Ryan Tubridy: Sinéad O'Connor convinced me to leave Ireland

"Sinéad O'Connor called me... and she said: you know you've been mugged by God in a hoodie."
Ryan Tubridy explains how Sinéad O'Connor and a 'cosmic nudge' bought him to London for his new radio show.
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[@ListenToTimesRadio]

Hear Ryan over on our sister station @VirginRadioUK - 10am to 1pm Monday to Friday www.youtube.com/@VirginRadioUK

[@mrh8279]

Ah that's why your Iinterview with him was just soft soap! He's one of your own now!

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

Not interested!

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

At his age he should be at home reading a book. Write off!

[@nodnodwinkwinkV]

Ahhh, that's your sister station, that explains why this fluff piece never dug into the real reason he left RTE. We're delighted to see him leave, the longer he stays away the better. Seriously obnoxious character.

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

Ok. Will do that. 🐧

[@patrickbut-not-a-saint9418]

Tubridy was effectively sacked by RTE in the wake of a financial scandal in which he was a key player. No other station in Ireland would come close to matching his ridiculously inflated fee. London was the nearest big market in which he might reinvent himself, this time without relying on his many, many family connections in politics at the highest level, going back to the foundation of Ireland as a state. Any other comment is just PR spin, or outright lies.

[@YewrMan]

Sacked. Not effectively sacked. What was his 'inflated fee' ?

[@dunlaoghaire]

Halfwit

[@Dreyno]

@@YewrManHe ‘publicly’ took a pay cut but was involved in a convoluted contract with show sponsors to perform some minor engagements which he was handsomely overpaid for so he effectively was paid the same amount he was before his ‘pay cut’.

[@vincenthigginbotham8729]

He done a deal ,that’s all if anyone else could get it they would

[@Dreyno]

@@vincenthigginbotham8729 He can do all the deals he wants. But when it’s public money and you lie to the public, people have the right to be angry.

[@memorywarrior8752]

For any of the UK viewers who are listening to this - He was negotiating another RTE radio contract when he released a statement that annoyed the head of RTE, and they turfed him out - That is why he is in the UK now. He told the Irish nation that we "are all in this together" during COVID, while at the same time taking secret payments under the counter, which he said he would pay back, and never did. Most of the Irish TV license payers feel like they got robbed by Ryan Tubridy in a hoodie (or maybe an Arran jumper).

[@JAMESFINLAN]

I suspect most UK listeners don't care about all that.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Man/Woman you know everything, I do not know that much, but none of us know the full truth, Yes he got very well paid, very few of us would refuse good extra money if we were offed it, personally me I would take the money and give a lot of it away to the most needed

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Living in the U.K. 22 years, I stopped listening to RTÉ in particular about 10 years before Covid even started, because aside from being total cringe, it’s standard of news reporting was very poor, not trustworthy, accurate nor reliable in the time that I had been coming home to Ireland, travelling over and back across the Irish Sea - and I also felt the same way about U.K. MSM outlets - my gut instincts were to not trust what was being put out there - I started to feel that Ireland was losing its values system and the Ireland that I left was changing in all the wrong ways, it felt wrong

[@Seainin]

Nothing to do with him being an over-rated and over-paid spoofer whose bluff finally got called then, no?

[@mattconnolly6341]

Complete BS, he was thrown out through a financial scandal which he was central to & also being utterly unliked. Good riddance to his lies and BS.

[@julianmcwey866]

Amazing how he says it was his choice to move to london !! You're welcome to this guy !!

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

Good riddance! He made so much money he bought property all over Dublin and Galway. One couldn't make it up!

[@Klaus-777]

The establishment can steal on a massive scale, but if a woman steals from the supermarket to feed her children, she goes to prison.

[@fergussheridan8029]

Tubridy has all the charisma of a plank of wood. He continually name drops celebrities who he claims as friends. They cannot refute this as unfortunately they're all dead. Let's hope he develops a conscience and returns the €150,000 to RTE.

[@hughjass8430]

😂 he won't

[@kangaroo3708]

I agree with everything you said But why return money to RTE? They were compliant in the scandal as well.

[@hughjass8430]

@@kangaroo3708 it's about returning public money to a semi state company but its pie in the sky. Legally he has no obligation to do anything. They both signed up to that contract

[@hotbeefymcd8162]

Ryan "shucks" Tubridy hamming it up worse than ever here

[@scottblack9213]

11:18 "beware of the research online Kate" 😂😂😂 Hes trying to control the interview !! A man out of his depth.

[@marble296]

Ah yes mister ENORMOUS salary himself. He left Ireland in disgrace after a public enquiry found he kept a hundred grand to himself and was using the public broadcasters assets for a private venture.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Well said, He ran

[@patricksarsfield5138]

Hey honest intelligent people of London. ...When asked why he didn't question the overpayment , he said that he knew nothing about it because he never knew how much he was being paid😮. He said he left all the difficult stuff to do with maths to his agent.😅

[@tonydalton459]

Yet he made a big deal of the fact that he had taken a pay cut ! When he knew that wasn’t true. That’s what people found objectionable.

[@norahamill2307]

Yes, blah, blah, blah. He was always good at speaking a lot and saying nothing. This interview is no different.Good riddance to you. London is welcome !

[@bigmac201]

I had to buy washing up liquid. Good lord, living like a peasant now Ryan.

[@CR-yn5sy]

Yes and bed sheets too 😂 ...from John Lewis. Life is hard 😮

[@franceskane1151]

His little (flat) in very affluent area St John’s Wood it’s laughable

[@MR-mc6rj]

Tubridy jumped before he was pushed. He could have come clean about the money but he didn't. Interviewer get your facts straight, he was not dragged into anything. He didn't correct the record about his pay and that is on him. His " thing " was to play the man of the people, I feel your pain, we are all in it together. It was all nonsense. I'm surprised he didn't play the, all Irish people are begrudgers card. Ask his colleagues how they feel about being shafted by him. Now he's a victim, give me a break.

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

I bet he will be back. Have a sister over there and she said the economy is bad now.🐧

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

No he didn't. He said he was leaving and going to travel. He should have done and got a break.

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

Leo Varadkar resigned to day. He wants to move on.

[@seancondon2817]

This guy makes me sick.he was taking more money from the irish tax payer than was in his contract and was caught out.people already disliked him in ireland before that

[@bredanash2745]

I have always like Ryan. The Late Late Show I don't watch anymore. Best of luck Ryan

[@sir243_simr]

The Irish public was mugged

[@1conor]

The ratings have gone up on his RTE slot since he left, and the new host is on half what tubridy was paid

[@cormacogara]

Ratings are down 4,000 listeners a day , you knew that tho

[@yermanoffthetelly]

​​@@cormacogara That's the radio, The Late late show is up 22% at 830k viewers.

[@lovingyoutube]

​@@yermanoffthetellyLate Late viewer numbers were up for the first few weeks. They are now dropping week on week. I don't know where you got that figure from.!

[@KeithMcPhillips]

​@@lovingyoutube from Ryan's agent

[@mrh8279]

😊Times Radio you went very gentle on him. I remember during covid this man on his tv show telling people to donate to that nights charity while he was paid HUGE money - part of it covered up and kept secret. He's articulate but dont be fooled by his bookish exterior - he had nowhere to go media wise in Ireland thats why hes in London.

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

Ryan was a good person and it was the fault of RTE. I miss him on late late show. Nobody is interested in it now. Wish him happy days🐧

[@alirlandes2238]

Apart from the massive payments scandal that resulted in him leaving Ireland, he also had a very controversial and widely criticised tax situation. Then there was his radio show that involved him talking incessantly about all the freebies he got from various companies, and all the freebies he wanted to get in the future. All of this was hidden behind a very odd "Toyman" persona which he invented for himself but everyone could see through. Good riddance.

[@irish7summits]

Tubs is a nice guy and I personally like him. However the ‘Events dear boy’ was in fact a financial scandal at RTE which Ryan was at the centre of after he didn’t properly declare extra payments which topped his salary throughout Covid at €500k (!!!) while his colleagues were being laid off and taking cuts as the network apparently was running out of money. It was a major scandal and he had to leave his job at RTE radio (sacked) because of it. This is why he is in London.

[@patob4868]

Thank god he's gone what a tool ,

[@wayfarer691]

hahaaahaa hi five.

[@barryb90]

Only got a career because his family started RTE.

