The Ray D'Arcy Show

Our kitchen sessions continue this Friday afternoon and Brian Kennedy joins us from his home for some live music.

Ray catches up with the wonderful Pauline McLynn live in studio.

Dr Michael Mosley talks about his new podcast “Just One Thing” with top tips that are scientifically proven to change your life. He joined Ray to tell us more.

On today's show Artist and sculptor Aidan Harte joins Ray to tell us about the The Púca Statue, Louise Nealon talks about her first novel called Snowflake and Martin Ward and Keith McDonagh join Ray from Galway to talk tell us more about the new operation called Bounce Back

Artist and sculptor Aidan Harte speaks to Ray about the Púca statue in the North Clare town of Ennistymon.

Louise Nealon joined Ray to talk about her first novel called Snowflake

Martin Ward and Keith McDonagh join Ray from Galway to talk tell us more about the new operation called Bounce Back. A mattress reclycling business that provides employment opportunities for people who have difficulties getting a job.

On todays show Ray talks about the housing crisis with Hugh Brennan, chief executive of O’Cualann Co-housing Alliance, Leo Forde speaks to us about living with Parkinsons and James?Patrice tells us about a new TV show Battle of the Food Trucks.

Ireland’s housing crisis has been in the news, with talk of cuckoo funds, the squeezed middle and the despair that younger people are feeling that they might never be able to get on the property ladder. Hugh Brennan, chief executive of O’Cualann Co-housing Alliance joined Ray to talk about what needs to be done to fix the problem?

We spotted a tweet that was getting a lot of attention last week. Leo Forde put up a video of the tremor in his hand showing people what it’s like living with Parkinsons. He joined Ray on line.

There has been an explosion of food trucks in the country in the last year, a new show is going to be testing and tasting their wares as they look for Ireland’s best one. Battle of the Food Trucks is currently looking for people to take part, and it’s been fronted by James Patrice he joined Ray to tell us more.

On todays show Niall Hatch from Bird Watch Ireland talks to us more about ducks and their natural habitat, All Ireland winner and and GAA All Star Mary Hulgraine tells us about her addiction journey and Colman Noctor is back with some Parenting Advice.

Niall Hatch from Bird Watch Ireland talks to us about ducklings and their natural habitat.

All Ireland winner and GAA All Star Mary Hulgraine talks to us about her addiction journey.

Colman Noctor Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist is in studio this afternoon to help deal with all your parenting issues. If you have any queries for Colman email ray@rte.ie

On todays show as Ireland re-opens Sinead Quinlan and Amy O'Connor talk to us from the hairdressers and Penny's, Ray speaks to Frank Nelson about his year in lockdown, we are joined by Captain Grace Fanning from the Irish Navy ships, Conor Pope is back with pricewatch and Ray is joined by the Happy Pear, Stephen and Dave Flynn.

As Ireland reopens today Ray chats to Sinead Quinlan speak to us from the hairdressers and Amy O'Connor tells us about her trip to Penny's.

Ray speaks to great grandad Frank Nelson about his year in lockdown.

Captain Grace Fanning has just returned from an away patrol on the Irish Navy ship, LÉ Róisín. She joined Ray from dry land.

Conor Pope joins us once again to champion your consumer issues if you have a consumer problem you can send it to pricewatch@rte.ie.

They are known for their positivity and energy, the Happy Pear joined Ray

On today's show Padraig Greene talks to us about converting a camper van, Ray speaks to Paul Weller, Sarah Bolger tells us about her new film End Of Sentence and Ray chats to Brian Kennedy.

Padraig Greene has speant the last few months converting a Ford Cab Van to a camper. He joined Ray to tell us more.

Ray is joined by Paul Weller.

Sarah Bolger stars in the new film End of Sentence which is available from digital download from this Monday the 10th of May. She joined Ray for a chat today.

Ray is joined by Brian Kennedy to chat about his new single.

