Conor Murray
02 Dec 2025
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Conor Murray is a recently retired international rugby player. For more than a decade, he wore the N...
Ryan's Favourite Books of 2025
29 Nov 2025
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In this live special, Ryan shares his favourite fiction and non-fiction books and authors of 2025.Fi...
Anna Haugh
25 Nov 2025
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Anna Haugh is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, author, and television presenter. She’s the fou...
Miriam O’Callaghan
18 Nov 2025
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Miriam O’Callaghan has been a leading voice in Irish broadcasting for over three decades, renowned...
Jeffrey Archer
11 Nov 2025
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Jeffrey Archer is one of the most widely read and enduring storytellers in the world. His novels and...
Alice Leahy
04 Nov 2025
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Alice Leahy is co-founder and Director of Services at the Alice Leahy Trust, supporting people who a...
Hugh Bonneville
28 Oct 2025
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Hugh Bonneville is an actor and author, best known to millions worldwide as Lord Grantham in Downton...
Emma Doran
20 Oct 2025
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Emma Doran is a comedian, podcaster, writer, and social media sensation. She’s the author of the c...
Colm Tóibín
13 Oct 2025
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Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers. He’s the author of eleven novels, inc...
Nicola Tallant
06 Oct 2025
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Nicola Tallant is one of Ireland’s most respected crime journalists. Best known for her fearless i...
Leo Varadkar
29 Sep 2025
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Leo Varadkar served as Taoiseach of Ireland (prime minister) from 2017 to 2020 and again from 2022 t...
Season 4 of The Bookshelf Starts Tuesday, 30th September
27 Sep 2025
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Ryan Tubridy returns with a brand-new season of The Bookshelf. Each week, a brilliant guest shares t...
Book Club Live: Andrea Mara
03 Aug 2025
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Ryan chats live with Andrea Mara, author of 'It Should Have Been You' - the unputdownable No.1 bests...
Mary McAleese
23 Jun 2025
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Mary McAleese is a barrister, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of...
Amy Huberman
16 Jun 2025
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Amy Huberman is an acclaimed actress, bestselling author, and entrepreneur. She created and starred ...
Rob Rinder
09 Jun 2025
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Rob Rinder is a barrister, broadcaster, and Sunday Times #1 bestselling author. His new novel ‘...
Dr Sumi Dunne
02 Jun 2025
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Dr Sumi Dunne is a general practitioner and clinical lecturer. Born in London, she graduated from th...
Book Club Live: Louise Hegarty
30 May 2025
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Ryan chats live with Louise Hegarty, a major new voice in Irish fiction, about her debut novel 'Fair...
David Gray
26 May 2025
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David Gray is a singer-songwriter and musician. His album ‘White Ladder’ is the best-selling alb...
Donncha O'Callaghan
19 May 2025
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Donncha O’Callaghan is a retired international rugby player, broadcaster, author, and UNICEF ambas...
Roseanna Ruane
12 May 2025
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This week’s guest is Roseanna Ruane, mother of Saoírse Ruane, who captured the hearts of Ireland ...
Eamon Dunphy
05 May 2025
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Eamon Dunphy is a journalist, broadcaster, author, sports analyst and former professional footb...
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
28 Apr 2025
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Dr Katriona O’Sullivan is an associate professor, psychologist, and author of ‘Poor’, her awar...
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD
21 Apr 2025
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Micheál Martin is a politician who has served as Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) since Januar...
Book Club Live: Joseph O'Connor
19 Apr 2025
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Ryan chats live with award-winning author Joseph O'Connor, one of Ireland’s most celebrated litera...
Harlan Coben
14 Apr 2025
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Harlan Coben is an award-winning author of 37 bestselling mystery and thriller novels, including 'Fo...
Aimee Connolly
07 Apr 2025
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Aimee Connolly is an entrepreneur, makeup artist, and founder of the award-winning cosmetics brand S...
Gary Lightbody
31 Mar 2025
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Gary Lightbody is best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Snow Patrol. He has pe...
Season 3 begins on Tuesday!
28 Mar 2025
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Ryan returns for another season filled with brilliant guests, each sharing their story through the p...
Book Club Live: 'Nesting' author Roisín O’Donnell
08 Mar 2025
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Ryan chats live with award-winning author Roisín O’Donnell about her debut novel Nesting, the fir...
