Ryan Tubridy on "The Ray D'Arcy Show": "I thought he was a bit, em, British for my liking. I won't be buying the books [Ramsay was promoting]. In fact, I didn't take the free one". Rhys Ifans and Howard Marks appeared on "The Late Late Show" on 1 October 2010 to discuss "Mr. Nice", the British independent film in which Ifans portrayed Marks. During the interview Ifans was playful with Tubridy, at one point referring to him as a "dainty little bugger" in reference to his cross-legged manner. The incident followed on from Ifans's playful request to buy Tubridy a drink. Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy his interest in the welfare of children, Tubridy has assisted in the promotion of other, more adult, initiatives, including the launch of a breast cancer initiative in May 2009. On 2 November 2011, he was MC and guest of honour for the launch of the Irish Film Archive Preservation Fund at the Irish Film Institute. The following month he helped switch on the Christmas lights on Grafton Street. In February 2015, he officially launched Galway's new Hand in Hand support centre which provides support and counselling services for parents of children with cancer. Among his favourite films are "The Queen"