Ryan Tubridy leave this curious social medium." After a five-year break, he returned to social media and created an Instagram account. Tubridy won the Best Irish DJ category at the 2004 Meteor Awards for his breakfast show, "The Full Irish". Tubridy was named Best Male TV Presenter at the TV Now Awards in 2009. He collected the award for "Favourite Irish TV Show" from then girlfriend Ní Shúilleabháin, won by "The Late Late Show" at the 2010 awards. "The Dubliner" magazine awarded him the title Dubliner of the Year in 2009. His 19th-place finish in the 2009 Remus Uomo 100 Sexiest Irish
Tubridy Tonight May 2004, RTÉ announced that Ryan Tubridy would host a new Saturday night chat show that coming autumn. "Tubridy Tonight" made its debut on 16 October 2004 for an initial run of ten programmes. It featured Gráinne and Síle Seoige, Hector Ó hEochagáin and Royston Brady as the first interviewees. The programme received relatively good reviews, with Shane Hegarty of the "Irish Times" describing the show as having gotten off "to a ropey start but improved as it went along." Hegarty bemoaned the fact that the show was broadcast live as "it added nothing to the show apart from a