Ray D'Arcy

Ray D'Arcy
Ray D'Arcy in 2015
Born
Raymond Michael D'Arcy

(1964-09-01) 1 September 1964
Kildare, Ireland
EducationPsychology graduate
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Occupations
EmployerRTÉ
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children
  • Kate
  • Tom

Raymond Michael D'Arcy (born 1 September 1964) is an Irish television and radio presenter.

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. He hosted a number of television programmes with RTÉ and UTV during the 2000s and 2010s, including The Ray D'Arcy Show from 2015-2019.

D'Arcy presented a self-titled weekday morning radio programme on Today FM from 1998 to 2014. His professional partner on that show, Jenny Kelly, became his wife on 24 August 2013 and they have two children.

D'Arcy rejoined RTÉ Radio, hosting a show on RTÉ Radio 1 from 2015 to 2025.