I saw it all and it was very entertaining.

First night people are curious, Most boring show I ever looked at, the man has no character
Give it a few weeks & it will die, Bring back o Connor & put some life into it

Someone on methadone planning children is a bad parent; a horrible human being. Why not even consider getting clean first ?
Some wasters are incredibly selfish people.
Junkies should not be allowed children as it just breeds a cycle of misery. You shouldn’t need anyone from RTE to point that out to you.

Bob…totally agree. He’s an amateur when interviewing people. RTE got rid of O’Connor because he didn’t know how to present himself whatever about a TV show. Denis O’Brien wanted D’Arcy out of Today FM. RTE couldn’t afford anyone to replace O’Connor, so they hired another amateur. Ray D’Arcy. .. RTE desperately need a quality TV interviewer and Presenter…They either won’t or can’t spend on a professional.

@f m, I don’t think it’s the smartest thing either to plan to have a child while on methadone. But there are people who either plan pregnancy or fall pregnant while on methadone and that baby needs all the help from the services that he or she can get to not fall into that cycle u describe.

The point of him interviewing was to ask about what the service does for the children, the families, etc. but he turns all of those interviews into a righteous condemnation in his smug tone. Nobody thinks it’s a good idea to have a baby on methadone. The midwife wasn’t there to suggest it was! She was there to talk about how best to try get thru a bad situation. And whether or not Ray D’arcy likes it – people with addictions ARE having babies and if his solution is to judge & shame ppl who are more misfortunate in their life circumstances, then it further isolate them and more importantly those babies have less chance of ever escaping the cycle.

@mary if no body judges them or even says anything addicts will keep having babies and there in turn will be more addicts.
Didn’t you say that one of these people was given vodka as a baby ? So how does she fix this ? She gives her baby substitute heroin whilst in her womb.
I saw one of these people had several children. Why anyone step in and out a stop to it never mind for state coppers but mostly for the child themselves. Growing up with an addict as a parent must be horrendous.
It’s always the way though the non working class see having kids as a way to get what they want; a house and free ticket to a lifetime of support. By the time their children are grown up they can claim they are too old to work simple as.

Also I remember an interview he had with Cathal Pendred the UFC fighter and all he could do was moan and whinge saying its a barbaric sport then later in the week he has Katie Taylor on and lauds her as a national treasure (I’m not disagreeing, she’s a fabulous athlete). The man has a serious superiority complex and thinks his opinion is above others and won’t back down.

Look f m, we have to agree to disagree. I think you are missing the point of this. The rest of the Irish public judge these people. there isn’t ever going to be a lack judging them, so don’t worry!

He is an interviewer. His job is to find out about people’s roles. Tommy o Gorman does some great interview work and he remains impartial. That is the job of an interviewer in the media – impartiality in delivering a story.
Ray D’arcy usually ends up b1tching like a secondary school clique.

Whether or not it is clear to u, those people have suffered. They may not make great life choices, but they are not bad people. They are not greatly educated and have grown up in very difficult circumstances. Change will not happen over one generation. There was a man whose mother was an addict, she never got clean, he suffered addiction but managed to get clean, his daughter (or son?) does not suffer with addiction.
It’s about turning the tide. Which is plausible & achievable. Not waving a magic wand which is implausible and unachievable.

@mary isn’t that the point though?
I mean if he interviews one of these people and is all ‘sunshine and lollipops’ his interview would also be completely wrong
Do these people not expect to be judged ? They have poisoned their own children and yet want the tax payer to face the consequences. At birth the child should have been removed from the addicts and given to a good childless couple desperate for kids of their own.
Addicts in the grip of their addiction are not normal people and in fact are probably not people at all. They become like wild animals driven by one thing and one thing only; heroin. They will do anything to you or your loved ones to get what they want.
And even with all this people are claiming it is the addict who is being wronged.
Yes get them help but behind closed doors or a prison cell so the public can be safe but what ever do not allow them to have children.

I’m done f m. You clearly have issues with addiction in ur life, that u have been victim of and are of the opinion all addicts are worthless sub humans.

We have a different opinion on things. Good luck with getting help to shift that massive chip off ur shoulder. Take care

Reminds me of a few years ago Jim Corr was on The Saturday Night Show (sandwiched between Twink and Linda Martin) talking sincerely about 9/11 and Darcy decided that first thing Monday morning he was going to spend 20 minutes pontificating on how Jim had lost his mind and how he (Darcy) knew all about 9/11 because, you know, he is an expert on geopolitics from his time on the den (sarcasm)… I just thought you ignorant, close-minded, judgemental smug ###hole. My opinion has not changed.

Uncle have a look on YouTube.

i turned off when tommy tiernan came on..i cant stand him.. IMO he’s the most awful ‘funny guy’ ever. in fact he’s not even funny. he’s actually very insulting. I dont appreciate that level of insulting.

Had a look there Norman. Sorry, but no. I had to see his smarmy face, he mentioned Jenny in the short clip and Tommy was as predictable as ever.

Each to their own, Uncle.

have not seen it and wont, but the wife got mentioned!. ever since she got her claws into him he has gone down hill.

No harm done Norman. Well. Just a little bit but I’ll be ok tomorrow.

so it’s more like an opinion poll really based on the opinions of 1050 people…the original article quoted an exact number, it would be better if it was stated that it is estimated rather than fact.