Ray D’Arcy on his RTÉ exit – ‘I could feel the blood drain from my face. I was in shock’

The presenter on feeling like a ‘whipping boy’ for RTÉ and why his wife Jenny said he was being treated ‘like an intern’

Ray D’Arcy at the Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Ray D’Arcy says he felt “public humiliation” over how RTÉ handled his departure after working with them for almost 40 years.

The former radio host hates being interviewed himself, but on this occasion he tells me he has nothing to fear because he knows he is telling the truth.