Embattled Ryan Tubridy will no longer host a stellar event marking the 60th anniversary of JFK’s visit to Ireland.
The tarnished RTE star was due to chair today’s official launch of EPIC museum’s exhibition to mark the US President’s trip in June 1963. But in the wake of the RTE payment scandal, he was replaced by journalist Dearbhail McDonald.
JFK enthusiast Tubridy has written a book about the visit and mentioned the event on his radio show in the days before he was taken off air as the controversy deepened. He was set to host a panel that included Tanaiste Micheal Martin, US ambassador Claire Cronin and Stephen Kennedy Smith, son of former US ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith.
