Ryan Tubridy to return to Irish airwaves on Tuesday
James Cox
Ryan Tubridy will return to Irish airwaves on Tuesday morning (January 2nd).
Tubridy will be broadcasting live on Dublin’s Q102.
The presenter joins the weekday lineup on Dublin’s ‘Feel-Good Music’ station from 10am to 1pm where his show will cover "a mixture of great music, engaging chats, celebrity guests and audience interaction".
Tubridy, who will be live from the London studios of Q102’s sister station Virgin Radio UK, will also host a dedicated Irish weekend show called ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show on Sunday’ from 10am to 12pm.
This means Tubridy will be broadcasting to Irish audiences six days a week.
This show will broadcast across Dublin’s Q102, Cork’s 96FM, Limerick’s Live 95 and LMFM. Both the weekday and weekend show will be brought to listeners in association with Hyundai Ireland.
Tubridy said: “I’m really looking forward to getting back on the Irish airwaves and back to the listeners who have supported me since day one. I love Irish radio, so it’s great to be back on air six days a week especially with such an iconic station like Q102.
"It’s a real privilege to join their stellar weekday and weekend line-up of shows and presenters. Make sure to tune in for some great music, chats, and of course, plenty of fun along the way."
Tubridy, who was RTÉ's highest-paid employee, recently said he was “thrashed” during a controversy which arose following revelations about his pay and an undisclosed commercial deal that was arranged by the national broadcaster.
In a podcast appearance, Tubridy said it was “arguably the best thing that ever happened” to him due to his subsequent employment with Virgin Radio in London.
Tubridy said: “Blessings come in strange disguises and that’s what happened because arguably the best thing that ever happened to me was what happened to me.
“I always wanted to go to London. I always wanted to investigate radio over there and TV but I never did it. I was thinking about it but I was procrastinating.”
Speaking to The Laughs Of Your Life with Doireann Garrihy podcast, Tubridy said offers “started to roll in” across the UK and Ireland after his RTÉ employment ended.