Ryan Tubridy - From Virgin to Youtube **Mod: Read OP**

Perhaps in Tubridy's mind, he's the Clark Kent of political journalists.

Regards…jmcc

More of a Walter Mitty really.

Yep, it is. But I don't mind as long as I don't have to pay for it anymore.

I didn't realise this post was lifted from the linked article, and I was wondering who is the oddball and why are they posting this crap. Holy ****, this is badly written twaddle.

Had to laugh at Tub's assertion that he would "be happy to shoot the breeze with anyone" if instead of an aggressive tone, they just said to him "Hello Ryan, do you mind if I ask you about X, Y, Z!"

I guarantee you if anyone approached Tubs and brought up the RTE payments scandal with him, even in the politest way possible, there would be one of only two outcomes. If you had a phone camera on him, he would walk away. If you didn't have a phone camera on him, he would tell you to F Off and then walk away.

There are certainly people of integrity working in the media that would be happy to have it out with anyone who'd call their reputation into question or make allegations about them. Ryan isn't that guy. He knows he's wrong, he just doesn't care. Brass neck it out. Mainly though, he's above dealing with peasants in the street. He's on a first name basis with Hillary Clinton for God's sake! Why would he entertain the mulings of some idiot while out and about. The very idea!

One of them in the 2011 election on the LLS but that's it. Miriam O'Callaghan moderated one RTE debate and the Pat Kenny/Frontline debate was infamous.

Regards..jmcc

Wonder how Ryan feels about a member of the Kennedy family endorsing Trump. 😁

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/23/trump-arizona-rally--rfk-jr

Pretty much we are now on the the exits and new hires at RTÉ, and how it moves on if it can.

Has anyone been watching Manchán Magan's train travel series on RTE?

As I was thoroughly enjoying the second installment last night, where he went from Holland to Hungary, it struck me that Magan is the presenter and man of letters that Tubridy imagines himself to be in his own head……. A bookish, windswept bohemian, pondering the great works of literature as he scoffs down a rich dessert in the dining carriage.

Of course, Magan is aided by the fact that he is well travelled, knowledgeable on wide variety of topics, a curious and engaged interviewer, an award winning author and documentary maker and it seems fluent in at least 2 languages and probably comfortable in at least two more.

It's nice to see a presenter worthy of an all expenses paid trip on the license payer.

It's crazy how such a accomplished individual can be let lanquish in TG4 with it's tiny viewing figures, while opportunists with all the broadcasting skill and charisma of a discarded doner kebab can command cushy 1 hour radio shows and a 750k salary.

It's not what you know, it's who you know, of course. And who your agent is.

And how big of a shameless sleeveen you are, would also come into it.

It could be slightly better on the history/information side of things, a little closer to Portillo's programmes which are maybe too information heavy. But I suppose if this format is the only way a show like this gets aired on RTE, then I'll take it. It certainly beats the umpteenth celebrity chef being foisted upon us.

Same dynasty as Tubs really, I am not a huge fan, TBH down with this kind of thing :) One of his relatives is on Twitter always saying she was in RTÉ bullied and left a high position to go to the BBC, btw she was not Director of TV, but Director of TV production (still high but not as high as Director of TV, who was Cathal Goan at the time).