The Book Club is Born!
27 Feb 2025
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Ryan unveils the debut pick for the all-new Bookshelf Book Club!Enjoy 10% off Nesting by Roisín O’...
Instagram Live Special
15 Feb 2025
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A live special streamed on Instagram with Ryan answering your questions, revealing news on Season 3,...
Joanne O’Riordan
24 Dec 2024
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Joanne O’Riordan is a journalist, sports commentator, and activist recognised for advocating disab...
Niall Quinn
17 Dec 2024
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Niall Quinn is a former professional footballer, manager, businessman, and TV analyst. A prolific st...
Pat Kenny
10 Dec 2024
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Pat Kenny is an Irish broadcaster renowned for his intelligence, wit, and comprehensive interviewing...
Piers Morgan
03 Dec 2024
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This week’s guest is broadcaster and journalist, Piers Morgan. ** Contains strong language **...
Victoria Smurfit
26 Nov 2024
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Victoria Smurfit is an award-winning actor, writer and producer who has won acclaim for her roles in...
Colm Meaney
19 Nov 2024
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Colm Meaney is an award-winning actor renowned for his unforgettable roles in The Barrytown Trilogy ...
Kellie Harrington
12 Nov 2024
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Kellie Harrington is a double Olympic gold medalist, World and European boxing champion. She is...
Alastair Campbell
05 Nov 2024
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Alastair Campbell is a writer, podcaster, and former communications director for UK Prime Minister T...
Roz Purcell
29 Oct 2024
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Roz Purcell is an Irish author, broadcaster, entrepreneur, and former model. A keen outdoors enthusi...
Paul Giamatti
21 Oct 2024
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Paul Giamatti is an Oscar nominated actor known for his wide-ranging roles in films such as Saving P...
Dawn O'Porter
14 Oct 2024
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Dawn O'Porter is a broadcaster, novelist, journalist, and fashion enthusiast known for her witty and...
Brian O'Driscoll
07 Oct 2024
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Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby legend and one of the greatest players in the history of the spor...
An Taoiseach Simon Harris TD
30 Sep 2024
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The brand-new season starts with An Taoiseach Simon Harris (Prime Minister of Ireland). Age 37, he i...
All New Season Two
30 Sep 2024
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The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy is back! The very first guest of the new season is An Taoiseach Simo...
Irvine Welsh
08 Jul 2024
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Irvine Welsh is a novelist renowned for his gritty and raw depiction of working-class life in Edinbu...
Laura Whitmore
01 Jul 2024
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Laura Whitmore is a prominent television and radio presenter, writer and actress who gained widespre...
Andrea Corr
24 Jun 2024
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Andrea Corr is a musician, songwriter, actress, and author, best known as the lead vocalist of The C...
Anthony Horowitz
17 Jun 2024
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Anthony Horowitz is a prolific author and screenwriter, renowned for his bestselling novels includin...
Noel Fitzpatrick
10 Jun 2024
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Professor Noel Fitzpatrick is a world leading veterinary surgeon, television star and author. B...
Doireann Garrihy
03 Jun 2024
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This week's guest is the hugely popular Doireann Garrihy - broadcaster, content creator and podcast ...
Brian Cox
27 May 2024
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Brian Cox, legendary actor of stage and screen is this week’s guest on ‘The Bookshelf with Ryan ...
Marian Keyes
20 May 2024
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Marian Keyes is one of the most successful Irish novelists of all time and queen of contemporary fic...
Paul Howard
13 May 2024
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Paul Howard is a multi-award-winning journalist, author, playwright and comedy writer. Best known as...
Vogue Williams
06 May 2024
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This week’s guest is the one and only Vogue Williams – presenter, podcaster, DJ and book lo...
John Boyne
29 Apr 2024
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John Boyne is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed novelists of his generation. In a ...
Cecelia Ahern
22 Apr 2024
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This week’s guest is the multi-award winning author Cecelia Ahern.Since her debut ‘PS I Love You...
David Walliams
15 Apr 2024
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Award winning comedian, actor, and best-selling author David Walliams is the very first guest on ‘...
Starts Tuesday 16th of April!
11 Apr 2024
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It’s finally here! ‘The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy’ starts Tuesday 16th of April, subscribe n...