The Gerry Ryan Show the River Shannon, Podge and Rodge, Irish literature, bacon and cabbage, Irish stew and the GAA. Some of the choices had connections to the show such as the show itself, Riverdance (first introduced to the world by the presenter) and, although not the case at the time, "The Late Late Show", which Ryan presented the following month. Despite repeated reshuffles which have seen all other presenters shifted around, RTÉ never moved "The Ryan Show" from its traditional slot. After a brief period of decline in his audience, all of the recent JNLR figures showed a consistent and significant increase in
Michael G. Tubridy writer and a radio and TV commentator, and was a well-known celebrity in 1960s Ireland. Some sources have described Dot as an aunt of broadcaster Ryan Tubridy while Ryan Tubridy himself, in his biography of John F. Kennedy, referred to Dot as his cousin. In fact there is no apparent immediate family connection between Ryan Tubridy and either Dorothy (née Lawlor) or her late husband Capt. Mick Tubridy. Michael G. Tubridy Capt. Michael Gerard 'Mick' Tubridy (1923 – 16 April 1954) was an all-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer and an international showjumper. He was born in Kilrush, County Clare, one of