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

He's burnt his bridges with them I would say. They don't want him back.

Marty Whelan left and came back. But it was an entirely different set of circumstances. If Ryan was smart, he would keep his head down for a few years, fading out of the collective consciousness and then gently start to filter back into RTÉ. Currently, there would be too much consternation if he made a comeback. That whole saga was never really dealt with in a satisfactory manner for the TV licence holders. Nobody seems to have learned anything….

North Norwich Digital may have made a generous offer, but maybe he feels he's outgrown the UK.

Even if Tubs does want to return to RTÉ, I'm pretty convinced the reverse isn't true.

apparently the ‘mayor of toy town’ is treating us to an exhibition of kindness next Sunday, I believe.

I wonder will MO’C ask any actual hard questions ?? …, genuinely?

or will the JFK biographer be let sprinkle us with some star dust picked up from his epic adventures in the uk.

How lucky are we that he willingly chose to come home and treat this nation of troglodytes to some culture… tubs still culture …

I’d like to start a petition now to raise the TV licence.
it’s the least he deserves ..

#jazz #pzazz #star #kindness #pintsoftheblackstuff #terrywogan #style #books #jfk #toytown

He'll only ever be back in RTÉ as a guest or interviewee.

he’s sure making a meal out of it though

You see, Steve, this worries me. You used to be so definite in your view that Tubridy was never coming back to RTE.

Now you're only "pretty convinced"? Has the RTE Guide spread shaken your confidence? It's shaken mine.

Noel Kelly must have Epstein levels of dirt on people in RTE to get that despised failure on the front of the Guide.

I was also convinced he'd never be allowed back within the hallowed halls of Donnybrook but my 'Spidey senses' started tingling back in August when he returned the 150k out of the blue. And his excuse for why it took two years to return it.. "I had to earn it first", didn't wash with me.

Is the groundwork being laid for his RTE re-emergence?

Hmm.. worrying times.

I wouldn’t be “surprised” if he came back or was taken back- as long though that the public aren’t “taken in” by his complete lack of talent and vote by changing the radio dial, then we won’t have anything to worry about long term - he’ll be gone as quick as he arrives.

Radio has changed anyway - the “presenter led” show has greatly diminished over the last few years- RTÉ appear to want less pontification and personally held views from their presenters and just do some light entertainment and spin records - given the absolute tripe forced onto us like afternoon listening on radio 1 for the last 10 years, it’s about bloody time

this is hysterical…

Had a quick look.
All bots !!!

The gas thing I can see NK pushing hard for this but a whiff of a return actually happening reignites the whole saga of rte engaging in unorthodox indirect funnelling of license fee moneys.

Is Dee Forbes well enough now to answer questions from publicly elected representatives?

An attempted return may actually force politicians hand to seek legal means to find answers for that which was left hanging two tears ago. And while it is only speculation I can't help but feel that would not do Tubridy any favours.

I wonder if he would have bothered returning the 150K if he had managed to gain a foothold in the UK?

The two year reticence in repayment, and subsequent declaration of willingness "to fall in love with Ireland again" is all very desperate.

What could have been. A perfect fit.