The Late Late Show (Irish talk show) RTÉ Television Centre's Studio 1 in Donnybrook, Dublin was its home; this original studio accommodated a small audience of about 120. In 1995, "The Late Late Show" transferred to the more spacious Studio 4, adapted specifically to cater for this and "Kenny Live". Three external broadcasts have aired, most recently from the Wexford Opera House on 5 September 2008. Original host Gay Byrne presented the show until 21 May 1999. Pat Kenny was Byrne's successor hosting the show for 10 years between 1999-2009. Ryan Tubridy is the current presenter, having succeeded Kenny in September 2009. Under Tubridy, first Quinn Group
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