Tubridy Show Archive - March 2009

Tuesday March 31st 2009

ODD: Parents 'Louise' and 'Maria' have first hand experience of ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder and join Ryan this morning to give their experiences with their children who suffer from ODD. For more information visit www.adhd.ie or www.hadd.ie or call 01-8512289.

Male Breast Cancer: Ryan speaks to male breast cancer sufferer Stephen Smith. For information on cancer visit www.cancer.ie

Unusual Suspects: Last week two Irish priests were jailed for the unlikeliest of crimes. They were accused of skimming money from collection plates at their church in Florida. Ryan spoke to RTE Reporter Aoife Kavanagh who has been covering this case and John Mooney from The Sunday Times about other unlikely criminals.

Monday March 30th 2009

Designer Genes: Author Emma Hannigan joins Ryan to chat about her book Designer Genes (Poolbeg) which is based on her own life story. Emma carries a gene called Brca which ultimately meant that she had an 85% chance of developing breast cancer and 50% chance of developing ovarian cancer. For information on cancer visit www.cancer.ie or call The Action Breast Cancer Helpline on 1800 30 90 40.

Career Guidance: Enda McGorman Principal of the Mary Mother of Hope School in Blanchardstown and Psychologist
Sophie Rowan discuss career guidance for school leavers in this current economic climate.

Friday March 27th 2009

Dragon's Den: Ryan chatted to Dragon's Den contestant, taxi driver Rita Shinners who has come up with the idea of In Car advertising using LCD screens in taxis.

Uncommon Reader Book Club Panel: Former mobile librarian Michael Molloy, royal watcher Nell McCafferty and butler Sean Davoren gave their views on this month's book club choice The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.

Guerilla Art: Irish Independent Arts Editor Sophie Gorman to discuss the unflattering pictures of Brian Cowen hung without permission in two Dublin art galleries.

Thursday March 26th 2009

Nokia Young Fashion Designer Awards: Fashion Critic Godfrey Deeny was on the judging panel of the Nokia Young Fashion Designer Awards and joins Ryan for a chat about his career to date and what he thinks of Irish style.

Political Gift Giving: Political Editor of the Sunday Tribune joins Ryan to give him the rundown on the exchange of political gifts.

The Boat That Rocked: Ryan chats to Roscommon born actor Chris O'Dowd about his roles in The I.T Crowd and The Boat That Rocked movie

Wednesday March 25th 2009

Violent Children: Child Psychologist David Coleman gives advice on what to do if your teen begins acting aggressively. For more information visit www.psihq.ie. Also David's TV Show 'Teens in the Wild' is returning and this time he would like to hear from parents of teenage girls. For information email info@firebrand.ie or call 01-4735927.

Cultural Scholarships: Daire Hickey from The Trust for Education in International Living chats about a scheme that organises trips for students to travel abroad in order to educate themselves about other cultures. For information on how to apply for these scholarships visit www.eilireland.org or call 021-4551535.

British Army: Robert Widders, author of A Few Deeds Short of a Hero joins Ryan in studio to discuss his autobiography.

Tuesday March 24th 2009

Widowed Young: When you're young, you're married and you've your life ahead of you, the furthest thing from your mind is the notion of being a widow but Laura Flattery and Olivia Galvin found themselves unexpectedly in that very situation. For more information visit www.widowedyoung.ie.

The Master's Apprentice: 7pm tonight sees the start of a new tv series on RTÉ 1 television called The Master's Apprentice and each week one person will get a week of intensive tuition at the foot of a Master. The first episode features international potter Nicholas Mosse in Bennetsbridge and his "student" for the week Shona Flood and they join Ryan in the studio to tell him about their experience.

Monday March 23rd 2009

Hobby Farming: Whether it means growing tomatoes in the back garden or keeping a few hens, hobby farming is booming, farmers Michael Kelly, Anna Doyle and Mairead Lavery tell Ryan what they think of this latest trend.

Expanding in a Recession: Business Coach Clodagh Hughes www.motive8.ie, entrepreneur Alison Banton and Alison's mentor Anne O'Leary discuss how to expand a business during a recession.

Friday March 20th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Photojournalism: Photographer Tom Lawlor joins Dave for a discussion about the ethics of photojournalism and whether we can believe the images we see in the media.

Dragon's Den: Dave chats to Jo Gallagher, Dragon's Den contestant about her business idea www.greenme.ie.

Hotel Living: Freelance Journalist and Irish Times Journalist Kevin Courtney join Dave to discuss why some people choose to live in hotels.

Thursday March 19th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Women and The Sea: Dara Fitzpatrick, Chief Helicopter pilot with the Irish Coast Guard, Roisin Ni Fhlatharta, the first female marine engineer who has worked on several trawlers and long-distance endurance swimmer Anne-Marie Ward join Dave to discuss their unusual careers. You can see these three women on a TG4 documentary Mna naMara on Friday at 7.30 pm.

Johnny Duhan: Singer/Songwriter Johnny Duhan sings his iconic song 'The Voyage' live in studio.

Dublin County Sheriff: John Fitzpatrick, the Dublin County Sheriff joins Dave to discuss the how the deterioration of the Irish economy has upped his workload.

Wednesday March 18th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Gigolo's: Irish Times Journalist Derek Scally joins Dave to fill him in on the case of Swiss man Helg Scarbi, who was put in jail for six years after he seduced one of Germany's richest women, the heiress to the BMW empire and defrauded her of millions.

