Rté - The Ray Darcy Show

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Myles O'Reilly, Irish Musicianand Filmmaker.

Kevin Nolan, Lecturer in Physics at Technological University.

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.

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.

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”.

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.