RT\u00c9 has announced that presenter Ray D’Arcy is to leave RT\u00c9 Radio 1, having presented his final show on air yesterday.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued this afternoon, RT\u00c9 said: “After over 11 years on RT\u00c9 Radio 1, The Ray D\u2019Arcy Show is set to come to an end this week – Ray presented his show for the final time yesterday.”<\/p>\n
The RT\u00c9 statement adds that during its tenure, “Ray and his team produced thousands of hours of live radio, capturing real-life stories and a huge range of personal experiences.”<\/p>\n
RT\u00c9\u2019s Director of Audio, Patricia Monahan, said that she wants to thank D’Arcy for his contribution to RT\u00c9 Radio 1 over the last eleven years.<\/p>\n
She added: “While The Ray D\u2019Arcy Show is not part of our future plans, we wish him well in his future endeavours.”<\/p>\n
Details of future plans for RT\u00c9 Radio 1 will be announced soon. Ms Monahan also confirmed that “Shay Byrne will present for the remainder of the week.”<\/p>\n
Mr Byrne is the presenter of the morning music programme, Rising Time, on RT\u00c9 Radio 1.<\/p>\n
61-year-old Kildare native and father of two D’Arcy began his broadcasting career on RT\u00c9 Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta in 1985. He moved to RT\u00c9 television in the 1990s to present Jo Maxi before becoming the host of The Den.<\/p>\n
He also presented schools quiz show called Blackboard Jungle and the youth music show 2Phat and hosted The Rose of Tralee.<\/p>\n
He moved to Today FM in the late nineties and presented the weekday morning radio show before rejoined RT\u00c9 in 2015.<\/p>\n
Mr D’Arcy has won numerous Jacob’s and Meteor Award during his broadcasting career.<\/p>\n
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