150KTubs - future career in Virgin Radio and other soulful pursuits **Mod: Read OP**

Paid for out of his own pocket perhaps?

Certain things tend to deflect on other things. I once FoI'd RTÉ about some flights an executive took as part of his remuneration to NYC, he could not cancel them in 2020 due to the lockdown ... but he took one extra one to fly home for a funeral of his friend (a well known personality) ... they really wanted me to take this on board ... sadly in the year of my FoI I had lost my Grandmother and my Aunt so my sympathy towards the Executive wasn't to be found. Now it is coupled with the possibility that he left the organization on a exit package. Free flights to NYC every year and an exit package. But he made is way back for a funeral to show what a wonderfully thoughtful person he is ... of course he expensed RTÉ!

This was different, he went in, had the book in his had, but then resisted buying it :-)

"a great friend of mine was Charlie, one of the last things he said to me was "Ryan I wish you well but please go away", which I took to mean as a dying wish that people would forget about those financial irregularities and that we would have forgiveness.

With Co. London :)

I just want to point out - for correct context - that Tubridy's "best friend" reference in relation to Saoírse Ruane was because she gave him a card on the Late Late show that thanked him for all he had done for her, and she signed it off "love, your best friend, Saoírse".

He was merely reciprocating the sentiment she expressed in his tribute to her.

It doesn't need to be taken literally, and there was certainly nothing creepy about it.

Your correct context is remarkably insightful. On what authority do you make this claim?

I am specifically asking about 'his' decision to reciprocate the term 'best friend', not that she sent him a card signing off as best friend.

Clearly, she wasn't his best friend, but he used that in relation to her. To not contextualise that on his article, I find inappropriate.

20 euro or sterling book voucher is a good prize 😀

Just means you'll more than likely buy a book rather a 100 euro voucher where you might get tempted to buy whatever else they bleeding sell these days

That's a very stupid comparison. Booze is physically damaging in excess. It is like Tubridy has this need to be thought of as an intellectual because he reads a few books. That might have worked with some of the people who listened to his show in RTE but London, and the UK, is a very different audience. Many people read books but don't have the overwhelming need to talk about them.

As for the £20 voucher prize, that might buy a few paperbacks or one (almost) hardback. Amazon kindle and e-book publishing has really taken off over the last ten years or so and publishers often publish a print and e-book version at the same time. As has been previously mentioned, Tubridy likes print books. Is there a sponsor for thise voucher competition or is it just himself?

Regards...jmcc

He's not on today did anyone notice!

Attending a funeral in Dublin?

Charlie Bird funeral?