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Ryan Tubridy to remain off air next week as Late Late Show run to be shortened

Ryan Tubridy to remain off air next week, with Oliver Callan to host The Ryan Tubridy show

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RTÉ has confirmed that Ryan Tubridy will not be returning to his radio show next week.

And the broadcaster also confirmed that the forthcoming season of The Late Late Show fronted by new host Patrick Kielty will be nearly two months shorter than in previous years.

Tubridy has been off air “for editorial reasons” since the scandal over extra undislosed payments to the presenter emerged last week.

Quizzed on whether Tubridy would return to the airwaves in the foreseeable future, an RTÉ spokesperson said he would not be returning to presenting duties on The Ryan Tubridy Show on Radio One next week, but would not be drawn on whether his absence would last longer than that.

“RTÉ has legal obligations under the broadcasting legislation, that its editorial output must be objective and impartial. In circumstances where matters related to the presenter are of public interest and controversy, it is not appropriate for the presenter to be on air,” the spokesperson said.

They also confirmed that comedian Oliver Callan would continue to fill in for Tubridy next week, and that they would provide an update on Tubridy’s return next week.