Penguin TV
Niamh Sharkey and Owen Churcher who have produced a book entitled ‘Penguin TV’ share their experience of creating children's storybooks.
Jun 12, 2025•12 min
The Ray D'Arcy Show
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.
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Episodes
National Carers' Week
Actor Johnny Ward who is also a carer for his mother highlights the struggles and isolation that comes with the role.
Jun 12, 2025•20 min
Timmy Mallett's Irish adventure
The British children's television presenter and artist, shares his experience of travelling through Ireland by bicycle.
Jun 12, 2025•9 min
Leaving Cert holidays
Journalist and host of the Conversations with Parents podcast, Jen Hogan shares her expertise on how to tackle leaving cert holidays.
Jun 11, 2025•10 min
How to plan a funeral
Graham Gleasure of Gleasure’s Funeral Home talks about science and traditions of Irish funerals.
Jun 11, 2025•9 min
Meet the placenames officer
Dr. Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich, the Chief Placenames Officer at the Placenames Branch, Dept of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, shares some fascinating insights on the origins of Irish towns' names.
Jun 11, 2025•25 min
The Relationship Experts
Allison Keating and Ray O'Neill are here to answer questions ang offer advice.
Jun 10, 2025•13 min
Scalder Documentary
Chris Hayes joins Ray to talk about the origin of local nicknames
Jun 10, 2025•12 min
Phil Linehan - Frank and Walters
Ray is joined on the line by Frank and Walters front man and Cork native Phil Linehan
Jun 10, 2025•13 min
Pricewatch
Conor Pope is in studio to talk about buy now pay later services and prize bonds
Jun 09, 2025•11 min
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker dials in to talk playing and writing music with Ray
Jun 09, 2025•17 min
Baking in Space
Scientist, performer and space explorer Dr Niamh Shaw and aerospace engineer and Great British Bake Off finalist Andrew Smyth chat to Ray about the surprising link between baking and space engineering.
Jun 06, 2025•5 min
Fashion Designer to Watch: Clodagh Leavy
Award-winning Meath fashion design student Clodagh Leavy chats to Ray about her colourful collection ‘Anna’s Studio’ and her creative process.
Jun 05, 2025•9 min
Little Museum of Dublin
Claire Jenkins, Education Manager at the Little Museum of Dublin, gives us a peek at the most eccentric and eclectic items that the museum has to offer ahead of its grand reopening tomorrow.
Jun 04, 2025•8 min
Heli Hally
Irish Coast Guard winchman Debbie Hally has become a TikTok sensation by sharing videos of her rescue training. She joins Ray in studio to talk about her experience.
Jun 04, 2025•16 min
Why Groceries Are So Expensive
Irish Times Consumer Champion Conor Pope talks to Ray about the data behind why our grocery bills are getting higher and higher.
Jun 04, 2025•10 min
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Murder She Wrote has been a cult hit with many fans and one megafan in particular has created a unique show called Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote – it's on in The Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire tonight and tomorrow and creator Tim Benzie joins us now to tell us what it’s all about!
Jun 03, 2025•10 min
Cruinniú na nÓg Ambassador - DJ Ellie Long
Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 is on Saturday, June 7 with over 1,000 free events across the country. Ireland is the only country in the world to have a national day celebrating young people’s creativity and taking part as an ambassador is 14-year-old DJ Ellie Long from Tallaght.
Jun 03, 2025•9 min
SPF Campaign to remove the VAT from sunscreen products
Ray is joined by three women taking part in the campaign. Kelsey O’Donnell is a Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Mater Hospital, Noelle O’Connor who has conducted research into attitudes towards suncare in Ireland, and Lydia O’Toole who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma in 2022.
Jun 03, 2025•15 min
The London Vegetable Orchestra
Patrick Johns is a turnip, butternut squash and occasional yam player with ‘The London Vegetable Orchestra’ which has performed all over the world and will be coming to Ireland for the first time this coming Saturday
Jun 03, 2025•9 min
An evening with Roseanna Ruane
Roseanna Ruane, mother of Saoirse Ruane.
May 29, 2025•24 min
Rare book shrine
Dr Paul Mullarkey, National Museum of Ireland conservator, talks about the Rare book shrine goes on display for the first time after 39 years of conservation
May 29, 2025•13 min
How to pack for your summer holidays
Laura DeBarra
May 28, 2025•8 min
Treasure Ship
Edmond O’Byrne, Historian.
May 28, 2025•5 min
Opera and Sheep
Deirdre Higgins, Opera singer, chats to ray about her life as an opera singer and her pet sheep.
May 28, 2025•10 min
Irelands Patisserie champion
Asia Mahealani, Irelands Patisserie champion, The Hawaii native, who trained in one of the top gastronomic schools in Paris.
May 28, 2025•14 min
26 Mountains to Mayo
Tom Keogh, founder and Managing Director of Keogh’s Crisps talks about 26 Mountains to Mayo and it’s all in aid of Cancer Fund for Children.
May 27, 2025•14 min
First Electric Flight
Russell Vickers, CEO of Future Mobility Ireland, talks about the first electric flight took off from Shannon airport last week.
May 27, 2025•5 min
Paul Whitehouse
Paul Whitehouse, comedian, is starring in Only Fools and Horses The Musical which is coming to The Bord Gais after a record-breaking four-year sold-out run in London’s West End.
May 27, 2025•17 min
Dingle Penguin is shirking his parental responsibilities
Michelle O'Dubhda, Aquarist with Dingle Oceanworld and joins Ray to chat about Gar the Penguin and all his Humboldt friends.
May 26, 2025•8 min
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