RTÉ - The Ray Darcy Show

Emma Monaghan, National Lottery spokesperson

Bernard and Dean Farrell

Teresa Foley; Occupational Therapist and Feeding Therapist.

Stephen James Smith, Poet

Liz Butler is on the line to talk to Ray about the 3D Knitted Map of Ireland, a unique project in search of a home

Oisín Flemming is in studio to discuss his debut film Oíche Chultúir, an Irish language film.

Daniel 'Dani' Cooney joins Ray on the line to discuss his campaign to climb Carrauntoohill 15 times in a row to raise money for abandoned dogs

Allison Keating and Dr Ray O'Neill are back in studio to answer questions from you, the listener

Excavation work has begun this morning at the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway. This all started 11 years ago with the work and determination of local historian Catherine Corless, after she found that there were no burial records for almost 800 babies and infants who died at the home over a 36-year period.

Lisa Keenan joins Ray to discuss the work involved in cattle mart auctions

Conor Pope is on with Ray to answer your consumer questions

B.P. Fallon joins Ray to talk about his career and life which has now become the subject of an excellent documentary called 'Rock'n'Roll Wizard' which premieres at the Galway Film Fleadh this weekend and features interviews with Bob Geldof, Debbie Harry, Donovan, Robert Plant, Imelda May, Michael D. Higgins and more.

Conor Buckley is the son of the late equality and abuse campaigner Christine Buckley and he joins Ray to chat about keeping her legacy alive through his own life and work,

Now, the sun is shining… we're due some very hot hot hot weather, and the last thing we want to be doing in the heat is stand over a hot stove. We are well and truly into salad season, and here to give us some inspiration on how to elevate your plate is the co founder of Sprout and Co, Theo Kirwan

Henry Healy is Barack Obama's eighth cousin and joins Ray after the news that he will be interviewed by Fintan O'Toole in Dublin's 3Arena in September.

Our Philosophy Expert Joe Humphreys is in studio to chat about the great human condition of procrastination and how we might manage it.

Oileán Chléire is looking for new residents. Scoil Náisiúnta Inis Chléire needs new students and there's a job for a new school principal so Judith Gilbert who moved there in the 90's with her children joins Ray to give us a picture of what life is really like on the island. Contact bainisteoir1ccteo@gmail.com if you are interested!

Valerie Coyne Dalton, is a Mum of two on the transplant list waiting for a kidney. She's been using all the tools in her arsenal including social media to appeal for people to consider donating a kidney to her & the hundreds of others like her who are desperate for the life-saving organ.

Brenda Casey, midwife specialist at the National Maternity Hospital and a trainee psychotherapist, Liz Gleeson, Grief Specialist and Founder of Shapes of Grief

David Grundy, BBC Wales Reporter joins Ray to preview the first gig of the reunion which kicks off tomorrow night while Karen Kelly, Irish Oasis Superfan shares her sheer excitement at bagging tickets to three of the shows in the tour.

Anna Maria Kennelly heard the gauntlet of 'Ireland's Oldest Fridge' being thrown down and answered the call to blast it to smithereens with her 1950 Frigidaire!

Biographer Anne Chambers, has written ‘Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603' and she is in studio to tell us the fascinating elements she discovered about her through her research.

Knitting is having a ‘moment' with new groups popping up around the country with all ages taking part. Siobhan O'Reilly from Siobh Knits has turned her knitting hobby into a business, where she creates hats inspired by public transport.

The West Cork Literary Festival July 11th – 18th Raphael will be at Bantry Library on July 15th at 5pm Raphael fled Togo in West Africa with his family and came to Ireland when he was just 5 years old. He is now a musician and spoken word artist who works as an Occupational Therapist in Youth Integration.

Eamonn Forde, Music Business and Technology Journalist joins Ray to take a look at why the charts are floods with songs from past decades.

Nurturing incremental independence in an age appropriate way is one of the topics that Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor tackles for parents in today's slot.

Mauice Lennon, Musician and Founding Member of Stockton's Wing.

Conor Pope is back to tackle your consumer quibbles.

Short documentary film, The Good Farmer and the Failed Son, follows Jack, a drag artist who returns home to help run the family farm. It premiered at the Raindance Film Festival last night and is released on Netflix's YouTube today. Ailill Martin, Documentary maker & Jack Rogers, farmer and drag act join Brendan in Studio.

Elephant in the Room is a charity initiative focused on breaking the stigma around mental health and encouraging more open and honest conversations, particularly among men. Well-known RTÉ rugby pundit Brent Pope is the man behind the initiative, and he joins Brendan in studio

Dino Don will be at Dublin Zoo to celebrate the Zoorassic Trail Takeover Roarsome Adventures with Dino Don Friday 27 – Sunday 29 June | Discovery & Learning Centre, Dublin Zoo

Ciara Walsh, Mother of a baby born in Bologna in Italy.

Honesty boxes are popping up around the country selling all sorts of things like eggs and strawberries. The Flour Patch is the latest honesty box that sells delicious bakes in west Cork and the baker behind the honesty box Anna O'Leary joins Brendan to share her passion for local food.

Apparently Dua Lipa has a book club! Who knew? Conor Behan did! and he's in studio with Brendan to give us all the deets on the big names in the celeb book club world.

Laura De Barra has all the tips, tricks and advise you need on flooring and windows for your home.

Annie Morris from The Kildare Yarn Bombers joins Brendan to tell us all about her title they've hooked!

Ger Gleeson has crossed the road to success after being crowned the Tonstix Lollipop Person of the Year.

Dr Claire Hayes, Consultant Clinical Psychologist joins Brendan to offer some helpful advice to all of us who are struggling with the steady stream of troubling news from around the world.

Journalist Elaine Burke who hosts the 'For Tech's Sake' podcast and ‘Connected AI' podcast joins Brendan to help take the stress our of travelling this Summer with a little help from tech and gadgets.

Rory O'Neill and Emmet Kirwin join Brendan to talk about the show that began all the way back in 2016 ahead of its next run from the 17th to the 20th of July at Vicar Street in Dublin and you can get tickets at thisispopbaby.com

Cheryl Smith has become a total Tik Tok his by sharing her traditional delicious recipes.

Conor Pope, Consumer Champion with The Irish Times is back tackling your tricky queries.