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Ray D'Arcy Daily

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Here it is — your daily companion podcast, hosted by Ray D’Arcy. Ray gives his world view, Monday to Friday, and surrounds himself with friends of the show; Jenny Kelly, Mairead Ronan, Bernard O’Shea and Colman Noctor ,resident psychoanalyst. Add to that clever interaction with people; on the phone, in cafés, on the street, wherever. Ray will be using his name recognition to cold call, approach, interview, and chat to anybody who will talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here it is — your daily companion podcast, hosted by Ray D’Arcy. Ray gives his world view, Monday to Friday, and surrounds himself with friends of the show; Jenny Kelly, Mairead Ronan, Bernard O’Shea and Colman Noctor ,resident psychoanalyst. Add to that clever interaction with people; on the phone, in cafés, on the street, wherever. Ray will be using his name recognition to cold call, approach, interview, and chat to anybody who will talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

Failed Child Protection, Minimum Unit Pricing and Mogging 04 Nov 2026

Why is the state failing our most vulnerable children ? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish Welcome, Mistaken Wave and John Lewis Ad. 03 Nov 2026

We look at the history of the John Lewis ad and welcome Colin from Accounts into our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remembering the brilliant and beautiful Ciara Mageean. 02 Nov 2026

Remembering the brilliant and beautiful Ciara Mageean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halloween, S*!t Houses and Ballymun Legend. 30 Oct 2026

We talk to Colette who completed her first marathon at the age of 75. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halloween, Fever Dreams and Data on Data Centres. 29 Oct 2026

We meet Ken the King of Halloween in Killiney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dinosaurs, Doomed Cruise and Trump v Young. 28 Oct 2026

Jenny shares her cruise ship lived experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heartbreak Hill, James Bond and AI Workplace. 27 Oct 2026

Ray looks back at the marathon and Dr. Colman Noctor wants us all to ask humans for assistance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sea Horses, Woo Hoo and the Long Weekend. 23 Oct 2026

Mairead talks about the marathon and Jenny is appalled by a pale stew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cash Free, Clayton House and Cyclist Critics. 22 Oct 2026

There's a lot to talk about today with Bernard O'Shea and Jenny Kelly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nostalgic Smells, Maternity Hospital and RSA U-turn. 21 Oct 2026

The RSA change plans for breathalyser booths and Jenny gets tickets for Damien Rice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breathalysers, Bad Blood and Barazek. 20 Oct 2026

We meet Audrey from Athlone and Fadi from the West Bank who have formed a friendship through food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drug Crime, Future Demographics and Fearful Dogs. 19 Oct 2026

Ray talks about the Waterford tragedy and Dr Colman Noctor analyses "Looksmaxxing". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fontaines, Farts and Fundamentals of Time. 16 Oct 2026

It's a giddy Friday at the end of a tough week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally Rooney's Stand, New White House Press Secretary and The NCBN. 15 Oct 2026

We talk about Sally Rooney's stand on Palestine, Trumps new appointment and new video, and Bernard O'Shea has a manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good news from Joanne McNally and Emerald Park. 14 Oct 2026

Ray shares overnight WhatsApp from Joanne in America and Jenny slags Ray about his bulb obsession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tracking a Partner, Funny Placenames and Justice Finally. 13 Oct 2026

We chat about the Feel Seen report which shows students attitudes to being tracked by their partner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Masculinity, Mounjaro and Monitoring Adult Children. 12 Oct 2026

Dr. Colman Noctor explores why parents continue to track their adult children at college. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book Clubs, Fact Checks and RTE. 09 Oct 2026

Mairead experiences her first book club and Jenny gets het up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurtles, Tortoises and Buttery Parsnips. 08 Oct 2026

Bernard O'Shea could be a soft drinks sommelier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Expensive Radars, Chris Rock and May 10th 2008. 07 Oct 2026

We have a sideways look at the budget and remember May 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nobel Prize, No Phone Will and Some tool. 06 Oct 2026

We meet will who had to hit rock bottom with his phone use before he took action involving a high vis vest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Solar System on the N7, Email openers and Window Washing 05 Oct 2026

Dr Colman Noctor talks us through student life on a university campus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy's Brilliant Goal, Richard's Own Goal and Open Viewings. 02 Oct 2026

Mairéad talks about Snap Map and the strange hobby of attending open viewings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remebering Esther Rantzen, An Existential Chat and The US Book. 01 Oct 2026

