Ryan Tubridy

Emma DeSouza: It is rare to hear a northern voice on Irish TV talking about any issue other than Northern Ireland

Television: ‘I’m leaving with a spring in my step as opposed to a heavy heart,’ the RTÉ broadcaster says as he steps down after 14 years

Patrick Freyne: It’s Ryan Tubridy’s final Late Late Show tonight. Here’s everything the new host needs to know for guaranteed success

The presenter, who turns 50 on Sunday, said that Friday night is going to be a ‘night of endings’

Audience momentum after Patrick Kielty’s debut will be complicated by small matter of timing

Tubridy added: ‘I just want to put some wind in his sails as he heads forward on this extraordinary odyssey’

The comedian and presenter is ‘really, really smart’, say locals in his home village of Dundrum, Co Down

Co Down broadcaster and comedian will succeed Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ flagship chatshow from next season

The Late Late Show host says the media has ‘done a job on me for long enough’

Shortening the runtime or the season length could help modernise the RTÉ chatshow but would mean leaving money on the table

Today with Claire Byrne, Morning Ireland and Drivetime among the shows adding listeners

Comedian, who pokes fun at both sides of the community in Northern Ireland despite father’s murder, is odds-on favourite to replace Ryan Tubridy

Patrick Freyne: Yes, this was always Gay Byrne’s show, but I do have some thoughts as to who the next host should be

Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing