RTE Radio 1: The Ryan Tubridy Show

PieOhMy

Wasn't there guarantees about going on foreign holidays in the first quarter of this year?
I know people people have gone on them so Ryan's gaurantee made to a caller before Christmas has come true!

ButtersSuki

PieOhMy wrote: »

Wasn't there guarantees about going on foreign holidays in the first quarter of this year?
I know people people have gone on them so Ryan's gaurantee made to a caller before Christmas has come true!

And not just people from RTÉ!

bobbyss

When Ryan mentioned what his grandfather would have thought as he was going to meet the Queen, yer man who was doing the section on the Queen's visit in Reelin in the Years kind of ignored him and just continued talking. Didn't acknowledge what he said at all. That was refreshing. Who cares what his grandfather would have thought? Only Ryan.

But not everything is about him.

ButtersSuki

bobbyss wrote: »

When Ryan mentioned what his grandfather would have thought as he was going to meet the Queen, yer man who was doing the section on the Queen's visit in Reelin in the Years kind of ignored him and just continued talking. Didn't acknowledge what he said at all. That was refreshing. Who cares what his grandfather would have thought? Only Ryan.

But not everything is about him.

And this sums up perfectly how different Bryan and I are, despite us being the same age and having (from the outside looking in at least) similar upbringings. My grandfather was very high up in the RNLI (lifeboats), and was offered some sort of Royal award and to receive same from the Queen in recognition of his lifelong service to same. He declined both.

Uncharted

ButtersSuki wrote: »

And this sums up perfectly how different Bryan and I are, despite us being the same age and having (from the outside looking in at least) similar upbringings. My grandfather was very high up in the RNLI (lifeboats), and was offered some sort of Royal award and to receive same from the Queen in recognition of his lifelong service to same. He declined both.

Dainty little bugger you,Butters :pac:

mistersifter

PieOhMy wrote: »

Freebie chocolate bunny from the shop he gets the papers from

It was a strange little anecdote. He didn't mention the name of the shop or the person who gave it to him, if I'm not mistaken.

So why even bother saying it!? To remind everyone that he enjoys getting free stuff while out on his merry little adventures? Is he trolling after the freebie complaints before by mentioning something so petty?

And he even felt the need to add in, "the boss told the employee to give me the chocolate", just to make it all as legit as possible. A pointless lie.

mistersifter

mistersifter wrote: »

It was a strange little anecdote. He didn't mention the name of the shop or the person who gave it to him, if I'm not mistaken.

So why even bother saying it!? To remind everyone that he enjoys getting free stuff while out on his merry little adventures? Is he trolling after the freebie complaints before by mentioning something so petty?

And he even felt the need to add in, "the boss told the employee to give me the chocolate", just to make it all as legit as possible. A pointless lie.

He was probably just mentioning it as a random act of kindness. Someone else left an easter egg at his door last week. It's true, people can be very nice, it's no harm to mention those examples at fraught time in our history where there seems to be a lot of social tension between people.

I really don't see what could be offensive, or considered odd, about any of this.

Ash.J.Williams

Someone paid my toll once on the m7 , I’ve never forgotten it .

ButtersSuki

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Someone paid my toll once on the m7 , I’ve never forgotten it .

Wat colour was your car (at the time)?

ButtersSuki

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

He was probably just mentioning it as a random act of kindness. Someone else left an easter egg at his door last week. It's true, people can be very nice, it's no harm to mention those examples at fraught time in our history where there seems to be a lot of social tension between people.

I really don't see what could be offensive, or considered odd, about any of this.

The point is because of his “fame” he gets things for free that ordinary members of the public don’t. Its not that every single customer who bought a paper in that shop got a free chocolate bunny, it was only Bryan who got one as the boss told the employee (Andrew was his name btw) to gift him one for free.

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

The point is because of his “fame” he gets things for free that ordinary members of the public don’t. Its not that every single customer who bought a paper in that shop got a free chocolate bunny, it was only Bryan who got one as the boss told the employee (Andrew was his name btw) to gift him one for free.

who cares though?

He got a free chocolate rabbit, like. People are always doing nice things for each other, I think theres no harm in being reminded of that.

bobbyss

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

who cares though?

