RTE Radio 1: The Ryan Tubridy Show

Did none of these young fellas of 20 years of age or thereabouts whip out their phone and video this altercation with the celebrity and post it to social media ?

RT relaying some recent experiences he's had in Dublin where quote 'young men in their 20s have shouted 'f aggot' and 'paedo' at him.

He confronted two and asked them why they were saying that, reply was something about 'they disagreed with his beliefs'

Is it a group? or just in general.

I didn't like Tubs before Lockdown and I still don't particularly like him.

I am not going to call him names, but as mentioned in a city you can get abuse when walking down the street, regardless of who you are, and I have seen it in other cities.

Imagine a twenty something who grew up with tubs as the "toy man" is aggravated by him.

I don't agree with what happened to Pat Kenny on TLLS or on The Frontline but I agree with both sentiments, but it should be directed at RTÉ, not the individuals.

Quiet an opening piece from Tubridy today about Afghanistan. He berated the US and Trump of course, even had an audio clip of Trump from 2 weeks ago saying the withdrawal was impossible for Biden to avoid. Barely a mention of Biden.

I think he said at one stage that the withdrawal represents an end to a 20 year crime which was American involvement in Afghanistan. Ask the women in Afghanistan how they feel today about the withdrawal and the 20 years the Yanks were there!

Tubridy should expect all sorts of criticism - harsh criticism even - when he continues to accept that absolutely crazy money that RTÉ have somehow deigned to pay him

he is not worth a quarter of the money they are paying him.

I am no fan of Ryan, his salary, his workload, his extensive holidays etc, but I don't think he deserves to get harassed on the streets when he is out for a walk with his kids.

There is a huge difference called a person a shithead in person 😂 But seriously most of the criticisms are of his work on both TV and Radio. I've met him once, seems alright but can't take a joke. (And it wasn't at him).

When you are on 13 times the starting salary of a Garda and you express surprise at getting abuse in public in Dublin while working for the state broadcaster you are an idiot. Man up and purchase either private security to travel with you in public (which is what I would do as I know Dublin is a fooking out of control lawless kip inside the canals and anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot) or else take the abuse and report it to the law as a crime like Joe Soap has to.

I did see Nigel Farage walking around Dublin with private security pre Brexit, the price of fame.

Sad to see the equivocating on this issue in the Radio Forum.

What was the joke about? He does come across in that way alright, seems very sensitive if guests ever poke fun at him

Yeah there are a few people who keep it above board and will only criticise the show or content but plenty on here take personal swipes regularly and revel in it. Just because those people are keyboard warriors who wouldn't have the guts to say anything to his face doesn't make them any better than the scumbags abusing him in the street. It just rings hollow here. Especially all the faux shock at the daughter being present. Like do ye think she doesn't have access to boards.ie?

If you don't know the specifics of the incident he was talking about, how can you say he's "playing the victim".

Is someone who actually is a victim, and speaks about the experience, playing the victim?

Do you think victims should not speak out?

Because most of the people on here are classic keyboard warriors and would not have the gumption to squeak loudly in public let alone call a man 'lazy', 'shoddy', 'bootlicking sleeveen' or an American 'imperialist' (the comments on this page alone!) to his face.

Dress it up whatever way you want, but the 'considered opinions' on this forum are no better or worse than the scumbags that accosted him on the street.

You'd have to have been there, wasn't really funny but it was his snide remark to the other presenter, anyway I wasn't not noticed at all :)

"I’d no intention of speaking about it until I heard the signature tune of the show, and I thought: ‘You know what? I think it’s time to tell people what happened,’” he said.

On Tuesday, Mr Tubridy spoke on his radio show about how he was verbally attacked with homophobic and abusive slurs, while out walking with his family on Monday.

“I hadn’t written anything, hadn’t prepared anything. So I spoke off the cuff. That’s why it was so passionate, because it came from a very sincere part of my heart. I’d never experienced anything quite like it before.”

Gives you an idea on the amount of preparation he does for the show. Just turns up and says the first thing that comes into his head.