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Vogue covering for Tubridy again this week

I take it that Ryan is showing off and being smug. There is now way that leg belongs to Vogue.

Having a few reconciliation drinks with Kevin.

Bit of a BooBoo 😂.

I see Vouge is covering for Ryan again, she's even got her owm Jingle...

https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/vogue-williams-could-use-some-of-livelines-callers-as-she-keeps-ryan-tubridys-seat-warm/a1024357171.html

I think it is interesting that the Irish Time ran a story about this a week after these had been released.

TBH the journalist, honestly she's the biggest palmaser in the Irish Times in relation to broadcasting and media, she rare has a bad word to say.

Presenter welcomes 10% audience climb in his second quarter on Virgin Radio UK, far surpassing his peak RTÉ listenership

far surpassing his peak RTÉ listenership, you'd hope so, he's working in a much bigger country.

And she out does herself in the article no more that what you might get from Evoke or Her or Joe.

I haven’t been keeping tabs on this story.

Has he paid back the money he owes the Irish tax payer yet, like he said he would, or was that a lie ?

Nothing burger alert!!!!!!!

https://evoke.ie/2024/08/11/news/ryan-tubridy-riots-common An Interesting quote from that article:

"Do you mind if I ask you about x, y or z?’ I’d be happy to shoot the breeze"

https://x.com/Risemelbourne/status/1653156124072476673?t=PAFRN0IGtWjQwg1fr1osgg&s=08

A perfect scenario pertaining to such a quote and a very good example of Ryan shooting the breeze 🙂

But he didn't. And then posts an article stating different.

You’ve said, before, that he gives you a nod when you see him. Do you think he’d stop and chat to you, if you were to “engage” him in conversation? I’d imagine he would.

Getting “accosted” by deranged conspiracy weirdos accusing you of betraying the Irish people or using adrenochrome is a different kettle of fish.

They started by asking how he felt about lying. That was ignorant, and it wasn't long escalating. There are many things to criticize Tubridy for, but ignoring those goons isn't one of them.

Ok, but he’s, somewhat, aware of you.

I’ll happily shoot the breeze with anyone but, obviously, it’s not really “shooting the breeze” if some random oddballs come at you about staying within the covid guidelines or getting vaccinated.

No one is going to hang around too long with that. Didn’t Pat Kenny have a similar interaction while out walking his dog?

Why do you think that it doesn't matter how they started the conversation? Do you think that if he had stopped to talk to them, they would have turned into people capable of having a civilized exchange of views? For how long do you think he should have engaged with them?

Response to Brian Scan:

How do you know? From what I can see he was in a public shop equipped with CCTV. He could have answered the question and left it at that.

Then he really shouldn't state something of that nature.

Response to Brian Scan:

Again, how do you know?

Again the second time I will say to you, he could of simply answered the question and moved on.

What was the problem?

To what are you referring when you are asking me how I know?

He could have answered the question, but it was framed in a hostile manner and they were recording him.

Again, it is nonsensical for you to attempt to deflect this. Whether it's a shop, a restaurant or a car park is irrelevant. Remember, HE is the one that stated this in the first instance. If he believes or assumes that anyone asking a question is a 'unhinged weirdo' as you put it - then don't make those type of statements.

From the article you quoted:

"Now, I talk to anyone who stops to say hello but when it’s rude or plain stupid, it’s hard to respect that attitude. If the same guy stopped and said, ‘Do you mind if I ask you about x, y or z?’ I’d be happy to shoot the breeze."

He said he would be happy to stop and shoot the breeze with someone who asked if he minded being asked about x, y or z. The citizen journalists in the shop didn't fall into that category. I think that the second sentence quoted qualified the first.

What I might or might not do is irrelevant here.

You called Tubridy out for not engaging with a rude man in a shop, citing something Tubridy had said in an article, which you interpreted as meaning that he would talk to anyone no matter how obnoxious that person might be.. I disagreed with you and tried to explain why.

If I were to put a question to him, I would ask it in a polite manner. However I'm not particularly interested in his opinions, so it's unlikely that I would question him

Thank you for your answer, irrelevant being absolutely correct but you did not fully answer my question. Although I cannot help but to believe in your opinion that any citizen journalist would not fall into that accepted category. I find it amazing how you state that you are not interested but yet in a previous post you attempted to nitpick one of mine 😊

incorrect quote sorry Brian Scan

Have to say Bob: I have had one very small interaction with Mr Tubs and to be honest he came across as a typical wanta be centre of attention type, it was an odd situation, random-ish. I happened to ending up sitting with him at an RTÉ autumn event a few years back.

He made a crack and I followed on with it, now in no way were either of use in a position to suggest either thing stated was funny, but at the same time he was hugely dismissive in a real child-like manner to someone he didn't know and had never meet and I was in no way being rude. (because sadly I am a genuine enough person and really didn't mind, I did find it to be a bit "you won't be my ever be my friend ever" type of thing). Similar meeting that day with another not so famous presenter who seems to spend her life on twitter giving out about everything, though in this instance I just wanted to say thank you, so I said "I emailed you about a project that I did in college when you were working for x company, just want to say thank you", and she said nothing just looked at me as if to say "who are you? what do you mean stopping me".

However, Tara Loughery Grant was great and seems like a genuine person, and I'd say she's helped a lot of people out in the industry. So who knows, also Catherine Thomas seem nice enough.

But I could have easily got them all wrong. But I am sure they are all fine, and really a kind of a non-interactions with each.

BTW just for clarity I asked to go to the event to see what it was about, I'd been doing a college course in TV and had some contacts, I won't ever get to one of those again, I also went to a TV3 one, and may I say a full day of absolute shiterary in Ballymount. Every programme to be shown and many that only existed in people's heads. They may have said they were going to read Ulysses in full over 2 weeks.

Had a similar experience with him. Met him in Cork City centre years ago when he was doing an outside broadcast. Was with two other women who saw him and stopped him to talk. He was virtually crawling on the floor before them but made a couple of snarky remarks about me. I didn't bother saying anything in return. He came across as being a very disingenuous and conceited man. Nothing decent or honest about him just completely self obsessed and selfish.

I 100% agree with this. There is no such thing as a citizen journalist. Anyone who describes themselves as a "citizen journalist" deserves nothing but contempt. Almost invariably troublemakers, morons and/or rabble rousers

That’s some audacity you got there, B. Sitebanned, at least, twice and you still come back.