Ryan Tubridy desire and up it goes onto the site". He prefers books instead. A former member of Twitter, where he amassed more than 60,000 followers, was described by the "Irish Independent" as "one of Ireland's most famous Twits". Tubridy left the social networking and microblogging service on 9 August 2011, posting a late night farewell to his followers: "Dear Twitter, this is my last tweet. It's been lots of fun but I must leave. No drama, just not enough time. Thanks and take care. #goodbye. The Tubridy Radio Show and Late Late Show will have well attended Twitter accounts as I
Irish TV broadcasts a wide range of music, entertainment, sports, special interest and live documentaries and in 2015 founded the first ever Irish County Music Awards on television. To coincide with its launch on Saorview in Autumn 2016 the channel is launching a live weekend chat show to be hosted by popular presenter and musician Malachi Cush. The channel has also entered into a media partnership with the global Tata Communications network to deliver Irish TV across the USA while delivery links are also being established to cover the UK, Canada and Australia. Sports events covered by Irish TV include: Athletics Soccer