The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**

Sounds like the last words of the lookout on the Titanic. :) On a second reading of Tubridy's article, it looks like he is trying to convince himself that the events of 2023 weren't a disaster for him and that he is loving London. He appears to be a little Dubliner who wants to be back in Dublin because he's a nobody in London. He probably only has about six months to go mainstream in London and get some TV work even if it is presenting some gameshow on Sky or some of the digital TV channels.

Regards...jmcc

That voice was Arthur Matthews' AFAIK. Bloody hilarious!

It's week 3.. Ryan probably had 1-2 pints of Bud over the weekend, and will now no doubt feel fully in the swing of things and rearing to go this morning...

I wonder what bookshops he visited over the weekend (on Google Maps)

And also...

Does anyone really believe the Sinead O'Connor story? I believe it's complete and utter bullsh1t, and a very convenient way for Tubridy to spin up anything he wanted because O'Connor is no longer around to set the record straight. I'm not saying a chat/conversation didn't take place between the 2, but when you are hearing a side of a story from Tubridy who can be 'flexible' with the truth, you have to wonder is it just another complete fabrication to make himself look good, or to put out a narrative that he was a victim in the whole payment scandal. The whole story just seems off...

RTE, including Tubridy at the time, were all geared up for Hillary Clinton winning the US presidency in 2016. She (Gina London) was often the token American (and way more clueful than the usual airheaded panel fodder from the Dublin media) on various RTE and radio panels. The morning after the election when Trump won was a bit of a downer for RTE and the Irish media who all expected HRC to win.

Given that this is a presidential election year in the US and Tubridy likes to think of himself as a political anorak when it comes to US politics, it is surprising that there's been no mention of a trip to the US to cover the election either for TV or radio. However, I don't think that the Virgin Radio listeners would have that much interest in the US presidential election. The primaries to select the presidential candidates are coming up in the next few weeks so they will probably get a mention on Tubridy's show or in his Irish Mail column. His LLS interiew with Hillary Clinton could be used for namedropping.It is getting to be a bit of namedrop bingo for Tubridy at this stage as he tries to bask in the fame of others.

Regards...jmcc

something like this would play to his strengths

Is he hanging around St John's Wood trying to stalk Paul McCartney?

I'll believe it all to be true if he's still working away happily in London in 12 to 24 months time.

Personally I think he'll try to fashion some sort of return to Ireland ASAP. But I am happy to be proven wrong if he sticks it out.

Look, no-one knows the future. All I'm saying is you can't write off someone who has clearly fashioned opportunity out of adversity. And the big industry players don't hand out opportunities for fun or charity.

For sure, I'd agree that he got off his ass and went and got work rather than let it get on top of him. You have got to say fair play to him for that. Considering how much he'd have told his listeners over the years that he was a home bird, loved Ireland, didn't want to live anywhere else, and how often he criticised the British, was hard to see him living there.

But hey, he's there now. It's a massive upheaval in the life of a 50 Yr old, never mind a younger person. It's like starting again.

But I maintain he HAD to do it, as there wasn't any real offers coming in in Ireland. Better to work than do nothing.

But I still think he'll be looking for a quick return to Ireland. KB has already said the doors not closed at rte for him.

And finally, if I was to guess, I'd say he would much rather be earning the 170k to do 5 morning programmes on rte radio 1, plus the odd podcast, than whatever he is earning now in London.

I'm very sure it's unintentional, but using terms like "shift the narrative" and "desperation" makes it sound like you're coming from a conspiratorial mindset. I'm just dealing with the facts.

Tubridy (and plenty of others) got the best deal he could get from RTE, in the market at the time, from the management that existed at the time. The situation has clearly changed for all - that's life.

With his successful career, he's obviously a wealthy man - while he's most likely not being paid legacy RTE wages now, basic common sense would tell you that it has to be financially worth his while to move to an affluent part of London at 50 years of age and kickstart a band new chapter of a career. These notions that he's living in poverty in exile with the hope that one day all will be forgiven is, frankly, laughable. Successful people just don't operate like that. They move forward. There were people claiming earlier in the thread that he was paying Virgin Radio UK for his slot! I mean, that's just out-and-out delusional.

Most people in his position would have settled for early retirement. Maybe write a memoir. But he's leaning in.

There's two talk/news content stations in the same buiding (Talk Radio and Times Radio), there is zero chance they'd pay for a music presenter to cover an election when those two will be costing piles anyway.

has had opportunity fashioned for him. Why its interesting is to see to what extent his success down to his talent, or was it down to having people continually tell us he was talented.

If you believe that, you'll have to explain exactly what makes him so special (other than talent) that opportunity is constantly handed to him.

Obviously the "nepo baby" accusation was thrown at him in RTE, and was a convenient reason that his detractors didn't have to consider him a competent professional.

But that doesn't make any sense with the new reality in London, on a national private radio station, syndicated on private radio in Ireland, and in a private national newspaper. These massive media corporations that own these establishments, News Corp. and DMG Media, don't give away opportunity for sh*ts and giggles.

You are almost there. You almost have it. Given that you are not a fan of Tubridys (I'm pretty ambivalent myself) its hard to see why you fail to join the dots.

If Tubs was on 100K in Ireland, no one would have batted an eyelid or cared. Or thought he deserved more.