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Ryan Tubridy

Ryan Tubridy
Male human gazing at camera in a sepia photo
Ryan Tubridy in Bray on his last day of presenting The Tubridy Show (2010)
Born (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 43)
Booterstown, Dublin, Ireland
Residence Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Education Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Alma mater University College Dublin (UCD)
Occupation Broadcaster, writer
Employer Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Agent Noel Kelly
Known for The 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
Salary €366,867 (2007),
€533,333 (2008),
€519,667 (2009),
€723,000 (2011)
Spouse(s) Anne Marie Power (divorced); 2 children
Partner(s) Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (separated); 2009–2014
Children Ella and Julia
Parent(s) Dr. Patrick and Catherine (née Andrews) Tubridy
Relatives Seán Tubridy (paternal grandfather)
Todd Andrews (maternal grandfather)
David Andrews (uncle)
Barry Andrews (first cousin)
Chris Andrews (first cousin)

Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland. Tubridy is the highest-earning presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Current host of long-running TV chat programme The Late Late Show and a weekday morning radio show called The Ryan Tubridy Show, Tubridy was a pioneering member of the Twitterati before he departed in August 2011.

Tubridy previously presented RTÉ 2fm breakfast radio show The Full Irish, which at its end was the second most popular radio programme in Ireland. For five seasons from 2004 until 2009, he presented the Saturday night TV chat show Tubridy Tonight on RTÉ One. He later left RTÉ 2fm for a number of years to present weekday morning radio programme The Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, but returned to RTÉ 2fm in 2010 to present his current weekday morning radio show from 09:00 to 11:00, following the termination of The Gerry Ryan Show with the presenter's sudden death. He has also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions.

As part of a two-book deal with HarperCollins—and in a nod to his passion for U.S. politics—Tubridy penned JFK in Ireland, a profile of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland. He is currently working on a second book. With several wins and nominations at the Meteor Awards to his name, dating from his time as host of The Full Irish, Tubridy was named one of ten "icons" of 21st century Ireland by the Sunday Tribune's Derek O'Connor in 2008.


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