Ryan Tubridy joins The Wireless Group - Thread bans in opening post

Agreed. As long as RTE didn't put a name on the 9 o'clock radio show there was the (very real ) fear that he would make a return after a period of purgatory .

Now that Virgin have taken up the tab there's no (immediate) threat of him returning to suckle on the national teat

I'd assume he won't be droning on about how many books he's reading.....

If the management involved had a sense of humour they should get Renualt to sponsor his new show.

It won't ever be on Saorview as it's not an Irish station.

How will it work in terms of content when his show is cast across two countries?

He won't be able to fill the show with Irish-centric content and small talk as that will turn away the UK audience. In the same was he won't recapture much of the market here if his show has too much of a focus on the UK.

I presume he won't try all that "kindness" sh1te on his new show, will he?

This is certainly an interesting development.

There hasn't been a relay of Virgin Radio UK on FM in Dublin, since we used it as a daytime service on early Phantom. At the time, we relayed Virgin Radio off satellite in the daytime, until we went live ourselves at 5pm.

I remember Chris Evans on breakfast mentioning listeners being in contact from Dublin, when officially they should not have been able to listen to him. I believe he was eventually told to stop mentioning the Dublin audience, because it was a pirate relay.

At least this time Q102, will have permission to re-broadcast. :)

I would imagine he’s doing just fine for himself. Presuming the weekend gig will be a pre-rec ‘best of show’.

He was already off the licence fee wage bill since August so no news there.

They way people post these things as if all his salary was coming directly out of their own pocket or that RTE have no right to spend money just sounds so bitter.

With Tubridy gone you're no better off as the licence fee has not changed.

Yes the begrudgery is still strong on this forum. It will be interesting to see how many of the bitter and twisted will take time out of their 'busy' lives to listen to him on Virgin and then come on here to snark and ridicule.

Of course it will be even more galling for the saddoes if he ends up on more money than he was at RTE. There will be no end to their vitriol.

This is brilliant!

The 2nd dumbest thing the Brits have done since 2016.

He's their problem now.