Ryan Tubridy leave this curious social medium." After a five-year break, he returned to social media and created an Instagram account. Tubridy won the Best Irish DJ category at the 2004 Meteor Awards for his breakfast show, "The Full Irish". Tubridy was named Best Male TV Presenter at the TV Now Awards in 2009. He collected the award for "Favourite Irish TV Show" from then girlfriend Ní Shúilleabháin, won by "The Late Late Show" at the 2010 awards. "The Dubliner" magazine awarded him the title Dubliner of the Year in 2009. His 19th-place finish in the 2009 Remus Uomo 100 Sexiest Irish
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