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

the chap lasted the full two years which I’m impressed at because it was a bad fit for all concerned. Can absolutely get why he took the gig though and hope he enjoyed the time in the big, big smoke.

Yeah the YT stuff is definitely a smokescreen but that’s inevitable.

So what happens for Q102 now? They were chancing their arms with the syndication as it was; they’re hardly going to be allowed relay whoever Virgin put on that timeslot next?

Next gig for him, announcing Dunnes Stores grocery deals over the tannoy system, "better value everyday" 🤣

So his new syndicated weekend show might attract 30k listeners in Ireland if he’s lucky - I’ve no idea what he’s going to do on a UK sports channel and I’d doubt many will care either so that’s just another damp squib.

The YouTube Tonight show with Ryan - is purely about harping on about famous Hollywood celebrities and films - long gone and past.

For that, all you do is take a chat gpt script and set it to read out loud in the style of RT, and essentially that’s it- you have a YT show- edit in a bit of music - read out some made up letter from a “fan”- and there ya have it-rinse and repeat each week from wherever you are in the world

It’s my guess that he’s not coming back to RTÉ - but my opinion that it would be a complete waste of taxpayers money if he does- the “emperor” is finally b0ll0ck naked, given this garbage he’s doing pretending that it’s some sort of career progression from his last show-it’s not- and RTÉ and the taxpayers aren’t here to hand him 250k annually either to help him put some clothes back on .

He made his money in the last decade- I hope he’s invested wisely as he won’t make that money again

https://www.news.co.uk/latest-news/news-broadcasting-expands-its-relationship-with-ryan-tubridy-in-2026/

D’Arcy is another presenter who made his money in the good times when RTÉ management were asleep at the wheel and lining their own pension nests- his best option is to manage his finances (which should be considerable at this point) and do some low profile media work occasionally - maybe an independently produced documentary show - something in the sports area, possibly running or athletics or cycling - the days of listening to pontificating tripe by DJ’s on day time magazine style radio shows is long gone thank fck- the difference between Tubs and D’Arcy in my view, is that D’Arcy likely knew he was on borrowed time and the gig would be up at some stage - Tubs believed his hype - and from this latest press release, it sounds like he still does.

As I said before, as long as I’m not paying for him as a taxpayer, good luck to him and I don’t care what he does-just stay away from RTÉ - I never want to hear or see him on our national station again as a paid presenter

He wants to come to Ireland but then says he's going to be in UK 3 days a week. It doesn't make any sense.

His YouTube figures for his book author interview thing are very very low.

don’t think they aren’t still asleep at the wheel just look at Dathi o se pay.

What would he be doing in England three days a week if he's walked from his radio gig?

Not much gig reasons.

Thanks for the laugh on this grey and miserable morning. That headline "News Broadcasting expands its relationship with Ryan Tubridy in 2026" is certainly something. What was a five-days-a-week show in the UK and Ireland plus a weekend show in Ireland is now a YouTube show and a weekend show in Ireland, plus "contributing to" Times Radio and "developing" a show on TALKSport, is now somehow an expansion.

I think that is why I never had any interest in working in media or marketing, must be tough putting a positive spin on everything.

I assume we'll never hear the TALKSport show, lots of shows (radio and television) go into "development" but never make it to air.

Well it's not like his previous Youtube adventure come to much with views in the hundreds.

Mad4motors (I think he's Dundalk based) has over a million subscribers and only around 60 videos, but many of them have millions of views. "I'm on Youtube" might sound impressive to someone who can barely tune a radio, but for everyone else it's pedestrian.

it just comes across as desperation for attention, any attention regardless of how trite the announcement is

I wonder what the theme will be maybe

"Me and Dr Kambamettu all your health issues discussed with the Dr, if you have arthritis or your hip is not moving Tubs and Kambamettu will get it moving for you "

Or he could be like Mr Motivator for all the OAPs "One Two ,Three , Four ....."