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

it was annoying me who it was he looked like in that still, then it hit me:

Paul Whitehouse as of the characters from The Fast Show for younger members of the audience. The resemblance is uncanny.

Is this all part of a face saving exercise, moving back to Dublin full while at still being carried on Virgin UK in the short term? Is it confirmed that he is moving back full time?

The narrative will be that "Ryan is a home bird at heart and though there were great opportunities for him in London, his heart remained in Dublin"

Then, when Virgin UK finally, inevitably, can him he can take solace in being another Q102 "classic hits" disk jockey.."Onwards and upwards", eh Ryan? Or is it "Bouncing back"??

At least Paul McCartney will be able to sleep more peacefully at night - with one less stalker to have to deal with in the metropolis 🙂

Whilst I do believe Ryan is not blameless, I do feel the majority of the blame for the show lies at the door of those who thought his form of chat, interviews, and “banter” could work on a music driven show. It patently can’t, and doesn’t.

To be fair to the guy, he would likely have zero input into the music selection on Virgin as they will have a curated playlist. They might throw him a bone every now and then and play a Beatles song to appease him but there’s something funny about hearing him pretend to get excited to play Mis-Teeq or The New Radicals when he must be dying inside at the very thought of it. I’ve even heard him playing Michael Jackson recently, the same Michael Jackson he defiantly said on RTÉ Radio some years ago that he’d never play again because of his association with scandal. Not the first time Ryan has failed to keep his word though when money is on the table and to hell with the optics or principles.

If you look at Virgin Radio UK's twitter feed you will see promos for most of their shows, with one glaring ( to an Irish audience) exception you'll have to do some rummagjng to find any reference to Tubs.

To paraphrase a certain Northern politician, “he hasn’t gone away you know”.

I see tech “expert” Jess Kelly is doing AIB ads on YouTube now. He really has fingers in a lot of pies.

Lots of his crew in the papers over the weekend puff-piecing away to beat the band. I’m surprised any brand would touch anyone associated with his agency, but nothing should surprise me when it comes to insta likes anymore.

Ryan's return to Q102 seems like a demotion, giving VM a way to distance themselves from the overhype without having to admit failure. This way it will spare both parties from embarrassment..

He'll never be able to use the socials without blowback.

People hate a cheater who got caught but won't admit it.