The Ray D'Arcy Show declined to provide the emails without a warrant. An interview conducted with British chef Gordon Ramsay by Ryan Tubridy on "The Late Late Show" in late 2009 led to comment in the Irish media when Ramsay engaged in personal criticism of Tubridy over his appearance. Ramsay compared Tubridy's ears to Dumbo, saying: "Look at those things, you must take off coming down the stairs. I'm surprised you can get through the door". The chef also spoke of his desire to bring Tubridy to one of his restaurants, commenting "You look like you haven't eaten in years. You're too thin. You're
The Gerry Ryan Show of Ryan Tubridy. Siobhan Hough was resident producer of the show. At the time of his death Ryan had the largest audience on RTÉ 2fm. He presented the station's only show which was regularly among the top twenty Irish radio shows in Ireland, a show which commanded around €4-5 million for RTÉ per annum, mainly through advertising (one thirty-second advertisement during the show cost €900). This meant RTÉ would have earned €27,000 through advertising per day. In March 2008 RTÉ's difficulties in securing a sponsor for a number of their radio shows was placed under the spotlight. "The Gerry Ryan