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

BPKS · 13-01-2021 9:52am

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

As I have said many many times, not able for the gig, and the funny bit is he doesn’t seem to give a bollox.

When he was on Today FM and before the show went to sh1te I remember Ray often berating public servants on big salaries who were unable to do their jobs.

He wasn't long changing his mind when he moved to the other side.

Muahahaha · 13-01-2021 1:37pm

He's just useless, its hard to believe that he has spent almost 30 years sitting in front of a mixing desk and he still doesnt know how to press the right button. Its some high level incompetence.

walshb · 13-01-2021 4:07pm

FFS, Corliss on again now with Ray..

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-01-2021 4:41pm

Even he seems embarrassed by this rubbish

tampopo · 13-01-2021 5:44pm

News on time, but no sports

generalgerry · 15-01-2021 4:14pm

Playing a fart out on the national broadcaster - twice. It truly is a golden age of broadcasting.

Piehead · 15-01-2021 5:13pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Playing a fart out on the national broadcaster - twice. It truly is a golden age of broadcasting.

What happened to him? Not able to digest his ‘purridge’ properly?

tampopo · 15-01-2021 6:05pm

News at 4:01, ten texts read out and no sports news. Is that a thing now, no sports bulletin at 4?

amlinopta · 15-01-2021 6:17pm

tampopo wrote: »

News at 4:01, ten texts read out and no sports news. Is that a thing now, no sports bulletin at 4?

Couple of weekday bulletins gone since the first lockdown, including 11.00am and 4.00pm. Not Raymond’s fault this time at least

tampopo · 15-01-2021 10:02pm

amlinopta wrote: »

Couple of weekday bulletins gone since the first lockdown, including 11.00am and 4.00pm. Not Raymond’s fault this time at least

I see, thanks

sligojoek · 15-01-2021 10:08pm

Ya, there's not much sport on at the minute. I used always turn over around 4 for the sport news but haven't done so for months.

glenfieldman · 19-01-2021 4:13pm

Jesus, does he do ANY research before he does his program
Talking about Parks and Recs, he doesn't know if Pawnee is a real town, and he thinks there is about 50 episodes of it (there is 125)
Armature hour

Odyssey 2005 · 19-01-2021 4:24pm

What a tosser.

walshb · 19-01-2021 4:25pm

Why do women wear bras?

This lad is a highly paid presenter..

Let that sink in..

amlinopta · 19-01-2021 4:25pm

Why do women wear bras? €500k

sligojoek · 19-01-2021 4:26pm

He has a fixation with tits.

Odyssey 2005 · 19-01-2021 4:28pm

walshb wrote: »

Why do women wear bras?

This lad is a highly paid presenter..

Let that sink in..

amlinopta wrote: »

Why do women wear bras? €500k

He's been instructed to do this by his wife. Can't remember her name,he never talks about her

Joe_ Public · 19-01-2021 4:28pm

Get the distinct impression he didnt actually have to research this topic, not that he'd ever bother anyway.

Odyssey 2005 · 19-01-2021 4:28pm

sligojoek wrote: »

He has a fixation with tits.

He should just buy a mirror

Odyssey 2005 · 19-01-2021 4:31pm

Return customer wearing the wrong size. That's a self inflicted shot in the head

walshb · 19-01-2021 5:01pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Get the distinct impression he didnt actually have to research this topic, not that he'd ever bother anyway.

Just this?

He knows fook all about anything and everything

Absolute bluffer..

sligojoek · 20-01-2021 4:06pm

Another one with a boner for Biden.

Pelvis Parsley · 20-01-2021 4:10pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

He should just buy a mirror

He'd spend all day looking at the back of it wondering why he can't see himself.

Pelvis Parsley · 20-01-2021 4:11pm

Soup is the new porridge.

Nokia6230i · 20-01-2021 4:23pm

I'd say he's cursing himself he can't watch telly during the show. Just flick it on there Ray & let it roll; us listeners can do telly on the radio like.....

Turns on the Telly & couldn't figure out that the volume might, just might be on?

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2021 4:24pm

Token kuzin from mayo;)

sligojoek · 20-01-2021 4:30pm

De telly on de radio

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2021 4:31pm

Jesus wept, Henry 8th

Nokia6230i · 20-01-2021 4:31pm

This on going commentary of who's wearing what while on phone to Joes cousin is banal; this hour is a filler for me before going over to local radio but this is how not to conduct an interview; too much going on today for D'Arcy to manage.

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2021 4:32pm

Will he have a reporter in Doonbeg ?

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2021 4:35pm

Pure fukin waffle from a waffler

patrickc · 20-01-2021 4:42pm

I see Rte has published salaries for the top 10 earners

Ray earned €450k in 2017 & 2018 and 2019.

for???????????????????????????????????

Maybe he'll take up lessons in pressing button next

golondrinas1 · 20-01-2021 4:44pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

He's been instructed to do this by his wife. Can't remember her name,he never talks about her

So the few serious joggers who have Brests of any note don't get black eyes.

Odyssey 2005 · 20-01-2021 4:50pm

golondrinas1 wrote: »

So the few serious joggers who have Brests of any note don't get black eyes.

Big diddies matter :eek::cool:

generalgerry · 20-01-2021 4:57pm

Joe Biden is responsible for the road building in Ireland now.

