Tubridy Show Archive - June 2008

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Monday 30th June 2008
Con Murphy presents for the day

Liz Scanlon's daughter, Claudia, has a rare skin condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa.  She tells Con about the challenges of raising a child whose body contains no collagen.  You can learn more about Liz, Claudia and E.B. on This Is Me - Touched by a Butterfly on RTE 1 television tonight at 7.30pm.

Little Britain star Matt Lucas was one of the first to marry under Britain's civil partnership laws, but he's reportedly about to split from his partner, Kevin McGee.  Showbiz editor of the Irish Mirror, Paul Martin, reports on what could be Britain's first gay divorce.

Last week, the Irish government announced plans for civil partnerships.  Will these lead to gay divorce in Ireland?  Con puts the question to solicitor Gerald Kean.

Kay Lawler and Gayle Hogan report on their first week at the Blas International Summer School of Traditional Music and Dance in Limerick.

Friday 27th June 2008
After the popularity of our recession caption item, we decided to launch the users guide as young entrepreneurs Peter Dennehy and Jamie Jenkinson joined Ryan in studio with Supermac founder Pat McDonagh on the phone from Galway.

Offaly's representative for Glastonbury Mundy, dropped by in his wellies and  joined Ryan to play a few tunes and shoot the breeze, discussing the extraordinary success of THAT song; (you know the one that's now played three times over at weddings) and his latest single 'Fever', available as a download in aid of the Burma cyclone victims.

And finally; the vote for Florida. The No Frontiers competition came to a climax with Presenter Kathryn Thomas and author cum TV Director Anita Notaroin studio to judge the entries. The final winners were the Wade family of Leenane County Galway who will be heading to do travel reporting on behalf of No Frontiers in August.

Bon voyage and watch out for the gator baby.

Thursday 26th June 2008
As the recession was formally launched nationally, we asked Tubridy Show listeners how to spot the signs.

And the reaction was pretty good; for example,

'When you meet your estate agent and he hands your pizza'.

'When buttered mariettas are the new chocolate kimberleys'.

'You go to New York for the weekend; and stay.'

We looked into the west and our hearts to think back to the Gaeltacht, and ponder which works better; the boot camp method or the Cois Farraige ClubMed.

Families and how to survive them, was the theme off the day with Doctor Patrick Ryan. At least, the old chestnut of where do you come in your family and what does it mean abut you.

Wednesday 25th June 2008
The Madden family from Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, compete to be No Frontiers newest travel reporters.

As Brian Lenihan buries the Irish economy with the phrase "shuddering end", Richard Delevan and Eddie Shaw discuss what makes a good political sound bite.

Ryan talks to celebrity snapper Darryn Lyons about his new book, Mr Paparazzi.

Tuesday 24th June 2008
Why do we know about Canada?  The Canadian ambassador to Ireland, Pat Binns, Alice Black and David Wilson introduce listeners to their country.

The Wade family from Leenane, Co. Galway, compete to be No Frontiers newest travel reporters.

Is it possible to negotiate a pay rise during a recession?  Careers advisor Rowan Manahan offers some advice.

Monday 23rd June 2008
Dietician Margot Brennan debunks the myths behind some of best-known fad and crash diets.

Michelle Costello, on behalf of the Costello family in Co. Limerick, competes on-air to be a reporter on next season's No Frontiers.

Will Ireland win a medal at the Olympics?  Ryan asks Niall O'Flynn, author of Ireland's Olympians: Beijing and Beyond (Collins Press).

Friday 20th June 2008
Ryan meets composer John Barry, who scored films like Born Free, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves, as well as 12 James Bonds, including Goldfinger.  You can hear a special concert featuring the music of John Barry on RTE lyric fm tonight at 8pm, presented by Aedin Gormley and the Movies and Musicals show.

Ryan reads some listener letters on the issue of vasectomies.  He also talks to John Fitzpatrick, who will have the "snip" this afternoon, and Dr Andrew Rynne, who performed Ireland's first vasectomy in 1974.

Who makes money from the work and images of dead celebrities?  Jane Ruffino explores how the legacies of people like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Princess Diana and Che Guevara have been manipulated in the years since their deaths.

Thursday 19th June 2008
What's it like to be a neutral soldier, caught up in someone else's war?  Ryan asks one of Ireland's most experienced peace-keepers, Colonel Colm Doyle.

Tim Harvey has had "the snip" not once, not twice, but three times.  He tells Ryan about his vasectomy experiences.

Should we follow the Portuguese and simplify the way we spell?  Margaret E Ward and Dr Feargal Murphy debate the issues.

Wednesday 18th June 2008
Musicians Conor McKeown and     open the show with a rather unusual version of Michael Jackson's Thriller.

I Hate Sport, a discussion. Is nothing sacred? Ivana Bacik, Zbyszek Zalinski and John O Keefe share their true feelings on the subject of sport!

And women in business..the do's, don'ts and maybes are discussed when Ryan is joined in studio by BBC's Apprentice star Jennifer Mc Guire and Senator and businesswoman Mary White

Tuesday 17th June 2008
We opened the show with Gary Finnegan joining us to talk about Bejing for Beginners, the book he wrote about his experiences living in Bejing for a year.

George Lee continued the discussion on China when he spoke about his time travelling in the country, purchasing counterfeit bags for his daughter and showing off his Dolce and Gebbana (sic) tie!

And giving up the nine to five to become an artist..Chara Nagle and Thelma Mansfield talk about their experiences.

