sensible.

I agree with you but listening to Ray would actually put you off downloading it,The HSE should be on to RTE and telling them to shut up Ray

elperello · 08-07-2020 3:51pm

giveitholly wrote: »

I agree with you but listening to Ray would actually put you off downloading it,The HSE should be on to RTE and telling them to shut up Ray

With respect, it's likely that he will influence more to download than he puts off given the high listenership.

The publicity seems to be going very well and the uptake is good. I hope the follow through will be as good.

Brendan Bendar · 08-07-2020 4:23pm

He’s after almost fohherking up the quiz.

How...... 450k......just how.

Brendan Bendar · 08-07-2020 4:24pm

Get that guy off the radio

Jarlath O’ Regan......

fritzelly · 08-07-2020 4:37pm

What did he do?

giveitholly · 08-07-2020 4:53pm

fritzelly wrote: »

What did he do?

Didn't realise he was from kildare,gave the wrong answer to one of the questions in the quiz and thought Jarleth Regan was Jarleth O'Regan

Brendan Bendar · 08-07-2020 5:58pm

giveitholly wrote: »

Didn't realise he was from kildare,gave the wrong answer to one of the questions in the quiz and thought Jarleth Regan was Jarleth O'Regan

What a shambles of a show holly, the mind boggles as to how that scone got that job.

sligojoek · 08-07-2020 8:04pm

giveitholly wrote: »

Didn't realise he was from kildare,gave the wrong answer to one of the questions in the quiz and thought Jarleth Regan was Jarleth O'Regan

Just normal, run of the mill stuff so.

Drifter50 · 08-07-2020 8:14pm

Just how, just how could he have got that so wrong today. I was listening at the time and I cringed. Fair play to the contestant tho, she put him right and told him.

Truly amateur stuff, its appalling

jelutong · 08-07-2020 8:50pm

sligojoek wrote: »

Just normal, run of the mill stuff so.

The old normal so to speak.

Odyssey 2005 · 09-07-2020 3:06pm

€600 million,is over half a billion....no shîþ Sherlock

mikekerry · 10-07-2020 10:44am

got tv license bill during the week and to think some of that is going to fund this guy.
sickening.

bmorrissey · 10-07-2020 3:12pm

Ahhhh here....his ego will explode with all these complements.

"He only lives up the road", rigged this is

thesandeman · 12-07-2020 2:27am

DrSerious3 wrote: »

luckily for him, his timeslot on Radio 1 could consist of a wailing cat

She covers for him anytime he takes a week off.

Tell me how · 12-07-2020 2:50am

DrSerious3 wrote: »

It has consisted of that for many years. He is very unpopular on Boards (and in real life also I suspect) luckily for him, his timeslot on Radio 1 could consist of a wailing cat and would still get hundreds of thousands of listeners. Sarah McInerney is a far better presenter and will be given due credit by the vast majority of posters here.

According to Boards, Peter Casey is the type of politician the country needs and everyone on the dole is a chancer milking the system while also looking for a forever home.

Neither is remotely close to be true in the real world. Many people of my generation, have fond memories of Ray given we grew up with him on the Den and his show on Today FM was very popular for a long time.

I wouldn't be using Boards as supporting evidence for making such a judgemental statement.

Brendan Bendar · 12-07-2020 7:30am

Tell me how wrote: »

According to Boards, Peter Casey is the type of politician the country needs and everyone on the dole is a chancer milking the system while also looking for a forever home.

Neither is remotely close to be true in the real world. Many people of my generation, have fond memories of Ray given we grew up with him on the Den and his show on Today FM was very popular for a long time.

I wouldn't be using Boards as supporting evidence for making such a judgemental statement.

You see, here’s what really happened.

Ray was fine, excellent in fact , presenting a teen / children’s show which consisted of music and comedy of a kind which appealed to young people.

Then he graduated to disc jockeying again nothing too strenuous but good at it in fairness, what I call hairdresser radio, that you listen to with one ear and don’t have to concentrate too hard.Its just there in the background.

