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
The Tubridy Show concerts that had taken place that weekend in Croke Park. The programme was a two-hour show for the summer months before becoming a one-hour show from the start of September. In 2006, the show's entire crew of producers and researchers were moved elsewhere. In August 2009, Tubridy expressed shock on the show when "Big Brother" housemate Noirin Kelly declared before an interview that she had never heard of Tommy Tiernan. In 2010, "The Tubridy Show" helped launch "Ireland's Greatest", though Tubridy was displeased at some of the contents—"There are some really silly names in there. It's contentious to say the