He got a free chocolate rabbit, like. People are always doing nice things for each other, I think theres no harm in being reminded of that.

Exactly. All of this is just noise and fluff around his show. What was of substance in his show today? I don't know I only heard a few minute. But these opening monologues of his. They send me to the switch off button. All it is is just self promotion twaddle.

ButtersSuki

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

who cares though?

He got a free chocolate rabbit, like. People are always doing nice things for each other, I think theres no harm in being reminded of that.

Have you seen the length of the Freebie List on this thread, compiled by boardsies?

mistersifter

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

He was probably just mentioning it as a random act of kindness. Someone else left an easter egg at his door last week. It's true, people can be very nice, it's no harm to mention those examples at fraught time in our history where there seems to be a lot of social tension between people.

I really don't see what could be offensive, or considered odd, about any of this.

You're right, the bar of chocolate thing is not offensive in itself. It's just waffle.

In a wider context, Tubridy has a long history of milking every freebie he can get his hands on and bragging about it. There were complaints made to RTE about it as it got so ridiculous at one point. RTE lied and said they return gifts to the senders when they get them.

Government buildings

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

who cares though?

He got a free chocolate rabbit, like. People are always doing nice things for each other, I think theres no harm in being reminded of that.

He shouldn't have gotten a free chocolate. If it was offered he should have refused it saying No thanks give it to some deserving customer.. No cop on at all.

PieOhMy

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

who cares though?

He got a free chocolate rabbit, like. People are always doing nice things for each other, I think theres no harm in being reminded of that.

I dont mind the bar on its own, I'd view that very much like yourself to be honest - a nice gesture. I've gotten the odd bit of chocolate or drink of lucozade free myself as part of a promotion.

I pointed out the free bar in an attempt to humoursly link it to what I would view is the almost industrial levels of solicitation and receipt of freebies that have been observed in the past. These just rub me the wrong way personally for a number of reasons, namely:

Giving promotion to one particular bookshop / bespoke jewellery retailler due to their proximity to the host and/or freebies rendered - I feel this is unfair on other bookshops for example that aren't regularly visited by Tubridy or dont send in freebies as they loose out on all that free promotion and feel pressured to do so or get left behind.

It just doesn't sit right with me morally either how the nature of the freebie for shoutout is done on such a transactional basis. There's an expectation. Do other shows get free stuff sent in in this volume? D'Arcy? Zamperlli?

Advertising leakage is costing rte revenue. Why pay for an expensive ad when you can just send in free stuff to a host.

The tone deaf nature of a man who is pulling around half a million euro per year asking for items to be sent in to him.

Doubling down on the already bad taste of receiving so many free items by spending a portion of a sub 50minute show that many feel is already repetitive and light on creative content or effort talking about said free items.


All the small things add up over time and I have a feeling a trip to Iceland was being mentioned as bait too. In isolation i don't have an issue with nice gestures but when nice gestures are the cloak underwhich a position is being abused it just don't sit right with me personally.

gormdubhgorm

(6th April) (No music on the days show - full of chat)

The little young lad called Adam (of virtual hug fame) is recovering as he was in hospital with a fractured bone he gave his twitter address @AdventuresWAD so people can wish him well.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/happy-to-be-homebut-very-sore-irelands-much-loved-adam-king-recovering-from-bone-fracture-40275939.html


An email was read out from a 59 year old person with a ‘self help vibe’ looking for an ear. Alcoholic parent etc It was kept anonymous. Tubridy did well in giving a response thinking on his feet.. Even though it can sound a bit like amateur psychology, difficult to find the appropriate words etc.


John O’Reegan was interviewed. O’Regan os the fella who created ‘Reeling in the Years’ It will be aired on Sunday 11th April.

https://extra.ie/2021/04/01/entertainment/movies-tv/reeling-in-years-2010s

The ‘new’ version Reeling in the Years 2010 - 2019 will be out. 2010 Google street view, the ipad, the ash cloud, debt etc. 2011 the Queen in Ireland, tsunami in Japan, Obama in Ireland.
Apparently, the Queen speaking Irish was not especially for the Irish people. It is the Royal protocol to speak a few words from the country she was visiting.
The bit the shocked me was that the Dubs did not get first billing winning Sam in 2011 with Cluxton’s famous kick. Never mind all that other craic!
I did learn from Mr Reegan that Bob Dylan co-wrote Wagon Wheel, which was big hit for Nathan Carter in 2012.