Then he got a more ‘adult’ show with more adult content and was found out.

Promoted beyond his area of competence, stacatto interviews, unsure of himself outside music topics, out of his depth.

That’s the long and the short of it basically.

dxhound2005 · 12-07-2020 10:06am

©️ Hairdresser Radio.

12-07-2020 10:24am

dxhound2005 wrote: »

©️ Hairdresser Radio.

It does sum it up pretty well. Basically "Breakfast Roll Man's" wife -- in the UK, they call her Worcester Woman.

That's assuming Ray's audience is mainly female, which I strongly presume it is.

DrSerious3 · 12-07-2020 1:48pm

Tell me how wrote: »

According to Boards, Peter Casey is the type of politician the country needs and everyone on the dole is a chancer milking the system while also looking for a forever home.

Neither is remotely close to be true in the real world. Many people of my generation, have fond memories of Ray given we grew up with him on the Den and his show on Today FM was very popular for a long time.

I wouldn't be using Boards as supporting evidence for making such a judgemental statement.

Ray was very good on the Den and reasonably likeable on Today FM at the beginning. He is now opinionated, hypocritical and very hard to like on RTE. He is also disinterested in those he interviews, holier-than-thou and dismissive of things he doesn't like e.g. the Nuacht. He is technically illiterate and unable to work the buttons in front of him. Despite this, he is paid top dollar. Bizarre.

Brendan Bendar · 12-07-2020 2:01pm

DrSerious3 wrote: »

Ray was very good on the Den and reasonably likeable on Today FM at the beginning. He is now opinionated, hypocritical and very hard to like on RTE. He is also disinterested in those he interviews, holier-than-thou and dismissive of things he doesn't like e.g. the Nuacht. He is technically illiterate and unable to work the buttons in front of him. Despite this, he is paid top dollar. Bizarre.

Correct and right.

However he is not a heavyweight, he just cannot handle issues which require a bit of knowledge and in my opinion tries to overcome this by trying to push certain agendas like fitness and diet and stuff.

Listen and see how his demeanor changes when he has a ‘light’ interview with say Hosier, Mundy, or some U.K. cloth heads who threw TVs out hotel windows back in the day.

Just listen......

Tell me how · 12-07-2020 2:09pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Then he got a more ‘adult’ show with more adult content and was found out.

Promoted beyond his area of competence, stacatto interviews, unsure of himself outside music topics, out of his depth.

That’s the long and the short of it basically.

I wouldn't necessarily disagree that he is out of his depth in his current role, but, my point above (and relevant in terms to how these threads can be motivated in one direction) is that to suggest someone is likely hated in real life is quite an excessive judgement.

12-07-2020 2:22pm

Some posts have been moved here from the Today with Sarah McInerney thread, just to keep both on-topic - Mod

BPKS · 13-07-2020 3:08pm

So after 2 days of wall to wall Jack Charlton coverage on the radio, Ray D'Arcy decides to go out on a limb and is looking for Jack Charlton stories for his show today.

Original thinking obviously wasn't a deal breaker when he negotiated his €450k a year contract with RTE.

amlinopta · 13-07-2020 3:42pm

48 hours after the event with the Jack Charlton fishing stories and the obligatory few bars of Put 'em under Pressure. And almost a week late with Lidl ambassador Sarah Rowe and her campaign, she did the full round of media interviews a few days ago including RTE and Off the Ball. So lazy considering the resources working on the show

13-07-2020 4:01pm

amlinopta wrote: »

48 hours after the event with the Jack Charlton fishing stories and the obligatory few bars of Put 'em under Pressure. And almost a week late with Lidl ambassador Sarah Rowe and her campaign, she did the full round of media interviews a few days ago including RTE and Off the Ball. So lazy considering the resources working on the show

Who produces that show?

In fairness to Ray, he's not the only one sitting in on these planning/ scheduling meetings.

