

The Ray D'Arcy Show
RTÉ Radio 1
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
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Aug 14, 2025 • 6min
Japenese Walking
Ray Lally, The Happy Fitness Guy is here to tellus how easily we can up our fitness game with some Japenese WalkingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 14, 2025 • 6min
Surf Lessons for Cleaning the Beach
Elaine Doyle, Coastal Programmes Officer chats to Brendan about this cool initiative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 14, 2025 • 20min
Pop Scars - Anthony Kavanagh
90’s pop star Kavana chats to Brendan about his stardom and how hebattled with addiction from a young age, leading to many broken relationships and eventually to homelessness. Now sober and rebuilding his life, he has written a book, ‘Pop Scars’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 13, 2025 • 9min
Late Summer Garden Glow-Up Advice
Peter Dowdall, The Irish Gardener joins Brendan to give you some inspiration for treating your garden to a little zhuzhing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 13, 2025 • 6min
Fota Wildlife Park - Red Panda Cubs Need Names
Julien Fonteneau, Fota Island Lead Ranger joins Brendan to tell us all about the new arrivals as the search is on for the perfect names for these seriously cute cubs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 13, 2025 • 18min
Wheeling in the Years - A new Bus Éireann Oral History Project
Led by oral historian Tomás Mac Conmara, the project has already gathered a rich collection of personal stories — but he’s eager to hear from more people willing to share their experiences and is joined in studio by two of his storytellers, Mick and Geraldine Dunne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 12, 2025 • 9min
World Elephant Day
On World Elephant Day these magnificent animals remain endangered, with numbers still in decline. One man working tirelessly to change that is Gerry Creighton, founder of Global Elephant Care and former Dublin Zoo zookeeper. Gerry joins us from the UAE where he is working on an elephant project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 12, 2025 • 13min
Parenting Advice Q&A
Colman Noctor, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist joins Brendan to tackle some parenting struggles faced by our listeners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 12, 2025 • 6min
Farmer Who Plays Music to Cows
Farmer Charles Goadby joins Brendan to tell us about playing jazz and The Beach Boys to cows!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 2025 • 14min
Guy Barker
A trumpet player, band-leader, composer, conductor and arranger,Guy Barker is in Dublin for two big shows with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