[@hand587]

He repeats the Sinead O'Connor anecdote twice, I think he forgot he did that one already and trotted it out again 😂

[@JAMESFINLAN]

He didn't repeat it. It's what's known as a "pre-title sequence" where they play a soundbite from the main body of the interview at the start. Very common practice. The equivalent of "pull quotes" in a newspaper interview.

[@khiggins8733]

Thank God we got rid of both Bob Geldof and now Ryan Tubridy . Britains loss is our gain ! 🇮🇪

[@ajc5479]

We were never forced to pay Bob

[@khiggins8733]

@@ajc5479 True but we had to listen to him !

[@earthsmoke9450]

What about Bono? There’s still work to be done.

[@khiggins8733]

@@earthsmoke9450 Ok ! At least he is playing in residence in Las Vegas for the foreseeable future.

[@earthsmoke9450]

@@khiggins8733 lol!

[@user-jp1pl7hv2x]

A little correction to Ryan Tubridy's claim ,in the course of this interview ,that his grandfather , uncles and first cousins all represented Fianna Fail. His 1st cousin Chris Andrews is currently a Sinn Fein TD (member of parliament) for Dublin bay south. Was he not a little economical with the truth ???

[@gallowglass2630]

please come back we are missing you already ,no i am lying

[@eamomurray2526]

If you think Tubs is the 2nd coming of Terry Wogan in 🇬🇧 well English folks you will be bitterly disappointed. When he starts talking about doing his job for the children it will be over. He is a spoofer , he did not upsticks , he did not have the guts to move over to England.. his contract was not renewed for reasons that he will dispute..€175,000

[@patkiernan5556]

"That money was just resting in my account!"

[@thearticmonkey8692]

He will be telling us he emigrated next... He moved to London FFS not New Zealand.

[@franoloughlin3495]

You were caught fiddling, that's why you left, simple as.

[@johnking5174]

Ryan's Fianna Fail family background and beliefs always came to the front in his political interviews. One funny moment happened, when Irish impressionist Mario Rosenstock was doing an impression of a Fine Gael politician and Ryan burst out laughing, with Mario saying "I know you are a Fianna Fail man Ryan, but you don't have to laugh that quick".

[@mauriceleahy7914]

The only person who ever moved to London.

[@scottblack9213]

Ryan didn't leave Ireland - he under disclosed the salary he was paid by the publicly funded National Irish TV and radio station RTE, the Irish equivalent of the BBC. He "left" his prime time TV show weeks before the press were alerted. He essentially defrauded the Irish taxpayer - he refused to refund the Irish taxpayer for the work he didn't undertake - he was fired by the former Ofcom and now director general of RTE Mr Kevin Bakhurst. He is loathed in Ireland and can't get a job there.

[@rita6314]

He's not hated by everyone a lot of people think it was all blown out of proportion and wish him well in his new job. Usually the UK tend to recognise the talent from Ireland that we don't always appreciate. 😊❤

[@JosephineB63]

Did he disclose his exact salary to Revenue?

[@scottblack9213]

@@rita6314 paid bot

[@scottblack9213]

@@JosephineB63 yes

[@morrigansraven]

@@rita6314 The way you've framed that is a tad disingenuous. I get it; you're a fan. But, please, don't make it sound as though he was some edgy young talent who was rejected unfairly by the Irish people and forced to seek his fortune in London. Ryan Tubridy is a fifty year old multimillionaire who got where he is via nepotism, as have so many who've worked in RTE since its foundation. The man effectively defrauded the taxpayer. If he wasn't the grandson of Todd Andrews, he'd be spinning discs on some local radio station and the majority of us would never have heard of him.

[@conorsmith8551]

Ryan , you still live in your ivory tower in Dublin and go over to the uk for your job. Pipe down

[@seancunningham2935]

Sorry for your troubles uk,you welcome to this absolute sickener,he revilef in eire

[@dublinsix]

Tubridy : ""if that work is not called upon to be done, of course the money goes back". Work won't be called upon. But hes pocketed the 150,000 of Irish licence fee payers. Edit: Reply to me below saying its money due to Renault and not RTE is incorrect as per my response.

[@JAMESFINLAN]

I don't know if he returned the money or not but my understanding is the money came from Renault, not from the license fee.

[@dublinsix]

​@@JAMESFINLAN Incorrect. Renault pulled out and RTE underwrote. You'll find articles explaining it such as "Tubridy received three payments of €75,000 in exchange for planned personal appearances for Renault, under a commercial agreement that was struck with RTÉ. But because RTÉ agreed to underwrite the deal, the taxpayer ended up on the hook for two of the payments after the car manufacturer backed out."

