Ray: Why you'll never find me on Twitter

Kildare Town natice Ray D'Arcy insists his Today FM show would never have got off the ground had Twitter been around — and sympathises with his successor Anton Savage.

The RTE star reckons the instant criticism that follows those who experiment means they don't get time to perfect their shows — and reveals he will never join the social media scene.

Unlike major tweeters like Miriam O'Callaghan, who boasts over 100,000 followers and who regularly plugs her TV and radio shows, Ray believes having an account would do nothing for him.

D'Arcy told the Irish Sun on Sunday: "I'm not on Twitter, and I don't go reading it either. I don't think it will enhance my life in any shape or form. I'm never going to go on it."

His new Saturday night chat show, which does have a Twitter presence, became a prime target for tweeters last year as it found its feet.

However D'Arcy, 52, said that's not the reason for staying offline.

He said: "Twitter is like prog rock. It came along at a time when it didn't suit my life. I was too young for prog rock. Twitter is the same for me now."

D'Arcy believes that social media puts presenters under greater scrutiny and is thankful he was able to build up a massive audience on Today FM without coming under fire — unlike replacement Anton Savage, who has struggled.

Ray said: "When I started on Today FM, Twitter didn't exist and people weren't so forensically going at everything."