The Gerry Ryan Show begged him "on bended knees" and "over whiskey" to stay with 2fm but at the same time Ryan was impressed that Tubridy was willing to compete with him directly. Tubridy has credited Ryan with being "one of the few gentlemen in [RTÉ]", saying he had been "very kind to me when I started out in RTÉ making tea and coffee and right all the way up to the very day I got "The Late Late Show" job". In 2004, Ryan was the subject of controversy when he cancelled an interview with the Taoiseach of the time, Bertie Ahern. Ahern had
Irish TV broadcasts a wide range of music, entertainment, sports, special interest and live documentaries and in 2015 founded the first ever Irish County Music Awards on television. To coincide with its launch on Saorview in Autumn 2016 the channel is launching a live weekend chat show to be hosted by popular presenter and musician Malachi Cush. The channel has also entered into a media partnership with the global Tata Communications network to deliver Irish TV across the USA while delivery links are also being established to cover the UK, Canada and Australia. Sports events covered by Irish TV include: Athletics Soccer