Is nobody looking back and saying 'that didn't really work, did it?

In the last JNLRs, Ray Darcy was losing 140,000 listeners after Liveline. He has fewer listeners than the likes of Sunday Miscellany or The Business, which are great programmes, but you'd think are fairly niche.

It's not working, and it isn't only D'arcy's fault in all fairness.

amlinopta · 13-07-2020 4:08pm

A zoom call on the radio. Ray claiming the credit for this innovative idea as the line breaks down. Should they not have tested it first? And what's the point of a video call on radio.

dxhound2005 · 13-07-2020 4:12pm

DrSerious3 wrote: »

Ray was very good on the Den and reasonably likeable on Today FM at the beginning. He is now opinionated, hypocritical and very hard to like on RTE. He is also disinterested in those he interviews, holier-than-thou and dismissive of things he doesn't like e.g. the Nuacht. He is technically illiterate and unable to work the buttons in front of him. Despite this, he is paid top dollar. Bizarre.

As long as he has a loyal following, even if some only tune in for Nuacht Watch or button malfunctions, he can command his top dollar. He was brought back from Today FM to halt the disastrous fall in numbers which Mooney caused, and he has succeeded.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/arts-culture-news/radio-saviour-ray-darcy-faces-5612977

His figures take a massive drop compared to News at One and Liveline, so it seems to be a fickle time slot.

https://www.thejournal.ie/marian-finucane-jnlr-figures-4994741-Feb2020/

bmorrissey · 13-07-2020 4:15pm

amlinopta wrote: »

A zoom call on the radio. Ray claiming the credit for this innovative idea as the line breaks down. Should they not have tested it first? And what's the point of a video call on radio.

Its mad, last week he was using skype...or so he said and it kept cutting out and disconnected in the end.

I really dont understand why they dont just use the phone line, especially since it seems to be a RADIO SHOW!!

dxhound2005 · 13-07-2020 4:19pm

bmorrissey wrote: »

Its mad, last week he was using skype...or so he said and it kept cutting out and disconnected in the end.

I really dont understand why they dont just use the phone line, especially since it seems to be a RADIO SHOW!!

I was thinking the very same on Sunday morning listening to Emily Buchanan on Radio 4. Her interview with the new Archbishop of York was a disaster, until she got him on the phone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kww2

13-07-2020 4:34pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

As long as he has a loyal following, even if some only tune in for Nuacht Watch or button malfunctions, he can command his top dollar. He was brought back from Today FM to halt the disastrous fall in numbers which Mooney caused, and he has succeeded.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/arts-culture-news/radio-saviour-ray-darcy-faces-5612977

His figures take a massive drop compared to News at One and Liveline, so it seems to be a fickle time slot.

https://www.thejournal.ie/marian-finucane-jnlr-figures-4994741-Feb2020/

I'm not sure it's the timeslot, he's got the same reach as Ronan Collins -- primetime radio, but just no broad appeal. There's nothing that really stands out about 12pm and 3pm.

He has been an improvement on Mooney's numbers, can't take that away from him.

I wish they'd do something imaginative -- something like a cross between Movies & Booze with Rattlebag. People call The Ray D'arcy Show 'Hairdresser Radio', but what kind of hairdresser's broadcasts Radio 1 anyway?

dxhound2005 · 13-07-2020 4:37pm

I actually liked Mooney with his otters and owls, but it obviously did have wide appeal.

neris · 13-07-2020 4:41pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Who produces that show?

His missus isnt it??

Lithium93_ · 13-07-2020 6:31pm

Who produces the show, that's a very good question.

fritzelly · 13-07-2020 6:33pm

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Who produces the show, that's a very good question.

Is anyone sure it has a producer?

13-07-2020 6:36pm

neris wrote: »

His missus isnt it??

I don't think so, didn't she take time off and not come back?
He doesn't give credits at the end of the show, but I have a feeling it's Will Hanafin.

They came as a whole package of talent.

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