Rté - The Ray Darcy Show

Valerie Coyne Dalton, is a Mum of two on the transplant list waiting for a kidney. She's been using all the tools in her arsenal including social media to appeal for people to consider donating a kidney to her & the hundreds of others like her who are desperate for the life-saving organ.

Cape Clear is looking for new residents to take up island life. The school needs new children to attend and there's a job for a new school principal so Judith Gilbert who moved there in the 90's with her children joins Ray to give us a picture of what life is really like on the island.

David Grundy, BBC Wales Reporter joins Ray to preview the first gig of the reunion which kicks off tomorrow night while Karen Kelly, Irish Oasis Superfan shares her sheer excitement at bagging tickets to three of the shows in the tour.

Brenda Casey, midwife specialist at the National Maternity Hospital and a trainee psychotherapist, Liz Gleeson, Grief Specialist and Founder of Shapes of Grief

Knitting is having a ‘moment’ with new groups popping up around the country with all ages taking part. Siobhan O’Reilly from Siobh Knits has turned her knitting hobby into a business, where she creates hats inspired by public transport.

Biographer Anne Chambers, has written ‘Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603' and she is in studio to tell us the fascinating elements she discovered about her through her research.

Anna Maria Kennelly heard the gauntlet of 'Ireland's Oldest Fridge' being thrown down and answered the call to blast it to smithereens with her 1950 Frigidaire!

Nurturing incremental independence in an age appropriate way is one of the topics that Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor tackles for parents in today's slot.

Eamonn Forde, Music Business and Technology Journalist joins Ray to take a look at why the charts are floods with songs from past decades.

The West Cork Literary Festival July 11th – 18th Raphael will be at Bantry Library on July 15th at 5pm Raphael fled Togo in West Africa with his family and came to Ireland when he was just 5 years old. He is now a musician and spoken word artist who works as an Occupational Therapist in Youth Integration.

Conor Pope is back to tackle your consumer quibbles.

Mauice Lennon, Musician and Founding Member of Stockton's Wing.

Short documentary film, The Good Farmer and the Failed Son, follows Jack, a drag artist who returns home to help run the family farm. It premiered at the Raindance Film Festival last night and is released on Netflix’s YouTube today. Ailill Martin, Documentary maker & Jack Rogers, farmer and drag act join Brendan in Studio.

Ciara Walsh, Mother of a baby born in Bologna in Italy.

Dino Don will be at Dublin Zoo to celebrate the Zoorassic Trail Takeover Roarsome Adventures with Dino Don Friday 27 – Sunday 29 June | Discovery & Learning Centre, Dublin Zoo

Elephant in the Room is a charity initiative focused on breaking the stigma around mental health and encouraging more open and honest conversations, particularly among men. Well-known RTÉ rugby pundit Brent Pope is the man behind the initiative, and he joins Brendan in studio

Laura De Barra has all the tips, tricks and advise you need on flooring and windows for your home.

Apparently Dua Lipa has a book club! Who knew? Conor Behan did! and he's in studio with Brendan to give us all the deets on the big names in the celeb book club world.

Honesty boxes are popping up around the country selling all sorts of things like eggs and strawberries. The Flour Patch is the latest honesty box that sells delicious bakes in west Cork and the baker behind the honesty box Anna O’Leary joins Brendan to share her passion for local food.

Journalist Elaine Burke who hosts the 'For Tech's Sake' podcast and ‘Connected AI’ podcast joins Brendan to help take the stress our of travelling this Summer with a little help from tech and gadgets.