Ryan Tubridy (in the week approaching his début as host of "The Late Late Show") that Ní Shúilleabháin was "great support" and had transformed his life. In 2010 he told the same newspaper she was "my rock" since the death of friend and colleague Gerry Ryan. In December 2014, Tubridy's agent announced that he and Miss Ní Shúilleabháin had separated, saying 'Aoibhinn and Ryan are no longer together". While hosting "Tubridy Tonight", he spoke of the public's perception of him, saying: "I think I am a victim of my own image. I think it's been cultivated by others for me. I live
Tubridy Tonight (season 5) Bobby Sands film "Hunger" is fantastic, there are definitely big things in store for him". Before his appearance on the fifth episode, Tubridy described Mike Murphy as "one of my all-time heroes" and "an Irish broadcasting legend". Tubridy also described himself as a fan of the Eoin Colfer novel series, "Artemis Fowl", and Sugababes song "Girls" before the writer and band both appeared on episode six. The seventh episode featured director Richard Attenborough, "Desperate Housewives"' actor Dougray Scott and Irish television personalities Zig and Zag, whose last television appearance was on 1990s chat show "Kenny Live" and who referred to