Rté - The Ray Darcy Show

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

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

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

Kayleigh Trappe and Sam Arzate Montalti

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

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

Conor Pope

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

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

Mairead Whelan, Director of Content at Kite Entertainment.

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

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.