Host of RTE's The Late Late Show Ryan Tubridy has always been very fond of the county of Galway.
It came as a surprise to nobody to hear that the beloved radio and TV personality was spending some time in the Connacht county. Tubridy may have been in Ballybrit, but he certainly wasn't there for the races. Instead, he was in attendance at a National Breast Cancer Research Institute event which is hoping to raise funds and awareness for the campaign.
While in Galway, Tubridy met with Tribesman football manager Padraic Joyce to have a few beers and shoot the breeze with the legendary Galway GAA man.
"Galway is hopping, it's rocking and it's looking great," said Tubridy, "There's new coffee shops, new bars and it just feels like it's been rejuvenated and reemphasised. It feels like a shot in the arm. I'm very happy to wander round in the rain..."
"I got a great sense of the place, it's alive and kicking. Great opportunity and occasion to meet with Padraig Joyce, we sampled a beer together... shooting the breeze and having the craic," he said.
Speaking on the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, Tubridy said: "Never a chore to be in Galway.
"It's a very easy spin across the country... I had the pleasure of an afternoon at Ballybrit at the racecourse yesterday. I was honoured to be interviewed by Sinéad Cassidy who did an hour Q&A about life and times."
"There was a lot of money raised for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. I met some great people from around the country. Sitting beside Anthony Ryan in the heart of Galway, we had great conversations. Wonderful people."
Tubridy praised the work Michael Kerin, Chair of Surgery at the National University of Ireland, is doing in trying to improve cancer treatments in the west.
"The aim and the ambition is to build a centre of excellence for cancer care in Galway. I think that the National Development Plan said 'yeah you can do that', but the next thing is to do it... Why should somebody have to drive across the country for care when they should really have to drive much closer to home," he said.
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