On todays show Sean Carolan tells us how could you be Howth’s next Goat Herder, Ray speaks to Ireland's First Taekwondo Olympian, Jack Woolley, Dr Laura Lenihan talks about a video she made for brest cancer checksand PJ Gallagher talks about The Big DIY Challenge thats back on the telly tonight.

23 year old Jack Woolley is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his life, as he prepares for the Toyko Olympics, to compete as Ireland's First Taekwondo Olympian. He joined Ray for a chat.

Dr Laura Lenihan is a GP in Galway and she has made a video and shared it on her Instagram page to show women exactly how to check themselves for lumps. She joined Ray to tell us more.

The Big DIY Challenge is back on the telly tonight – where people up and down the country try their hand at DIY projects in the hope of winning the grand prize of ten thousand euro! Ray was joined by the shows presenter PJ Gallagher.

On todays show Dr. Eilidh Noyes talks about facial recognition with a mask, Noel Cunningham joined Ray to speak about addiction and recovery in Lockdown and Kim Mackenzie-Doyle is on to talk about a new Transition Year programme called The Big Idea.

Are you finding it more difficult to recognise people now that everyone is wearing masks? Dr Eilidh Noyes, a Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Huddersfield, has done some research into facial recognition and she joined Ray to tell us more.

We’ve chatted on the show a few times about the challenge of being a recovering alcoholic during the isolation of Lockdown. Noel Cunningham talks to Ray about has been speaking about recovery and maintaining recovery during an unprecedented time.

Teenagers around the country are lining up to become involved in The Big Idea, which is a new Transition Year programme aimed at teaching creative thinking to students. Kim Mackenzie-Doyle is the founder of the Big Idea and she joined Ray to tell us more.

Liam Moore was on the phone to chat to Ray about his purchase of a 58ft vintage American firetruck and the task of transporting it across Dublin.

Conor Pope joins us once again to champion your consumer issues if you have a consumer problem you can send it to pricewatch@rte.ie

On todays show we have live music from our Kitchen Sessions with Aoife Scott, Ray chats to Eithne Reynolds who is giddy at the thought of seeing her seven grandkids once Lockdown lifts, Sonya Lennon & Brendan Courtney talk about their new clothing collection, Garath Wild tells us about his car park challange and we talk Friday Fakeaways with Clodagh McKenna

We are really excited to continue our kitchen sessions today, bringing back some live music to the airwaves and today we are linking up with Aoife Scott in her kitchen in Kildare.

With good news for the return of retail announced, Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney join us to chat about their new collection with Lennon Courtney.

Clodagh McKenna had our mouths watering over on her Instagram today as she posted up a Friday Fakeaway recipe for a Butter Chicken Curry. She joined Ray to help us whet our appetites at home.

On todays show listener Denise Brooks talks to Ray about her sons walking their duck and their chicken on a lead, Dr Caroline West speaks about Sexual Education of Young People and Ray is joined by Scott Seiss who is better known as the angry retail guy on Tik Tok.

All this week, we’ve been talking about unusual animals on leads, we had an email from Denise Brooks from Co. Kilkenny about her sons Jody and Patrick who walk their duck Doris and their chicken Dodgey Peggy on a lead. She joined Ray for a chat.

Scott Seiss is known as the angry retail guy on Tik Tok. His videos, which parody the interactions between him and the more rude customers he encountered has racked up millions of views, and have gained him a huge following and celebrity fans. He joined Ray on the line.

On today's show Ray speaks to Claire Coleman the ower of the pet goat seen being walked on a lead around Dundalk, Linda & Danny Kinsella opted for a home birth and Brenda Harkin was their midwife they join Ray to tell us more and dog expert Samantha Rawson gives us some doggie advice.

There was a sighting of a goat on a pink harness in Dundalk on Twitter this week. We had to find out more about the goat, so we managed to track down her owner, Claire Coleman, She joined Ray on the line.

What’s it like to have a home birth in the middle of a Pandemic? Linda & Danny Kinsella opted for a home birth for their third child and Brenda Harkin was their midwife and all three joined Ray to tell us more.