Monday 16th June 2008
Ryan meets a collection of unapologetic dog lovers - Adam Brophy, Sinead Deegan and Brendan Burke.

Our woman in Paris, Elaine Cobbe, reports on the latest goings-on in the extraordinary life and career of Nicolas Sarkozy, aka President Bling-Bling.

How wise is it to socialise with work colleagues?  Ryan puts the question to business consultant and psychotherapist Annette Clancy.

Friday 13th June 2008
Chef Gino d'Acampo is in Ireland for this weekend's Taste of Dublin Festival.  He talks to Ryan about coffee, women and the merits of Eve's Pudding.

George Alagiah is the presenter of the BBC News at Six and the author of a provocative memoir called A Home from Home.  George will speak at the IMMRAMA Festival of Travel Writing in Lismore tomorrow afternoon at 3p.m.  The event takes place at Blackwater Community School.  Tickets cost €25.00 and there's more information available online at www.lismoreimmrama.com.

Mo Willems is an Emmy award-winning writer (for his work on Sesame Street) and the creator of the Pigeon children's book series.  You can find out more at www.mowillems.com.

Thursday 12th June 2008
Last night, Lee beat Claire to become Alan Sugar's next apprentice.  Ryan gets reaction from Irish participant Jennifer Maguire and last year's runner-up Kristina Grimes.

Brian Cox's latest film, The Escapist, was filmed in Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol.  The Scottish actor talks to Ryan about his long career, which includes roles in Manhunter, Troy, X-Men and the Bourne series.  The Escapist opens in Irish cinemas on Friday 20 June.

Cork band Fred perform two songs, Skyscrapers and Running from their new album Go God Go.  More details on the band and their tour dates are available online at www.fredtheband.com.

Wednesday 11th June 2008
A new series on RTE television, which starts tomorrow, will explore Irish people's changing attitudes to sex.  Ryan discusses those attitudes with Biddy White Lennon, Carol Hunt and Declan Buckley.  Sex and Sensibility is on RTE 1 on Thursday night.

How hard is it to take a holiday when you have a disability?  David Egan, Fr Michael Barry and Marian Greer Murphy explain.

Tuesday 10th June 2008
It's impossible to avoid sport at the moment - and equally as hard to avoid the strange breed that is the sports pundit.  Ryan talks to Eamon Dunphy, Brent Pope, Richard Sadlier and Colm O'Rourke.

Public health nurse and baby care specialist Grainne Ryan takes listener queries on how best to cope with baby problems.

Monday 9th June 2008
Do you want to be a travel reporter for the next series of No Frontiers?  Kathryn Thomas explains to Ryan how one family of TTS listeners can jet off to Florida, courtesy of Aer Lingus and Keycamp, and feature on the TV travel show in 2009.  Full details of how to enter are available on the TTS home page. 

Ryan tells us that public health nurse and baby specialist Grainne Ryan will be a guest on tomorrow and invites listeners to send in their queries.

Travel guide Stephen McPhilemy - a finalist in last year's memoir competition - talks about the different people that come to Ireland on holidays.  Why do they come?  And what do they make of Ireland when they get here?

What are we Irish like on holidays?  Cliodna O'Flynn is the editor of Ireland Connections in the Canary Island.

Friday 6th June 2008
Sharon Stone has alleged that the Chine earthquake was "karma" for the occupation of Tibet.  Buddhist nun Ani Tenzin Choidon explains the meaning of "karma".

Our Man in America, Niall Stanage, is home for a few days.  He talks to Ryan about living in Manhattan, the impact of Sex and the City, and the end of the Democratic presidential primaries.

Niamh Greene and Bert Wright recommend some summer reading.  Click here for the full list of recommendations.  Niamh's new book, Confessions of a Demented Housewife, is published by Penguin.

Thursday 5th June 2008
Ryan talks to Fiona Marshall about being a young widow.  Fiona lost her husband at the age of 30, leaving her alone to bring up their two children.

As a follow-up to yesterday's discussion, Ryan hears Waterford listeners' responses to the question: What do you remember from school?

Three Irish students are heading to the United States this summer to intern in the offices of Senators Obama, McCain and Clinton.  Ryan meets Peter Mannion, Aoibhin O'Hare and Phil Allister.

Wednesday 4th June 2008
On the day the Leaving Cert exams start, Ryan asks the question: what do you remember from school?  Dearbhail McDonald and Cian Foley rack their brains.

Oprah Winfrey has dominated American media for two decades, but has her start begun to wane?  Ryan talks to Anne Roper and Natasha Fennell (who shares a birthday with Oprah!).

Tuesday 3rd June 2008
Kerry's Jessie Buckley came second in I'd Do Anything's search for the new Nancy.  She tells Ryan about the night of the final and her plans for the future.

Ryan talks to Sebastian Faulks, who has written a new James Bond novel to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth.  Devil May Care is published by Penguin.

Journalist Antonio Caprarica tries to explain Italy's place in Europe.

Monday 2nd June 2008

Bank Holiday Special on the 1990s.

Ryan discusses the social, political and cultural changes of the 1990s with Maura Derrane and Shane Coleman.

Bill Neely, Martin Mansergh TD, President Bill Clinton and Senator George Mitchell remember the process leading to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

Republic of Ireland football star John Aldridge looks back on Italia 90 and USA 94.

Today's music was Mysterious Ways by U2, Riverdance by Bill Whelan, Put 'Em Under Pressure, and Wonderwall by Oasis.