# The Full Irish > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Full_Irish > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Full_Irish.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Full_Irish > Source revision: 1343721035 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish breakfast radio show ***The Full Irish*** is a radio breakfast show on [RTÉ 2fm](/source/RT%C3%89_2fm). It ran for three years, from 2002 to 2005, and was on air from 7 – 9 am. [Ryan Tubridy](/source/Ryan_Tubridy) presented; [Shane O'Donoghue](/source/Shane_O'Donoghue_(journalist)) read out the leading news in sport and [Avril Hoare](/source/Avril_Hoare) read out the news. The "holy moley mug" was the main prize given out in competitions. It was a lighthearted show which discussed random topics. *The Full Irish* began on Monday 18 March 2002 as an attempt by RTÉ to halt the haemorrhaging of listeners who were deserting [Damien McCaul](/source/Damien_McCaul_(presenter))'s breakfast show.[1][2] Tubridy once heard a story on an early morning news bulletin about students in Canada who skinned a cat. Throughout the rest of the show, he imitated the cat with comments such as "Meow, please don't skin me" and "It hurts so much when you skin me".[3] The next day, when talking about the hunting ban in England, Tubridy made reference to "the filthy felines".[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Killilea, Gayle (17 March 2002). ["Would the real Ryan Tubridy please stand up?"](http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/would-the-real-ryan-tubridy-please-stand-up-499639.html). *Sunday Independent*. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 17 March 2002. His new challenge is to boost up their "yoof" station 2FM with an exciting new breakfast show called The Full Irish which starts tomorrow [...] Tubridy's new show aims to pull in the 15 to 34-year-old listener. In the past, the breakfast show, which lost listeners under its last presenter Damien McCaul, has played second fiddle in Dublin to Today FM's Ian Dempsey and the FM104's Strawberry Alarm Clock. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RTÉ radio loses out on morning and drivetime shows to Today FM"](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2002/0213/1011363161737.html). *The Irish Times*. Irish Times Trust. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2002. Ian Dempsey's morning show took listeners from Radio 1's Marian Finucane and 2FM's Damien McCaul. Eamon Dunphy's The Last Word ate into the listenership figures of RTÉ's flagship evening current affairs programme, Five Seven Live. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Healy, Alison (29 January 2005). ["Tubridy offended with cat incident"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tubridy-offended-with-cat-incident-1.410396). *The Irish Times*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Donaghy, Kathy (29 January 2005). ["Tiernan Late Late 'outrage' infringed taste and decency, says watchdog"](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tiernan-late-late-outrage-infringed-taste-and-decency-says-watchdog/26006425.html). *Irish Independent*. Preceded by Damien McCaul RTÉ 2fm's breakfast show 2002–2005 Succeeded by The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show v t e Ryan Tubridy Radio The Full Irish (2002–2005) The Tubridy Show (2005–2010) Tubridy (2010–2015) The Ryan Tubridy Show (2015–2023) Television All Kinds of Everything (2003–2004) Rose of Tralee (2003–2004) Tubridy Tonight (2004–2009) Who Do You Think You Are? (2009) The Late Late Show (2009–2023) Books JFK in Ireland: Four Days That Changed a President (2010) Related topics RTÉ secret payment scandal v t e RTÉ 2fm Presenters Weekday Marie Crowe Beta Da Silva Doireann Garrihy Jenny Greene Dan Hegarty Carl Mullan Ruby Walsh Weekend Cormac Battle Conor Behan Dave Clarke Aindriú de Paor Laura Fox Mo K Aifric O'Connell Emma Power Roz Purcell Dave Tracey Bláthnaid Treacy DJ Wax Former Jay Ahern Bazil Ashmawy Johnny B Nicky Byrne Stephen Byrne Mark Cagney Michael Cahill Tracy Clifford Ronan Collins Ian Dempsey Leo J. Enright BP Fallon Dave Fanning Tony Fenton Larry Gogan Emilia Golightly Jimmy Greeley Chris Greene Vincent Hanley Colm Hayes Nikki Hayes Avril Hoare Jenny Huston Lucy Kennedy Pat Kenny Ciara King Denzil Lacey Will Leahy Aidan Leonard Michael Lyster Maxi Mark McCabe Damien McCaul Eoghan McDermott Paddy McKenna Alan McQuillan Louise McSharry Declan Meehan Mike Moloney Caroline Morahan Arthur Murphy Jim-Jim Nugent Donncha O'Callaghan Gareth O'Callaghan Hector Ó hEochagáin Jim O'Neill Bernard O'Shea Rick O'Shea Dave Redmond Gerry Ryan Ruth Scott Johnny Smacks Gerry Stevens Tommy Tiernan Ryan Tubridy Keith Walsh Marty Whelan Simon Young Jennifer Zamparelli Shows Current 2FM Breakfast 2FM Mornings 2FM Request Show The Alternative The Electric Disco Game On The Greene Room The National Chart Show The Spring Session White Noise Former The Beatbox Black Echoes Breakfast Republic Breakfast with Hector Chris and Ciara The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show The Colm and Lucy Show The Dave Fanning Show Drive By Drive It with The 2 Johnnies Europe's Biggest Dance Show The Full Irish The Gerry Ryan Show Larry Gogan's Golden Hour Mailbag Marty in the Morning The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show Tubridy Announcers and newsreaders Kate Carolan Rachael English Jacqui Hurley Barry O'Neill Other contributors Philip Boucher-Hayes Des Cahill Oliver Callan Brenda Donohue Eamon Horan Jenny Kelly Darren Kennedy Lucy Kennedy Fiona Looney Conor McNamara Evelyn O'Rourke Lottie Ryan Laura Woods Heads John Clarke John McMahon Dan Healy Related 2fm 2moro 2our Death of Gerry Ryan "Maniac 2000" Nob Nation Operation Transformation Podcasts 2FM Song Contest RTÉ 2XM Other RTÉ radio stations: RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ lyric fm This article about a radio show or program is a stub. 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