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RTE has announced the shock departure of Ray Darcy from Radio One.
The presenter has hosted The Darcy Show for the last 11 years, having returned to the station from Today FM. D’Arcy leaves the show with immediate effect with RTE saying he hosted his final show yesterday. Shay Byrne will host the show for the rest of the week.
RTE said in a statement this afternoon: “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. The Ray Darcy Show championed Irish artists and music over the years as well as hosting many memorable funny and entertaining moments.
“The programme encouraged tens of thousands of people all around the country to get active with the hugely popular Run with Ray series which brought runners and non-runners together to run 5km with Ray at events in their local communities.”
The broadcaster’s Director of Audio, Patricia Monahan added: “I would like to sincerely thank Ray for his contribution to RTÉ Radio 1 over the last eleven years. While The Ray D’Arcy Show is not part of our future plans, we wish him well in his future endeavours.”
D’Arcy is the latest high profile figure to depart RTE in the last year. Joe Duffy retired as long-running host of Liveline in June after 37 years with the national broadcaster.
In August, it was announced that Claire Byrne would be leaving the station in November to host a new mid-morning show on Newstalk.
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