Ray spoke to Esther Rantzen back in 2018 and they talked about That's Life, First Dates and Esther's love of Dublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zuckerbergs Thousands, Pelicot Play and 20 Years ago Today. 30 Sep 2026

We travel back to 30th September 2006 when the iphone didn't exist and breakfast rolls were everywhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Overnight Oats , Data Centres and "Now in a Minute". 29 Sep 2026

A data centre could be coming to a field near you . We went down to Naas to meet members of the Kildare Data Centre Awareness Campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snap Map, Willy Wonka and The Boys in Green. 28 Sep 2026

Dr Colan Noctor talks about settling in to the new school year and we have a listen to Gene Wilder's AI voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronan's Bottom, Whispering Bono and a Shark Attack . 25 Sep 2026

What does a man have to do to be considered sexy ? Mairead and Jenny offer up their opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KFC and Gen Z, OAPs and ChatGPT & An Email to Jimmy Fallon. 24 Sep 2026

We talk about the Nikita Hand interview, the new ChatGPT ad and our listener in Andorra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Cruise, U2 and a Grifter Hunter. 23 Sep 2026

We meet grifter hunter Matt Hussey who has a very fine tuned chancer radar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telltales, Traitors Producer and 1987. 22 Sep 2026

We talk to The Traitors series producer , Mairead Whelan, about NDAs, bedtimes and other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Naas Ball, a Big Balloon and The Business End of The Traitors. 21 Sep 2026

Dr. Colman Noctor analyses the machinations of The Traitors and we ask how the the proposed culture card is going to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

110% DJ O' Sullivan gets 100% emotional. 18 Sep 2026

We chat to banished faithful DJ and more info on upside down pineapples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supermarket Romance and Post Office Heroine ! 17 Sep 2026

We chat about the ongoing Ed Sheeran story and remember Bonnie Greer and Eamonn Langton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goodbye to Teddy, Hello Tom Cruise and Farewell to our Favourite. 16 Sep 2026

Jenny says an emotional goodbye to Teddy our Little Lhaso Apso dog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's with the Sydney Sweeney ad ? 15 Sep 2026

We have a great chat with Colette from Poppintree who is doing her first marathon at the age of 75. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump, Traitors and ADHD Documentary. 14 Sep 2026

We look back at an eventful weekend and Dr. Colman Noctor gives us his take on the ADHD documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Health, Michael O' Leary and Mad Chats. 11 Sep 2026

Mairéad Ronan nee Farrell auditions for a role in Lisa McGee's mockumentary on Irish dancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Second big Fight at GAA HQ. 10 Sep 2026

We chat about the Trump trillion vote fund, plunge pools , soap cutting and lots more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Integration, Consternation and Resignation. 09 Sep 2026

We chat about Mary McAleese and the GAA, there's a quiz and Jenny talks Traitors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Farm Rap, Pharmacist and Poor Aoife. 08 Sep 2026

We talk to Seamus the straight talking pharmacist about prescribed drug prices and Ray visits a data centre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Taylor, The Traitors and Colman Noctor. 07 Sep 2026

We celebrate Katie, review The Traitors and Colman Noctor tries to make sense of the recent M9 tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skunks on the loose and "Go Away" Donald Trump. 04 Sep 2026

There's talk about next week's visit, smelly non native mammals, Whitney and The Traitors in the company of Jenny and Bernard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CyberSafeKids Annual Report. 03 Sep 2026

We quiz Alex Cooney CEO of CyberSafeKids about their latest findings about children's activity online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr. T, AI and F Troop. 03 Sep 2026

We talk to Alex Cooney about the elevenfold increase in AI use among 8 to 12 year olds and we get reaction to our chat with Deborah about the price of prescribed drugs in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are prescription drugs in Ireland so expensive compared to other countries ? 02 Sep 2026

We talk to Deborah who wants to know why her daughters medication is six times more expensive here than in Portugal and there's more Traitors ,a new fangled toothbrush and the return of Raygun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everybody Needs a DJ at a Party ! 01 Sep 2026

We talk about The Traitors, resets, rainforests and driving on motorways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Traitors, Tents and Zombie Plum Trees. 31 Aug 2026

We're back with a review of Traitors Ireland and sounds of the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mind the Caffeine , Remembering Dolly and the Week in Numbers. 28 Aug 2026

Ray mines for Dolly audio and Jenny sees a seal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Addiction, Alopecia and Deadly Algorithms. 21 Aug 2026

We speak to Emer AKA "Baldilocks" about alopecia and the Rose, and Austin tells abot recovery and running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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