Tubridy Show Archive - April 2009

Thursday April 30th 2009

White Tiger Review Panel: Actor Eamon Morrissey, Caitriona NicGorain and Rahul Rama join Ryan for a discussion about April's Book Choice The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.

Movie Soundtracks: Film Producer Brian Reddin and Aedín Gormley, presenter of Movies and Musicals on RTE lyric fm join Ryan for a chat about successful soundtracks.

Wednesday April 29th 2009

I Don't Want Kids: Journalist Katy Harrington and Fashion Designer Grainne Walsh join Ryan for a discussion about their choice not to want children.

Orchestra Competition: This is your chance to perform your own song live with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as part of that 'Swingin' Through the Sixties' concert at the National Concert Hall on Friday 29 May, and to get a recording day in Ireland's premier recording studio, The Cauldron Studio. Full details on the rte website: www.rte.ie/performinggroups

Pandemics: Historian and Author Neil Hegarty joins Ryan to give a history of worldwide pandemics.

Tuesday April 28th 2009

In the Loop: Former FF Press Officer Olivia Buckley and Director of Communications FG Ciaran Conlon review the British comedy In the Loop.

DJ JKG: Ryan chats to one of Irelands youngest DJ's Joshua Kieran Glennon aka DJ JKG about his show on Raidio na Life 106.4fm every Wednesday evening at 18.30.

Posthumous Publishing: Michael McLoughlin of Penguin Ireland and Fiona McCann from the Irish Times discuss authors who have had works published posthumously.

Monday April 27th 2009

View From Abroad: Former BBC Dublin Correspondent James Helm, Radio and TV Producer Noleen Leddy and John O'Keeffe from the Irish Mail on Sunday discuss how foreign editors see us.

Titanic: Ryan speaks to Don Mullan who has set out to help Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the Titanic disaster who has been forced to sell off memorabilia to cover nursing home costs. Don has taken pictures of Millvina in order to raise money for her. For more information contact www.gallerynumberone.com

Teenage Kicks: Journalist Dave Kenny & Ferdia MacAnna discuss teenage antics.

Friday April 24th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Susan Boyle: Sunday Tribune TV Critic patrick Freyne and TV Producer Larry Bass join Dave to discuss the musical sensation that is Susan Boyle.

Ultra Running: Chris McDougall and Tony Mangan Irish world record ultra runner explain what Ultra Running is.

80's Bands Reunions: Edel Coffey from the Irish Independent and Flo McSweeney discuss their favourite 80's bands to hit our shores this year.

Thursday April 23rd 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Child Stars: Entertainment Reporter Taragh Loughrey Grant and Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch chat about child stars and how Evanna handles her own fame.

Agony Aunt: Dave chats to 7 year old Elaina Smith, agony aunt and star of the breakfast show on Mercia Radio in Coventry, who is possibly the youngest dispenser of relationship advice in the world.

Tourist Dilemmas: Journalist Pol O Conghaile and Assistant Editor of the Daily Mail Roslyn Dee discuss how to deal with real dilemmas when you're visiting poor countries.

Wednesday April 22nd 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Matchfixing: RTE's Damien O'Meara joins Dave to discuss matchfixing across a number of different sports.

Chess: Irish International Chess Player Una O'Boyle, Irish International Master Mark Quinn and chess enthusiast and author Ronan Bennett discuss the attraction of chess.

Collaborative Practice: Collaborative Practice Solicitor Patricia Mallon and Clinical Psychologist Eddie Hogan explain how Collaborative Practice can asist in marriage breakdowns. For more information visit www.acp.ie for a list of venues of Collaborative Practice Information Evenings.

Tuesday April 21st 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Bolivia Profile: Veteran traveller Niall Hatch joins Dave to give some background information on Bolivia.

WAG's: Dave chats to Essex University PHD Student Jen Bullen about who is going her doctorate on the subject of WAG's.

Reputations: Irish Independent Journalist Lise Hand and Trish Morrissey of Drury Communications discuss how easy it is to destroy a person's reputation and smear campaigns.

Monday April 20th 2009 - Dave Fanning Presents

Pilgrimages: Theologian Gina Menzies, Prior of Lough Derg Monsignor Richard Mohan and Eileen Good who undertook the three day pilgrimage to Lough Derg and Philip Murtagh who has recently returned from the pilgrimage in Santiago discuss their experiences.

Kevin McDonald: Dave chats to Film Director Kevin McDonald about his latest movie project 'State of Play'.

Celebrity Trials: Journalist Joe O'Shea joins Dave to give the rundown on famous celebrity trials.

Friday April 17th 2009

21st Century Boys: Ryan was joined by Sue Palmer who is writing a book about 21st Century Boys, Irene Gunning of the Irish Pre-school Play Association, and father of two boys Martin Donohue. Sue's book 21st Century Boys (Orion) will be out in late May.

Guerilla Gardening: Ryan spoke to Guerilla Gardener Green Councillor Ruairi Holohan.

Jonathon Dimbleby: Jonathon is in Cork next week for the Cork Wolrd Book Festival Events which takes place from April 22-25.

Thursday April 16th 2009

Local Elections: Ryan chats to Paddy Cosgrave who has come up with the website www.micandidate.eu which has been designed to get local election candidates and the public to communicate together.

Paranoia: Ryan speaks to Jason Freeman, author of Paranoia: The 21st Century Fear. For more information visit www.paranoidthoughts.com.

School Movies: Enda McGorman, Principal of Mary Mother of Hope School in Blanchardstown and Entertainment Reporter Amanda Fennelly discuss their favourite school movies.