Dog expert Samantha Rawson joins Ray to give us some doggie advice.

On todays show 11 year old Jesse James tells us about his new carpentry business, Tolü Makay and Felicia Olusanya joined Ray to chat about their new show The Tolü and Feli Show, Lucy Sparrow talks about her latest art installation and Eanna Ní Lamhna tells us about Cherry Blossom trees.

When 11 year old Jesse James Stewart needed a bit of extra pocket money, he picked up some scrap wood and a drill for what would become a very successful business.

Tolü Makay and Felicia Olusanya have gone and created their own show, called The Tolü and Feli Show, which is broadcast on Saturday evenings on both Youtube and Spotify. They both joined Ray to tell us more.

Everyone has been talking about the beautiful Cherry Blossom trees over the last couple of weeks so to tell us more about them Eanna Ní Lamhna joined Ray.

On todays show Ray speaks to Nigel Monaghan, Keeper of the National Museum of Ireland, today marks 35 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl, Ray is joined by Adi Roche, Conor Pope is back with Pricewatch and Pat Shortt tells us about the new off-beat comedy show 'Frank of Ireland'

Ray speaks to Nigel Monaghan, Keeper of the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, better known as the Dead Zoo, after we spotted a tweet about how in the world do you go about moving a full grown giraffe without damaging it.

Today marks 35 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster,Chernobyl. Chernobyl Children International (CCI) are the sole organisation working in the Chernobyl area to be accredited with United Nations official NGO status. Founder and CEO of CCI Adi Roche joins Ray.

Conor Pope joins us once again to champion your consumer issues if you have a consumer problem you can send it to pricewatch@rte.ie

Off-beat comedy 'Frank of Ireland' has already been compared to Father Ted. The show which airs on Channel 4 is the brainchild of the Gleeson brothers and is a who's who of Irish acting talent, including our very own Pat Shortt who joined Ray for a chat.

On todays show we have live music from our Kitchen Sessions with Jack L, Ray speaks with Phil Coulter to pay tribute to Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown, Charlie Mackesy talks about his book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Ray chats to Siobhan McSweeney and Wolfwalkers stars Eva Whittaker and Sean Bean join us ahead of the Oscars this Sunday.

We have live music from our Kitchen Sessions with Jack L.

Sad news has been announced that Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died. Phil Coulter joined Ray on the line to mark his passing and share his memories.

One book that has been flying off the shelves throughout the pandemic is 'The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse' by Charlie Mackesy. The book is filled with messages of hope and beautiful drawings, Charlie speaks to Ray in his first ever Irish radio interview.

Ray chats to Siobhan McSweeney after she recieved her second jab of the vaccine yesterday.

The stunning hand drawn Wolfwalkers is up for best animated feature, and is the fourth nomination for Kilkenny based Cartoon Saloon. It stars Sean Bean, who voices Bill Goodfellowe, and Kildare’s own Eva Whittaker, who just won an Annie award for her portrayal of Meabh Og MacTire. Sean and Eva both joined Ray on the line.

On today's show Ray speaks to Austin Duffy about his new book called Ten Days, Ray O'Neill and Alison Keating are back with some relationship advice and Ray is joined by Paula Murphy ahead of International Sculpture Day this Saturday.

Our relationship experts are back, Allison Keating psychologist and Ray O’Neill, psychoanalyst are in studio this afternoon to answer all the listeners' relationship queries and questions.

Ten Days is the new novel by Austin Duffy and it’s based around the intense relationship between a father and his daughter. As well as writing novels, Austin also works as a medical Oncologist he joined Ray on the line today.

This Saturday is International Sculpture Day Ray speaks to Paula Murphy, Professor Emeritus at UCD - one of Ireland’s experts on sculpture and a member of the “Sculpture Dublin” steering group.

On today's show Ray is joined by Kristjan Magnusson to talk about the song “Husavik” which is nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards this Sunday, Amanullah De Sondy talks to us about Ramadan and architect Kieran Stanley tells us about designing Zoos around the world.