[@markkennedy9767]

12:30 Poor David McSavage doesn't get a mention 😂

[@hughjass8430]

Kind of says it all about Tubridy that he'd have a succession of Noel Kelly clients on the Late Late Show from week to week but wouldn't give his cousin a look in. A guy who really needed the publicity to sell afew tickets. Pat Kenny had no problem with McSavage.

[@yermanoffthetelly]

No Ryan, she didnt. You were caught lying through your teeth about your ridiculous (tax payer funded) underdeclared salary and nobody in Ireland would touch you with a barge poll when it emerged what happened in the Public Accounts Committee. Btw have you settled you bill with Revenue? If not, I hope your next gig is with radio Rwanda.

[@bredascally9392]

Because you were sacked.

[@Dreyno]

His cousin, David McSavage, is the talented one in the family.

[@PaddyFrank]

did you pay your TV licence Ryan

[@morrigansraven]

Hopefully the good people of London will see through this p***k before too long.

[@JAMESFINLAN]

As an Irish person who has worked in London, I can say that Londoners aren't as mean-spirited as the Irish, so he'll probably do okay there.

[@user-ji7cr2nh6x]

Says all the right things to the politicians.

[@user-vq2er7vj5l]

150.000 owed to RTE

[@MartinSmyth-es9ky]

LOL you were throwing out.

[@Vinwinckle]

Being Talentless and relying on Nepitism will only get you so far, he robbed the Irish people and had to pull a runner. Glad he's gone.

[@JAMESFINLAN]

*nepotism

[@prophetsnake]

That's hilarious!

[@johnking5174]

He "gave up" hosting Ireland's Late Late Show because he knew in advance of the scandal and PR mess about to erupt over his extra salary that was hidden from the licence fee payers of Ireland. If that wasn't going to erupt, he would not have left his €500,000 a year salary for a one hour a day radio show Mon - Fri and his two hour Late Late Show on Fri for around 37 Fridays a year.

[@hughjass8430]

No no no. Its not like that at all. He just had had enough and suddenly wanted to spend more time with family.... Which is why he moved to London 6 months later 😂

[@user-nc4rm8iv8j]

Cosmic nudge in the form of an auditors report.

[@Someone-dv8uj]

Ireland is a very small place. The truth is, he just wasn't welcome here anymore!!🤷‍♂️

[@greatspottedwoodpeck]

The most important thing Tubridy needs to do is to apologise to the people of Ireland. The second thing he needs to do is hand back all the money he got that wasn't declared. Why didn't he do this immediately? And why are we still waiting for him to do it? He's proving to one and all that he's not the honest and open person he had pretended to be for years, but is instead the grasping, greedy guy we all know now he is. Why he would want Ireland and the world to believe he is a decent, honourable guy is beyond me, especially when Ireland and the world now knows he is a greedy, grasping vindictive guy with no sense of honour, dignity, respect and duty. He's interested only in the money and nothing else. If he refuses to give it back, he will never be trusted in Ireland again.

[@siobhangeoghegan5612]

He does not have to apologise to anyone. If you asked for a raise and got it, would you apologise? We all know the answer to that, don't we?

[@markc8956]

He needs to apologise for leaving Irish viewers with the WORST host in Late Late history. And to go lower than Pat Kenny takes some doing,but by god Patrick Kielty has managed it. RTE will regret what they did to Ryan.

[@greatspottedwoodpeck]

@@siobhangeoghegan5612 Siobhan, - It's more complicated than that. Yes, no doubt Tubridy welcomed the bit on top, but when that became a national scandal, it was then up to him to step in and make things good again, by giving back the money. God knows he doesn't need the extra few bob, he's already loaded, and has boasted of making loadsamoney from his investments. So he could have saved RTE a lot of time and trouble by simply saying, 'Lads, I made a mistake, here's the money, I shouldn't have taken it, very sorry for all the trouble caused, hope this helps RTE get over this hurdle and get back to making brilliant programmes again without all this hanging over it.' But he hasn't done that yet, has he? I presume he would welcome a return to RTE and his natural audience, and many Irish listeners would welcome that too, though not all. Patrick Kielty is proving to be a better presenter of the Late Late than Tubridy ever was, so Tubs is never going to get that gig again, even if he wanted to. Radio-wise, he has a good chance of getting back in there. Oliver Callan is an extremely boring presenter of Tubridy's previous morning slot, I have no idea why RTE decided to give him the job. The guy who interviewed Michelle Doherty a few weeks ago sounded to me like the perfect replacement for Tubs.