Robert Wagner: Film Star Robert Wagner joined Dave to discuss his autobiography Pieces of My Heart (Harper Collins) which is available is all good bookstores.

Monday March 16th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Movie Quiz: Irish Times Film Critic Michael Dwyer, Film Producer Brian Reddin and Entertainment Journalist Tara Loughrey Grant are panelists on today's Irish Movie Quiz

Imelda May: Blues and Jazz Singer Imelda May joins Dave in studio and sings 'Falling In Love With You Again' from her debut album Love Tattoo.

Friday March 13th 2009

CERN: Twenty years ago this month the first proposal for the World Wide Web was handed to a supervisor who wrote at the top, vague, but interesting. Ryan chats to James Gillies, press officer at CERN.

State of the Nation: Oliver Callan joins Ryan with some of the stars of Nob Nation.

Dragon's Den: Ryan chats to Cathal Leonard, Dragon's Den contestant about his invention Tileog, whcih claims to make tiling easier.

Prison Love: Bluegrass Band, Prison Love play an old favourite 'John Henry' live in studio. Visit www.prisonlove.ie for more information.

Thursday March 12th 2009

Recessionary Living: John Ruddy, Editor of Checkout Magazine, Mairtin MacConIomaire from DIT and President of Irish Craft Butchers join Ryan to discuss living in Ireland during the recession.

White House Performance: Ryan chats to musician Maggie McCarthy from Cork who has been chosen to play for President Obama on St.Patrick's Day.

Disappearing Print Media: Dave Kenny, Sunday Tribune columnist and author, and Justine O Mahony, former Editor in Chief of The Waterford People and the Dungarvan People discuss whether newspaper-reading is about to become a thing of the past.

Wednesday March 11th 2009

Death in Public: Sky News Reporter Enda Brady, Journalist Pat Fitzpatrick and Dr Susan Delaney, Bereavement Psychologist discuss what fascinates people about a public death.

Irish Animation: Ryan is joined by Triona Vargo of The Mitchell Scholarship Programme and Irish Animators Darragh O'Connell of Brownbag and Paul Young of Cartoon Saloon.

Tuesday March 10th 2009

Alzheimer's: Ryan speaks to brother and sister Stuart Bailey and Christine Serviss whose parents both suffer from Alzheimer's. For more information visit www.alzheimer.ie or www.homeinstead.ie or call 1800-341-341.

The Idle Parent: Ryan is joined by Tom Hodgkinson, author of 'The Idle Parent', mother of 7 Mary Egan and mother of 2, Adele Griffin-Flood about their parenting philosophies.

Monday March 9th 2009

Deirdre O'Kane: Deirdre O'Kane joined Ryan this morning for a chat about her role in Druids production of 'My Brilliant Divorce'. Visit www.gaietytheatre.com for ticket details.

World Kidney Day: This coming Thursday, March 12th is World Kidney Day and Ryan speaks to Brian Moore about his kidney disease.

Going AWOL: Journalist Joe O'Shea talks about the famous people who have just up and disappeared.

Friday March 6th 2009

Catholic Guilt: Broadcaster Paddy McKenna and theologian Gina Menzies expain Catholic Guilt and where it come from.

Dragons Den: Ryan chats to Corkman and Dragons Den contestant Colin Carroll who has come up with the idea of The Paddy Games/Olympics.

Feelgood Films: Entertainment Journalist Tara Loughrey Grant and Irish Independent Film Critic Paul Whittington discuss their favourite feelgood movies.

Thursday March 5th 2009

Bell X1: Paul Noonan and Dave Geraghty from Bell X1 dropped into the studio for a chat and performed their latest single 'The Great Defector'.

Women in Business: How are women different to men in business? Tanya Airey, Managing Director of Sunway Travel and Cathriona Hallahan, Managing Director Microsoft's Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations Centre jopin Ryan to explain.

Song Lyrics: Broadcaster Eoin Sweeney and lead singer of Pugwash, Thomas Walsh join Ryan to explain the meaning to some of their favourite songs.

Wednesday March 4th 2009

Diplomats: Former Diplomat Eamon Delaney and Suzanne O'Leary the wife of a former diplomat explain what its like to bo a diplomat.

John Frieda: Hairdresser extraordinaire and creator of the Frizz Ease joins Ryan for a chat about his iconic products.

Bible and Popular Culture: Peter Murphy, author of 'John the Revelator' and Christy Kenneally, author of 'Tears of God' discuss the Bible's place in popular culture.

Tuesday March 3rd 2009

Google Competition: Ryan spoke to Evan O'Sullivan, winner of the first-ever Irish Doodle 4 Google competition.

First Impressions: Today Ryan asked why do we make first impressions and how can we create a good first impression? He was joined by Anton Savage of the Communications Clinic, and psychologist Kenneth McKenzie of Pearn Kandola.

Political Conventions: Robert Manson who was deputy programme director for the Democratic Convention in 2004 and 2008 and Sunday Tribune journalist Shane Coleman talk about the good old days of Ard Fheisanna.

Monday March 2nd 2009

Blogging: Bloggers Damien Mulley, Suzie Byrne and Valerie O'Connor join Ryan for a discussion about blogs.

Prison Break: Ryan was joined by former prison officer Philip Bray, author of Inside Man, and Paddy Hayes who has written a book on Irish prison break outs about the most prominent Prison Breaks.