The Late Late Show (season 52) as Tubridy lost control of his guests and one of the judges, Linda Martin, confronted one of the mentors, Billy McGuinness, live on national television, at one point rising from her seat and shouting that he was an "odious little man". Meanwhile, five acts performed, with one selected to represent Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. The winner of the national song contest was [...] with the song "[...]". But Martin v McGuinness grabbed all the headlines. The Late Late Show (season 52) The 52nd season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show, began on
Ryan Tubridy Tubridy of Blackrock, who died in January 2013, was a medical practitioner and the only son of the Fianna Fáil TD Seán Tubridy (1897-1939). Seán Tubridy was the only son of Patrick Tubridy (1869-1920) and Jane Waldron (born 1868). King Edward III of England is a paternal ancestor, as revealed on "Who Do You Think You Are?" in 2009. Via Edward III, Tubridy is also descended from John, King of England, who sealed the "Magna Carta". Tubridy's mother is Catherine Andrews, whose father, Todd Andrews, was a prominent associate of Fianna Fáil founder Éamon de Valera and held a number