Ryan Tubridy host of "The Late Late Show". He vowed to bring back Gay Byrne's "one for everybody in the audience" catchphrase, described by Will Hanafin in the "Irish Independent" as an attempt to "dig up more old relics than archaeologists would on an excavation", in reference to Tubridy's passion for history. Tubridy said he was "very taken aback" to learn he had been selected, describing it as "a humbling honour to be asked to present such an iconic programme". His role as host allowed him to fulfill a childhood ambition – presenting "The Late Late Toy Show" — "I know this
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