And so the beatification of yet another Democratic American President begins.

Brendan Bendar · 20-01-2021 5:36pm

generalgerry wrote: »

Joe Biden is responsible for the road building in Ireland now.

And so the beatification of yet another Democratic American President begins.

Bit early to be trumpeting ‘beatification’ yet surely ?

Guy not sworn in yet.

Give it a few weeks anyway.

generalgerry · 20-01-2021 5:50pm

Did ye see the report on the RTE website. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0120/1190981-rte-on-air-earners/

"RTÉ has published the earnings of its top ten earners for 2017, 2018 and 2019, and noted that it has cut the pay of its highest earning presenters by 15% in 2020.

In all three years, Ryan Tubridy topped the list, followed by Ray D'Arcy and Joe Duffy. In 2017, Ryan Tubridy earned €491,667. In second place was Ray D'Arcy, on €450,000, followed by Joe Duffy earning €398,738 and Sean O'Rourke with €321,071."

How in God's name is Ray D'Arcy the second highest paid radio presenter in the country. Truly shocking.

Brendan Bendar · 20-01-2021 6:00pm

One of the great mysteries of our time.

Rabbit Redux · 20-01-2021 8:13pm

It absolutely beggars belief that this clown D'Arcy could be paid that much money, especially considering his TV chat show was so bad it was pulled early in its last run. His radio show isn't much better. Despite him talking about morning Zoom meetings with his production team, he forever gives the impression that he wanders into the studio, has a quick glance at the running order and then proceeds to spend the next 90 minutes pressing the wrong buttons and conducting inept interviews bordering on embarrassing. He's the Fr. Dougal of Irish broadcasting. If ever there was an argument to boycott the licence fee, Ray D'Arcy's ridiculous "fees" would be reason enough.

amlinopta · 20-01-2021 8:52pm

So no pay cut when the TV show got the bullet. €10k PER WEEK when holidays are factored in. How does he get away with it?

walshb · 20-01-2021 10:16pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

One of the great mysteries of our time.

Yep..

Only in Ireland..

That’s the best way to try and figure it out..

Think of it like this: people in Ireland still think of Shane McGowan as a genius..

Still he gets put on Irish shows..

LuasSimon · 20-01-2021 10:20pm

Ray darcy would look weak in a volunteer parish radio station .
Is it any wonder RTÉ are losing money hand over fist when people like this are getting the guts of half a million a year .

ShamNNspace · 20-01-2021 10:38pm

walshb wrote: »

Yep..

Only in Ireland..

That’s the best way to try and figure it out..

Think of it like this: people in Ireland still think of Shane McGowan as a genius..

Still he gets put on Irish shows..

And indeed people have good grounds to believe Shane is a genius... D'Arcy on the other hand money for old rope for that lad

DrSerious3 · 20-01-2021 10:43pm

LuasSimon wrote: »

Ray darcy would look weak in a volunteer parish radio station .
Is it any wonder RTÉ are losing money hand over fist when people like this are getting the guts of half a million a year .

You are on to something here. If you happened to hear Ray Darcy on Castlebar Community Radio, I really doubt you would think 'someone should snap up this fella, he is national broadcaster standard.' He is smug and unlikable, inept and uninteresting. His pay, and that of the rest of the upper echelons of RTE, are a national disgrace that the politicians ignore. A huge cabal, our media, politicians and quangos all basking in their shared ineptitude.

KaneToad · 20-01-2021 10:45pm

walshb wrote: »

Yep..

Only in Ireland..

That’s the best way to try and figure it out..

Think of it like this: people in Ireland still think of Shane McGowan as a genius..

Still he gets put on Irish shows..

Shane is a genius.
D'Arcy is an average broadcaster. He has a good agent though.

Is broadcasting talent that rare that these people can command such high fees?

Mary Wilson, Brian Dobson et al...

What do the production staff get paid? Are they ever resentful of the premium sums the presenters can earn?

generalgerry · 21-01-2021 12:07am

amlinopta wrote: »

So no pay cut when the TV show got the bullet. €10k PER WEEK when holidays are factored in. How does he get away with it?

I think there was a cut from 450K to 400k when the TV show finished. I'm not sure where I heard that figure, but that's what I remember. Those figures are from a few years ago as RTE will tell you the current figures are "commercially sensitive". Commercially sensitive of course because RTE are afraid of some other station coming in and stealing Ray D'Arcy with an offer 600k :rolleyes:

Pay him 100k to host The Den if you have to give him a job. But at least pay Dustin 200k.

walshb · 21-01-2021 12:30am

KaneToad wrote: »

Shane is a genius.
D'Arcy is an average broadcaster. He has a good agent though.

Not sure what is worse here

Shane is a genius or Ray is an average broadcaster...?!

Back to my default position...only in Ireland.

jelutong · 21-01-2021 2:27am

Shane McGowan has talent, a thing that Darcy, Duffy,Tubridy, Brendan o Connor etc are devoid of.

generalgerry · 21-01-2021 4:12pm

Saunders.

Odyssey 2005 · 21-01-2021 4:38pm

jelutong wrote: »

Shane McGowan has talent, a thing that Darcy, Duffy,Tubridy, Brendan o Connor etc are devoid of.

To be honest I'd lump him in with them

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