Ryan Tubridy

Outgoing Late Late Show presenter Ryan Tubridy has squashed any hearsay that he may compete in next year's Dancing with the Stars, noting that he 'hates' ...

I think I'm probably still a bit too in the infancy of my career to go for a job like that. 'If the opportunity came up, you wouldn't say no. Many have become dear friends.'

Angela Scanlon has been the subject of some significant bets, prompting BoyleSports to cut her odds from 33/1 to 9/2.

100/1 Shay Byrne 100/1 Nicky Byrne Early favourite Miriam O’Callaghan has now drifted out to 9/2 in the betting having once been as short as 4/6 odds-on. 100/1 Ray D'Arcy [Ryan Tubridy](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/ryan-tubridy) shocked RTE bosses and TV viewers last week by announcing he was standing aside as the host at the end of the current series after 14 years at the helm. She is now joint-second favourite for the job.

The public wants a female presenter on the Late Late Show with Claire Byrne being the favourite choice today in the betting stakes to replace Ryan Tubridy, ...

Byrne Deux “A lot of people assume it will be an inside presenter, but I wouldn’t be shocked if they look outside for fresh faces. She currently presents the Today show on RTÉ and is also due to present a forthcoming quiz show, ‘Ireland’s Smartest.’

BoyleSports has the Laois woman as the most-fancied to replace Ryan Tubridy in the Friday seat.

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BoyleSports bookmakers have made Mountrath woman Claire Byrne the favourite to replace Ryan Tubridy as Late Late Show host in RTÉ. The Irish has qu...

100/1 Shay Byrne 100/1 Nicky Byrne Early favourite Miriam O’Callaghan has now drifted out to 9/2 in the betting having once been as short as 4/6 odds-on.

Ryan Tubridy announced last week that he will present his final show on 26 May.

It’s what I love doing most of all as a broadcast journalist, and I’m not prepared to give that up for any show.” For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

Claire Byrne is now the favourite to replace Ryan Tubridy · O'Callaghan says: “I'm not throwing my hat in to the ring.” · Brendan O'Connor and Tommy Tiernan among ...

And when I didn’t get the Late Late, the biggest show in the station, I decided to stay with Prime Time.” In it I told management that I was withdrawing my name from the ring on that occasion too, saying I no longer wanted to be considered for the job if I had to leave Prime Time, and the position – fourteen years on – remains exactly the same.” I wish whoever does go for the job the very best – it’s a brilliant opportunity and very exciting. I also wish my heartiest congratulations in advance to whoever gets it – what a joyous role, enjoy!” “I remember going home that evening to my kids who just asked ‘What’s for dinner?’. “Just this week for instance, I am in New York interviewing Bill and Hillary Clinton to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement, which brought peace to our shared island.

Miriam became the first woman to host a full episode of The Late Late Show when she took over from Ryan when he was quarantined with suspected Covid-19 symptoms ...

I also wish my heartiest congratulations in advance to whoever gets it – what a joyous role, enjoy!” In it I told management that I was withdrawing my name from the ring on that occasion too, saying I no longer wanted to be considered for the job if I had to leave Prime Time, and the position – fourteen years on – remains exactly the same.” It’s what I love doing most of all as a broadcast journalist, and I’m not prepared to give that up for any show,” she confessed.

The Prime Time presenter said she loves her job on the current affairs programme "too much" to leave it.

The 63-year-old added that she found a letter she wrote 14 years ago when the Late Late Show gig was last up for grabs. In it she wrote to management that she was withdrawing her name from the ring on that occasion too, as she "no longer wanted to be considered for the job if I had to leave Prime Time, and the position- fourteen years on- remains the exact same". [Dublin Live newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/newsletter-preference-centre/) to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox every day [Ryan Tubridy's](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/ryan-tubridy) replacement but she won't be "throwing her hat into the ring" as she "loves Prime Time too much to leave it". In a statement this afternoon, she said: "Although the speculation about me being one of the favourites to take over the Late Late Show is very flattering, that won’t be happening as I’m not throwing my hat in to the ring to be considered. [Miriam O'Callaghan ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/miriam-ocallaghan)has taken her name out of the running to become the new host of the Late Late Show.

Exclusive - The presenter, who earns a massive €440000 as a contractor through his company Tuttle Productions Ltd, steps down as host of the RTE Late Late ...

He was paid €495,000 in 2019 - meaning his annual pay has been reduced by €55,000 since then, as RTÉ struggled with a financial crisis. Bryan Dobson and Mary Wilson, who feature at the bottom of the top ten list, are RTE staff. “We all know the top one is the presenter of the Late, Late Show - which is Ryan Tubridy,” he said. “I don't want to be the judge on it, but the point I was making is that it has changed”. But an insider revealed Ryan could lose half his salary now that he has bid farewell to the show – but he could maintain the six figure sum as a contractor if he works on various different TV projects at the station. “His salary would be halved anyway but if he ends up fashioning a contract whereby he does, say some television, maybe history programmes, books programmes, the things that he’s interested in, they might fashion a contract with him that way if they figure he will still draw an audience for other kinds of programming.”

An insider revealed Ryan could lose half his salary now that he has bid farewell to the show – but he could maintain the six figure sum as a contractor if ...

“We all know the top one is the presenter of the Late, Late Show - which is Ryan Tubridy,” he said. If they were lawyers or top doctors, they would be getting commensurate amounts of money - that's the way it goes. I went back and I looked at his salary 10 years ago - in 2013, he was on €723,000. [Ryan](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/ryan-tubridy) confirmed he will still host his RTE Radio 1 show every morning. He was paid €495,000 in 2019 - meaning his annual pay has been reduced by €55,000 since then, as RTÉ struggled with a financial crisis. [ RTE](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/rte) through various other TV projects.