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

My original post in this thread was in response to someone claiming that Tubridy, to paraphrase, inherited the big job from the family. On querying this I was told that his grandfather had been chairman of the RTE authority.

With regard to Tubridy's uncle, I was simply acknowledging that the uncle had been an RTE employee, and therefore might have asked someone to keep an eye on his nephew.

Like every other poster here, I have no idea what actually happened, but I would question the notion that Tubridy's family connections got him the top job in RTE. In an organisation that spent so much on flip flops, I would think that poor management is what got Tubridy to the top.

Well for some reason the c suite took an active intrest in researcher Ryan, so it is either croynism or nepotism. There is no "MIGHT" about it. Pick one. They are both sh1t options.

But it happened. Stop pretending it didn't. It has been acknowledged on air and by Ryan himself in the same exchange.

You can go back and find the episode and listen yourself. I would find it for you. But the podcasts of Ryans show are poorly indexed and I don't have the time to find it. But knock yourself out.

Are you cool with cronyism or nepotism?

I have already acknowledged (Post 5675) that Tubridy's connections would have done him no harm in getting a foot on the bottom rung of the ladder in RTE.

No need to be so hard on yourself!

The Illuminati.

The Duffster was a high achiver back in the day. President of both the TCDSU and USI. He was pretty radical. If I remember correctly he lead a lot of strikes. I am suprised he didn't move in to politics. He did start in RTE as a sort of stringer for Gay Byrne who took Joe under his wing.

D'Arcy started out in Radio Na Gaeltachta I think, then worked his was up. When he rejoined RTE his Today FM show was huge. He seemed genuinly competant in the slot on Today FM. Amazing what a good team can do.

That is how they got in to RTE.

Tubs was just at a lose end after quiting Kings Inn after two weeks and a family member/friend got him into RTE.

I’ve seen it many times, never sat in it.

i personally would find the desire to sit in a display item like that rather gauche. It reminds me of a video I saw this past summer of an Irish tourist in Elvis Presley’s Graceland home jumping over a clearly marked “PRIVATE - NO ENTRY” ring fenced swimming pool to have a dip, loudly encouraged and celebrated by his travelling companions. Very unbecoming behaviour.

calls himself the human trampoline….

I find it hard to believe as, other than introducing An Nuacht, I haven't ever heard him speak much Irish. It would be strange for a Young People's presenter, that has Irish, not to be part of RTÉ Irish Language output, or their promotion of the language. Your telling me that Ray wouldn't be co-opted into doing something in Irish with Dara Ó Briain and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh? Even Zig & Zag had a Yoplait ad as geailge.

I completely understand your point and indeed share your scepticism, I was simply referring to what was contained in Wikipedia. I similarly cannot recall hearing him ever speaking Irish. “Raidió Ray” has a ring to it I guess, even if only as a skit.

I guess a possible explanation could be that he worked in an off-air/non-presenting capacity, but I would have assumed that to work there in any capacity would require fluency in the tongue.

If only he was managed by Noel Kelly - we’d likely then have confirmation one way or another within minutes from one of the team.

what a tune! U must be a John Creedon fan

Heard an author on Pat Kenny show today who has written a book exposing how badly the Kennedy men treated women. Some shocking stuff.

Ryan won't be happy, since his hero is JFK.

Ryan doesn't talk about gutter press rumours and salacious tittle tattle. JFK was a romantic hero and all round good egg who single handedly saved the world in the 1960's. He was a natty dresser and spoke very eloquently. /END.