Other contributors to The Ray D'Arcy Show (morning edition) included Maeve Higgins, Quentin Fottrell, Conor Pope, Pixie McKenna and Arthur Murphy.
[4] Guests during the show's heyday included Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson,[5] Myleene Klass, Dylan Moran, Trinny and Susannah[6] Dermot O'Leary, Anne Doyle[7] and Miriam O'Callaghan.
[8] In 2007, the show featured a petition for Amhrán na bhFiann to be sung after Ireland's Call in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
[10][11] Later, live on his radio show, he criticised Orla McAdam of The Apprentice, a former follower of D'Arcy in his days with children's television, and upset her.
D'Arcy spent the week following her attempts to track down the mystery owner, with dramatic daily updates that involved the scanning of Tesco customer records and the hiring of a private detective.
[citation needed] The show embarked on a Discover Ireland Feel Good tour of the country in early 2009.
"[citation needed] Tarrant was then asked what he thought of the multiple Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire which mimics his game show.
Gardaí subsequently raided the Today FM studios and producer Will Hanafin was asked to hand over the emails claiming that the placing of the paintings constituted indecency, incitement and criminal damage.
[17] The chef also spoke of his desire to bring Tubridy to one of his restaurants, commenting "You look like you haven't eaten in years.
[20] Corr rang the radio show and the two engaged in what the Dundalk Democrat's Gary McLaughlin described as "the mother of all radio battles", with D'Arcy at one point saying "I think we need to get down to this level with you" over the possibility of the government purposefully providing dangerous vaccines and Corr saying D'Arcy was "very patronising" and urging him, "Just be careful not to misquote me in the future".
[21] In 2011, D'Arcy wept on air while reading an email from Nuala Doyle, whose son Carl developed luekaemia and died aged 16.
The Ray D'Arcy Show was abruptly taken off the air, prompting thousands of texts and calls from worried listeners.
[23] In July 2014, D'Arcy incurred the wrath of mixed martial arts fans by inviting Cathal Pendred onto his show then grilling him on his part in the "violent and disturbing" sport.
[24] On 14 November 2008, a special edition of The Ray D'Arcy Show was broadcast live from Vicar Street, Dublin.
It reflected on the formative years of The Den (formerly presented by D'Arcy who himself had succeeded Today FM breakfast host, Ian Dempsey) from 1986 to 1994 in front of a live audience who shared their memories.
[25] Listeners were also invited to contribute, after which D'Arcy would dip into his O'Byrne's World of Wonder sack which contained toy prizes.
D'Arcy was not the only original member of the team present; Zig and Zag featured heavily as they were promoting their new DVD Best Bitz From Back Den, Don Conroy put in an appearance to instruct D'Arcy how to draw a barn owl, Ian Dempsey turned up later (he had been presenting his breakfast show from the Today FM studios directly beforehand), a 4 ft Ted attacked D'Arcy at 10:10 as Zig and Zag cheered him on with the audience, and, to Zig and Zag's disgust, Dustin made a cameo appearance toward the end.
There were also live performances from Irish musicians, accompanied by Ronan Johnson and the Boogie Woogie Band, who had appeared on The Den.
[26] This, as is evident by the name, took place each Friday, with D'Arcy and his assistant Jenny Kelly trying to find the solution to any question the listenership requested of them.
D'Arcy asked a phone-in contestant a series of questions over thirty seconds, each involving three items, one of which would be the odd one out.
Listeners were asked to enter if they fitted a specific and topical theme which changed daily, i.e. owning an interesting pet, being members of the hairless population, or shoppers who have had an accident in the supermarket.
D'Arcy always maintains that this should be seen as a group award, and that credit should be shared with Jenny Kelly, Mairead Farrell and producer Will Hanafin, who also contributes to presenting the show.