The Late Late Show (season 51) on a peddle powered tractor came out before spontaneously speaking Irish to Ryan Tubridy. When Tubridy responded by asking him if he had "any craic" Alex answered "Níl" before peddling off the stage. The 2013 Eurosong Final was held on "The Late Late Show" on 22 February. Five acts performed, with one selected to represent Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. The winner of the national song contest was Ryan Dolan with the song "Only Love Survives". The Late Late Show (season 51) The 51st season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show, began on
Death of Gerry Ryan posthumous lifetime achievement award was collected by the Ryan family some weeks after the funeral during the TV Now Awards. In June RTÉ 2fm was reported to be "haemorrhaging" 10,000 listeners every week since the death of Gerry Ryan as RTÉ struggled to confirm a successor. Melanie Verwoerd later spoke of the difficulties she had listening to Gerry Ryan's eventual RTÉ 2fm successor Ryan Tubridy. Tubridy took over the role on 20 August 2010, paying tribute to Gerry and having Bono as a guest on his opening show. Lottie and Rex Ryan received a posthumous accolade on behalf of their