[@greatspottedwoodpeck]

@@markc8956 Mark, I'm sorry, I disagree totally. Patrick Kielty is the best thing that has happened to the Late Late Show since Gay Byrne's retirement. Kielty is a true professional, he is just great; he knows when to be funny and to slip in a joke, and knows when to be serious and allow the hurt to speak. To my mind, he is the best presenter since Gay Byrne. He is a wonderful talent and a gentleman to the core. I wish him the very best going forward.

[@hughjass8430]

​@@greatspottedwoodpeckExactly. Anyone who think Tubs is better than Kielthy needs their head examined. Tubridys schtick was misery but he's even outdone on that by Kielthy, who shows GENUINE empathy to people who have a sad story to tell. We should thank Ryan for being a greedy remorseless idiot. That's the reason he's now in London and I hope he retires in it.

[@rosemarybyrne637]

Tell the full story Ryan😮

[@claret4381]

I for one is delighted to see the back of you. Swindler

[@kangaroo3708]

6:40 This just shows you how highly this man thinks of himself, he thought he was mayor of Ireland during covid.

[@tightmarker9924]

Over 20 million earned on irish taxpayers. Not a bad living 😉

[@user-nc4rm8iv8j]

HE WAS SACKED FROM RTE

[@tonybrown5852]

This guy was sacked during a scandal, now trying to rewrite history as though he chose to leave, he is so insincere and ingenuine.

[@hughiebrophyHind]

Nice

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

He knew exactly what was going on while others took cuts to their wages. Caught with his trousers down..

[@damienlynch7428]

Jeez Billy Hillidays lyrics “Nice work if you can get it” spring to mind. What an A’#shole😂 very differcult to watch😢

[@JAMESFINLAN]

Why did you watch it then?

[@dechardy3093]

he is trying to dress up his new job as him going out to London when its also broadcast in Dublin so they are getting him to basically broadcast to Ireland...he owes the taxpayer.

[@celtbell]

The brits gave us Cromwell...we're giving him back

[@piemash1890]

Alway reminds of a certain Fr Ted and a resting account.

[@fionadownes4732]

His grandfather must be spinning !

[@hughjass8430]

His grandad was another bollix. He'd be proud.

[@gething89]

Something not right about this bloke. Not sure what it is, but he’s always looked like he’s hiding a dark secret. It’s a struggle to like him, even before his financial scandal was revealed.

[@user-rs4rw6oo3v]

You were getting huge pay for one hours work and the tax payer starving. You won't last long in London!

[@frankredmond2094]

The interviewer wanted to take most of that with a pinch of salt.

[@Miyagi92]

i thought he gave up the late late to spend time with his family? now he in london further away,,,pure greed,, at least he was exposed,,

[@hughjass8430]

Great point, didn't think of that. He sits on a throne of lies

[@irishguy200007]

Through their own words they will be exposed,they have a sudden case of the Emperor's new clothes.

[@seamusweber8298]

For British people, this guy was being paid money which was over and above his declared salary as a public service employee. When confronted about these additional payments, he claimed that he wasn't aware of those payments that were in excess of his actual salary. He also had separate commercial arrangements with his shows sponsors that he apparently was unaware of too. His explanation for receipt of all of these payments that he received for years, did not wash and he was removed from irelands national broadcaster. Irelands gain is Britain's loss.

[@eimearkavanagh3608]

Nothing to do why the massive RTE scandal he was involved with them?

[@John316OBrian-cm4fj]

And his relatives only fought in the civil war ??? What's that about afraid to say they fought the British?

