Will it all start again on the Late Late Show?

Dan Buckley asks whether Ryan Tubridy can rekindle that Gaybo attraction.

AT THE age of 18, Gay Byrne was turned down for a job at Guinness brewery, where his father and brother worked, because he was considered too young and immature. It was a good decision – both for Guinness and for Gaybo.

He had no real interest in drink so he would hardly have been much of an advertisement for the product and, after picking himself up and dusting himself off, he went on to host the longest running television chat show in history.