The interview was worth a listen. O’Reegan played clips of momentous occasions and gave a summary of all of the above and more.

ButtersSuki

As above, it’s the openly asking for things that grate on people so much. And this from a fella who could afford it far more than I suspect 99% of his audience. It’s the brazen entitlement and complete lack of self-awareness of it all. Some people haven’t worked in a year (or longer) and are struggling to pay bills, mortgages etc. and you have Little Lord Fauntleroy bragging about his latest freebie THAT HE OPENLY ASKED FOR - and yes, he does ask for them. Sometimes ye even complains about the freebies (the number of chocolates in a box for example). It leaves a bad taste so to speak.

Odyssey 2005

About 5 sentences to tell us what day it is

ButtersSuki

RTÉ contractor and lifer tells us how totes amazeballs an RTÉ programme is.

I, for one, am shocked.

Bellbottoms

Be careful here Ryan. You could potentially alienate most of your audience here.

Sir Oxman

Bit of a rant about unhappy looking possibly happy people.
Resting bitch face mentioned.
Dead eyes mentioned.
People that may dislike him mentioned.

ButtersSuki

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Be careful here Ryan. You could potentially alienate most of your audience here.

Why are you like this? Can’t you be kind? :rolleyes::pac:

PieOhMy

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Be careful here Ryan. You could potentially alienate most of your audience here.

Teachers?

ButtersSuki

Did Bryan just make a complete balls of the word “resumé”?

Odyssey 2005

Utter utter bollixology

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnYLFlwxzeo

As appropriate today as every other day.

PieOhMy

ButtersSuki wrote: »

As appropriate today as every other day.

Stop talking about Kosovo!

ButtersSuki

Oooh the Balkans. Careful here Bryan, you could say something very dodgy.

ButtersSuki

Trump hanging out with a peculiar fellow.

ButtersSuki

Yes Bryan I have seen him wearing glasses.

ButtersSuki

Licking his wounds? I’d say Trump is quite happy Bryan actually.

Odyssey 2005

PieOhMy wrote: »

Teachers?

Ah, he's just fixed it :)

ButtersSuki

5 days? 20 days?

In the private sector Bryan you’re lucky to get 1 or 2.

Did I hear him say that civil servants get 20 days bereavement leave?????

SEPT 23 1989

20 days off for a bereavement

these people occupy a different universe

Bellbottoms

PieOhMy wrote: »

Teachers?

Housewifes.

But funny you should mention teachers.

ButtersSuki

Dog’s Bay mention. Ffs.

PieOhMy

If it was up to teachers they would have over 400 days off PER ANNUM

Odyssey 2005

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Did I hear him say that civil servants get 20 days bereavement leave?????

You did.

ButtersSuki

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

20 days off for a bereavement

these people occupy a different universe

Unbelievable. I didn’t know that. I’m going to invent a time machine just so I can go back in time and work in the civil service.

Only 5 days bereavement leave for teachers = callous?

Ryan, I got 3 days when my parents died even though I had to arrange funerals etc and was principal dome mourner etc... what you do is get sick leave. (Then get called to HQ that Christmas for taking too much sick leave but that's another story)

ButtersSuki

PieOhMy wrote: »

If it was up to teachers they would have over 400 days off PER ANNUM

Still less than the Gardai.

Odyssey 2005

Someone's just checked him

purple hands

Thanks for ruining Home of the Year finale ya gob****e

ButtersSuki

Read out my text Bryan, I bet you won’t.

Odyssey 2005

Another day check.!!

Odyssey 2005

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Read out my text Bryan, I bet you won’t.

What did you say to him?

Ryan is WAY off the mark. Public Servants get 3 days off for a first degree relative's death, 1 day off for a second degree relative, and of course nothing for a cousin even though you are that cousin's sole next-of-kin and the sole person to arrange the funeral etc etc. The public service actually treated me most coldly during my bereavements. I need to put that straight for the record here. I do t think things have changed for the better since I left in 2017.

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

20 days off for a bereavement

these people occupy a different universe

Totally inaccurate, he's talking through his rear-side as usual.