[@MrChrislj]

‘Needless to say, I bounced back’

[@gerardfitzpatrick60]

You lied regards secret payments of roughly €150,000 topping up €350K - day after forensic accountants informed your agent, you bailed from late late show, eventually RTÉ let you go from radio show, best of luck in England

[@hughjass8430]

I have a feeling some British viewers might see this comment thread and wonder to themselves, what is all this about? Imagine if you will, the most talent free, hack of a talk radio host youve ever heard...... A man who lets say, was lucky to get a graveyard shift on a regional radio station. A pure charisma vacuum, technically inept at his job and with a speaking voice and cadence not appropriate to radio... Now imagine the BBC hired him because his grandfather was Winston Churchill's bessie mate. They then proceeded to groom his as the next Michael Parkinson by awarding him primetime radio slots and the biggest chatshow on the tv station. They also gave him secret, undeclared topup payments to his already massive pay packet while all his colleagues took pay cuts and the station itself was continually seeking government bailouts..... That's who Ryan Tubridy is.

[@gerardconway4927]

Wow

[@hughjass8430]

@@gerardconway4927 Good, McSavage impression!

[@bernese1004]

You wont be missed.

[@tomhughes8066]

Ryan you are welcome home any time. Look after yourself. You did great charity works throughout covid. I alyways like to motivate reassure good . Your demeanors will not prevent you entering through the pearly Gates. While dissapointed with how it ended your human like us all.

[@davidlaffan8887]

750 k from the irish public last year Ryan. I doubt you had to resort to argos. Geebag.

[@dunlaoghaire]

Worked out well for her...

[@gerardodwyer5908]

Like so many "Irish", Tubridy will discover that England is a habitual landfill for broken lives, hopes and dreams. Nice invented story Ryan. Truth is shame coupled with your own mediocrity (and zero offers, opportunities in US media), was the primary reason you left Ireland. Happy days for Ireland.

[@hughjass8430]

True. He may not be building roads or coal mining but in his own way he is living the lonely, isolated London existence of past emigrants. What a fall for Ireland's most trusted man

[@user-ji7cr2nh6x]

May as well be talking to bono

[@johnmarybrogan3783]

Spoofer ,Sacked by RTE over Money Scandal.

[@wayfarer691]

creepy as allwalls

[@thepumpkin1977]

He's the Michelle Smith of Irish broadcasting

[@eleanorryan2750]

Ryan reminds me of a snake in the grass. Very disingenuous IMO. Regards from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@gerardconway4927]

He took advice from sinead O’Connor what bs

[@CR-yn5sy]

She is no longer here to say otherwise...

[@ctf1537]

ffs not so sure on Ryan, alot of false, and him moving to London many men and women have had to move to places outside their comfort zone even in their 50's

[@toomylight2311]

He never mentioned what happened in Ireland 🙄🙄🙄

[@davidgraham913]

pay scandal....thats why he left. Narcissist.

[@ronietokyo6779]

Sinead was like a bible to be interpreted.

[@philipmulville8218]

Good luck with your move, Ryan. RBAW.

[@markb4357]

Ryan tubridy. The essence of mediocrity. May he rest in peace.

[@CurtisWebb-en5kh]

Thank you from America.

[@user-ds3qy4yc6l]

❤

[@user-ds3qy4yc6l]

😂😂😂

[@peterwatson3944]

Is he still in London? we take anyone here

[@jmo8934]

He didn’t leave because he was the figurehead of a major financial scandal involving public money had no other real alternatives on where to go thereby highlighting the preposterous salary that he was being paid for years even before the underhanded secret top ups paid for no reason were added? None of that no? Laughable.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Not a touch on Gay Bryne

[@hughjass8430]

Gay knew it. Check out the 50th Late Late Show anniversary from 2013... GB: "How long are you doing it now Ryan? RT: "3 years now Gay......" GB: "3 years, merciful hour. It feels a lot longer doesn't it!"

[@Gofar1898]

Both are West brits tho.

[@greglyons2526]

no such thing@@Gofar1898

[@gerryheery1388]

hand back the money that you were not entitled to get

[@spudbyrne9497]

Like you would if you got it he did not take it he was payed it

[@gerryheery1388]

@@spudbyrne9497 how do you know what I would do

[@spudbyrne9497]

He did not take anything he got payed that

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

RTE scandal aside, what's always irritated me about Tubridy is the fact that he seems to see himself as as much of star as whoever he's interviewing. A good interviewer never tries to be the star themselves.

[@paullinnane8135]

Ryan Tubridy has got old looking

[@decekfrokfr3mdx]

He looks pretty good for 50 going on 51.

[@hughjass8430]

​@@decekfrokfr3mdxnever worked a day in his life

[@BirdFlypath]

I could not possibly comment.