Ryan Tubridy was born on 28 May 1973 and is an Irish broadcaster.
50 Facts About Ryan Tubridy
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Ryan Tubridy later left RTE 2fm for a number of years to present The Tubridy Show on RTE Radio 1, but returned to RTE 2fm in 2010 to present a weekday morning radio show from 09:00 to 11:00, following the termination of The Gerry Ryan Show with the presenter's sudden death.
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Ryan Tubridy has hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions.
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Ryan Tubridy studied for his Bachelor of Arts in history and Greek and Roman civilisation at University College Dublin, where he was a member of the Fianna Fail Kevin Barry Cumann and was active in the Students' Union and Belfield FM as well as the Dun Laoghaire branch of Ogra Fianna Fail.
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One of five children, Ryan Tubridy's siblings are Judith, Niall, Rachel and Garrett.
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Ryan Tubridy's father, Patrick Tubridy of Blackrock, who died in January 2013, was a medical practitioner and the only son of the Fianna Fail TD Sean Tubridy.
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Ryan Tubridy's mother is Catherine, whose father, Todd Andrews, was a prominent associate of Fianna Fail founder Eamon de Valera and held a number of posts in semi-state companies.
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Ryan Tubridy started in broadcasting at the age of 12, reviewing books for the RTE 2fm show Poporama presented by Ruth Buchanan.
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Ryan Tubridy was influenced by the "nerd made good" style of British broadcaster Chris Evans.
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In 2006, Ryan Tubridy began presenting The Ryan Tubridy Show, on weekday mornings on RTE Radio 1.
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Ryan Tubridy later interviewed Said Obama, the uncle of US President Barack Obama for The Tubridy Show.
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Ryan Tubridy hinted he would consider moving to new pastures if the opportunity arose.
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However JNLR figures released in July 2011 revealed Ryan Tubridy had lost over 110,000 listeners since the move.
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Tubridy returned to RTE Radio 1 in September 2015 to host The Ryan Tubridy Show, an hour-long weekday morning show.
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Ryan Tubridy turned down the offer citing preparations for The Late Late Show and the recent death of Gerry Ryan.
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Ryan Tubridy sacrificed his Christmas holidays in 2011 to work for the BBC again, this time as a replacement for Ken Bruce on Radio 2.
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Ryan Tubridy attracted widespread criticism for remarks made about climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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Ryan Tubridy attracted criticism for his refusal to take a pay-cut in early 2009 even when colleagues such as Pat Kenny and Marian Finucane approved of their own salary cuts.
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Ryan Tubridy was the subject of a hate campaign on social networking site Facebook but later opted to take a 10 per cent pay cut.
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Ryan Tubridy hosted the EsatBT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the Royal Dublin Society, in 2003 and 2004.
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Ryan Tubridy presented the Rose of Tralee competition, and a game show called All Kinds of Everything in 2003 and 2004.
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Ryan Tubridy presented the RTE People in Need Telethon in 2004 and 2007.
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Ryan Tubridy initially announced his intention to take over the hosting of The Late Late Show from Kenny but he later stated that he would remain as host of Ryan Tubridy Tonight, describing it as his "Jim'll Fix It job" and "little fun-size legacy".
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Ryan Tubridy vowed to bring back Gay Byrne's "one for everybody in the audience" catchphrase, described by Will Hanafin in the Irish Independent as an attempt to "dig up more old relics than archaeologists would on an excavation", in reference to Tubridy's passion for history.
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Ryan Tubridy said he was "very taken aback" to learn he had been selected, describing it as "a humbling honour to be asked to present such an iconic programme".
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In March 2012, Ryan Tubridy made his American television debut during which he discussed his book, JFK in Ireland.
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On 16 March 2023, Ryan Tubridy announced that he would be stepping down as the presenter of The Late Late Show after 14 years.
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Ryan Tubridy co-wrote the title track, "We Are Where We Are", of Paddy Cullivan's extended play, released in October 2010.
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Ryan Tubridy sang a song on The Late Late Toy Show in 2010, becoming the first host to do such a thing.
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Ryan Tubridy met his wife, the producer Anne Marie Power at RTE in 1997 when he spotted her in a recording studio.
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Ryan Tubridy used to sashay down the corridor and I was quite taken by her.
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Ryan Tubridy was very erudite and she made documentaries on flamenco.
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Ryan Tubridy was much brighter than I am and continues to be, which isn't that hard really if you dig deep enough, and I asked her out.
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Ryan Tubridy proposed in the Abbeyglen Hotel in Clifden, County Galway.
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Ryan Tubridy expressed his dissatisfaction when photos of the couple on a stroll at Powerscourt Waterfall were used by the press and was frustrated by subsequent claims that the photos were a publicity stunt.
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Ryan Tubridy later told the Evening Herald that Ni Shuilleabhain was "great support" and had transformed his life.
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Ryan Tubridy has been subject to commentary about his physical appearance.
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In one incident Dermot Whelan, Dave Moore and Siobhan O'Connor of radio station 98FM rewrote the Steps song "Tragedy" to include lyrics which make personal references to Ryan Tubridy before playing it on their morning radio show.
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Ryan Tubridy said, "Uh absolutely" then tried to ask Ifans about his latest film.
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Ryan Tubridy has been associated with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Toy Appeal.
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Ryan Tubridy is fond of the humour of Gerry Ryan and the fictional character Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.
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The Ryan Tubridy Radio Show and Late Late Show will have well attended Twitter accounts as I leave this curious social medium.
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Ryan Tubridy has many fans on a dedicated thread for his Radio Show on boards.
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On 30 March 2020, RTE announced that Ryan Tubridy had tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ryan Tubridy won the Best Irish DJ category at the 2004 Meteor Awards for his breakfast show, The Full Irish.
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Ryan Tubridy was named Best Male TV Presenter at the TV Now Awards in 2009.
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Ryan Tubridy collected the award for "Favourite Irish TV Show" from then girlfriend Ni Shuilleabhain, won by The Late Late Show at the 2010 awards.
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Ryan Tubridy has been encased in wax and put on public display at a museum on Dublin's College Green.
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Ryan Tubridy is among a select number of people with their own Muppet.
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Ryan Tubridy has had a calf named and auctioned in his honour.