Ray Darcy: Last News

Many Irish people were left gutted this week by the news that classic TV show The Den would not be returning for a new season despite coming back in lockdown.

Holly Willoughby has had a long-running crush on Dervla Kirwan’s husband actor Rupert Penry Jones but it’s no big deal.

Former RTÉ commercial director Willie O’Reilly has defended the pay of the broadcaster’s top earners – saying what the presenters bring to the lives of their audience ‘has to be categorised as well’.

We imagine that when you’re on live radio and something funny happens, it can be very difficult to try and control your laughter.

HOME Alone 2 star Brenda Fricker, who played New York's 'pigeon lady' has revealed she finds Christmas "very dark and lonely." Brenda, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in My Left Foot, found cult status as the homeless woman from Central Park who befriended Kevin McAllister and later helped him escape Marv and Harry. But speaking on Radio 1, the Dublin-based actress, now 75, revealed she would be "lying" if she said she had a "nice and happy Christmas" planned.

with my amazing array of guests.’And the former stylist said getting to wear some of her own sartorial hits and misses from her noughties wardrobe was an added bonus to landing the series.‘It also allowed me to wear a velour tracksuit with rhinestone boots (again) and for that I am forever grateful. I hope it will offer a little escape and take people on a trip down memory lane.’Meanwhile, Deirdre O’Kane will soon be stepping into Ray D’Arcy’s shoes as RTÉ looks to revamp the Saturday night slot with revolving hosts.

It was a hard-fought battle but in the end, Gary came out on top, but only just as Ita had only gotten one answer wrong.His prize was a two-night break to the Castleknock Hotel in Dublin.

80s, 90s and 2000s kids can unite in nostalgia at the news that beloved children’s show The Den is set to make a return to RTÉ after ten years off the air.

his romance with Rita — the New Jersey Rose of 2008 — won’t make the cut as they met when Dáithí was a judge, before he got to become the show’s host, taking over from Ray D’Arcy.‘We didn’t go back to the year that she was there as the New Jersey Rose as we are only going back to 2010 but the whole thing is special because of that you know?’‘I was attracted to her which is always a good sign but we were friends before we got together as we were in contact for about a year and a half before anything happened.

told the RTÉ Guide: ‘I am going on my own staycation for the first week of September.

Ray D’Arcy on his RTÉ Radio 1 show Lisa, explained that the new thriller has been in the works since she was working on the first season of Derry Girls, such is the slow nature of television production sometimes.‘It’s the first time I’ve written a mystery even though that’s what I enjoy watching,’ she enthused.Our new show #TheDeceived coming soon to @channel5_tv check out the trailer below!!! @Tobias_Beer @EmmettScanlan @mescal_paul @louisa_harland @SerIanMc pic.twitter.com/LNIGdzCgIJ— Lisa McGee (@LisaMMcGee) July 11, 2020Lisa co-wrote The Deceived with her husband which is amusing given the plot of the show centres around infidelity.‘It was great having, you know, another good writer working on something with you and sharing that kind of