Wednesday April 15th 2009

Young Priests: Fr Shane Crombie and Fr Pauric Corcoran from Tullamore Parish and Fr Patrick Donnelly from Ratoath Parish join Ryn to discuss life as a priest.

Rebranding: Stuart Fogarty of Client Services at McConnells Advertising and consumer Psychologist Colm Carey of The Research Centre discuss rebranding.

Tuesday April 14th 2009

Alain de Botton: Alain de Botton joined Ryan to dsicss his lates book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Hamish Hamilton) and costs €12.99

Size 2 Shoes: Eoin and Micheál ( Moley ) O'Suilleabhán sons of Michael O'Suilleabhán and Noreen Ní Riain chat about their musical project 'Size 2 Shoes'.

Tonic: Ryan chats to Barry Glennon aka Tonic who has beaten thousands of hopefuls through to the last 50 acts in 'Live and Unsigned' the biggest music talent search for original acts in the UK.

Monday April 13th 2009

Today's show is part of Seamus Heaney's 70th birthday celebrations.

Are we scared of Poetry? Poets Theo Dorgan and Rachael Hegarty and theatre producer, novelist and poetry obsessive Josephine Hart, author of Catching Life By the Throat discuss how to read poetry and why.

Sonia O'Sullivan: Irish middle distance runner Sonia O'Sullivan joins Ryan for a chat about the highs and lows of her career to date.

Friday April 10th 2009

Dragon's Den: Irish Dragons Bobby Kerr, Sean Gallagher and Niall O'Farrell join Ryan to chat about their experiences on Dragons Den.

Tubridy Lounge: As a Good Friday treat Ryan revisits some of the amazing musical acts that have performed on the show over the past few months including Tom Baxter, Bell X1 and Imelda May.

Thursday April 9th 2009

Irish Style: Fashion Agent Nicky Harris and Designer Richard Lewis join Ryan to discuss Irish Style.

Private Investigator: Shirley Sleator was Ireland's youngest private investigator joins Ryan to discuss her book Private Investigator (Gill and Macmillan)

Mick Flannery: Meteor Award winning musician Mick Flannery sings his hit single 'Tomorrow's Paper' live in studio

Wednesday April 8th 2009

Faroe Islands: Former Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr agreed to take the position as national coach of the Faroe Islands.
Elin Heinesen, the Manager of the Faroe Island Enterprise Centre joined Ryan to give a profile of The Faroes.

Eamon Morrissey: One of Ireland's finest actors Eamon Morrissey chatted to Ryan about his upcoming stint on Fair City as well as his one man show "The Brother" which is opening on 21st April at the Civic Theatre in Dublin .

History of Tax: Carol Hunt from Trinity College discusses the History of Tax with Ryan

Tuesday April 7th 2009

Countrywide Ringaround: Ryan spoke to Brian Jones from Supervalu in Clonmel, Katie McGillicuddy from Abbey Travel Branch in Killarney and Patricia McBride from An Grianan Theatre in Letterkenny about trends that they are spotting in their region of the country.

Political Philosophy: Political Philosopher David Walsh discusses hope in politics.

Saying No: Research Psychologist Kenneth McKenzie and Siobhan O'Connell from Business Plus Magazine have some handy tips on how to say no.

Monday April 6th 2009

Home: Ryan spoke to Irish man Alan Cooke, director of the documentary 'Home' who won an Emmy last week for Best Writing in a documentary. For more information visit www.homethemovie.com

Adult Literacy: Ryan spoke to Anne Aherne and James McCann two of the almost, half a million people in Ireland today with literacy difficulties and their teacher Kathleen Bennett.

Henry V111: Mind of a Tyrant: Ryan spoke to Historian David Starkey about his TV documentary Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant' which starts tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm

Friday April 3rd 2009

Dragon's Den: Ryan chats to Dragon's Den contestant's David Daly & Alan Ennis about their product 'Toilet Snake. For more information visit www.toiletsnake.org

White Tiger: Aravind Adiga, author of the Booker Prize winning White Tiger and The Tubridy Show April Book of the Month pops into the studio for a chat with Ryan about his book.

Cult Movies: Edel Coffey from the irish Independent and Pavel Barter from the Sunday Times join Ryan to discuss their favourite cult movies.

Thursday April 2nd 2009

G20 Summit: Ryan spoke to RTE's Europe Correspondent Sean Whelan about the G20 summit in London and how it all works.

Garda Reserve: Garda Reserves Tatiana Loginova, Akeem Majoyegloe, Raza Butt and Superintendent Simon O'Connor join Ryan to give their experiences of working in an Irish public body such as the Garda Reserve.

One Day International: Dublin band One Day International join Ryan to play their single 'Little Death' from their debut album Blackbird. Tour Dates: Thursday 2nd April, Roisin Dubh in Galway, Friday 3rd April, Whelans in Dublin and Thursday 16th April, Pavilion in Cork. Visit www.onedayinternationalmusic.com for more information.

Wednesday April 1st 2009

Irish Book Awards Shortlist: The Irish Book Awards shortlists were announced yesterday and we are announcing our very own shortlist today. The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award. Ryan spoke to bookshop owners Carole Robinson, Rob Brown, John McEvoy & Colette Cotter. Visit the Tubridy Show website for more details. www.rte.ie/radio1/thetubridyshow/irishbookawards2009.html

Bram Stoker: Bram Stokers's great grandson Noel Dobbs joined Ryan this morning to discuss the One City One Book initiative. Vist www.dublinonecityonebook.ie.

Trivial Misdemeanours: Irish Independent Legal Affairs Editor Dearbhail McDonald joins Ryan to discuss being jailed for trivial matters.