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The Late Late Show Tribute to Gay Byrne, Tuesday, RTÉ One, 9:35pm

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Ryan Tubridy has promised that tonight's Late Late Show tribute to Gay Byrne will be "really special".

The veteran broadcaster passed away on Monday, November 4, after a long illness.

Tubridy saluted his "great friend" and "magnificent mentor" on his RTÉ Radio 1 programme on Tuesday morning ahead of tonight's show. He described the Late Late tribute programme as "a happy wake".

Speaking to The Today Show's Brenda Donohue ahead of the show, Tubridy said: "Gay was a once off, so tonight is a once off.

"It makes perfect sense that we gather the troops, gather the family, the friends and to say a final thank you. Tonight isn't going to be maudlin, or morose, or mawkish, it's going to be upbeat, it's going to be fun."

The 90-minute live special on RTÉ One at 9:35pm will feature contributions from Gay Byrne's friends and colleagues across the world of entertainment and beyond, including Bob Geldof, Andrea Corr, Pat Kenny, John Sheahan and Mary McAleese.

Also appearing will be President Michael D Higgins, Joe Duffy, Sharon Shannon, John Sheahan, Finbar Furey, Tommy Tiernan, Pat Shortt, Eamon Dunphy, Twink and Mary Black.

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dmc17

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is an ad slot not a little immoral?

Tubs might need a bathroom break too

Doctors room ghost

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Herself is watching this, and I'm just back in the room.

Adverts...... Nice to see RTE aren't cashing in on Gaybo one last time or anything.....

Herself is watching it.
Lol.
Don’t be ashamed lad.
We can all suffer together ðŸ˜‚

Seamai

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Yep, I really like Mike Murphy.

So do I, I think some saw him as the poor man's Gay Byrne but he is his own man.

Skid X

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Was a poor choice of a poem in all fairness, it reads like the romantic thoughts of a lovestruck girl.

And Gay hated it when Rose Of Tralee contestants read out poems as their 'talent' piece.

Tea Shock

lawred2 wrote: »

What a load of shoite.. too many self important people..

Except for Mike. He's a legend. A warm man with genuine wit.

Mike Murphy off air is a complete ignorant bastard!

Gods Gift

Didn’t that Gaberial Byrne come to do some charity gig for a children’s charity and get into trouble for insisting on staying in the shelbourne hotel

lawred2

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Yep, I really like Mike Murphy.

The missus is from Scotland. Knows pretty much none of these people.

Her only two comments were that the few clips of Gay Byrne showed how bad Tubridy is and that Mike Murphy seems the nicest of the lot of them.. least interested in the sound of his own voice