{"id":292257,"date":"2026-02-11T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/292257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:08:09","slug":"the-indo-daily-ryan-tubridys-rte-rebirth-a-comeback-contrition-or-career-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/292257\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily: Ryan Tubridy&#8217;s RT\u00c9 rebirth: A comeback, contrition or career rehab?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Indo Daily: Ryan Tubridy's RT\u00c9 rebirth: A comeback, contrition or career rehab?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1c3f5992-a7eb-4803-82e7-8bd3bc54fbbe.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The Indo Daily: Ryan Tubridy&#8217;s RT\u00c9 rebirth: A comeback, contrition or career rehab?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Three years ago, Ryan Tubridy walked away from RT\u00c9 at the centre of a scandal that shook Irish broadcasting to its core.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">At the time, it was labelled an RT\u00c9 failure, but in the public mind, it quickly became the Tubridy payment scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Now, after a stint in London and a period out of the spotlight, Ryan Tubridy is back on Irish screens and back talking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He\u2019s repaid the money. RT\u00c9 has accepted much of the blame. And Tubridy says he\u2019s ready to \u201cfix it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">But does the Irish public agree?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">And is this really the start of a redemption arc, or just a carefully managed comeback?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On this episode of the Indo Daily, host Fionn\u00e1n Sheahan is joined by Melanie Finn, entertainment and news correspondent at the Irish Independent to ask: is this the rebirth of Ryan Tubridy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily: Ryan Tubridy&#8217;s RT\u00c9 rebirth: A comeback, contrition or career rehab? 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