How Ray D'Arcy's mum created his fave radio moment that gives him ‘shivers' as mum-of-nine's funeral details released
The mother-of-nine, who Ray credited with creating his favourite
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Mother-of-nine Mary passed away in Naas Hospital
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Mary will be buried in St Conleth's cemetery in Kildare tomorrow
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Mourners will gather tomorrow to honour the late
Large crowds are expected to pay respects to the
A burial will follow afterwards in St Conleths cemetery in Kildare Town.
Listeners previously heard Mary interview hellraising Pogues singer
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The incredible face-to-face occurred after Shane refused to be interviewed by Ray for his radio show on Today FM.
Ray previously said: 'When people ask me what's my favourite moment ever on radio, that's it.
'Every time I think about it, it gives me shivers. And the climax was Shane and my mother singing Fairytale of
Ray also recalled: 'A friend of mine had made a doc about Shane called If I Should Fall From Grace and he told me they needed a bit of publicity around it and asked would I do a chat.
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'We agreed that Shane would have no interest talking to me, because he didn't like what I stood for.
"But as it turned out my mother, Mary D'Arcy is a huge fan of Shane."
Ray previously spoke about his relationship with his mum in an interview with RTE Guide in 2019.
The presenter said: 'I didn't hug my mum until six or seven years ago.
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'But I hug her all the time now and tell her that I love her. I'd never have done that years ago but as you get older, especially when you have your own children, you see the world differently.
'Also, when you have children, you want to keep the generations connected and you feel more of a pull home.
"You want your
He added: 'She's probably referred to locally as a saint.
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'My mum is amazing, a very thoughtful, insightful and intelligent woman.'
A funeral notice read how Mary was predeceased by her husband Ray Senior and will be sadly missed by her loving children Joe, Jackie, Ray, Hughie, Anne, Paul, Marianne, Claire and Joan, sons and daughters in law.
She will also be remembered by her 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, sister Angela, brother Bill, sisters in law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.
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Mary famously interviewed Pogue's man Shane McGowan in her kitchen
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Ray credited his mother with creating his favourite radio moment
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Ray said his beloved mother was 'a saint'
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