New ‘Late Late’ Host In Wexford For His Book On US President

ryan1THE NEWLY crowned Late Late Show host visited Wexford last week to research John F Kennedy's final visit to Ireland as part of his book on the much-loved American President.

RTE's Ryan Tubridy met with locals to research his book ' JFK in Ireland', which is due be published next year.

Kennedy visited Ireland in June 1963 – months before his assassination – when he came to see the country of his forefathers and meet the relatives with whom he felt a strong connection. In New Ross on Tuesday, Ryan Tubridy met with Patrick Grennan, who runs the Kennedy Homestead in Dunganstown, spoke with Sean Reidy, the CEO of the JFK Trust, spent time with John Moran in New Ross Town Council and with Mark Minihan, whose father welcomed John F. Kennedy on his visit to New Ross.
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On the trail of John F Kennedy

“I'd never had ambitions to write a book,” says Ryan Tubridy. “I was approached by Harper Collins, who said, ‘I think you’ll make history interesting for people’. And when they said they could make a really good product out of it, I knew it would be good. I care a lot about the presentation of the material. I’m all about quality — I don’t like shoddy.” His first tome promises to be anything but. It’s about John F Kennedy’s visits to Ireland —yes, visits, plural. Many people don’t know that, long before his historic state visit in 1963, JFK visited the land of his ancestors several times.
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Collins Book Deal
Collins book-deal with one of Ireland’s most popular broadcasters. Collins’ Jenny Heller has agreed a two-book deal with the Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy of RTE Radio One and RTE One Television.

ryan_tubridy_Dart_PlatformJenny Heller, Editorial Director for Collins bought the book for a six-figure sum from Noel Kelly, CMS Management. The first book is scheduled for publication autumn 2010 and will cover John F Kennedy’s final visit to Ireland, which he famously described as the best four days of his life.

Heller says:

“Collins is absolutely thrilled to be publishing Ryan Tubridy. He’s not only one of Ireland’s most popular broadcasters, he has that magic combination of intellect, curiosity and a common touch which reaches out to an incredibly broad audience. I can’t imagine anyone better to translate this important and exciting event in Irish history into a compelling, engaging read.”

Ryan Tubridy says:
“Kennedy breathed life and colour into a sterile and bleak island. He was ‘change’, he was the future and he was ‘ours’.”
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Ryan Tubridy

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Ryan Tubridy is a television and radio presenter on Radio Telefis Eireann in Ireland. Read More

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June 28th, 1963
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