RTÉ - The Ray Darcy Show

Daniel Dunbrill is a Vlogger living in China and has made a beautiful and staggering documentary about the new Huajian Grand Canyon Bridge.

Eoin Reardon is a Woodworder and Tiktokker who is helping Chadwicks encourage trades as a career option for young people.

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor joins Ray to tackle some listener concerns.

After his Son's crucial putt Brendan Lowry joins Ray from New York where Ryder Cup celebrations have been in full swing.

On Camden Street, a white van known as The Nee-Naw is helping to make Dublin's nightlife safer. Staffed with medics and support workers, it's already assisted more than 500 people with everything from first aid to flip-flops. Ray O'Donoghue, Nighttime Economy Advisor and Nikki Wan who works on the Nee Naw service join Ray in studio.

Physician and bestselling author Gabor Maté and psychologist Gordon Neufeld talk about their latest book.

Chris Judge, illustrator, artist and children's picture book author chats with Ray about his latest book.

Barry McGuigan former boxer, boxing manager and irish Sporting Legend.

Steve Earle chats to Ray about his connections to Ireland and his recent induction of the Grand Ole Oprey

Director Kirk Jones and Actor Robert Aramayo chat about their new film.

Kayleigh Trappe and Sam Arzate Montalti

Mairead Whelan, Director of Content at Kite Entertainment.

Constatine Costi, Director of the documentary joins Ray with Chieftan of The Golden Spurtle.

Lucy Coady from Music Generation has come into studio with the result of the Culture Night attempt to make a track in sixty minutes.

Conor Pope

Taking the crown this year is Mary Igoe from Bonniconlon, Co. Mayo who is in the ICA and has been baking since her teenage years, thanks to the influence of her mother, who had "a household" to bake for.

Actors James Norton and Niamh McCormack join Ray in studio to tell us all about the show that hits your screens on September 25th.

“You're never too old to rap” — that's the message from Cork's Kabin Studio, where grandmothers Sally Crowley and Maureen Cullinane are turning heads with their hip hop performances and proving age is no barrier to creativity.

International Best-Seller 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' was written by Heather Morris who is in studio for a really fascinating chat about her life, career and her new book.

Build School instructor Cian Corcoran and two of his participants Aileen Crossley and Aaron Kedward join Ray to chat about the amazing Common Knowledge course that takes people with little or no experience of building and takes them on a journey the sees them complete a tiny home.

We are joined by Emma Quirke who is the Captain for Team Ireland at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2025 and is at the competition in Spain now!

The Ray D'Arcy Show has championed the author and conservationist Dara McAnulty since he published the “Diary of a Young Naturalist” at the age of 16 while he was a secondary school student! That was back in 2020. Now, his FOURTH book has just been published and I am delighted to say he is joining us today

Ray has sat for Conor Walton today as his subject for a portrait ahead of his planned Culture Night project that will see him paint 18 portraits in just 12 hours.

Eva Forman and Neil Arthur's lives changed forever when their little girl Nora died from a rare brain tumour at just three years old. They share their story as they thank the incredible charities that supported their family in the darkest of times bringing light and even laughter in amongst the struggle.

Zoe O'Sullivan, National James Dyson Award Winner for 2025 is in studio with her invention that that allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage independently.

Ruth Buckley and her Daughter Orla Gaffney have both just graduated from University of Limerick!

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's best-selling crime writers! His books have been published in 50 languages – and sold over 55 million copies world-wide and he joins Ray to tell us all about his brilliant new book Wolf Hour which is out now.

Anna Marie McHugh is just back from the World Ploughing Championships in Prague and straight into planning our own National Ploughing Championships.

Brian Arkins and Liam Cullen are soaking up all the atmosphere ahead of tonight's World Cup Qualifier in Yerevan tonight.

Dr Patrick Collins Lectures in Marine Biology at Queens University in Belfast and joins Ray to alert us to a fish at risk.

Kevin Nolan, Lecturer in Physics at Technological University.

Myles O'Reilly, Irish Musicianand Filmmaker.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!