Ryan Tubridy radio show thread

Whatever way you look at it, she should never have been assaulted, and certainly never have had to go through the court system in such a way.

He never heard of Bloody Forelsnd?
Land of cyclops Balor, famous for its sunsets. If you fly into Donegal and the wind’s from the south your airplane will turn onto runway heading by Bloody Foreland. Hard to believe. One of the most famous of Donegal landmarks. I knew of this as a young child and had never been there.

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He never heard of Bloody Forelsnd?
Land of cyclops Balor, famous for its sunsets. If you fly into Donegal and the wind’s from the south your airplane will turn onto runway heading by Bloody Foreland. Hard to believe. One of the most famous of Donegal landmarks. I knew of this as a young child and had never been there.

That's pretty surprising, alright. Most people who listen to Morning Ireland, or to any shipping forecast, have heard of Bloody Foreland.

Even Ray D'Arcy has heard of it. I know because he once commented upon what an unusual name it is. He presumably had some backstage flunky undertake some research on the origin of the name because, apparently, some obscure geochemical reaction from the setting-sun turns the shoreline rock a blood-red colour.

We shouldnt be too hard on Ryan, though. I reckon we all have some fairly staggering gaps in our knowledge. It wasn't until last year I found out that hamburgers are made of beef, not ham. It's apparently cheese which they lack. I bet someone reading this won't have known that. Or maybe I'm the last person who didn't know... Either way, none of us are perfect!