The Gerry Ryan Show begged him "on bended knees" and "over whiskey" to stay with 2fm but at the same time Ryan was impressed that Tubridy was willing to compete with him directly. Tubridy has credited Ryan with being "one of the few gentlemen in [RTÉ]", saying he had been "very kind to me when I started out in RTÉ making tea and coffee and right all the way up to the very day I got "The Late Late Show" job". In 2004, Ryan was the subject of controversy when he cancelled an interview with the Taoiseach of the time, Bertie Ahern. Ahern had
Ryan Tubridy Men List made headlines when his brother Garrett unexpectedly finished ahead of him in 10th. "Village" named him 29th most influential person of 2009. In February 2012, he came fifth in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valetines. He has been encased in wax and put on public display at a museum on Dublin's College Green. Tubridy is among a select number of people with their own Muppet. He has had a calf named and auctioned in his honour. Ryan Tubridy Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster, a presenter of live shows on