The Ray D'Arcy Show

The Ray D'Arcy Show

Highlights from the daily radio show with Ray D'Arcy. Featuring listeners' stories and interviews with authors, musicians, comedians and celebrities. Listen live Monday to Friday at 3.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Episodes

Comedian John Colleary

September 5, 2025 • 9 mins
Fresh off his most recent stand-up gig in the 3Olympia, comedian and sketch show writer John Colleary chats to Ray about the announcement of a new stand-up tour, starting this month.
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The Island Drift Festival

September 4, 2025 • 10 mins
Seán Ronayne, Ornithologist and lover of all thing's nature, chats about how he will be speaking at The Island Drift Festival, which takes place on Garnish Island in Cork this weekend, as well as his ongoing goal to to record all Irish native birds.
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Ragnar Jonasson “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer”

September 4, 2025 • 19 mins
Ragnar Jónasson, famed for his “Dark Iceland” series has sold over five million books across the globe. Now he’s back with a new novel. He chats to Ray about “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer”.
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Comedy Catch-Up

September 3, 2025 • 9 mins
Comedian Bernard O'Shea chats to Ray off the back of his stand-up set at Electric Picnic, upcoming tour dates, and strange household rules.
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Singer David Gray announces 2026 Tour

September 3, 2025 • 10 mins
Off the back of his Electric Picnic set, singer-songwriter David Gray chats about his new tour announcement - the Past and Present Tour across Ireland in Summer 2026.
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Working at Dublin Airport for nearly 50 years

September 3, 2025 • 22 mins
Denis Smyth has just retired from working in Dublin Airport for nearly half a century. He's seen it all from Popes to Presidents, Rock Stars to Olympians. He spoke to Ray about his life, his family and next steps heading into this new phase of life.
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Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love

September 2, 2025 • 10 mins
Samin Nosrat is the chef, writer and teacher behind the New York Times bestselling cookbook and hit Netflix series ‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’. She has changed the way many people think about food, cooking and connection. Her new cookbook ‘GOOD THINGS: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love’ is for the heart, not just for the kitchen!
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World Letter Writing Day

September 2, 2025 • 9 mins
Liz Maguire, of Fleamarket Love Letters, chats about the joy of letter-writing, how her passion began, how the younger generations can get involved and the benefits of letter-writing.
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What is success? What is failure?

September 2, 2025 • 14 mins
Joe Humphreys, Deputy News Editor for the Irish Times chats about success and failure— words we hear every day, but what do they really mean? From the Ancient Greeks to Gen Z, our ideas have changed dramatically.
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Bagatelle commemorative bench unveiled

September 2, 2025 • 9 mins
Ken Doyle, founding member and bass player chats about the official unveiling ceremony of a commemoration bench taking place this Sunday, at Bray Head, organised by Bray County Council to honour founding members Liam Reilly & John O’Brien of Bagatelle.
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Recovery Month Runs - 5K a day in September

September 1, 2025 • 29 mins
Eddie Mullins, CEO of Merchants Quay Ireland is running 5K a day in the month of September alongside a whole host of different people in the public eye to raise awareness about the work that Merchants Quay do to help people in their journey of recovery.
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‘Porter Loves Cleo’ comic book – dealing with loss and grief

August 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Illustrator Matthew Kelly was inspired by his own personal story to create and self-publish his own absolutely gorgeous comic book that aims to help children deal with these emotions in a healthy way.
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The Kerrygold Handbag Designer

August 28, 2025 • 8 mins
Kimberley Tino, Owner of Luxury Irish Brand - Maya Grisham
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‘Sanatorium’ Ireland's selection for the Academey Awards International Feature Film Category

August 28, 2025 • 22 mins
Recently announced as Ireland's selection for the International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards, Galway director Gar O’Rourke’s quietly observational film ‘Sanatorium’ captures the heart and soul of a remarkable holiday and health resort revealing a different perspective of life in Ukraine during the war.
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Classic Movie to Stream - War of the Worlds (2005)

August 27, 2025 • 12 mins
Cathy Cullen and Dave Corkery from The Cinemile podcast have carefully selected the movie War of the Worlds from the Netflix library for your viewing pleasure and are here to tell us why!
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Lady in the Long Grass - Biodiversity FIT Count

August 27, 2025 • 6 mins
Ray spotted Helen Lambe lying in long grass in Dunmore East and she got in touch to explain what she was up to!.... A FIT count, A Flower Insect Timed Count which is a "citizen science" initiative of Biodiversity Ireland.
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Thriller Writer Discovers AI Book Under Her Name

August 27, 2025 • 16 mins
For authors, having your name attached to books you never wrote is fast becoming a new nightmare in the age of artificial intelligence. That’s what happened to Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin – better known as Sam Blake – one of Ireland’s bestselling thriller writers and she joins me in studio to talk us through what happened
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Travis & Taylor - A Billion Dollar Pre-Nup

August 27, 2025 • 11 mins
Tim Bracken, Barrister and Author of the Probate Handbook
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Blissful Bathrooms with the Gaff Goddess

August 26, 2025 • 11 mins
Our resident Gaff Goddess Laura de Barra is back to get stuck in to your bathroom and make it sparkle.
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Jonathan Van Ness - Hot & Healed

August 26, 2025 • 14 mins
Jonathan Van Ness, Hairstylist star of Netflix’s Queer Eye, Comedian, Author, Podcaster and Performer joins Ray for a chat ahead of his Dublin show in December.
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