The Late Late Show (Irish talk show) with journalist Deirdre Purcell, who had ghostwritten Byrne's autobiography. After Kenny's mother suddenly died in October 2008, Gerry Ryan was announced as guest presenter for that week's show with less than 48 hours' notice. Kenny announced his decision to quit live on air in March 2009. On 11 May that year, RTÉ announced Ryan Tubridy as Kenny successor. Kenny in turn replaced Tubridy on 1 February 2013 for one night only, due to the death of Tubridy's father. Since the early 1970s, an annual Christmas edition entitled "The Late Late Toy Show" has been held in late November or early
Tubridy (radio show) show for a party to the 37!, a club on Dublin's Dawson Street. Only those who were forty themselves that year were invited. At the end of July 2015 it was announced that he would move back to RTÉ Radio 1. "Tubridy" has become synonymous with declining listenership figures, a 40% collapse of which by 2011 coincided with increased listenership figures for its rival "The Ray D'Arcy Show". Tubridy (radio show) "Tubridy" is a talk radio show, presented by Ryan Tubridy each weekday morning on RTÉ 2fm, from September 2010 until July 2015. Along with "The Colm Hayes Show", which