Ryan Tubridy

Ryan Tubridy
photo of Ryan Tubridy gazing at camera
Tubridy in 2018
Born (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51)[1]
Booterstown, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationCarysfort National School
Blackrock College
Alma materUniversity College Dublin (BA)
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, writer
EmployerVirgin Radio UK
AgentNoel Kelly[2][3]
Known forThe Tubridy Show and The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1
The Full Irish and Tubridy on RTÉ 2fm
All Kinds of Everything, Tubridy Tonight and The Late Late Show on RTÉ One
Spouseseparated
Children2
Relatives

Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973)[4] is an Irish broadcaster.[5][6] He currently presents the weekday mid-morning programme The Ryan Tubridy Show on Virgin Radio UK, as well as a weekend programme on Sundays.[7]

His broadcasting career with RTÉ spanned over two decades, where he presented many shows on radio and television, most notably The Late Late Show on RTÉ One from 2009 to 2023. Other shows he presented include RTÉ 2fm's The Full Irish (2004–2009) and Tubridy (2010–2015), RTÉ One's Tubridy Tonight (2004–2009), RTÉ Radio One's The Tubridy Show (2005–2010) and The Ryan Tubridy Show (2015–2023). He also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions and worked for BBC Radio.

Tubridy wrote several books, including JFK in Ireland, The Irish Are Coming and Patrick and the President. He was known as the highest-paid person at RTÉ over several years; related controversies included his refusal to take a voluntary pay cut in 2009, and, most importantly for his career, in 2023 over misstatement of his total earnings and additional payments, at least some made via a costly "barter account" mechanism. The latter scandal led to RTÉ dispensing with Tubridy's services in August 2023.

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  3. ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (24 April 2010). "Gloves off". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Among others, [Bernard Dunne] is on to Noel Kelly of the celebrity management company, a stable Dunne shares with Ryan Tubridy, Gerry Ryan, Gráinne Seoige, Craig Doyle.
  4. ^ Hand, Meadhbh (25 May 2023). "Tubridy turns 50: Chat show king celebrates milestone birthday with plans for future and we look back on his first half century". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Hugh (27 March 2013). "RTÉ reveals stars' salaries: Ryan Tubridy was paid €723,000 in 2011, according to figures released by the State broadcaster this evening". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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  7. ^ O'Riordan, Ellen (2 January 2024). "Ryan Tubridy returns to airwaves, delighted 'to say goodbye to 2023'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2024.