The Ray D'Arcy Show

Operation Transformation - Keeping Well Apart star Ann Brophy speaks to Kathryn about her breast cancer diagnosis.

Author, podcaster and brand new mother - Caroline Foran joined us to chat about the reality of those newborn days versus the expectation.

Ray chats to Gary O'Keefe about how he set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance driving on ice in one week.

Michael Byrne and Mark McNamara join the programme to discuss pumpkin seeds, growing and carving.

Author Dara McAnulty joins the programme to discuss his multiple nominations in this year's Irish Book Awards.

QI Elves Alex Bell and Anne Miller are part of the team behind the BBC’s comedy panel show QI and they chat about the strange facts and information to be found in their new book 'Funny You Should Ask'.

On today's show Orla McDermott tells us about the reaction she got from a tweet to Irish Rail about her sons Halloween costume, Ray speaks with James McGill how was diagnosed with lymphoma, and Dr. Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire tells us about the origins of the Barm Brack.

Twenty twenty has been quite a year and for thirty three year old James McGill from Dublin. James was admitted to Beaumont Hospital at the beginning of the year after an MRI scan caused concern and hasn't been home since, he joined Ray on the line to share his story.

On today's show 22-year-old Dublin woman Cliona O’Connor tells us about her experience with Covid, Rachel Thornburgh helps us with homemade Halloween costumes, Colman Noctor joins us with more parenting advice and Ambassador for Sport Ireland’s Your Personal Best Month Simon Delaney joins Ray to tell us about it.

Colman Noctor Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist is in studio this afternoon to help deal with all your parenting issues. If you have any queries for Colman email [email protected]