The Ray D'Arcy Show

Helena Joyce, author

Niamh Shaw, space expert

Poll Mousssoulides, Voice Coach

Camille O'Sullivan, singer songwriter

Qian Li and Chang Qi

Richard Hammond, TV star

End Game is Jeffrey's current read that has just hit the shelves of bookshops and he joins Ray for a chat about his career life outside of writing.

Conor Pope consumer advocate joins Ray to chat about consumer affairs.

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan joined Ray to talk about the latest stage adaptation of her book 'Poor' by Sonya Kelly showing at Gate Theatre.

'A Quarter Dead and Half Alive' is Steve Denean's Poetry Book and comes highly recommended by Ray himself.

Darren Warton, former bandmate of Philip joins Ray to chat about the celebration of the life and music of the Thin Lizzy frontman.

There’s a documentary screening in the Lighthouse in Dublin tonight called ‘The Day Iceland Stood Still’, Its not about the northern lights, volcanic explosions, or fishing wars – but about one day in 1975 when all the women in Iceland decided to Strike.

Noelle Ludy emailed the show and before we knew it she was testing Ray's bra opening skills! Don't worry it was all for a good cause as Noelle shared her upcoming fundraiser event in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute

John Power from the band Cast joins us for a brilliant chat about being asked by The Gallaghers to join them as their support act for their gigs this Summer.

Eoin Reardon is a Woodworder and Tiktokker who is helping Chadwicks encourage trades as a career option for young people.

Daniel Dumbrill is a Vlogger living in China and has made a beautiful and staggering documentary about the new Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge.

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor joins Ray to tackle some listener concerns.

On Camden Street, a white van known as The Nee-Naw is helping to make Dublin’s nightlife safer. Staffed with medics and support workers, it’s already assisted more than 500 people with everything from first aid to flip-flops. Ray O’Donoghue, Nighttime Economy Advisor and Nikki Wan who works on the Nee Naw service join Ray in studio.

After his Son's crucial putt Brendan Lowry joins Ray from New York where Ryder Cup celebrations have been in full swing.

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.

It’s glitz, glamour and gaming at the Tipperary Museum of Hidden History, where the new ‘Unleash the 80s’ exhibition takes place complete with a recreated 80s bedroom. Joining us to tell us more about the exhibit and the museum is David Nolan, technician for the museum and Jayne Sutcliffe, Museum Collections Officer.

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

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

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

Conor Pope

Mairead Whelan, Director of Content at Kite Entertainment.

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.

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

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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”.

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.