Dancing D’Arcy pulls in 852,000 viewers

YOU’D never have caught Gaybo or Marty doing it, but Ray D’Arcy’s belly-dancing antics onstage at the Rose of Tralee last night showed just why he’s a huge hit with competitors and organisers alike.

D'Arcy proved he's hip to groove by joining in with Dubai Rose Rachel Barrett, before giving New Orleans Rose Jenna Burke a lesson in the moves seen in every Irish nightclub on a Saturday night.

Tralee has proved a very happy hunting ground for the Kildare man, and he helped quash rumours of a continued demise in the popularity of the event by drawing in a massive television audience.