Ray D'Arcy
Irish radio and television presenter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Michael D'Arcy (born 1 September 1964) is an Irish television and radio presenter currently on his second stint at state broadcaster RTÉ.
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Born | Raymond Michael D'Arcy (1964-09-01) 1 September 1964 (age 59) Kildare, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Psychology graduate[1] |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin[1] |
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Employer | RTÉ |
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D'Arcy came to prominence in the 1990s with a television career on RTÉ, presenting children's television on The Den, a quiz show called Blackboard Jungle and the youth music show 2Phat. In the 2000s he presented television coverage of The Rose of Tralee beauty pageant each August for four consecutive years until 2010.[2]
D'Arcy once presented a self-titled weekday morning radio programme on the Denis O'Brien-owned Today FM. His professional partner on that show, Jenny Kelly, became his wife on 24 August 2013 and they have two children.
D'Arcy rejoined RTÉ in 2015.[3]