The Late Late Show (Irish talk show) with journalist Deirdre Purcell, who had ghostwritten Byrne's autobiography. After Kenny's mother suddenly died in October 2008, Gerry Ryan was announced as guest presenter for that week's show with less than 48 hours' notice. Kenny announced his decision to quit live on air in March 2009. On 11 May that year, RTÉ announced Ryan Tubridy as Kenny successor. Kenny in turn replaced Tubridy on 1 February 2013 for one night only, due to the death of Tubridy's father. Since the early 1970s, an annual Christmas edition entitled "The Late Late Toy Show" has been held in late November or early
Tubridy (radio show) the programme was Bono. Tubridy's RTÉ Radio 1 slot was filled by John Murray. In March 2011, Majella O'Donnell, the wife of singer Daniel O'Donnell, spoke on the show about her battles with depression. In May 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) upheld a complaint against Tubridy who called a paedophile a "monster" and "creature" and then said: "From what I gather these guys cannot be quote unquote cured ... only one way to deal with them, and that's physiological ... these guys should have bits taken off." On 25 October 2011, Tubridy dressed up for Barnardos as Scarecrow