The Ray D'Arcy Show

Our relationship experts are back, Allison Keating psychologist and Ray O’Neill, psychoanalyst are in studio this afternoon to answer all the listeners' relationship queries and questions.

Ten Days is the new novel by Austin Duffy and it’s based around the intense relationship between a father and his daughter. As well as writing novels, Austin also works as a medical Oncologist he joined Ray on the line today.

This Saturday is International Sculpture Day Ray speaks to Paula Murphy, Professor Emeritus at UCD - one of Ireland’s experts on sculpture and a member of the “Sculpture Dublin” steering group.

On today's show Ray is joined by Kristjan Magnusson to talk about the song “Husavik” which is nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards this Sunday, Amanullah De Sondy talks to us about Ramadan and architect Kieran Stanley tells us about designing Zoos around the world.

Ahead of the Oscars this Sunday Ray speaks to Kristjan Magnusson mayor of the town Husavik in Iceland about the song “Husavik” which has been nominated for Best Original Song.

Every so often we come across somebody with the most extraordinary and interesting job. Kieran Stanley is an architect who has found a niche designing zoos across the world. He is originally from Cloheen in County Cork, he joins Ray from his office in Germany for a chat.

On today's show Ray speaks to the owner of Raven Books in Blackrock Louisa Cameron, Conor Creighton tells us about his new book ‘This is It’ and Dr Lara Cassidy shared her insight on the The two-part series on The Burren: Heart of Stone.

Ray is joined by Louisa Cameron, the owner of Raven Books in Blackrock and she has been delivering to customers, via post and if they’re within 2km of her shop, by bicycle for months.

Conor Creighton is an Irish meditation teacher, who in his own words, came out of the womb chewing his fingernails. His new book ‘This is It’ is both an honest memoir and a meditation guide, he joined Ray to tell us more.

Dr Lara Cassidy, Assistant Professor at Trinity College with the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, shared her insight on the The two-part series on The Burren: Heart of Stone.