Ahead of the Oscars this Sunday Ray speaks to Kristjan Magnusson mayor of the town Husavik in Iceland about the song “Husavik” which has been nominated for Best Original Song.

Muslims in Ireland are now one week into the holy month of Ramadan. Ray speaks to head of the Religious Department in UCC, Amanullah De Sondy.

Every so often we come across somebody with the most extraordinary and interesting job. Kieran Stanley is an architect who has found a niche designing zoos across the world. He is originally from Cloheen in County Cork, he joins Ray from his office in Germany for a chat.

On today's show Ray speaks to the owner of Raven Books in Blackrock Louisa Cameron, Conor Creighton tells us about his new book ‘This is It’ and Dr Lara Cassidy shared her insight on the The two-part series on The Burren: Heart of Stone.

Ray is joined by Louisa Cameron, the owner of Raven Books in Blackrock and she has been delivering to customers, via post and if they’re within 2km of her shop, by bicycle for months.

Conor Creighton is an Irish meditation teacher, who in his own words, came out of the womb chewing his fingernails. His new book ‘This is It’ is both an honest memoir and a meditation guide, he joined Ray to tell us more.

Dr Lara Cassidy, Assistant Professor at Trinity College with the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, shared her insight on the The two-part series on The Burren: Heart of Stone.

On todays show All Ireland winner Mickey Coleman talks about having a heart attack at the age of 41, Conor Pope is back with pricewatch and Dr Susannah Walker talks to us about hugs and what’s happening in the brain and the body when we hug, why we like it and why we need it?

All Ireland winner Mickey Coleman talks to Ray about having a heart attack at the age of 41.

Conor Pope joins us once again to champion your consumer issues if you have a consumer problem you can send it to pricewatch@rte.ie

Dr Susannah Walker, a reader in behavioural neuroscience at Liverpool John Moores University. She talks to us about hugs and what’s happening in the brain and the body when we hug, why we like it and why we need it?

On todays show Ray chats to Dara Ó Briain, Henry Healy cousin of Barack Obama speaks to Ray about Remembering Obama’s Visit from back in 2011 and Dr. Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire tells us more about Gur cake.

it’s been a great week for people living in the UK as things started opening up and we’ve been plagued by jealousy here looking at pictures and videos online. One of those making us jealous is Dara Ó Briain he joined Ray for a chat.

Last Sunday, 515 thousand of us tuned in to remember 2010 on Reeling in the Years. This week, it’s the turn of 2011, where we will be reminiscing about the time Obama came to Ireland. Front and centre that day was Barack Obama’s cousin Henry Healy who joined Ray on the line to talk about that day.

Dr. Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire chair of the masters gastronomy and food studies at TU Dublin joined Ray to us about Gur cake.

On todays show Richard Faulkner tells us how to deal with pesky ants, Professor Brendan Kelly talks about his book ‘The Science of Happiness’ and film-maker of a new two-part Documentary on The Burren Katrina Costello joined Ray.

Richard Faulkner, advanced technical field consultant with Rentokil joined Ray to tell us how to deal with pesky ants.

‘The Science of Happiness’ is written by Professor Brendan Kelly and talks through six principles for a happy life and seven strategies to help get there. He joined Ray in studio to tell us more.

A new two-part Documentary on The Burren: Heart of Stone, started last Sunday. The series is narrated by Brendan Gleeson and part two goes out this Sunday on RTE 1 at 6.30 PM. Ray is joined by the film-maker behind the project, Katrina Costello.

On today's show Remember the Effin Facebook Ban? Ray speaks to Ann Marie Kennedy after a small town in France being banned by Facebook, Kathie Stritch joined Ray in studio to speak about grief and her personal experience of loss and the grieving process and Shauna O’Connor talks DIY during lockdown.

Facebook has been criticised for temporarily removing the official page of a small town in France. Ray speaks to Ann Marie Kennedy about the time facebook banned EFFIN in Co Limerick.

Kathie Stritch joined Ray in studio to speak about grief and her personal experience of loss and the grieving process.