Ryan Tubridy's new fiancée shows off sparkler at Joe Duffy's going-away party

Sunday World

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A beaming Ryan called over photographers to where the couple were and said with a smile 'I presume you want a picture of the ring?!'.
Ryan Tubridy arriving at Joe Duffy's farewell party with his new fiancee Dr Clare Kambamettu. Photo : Mark Doyle
RYAN Tubridy chose Joe Duffy's retirement party to make his first public appearance with his new fiancée Dr Clare Kambamettu since the announcement of their engagement.
The pair turned up to Joe's going-away drinks in Dublin city centre pub The Duke on Friday night.
A beaming Ryan called over photographers to where the couple were and said with a smile 'I presume you want a picture of the ring?!'.
A gushing Clare then proudly showed off her sparkler, with the couple being congratulated by well-wishers.
The former Liveline host, who left his show on Friday after nearly 27 years, was congratulated at the bash in The Duke by a collection of well-known faces and friends.
Ryan Tubridy and his fiancée Clare
Among those at the party were Miriam O'Callaghan, Aonghus McAnally, Brush Shields, Syl Fox, John McColgan, Mike Murphy, Marty Morrisey, Alan Hughes and Karl Broderick, Brenda Donohue, Health Minister Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeil, Gay Byrne's daughter Suzy and her daughter Sive, and Charlie Bird's widow Claire Mould.
Joe was earlier in the day joined by his going away show by his wife June and their triplet children, who are now aged 30.
Ryan Tubridy arriving at Joe Duffy's farewell party with his new fiancee Dr Clare Kambamettu. Photo : Mark Doyle
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Former RTÉ Radio and Late Late Show presenter Tubridy recently confirmed his good news on his Virgin Radio show after 'miscommunication' between him and a Co Galway that Tubs had bought a diamond ring from their store.
O'Dalaigh Jewellers in Clifden said Tubridy had bought the ring for a 'very special lady and the post, which was subsequently deleted, was accompanied by a photo of the jeweller Jonty Daly and the couple posing together outside the store.
Tubs proposed to Clare by the Atlantic shore, and the couple later celebrated in local hotels.
Revealing the news on his radio show at the time, Tubridy told listeners: 'I have a little bit of news that I've been keeping to myself, to ourselves.'
"I'm very, very, very happy to confirm I did get engaged to my partner Clare in the west of Ireland.'
Tubridy thanked a number of listeners for sending in their well-wishes following the announcement and said 'it's a very beautiful feeling' and 'a very exciting time to be alive'.
"We were surrounded by gorgeous people who we didn't know, strangers in the hotel, and people who were working around the place and got a beautiful ring organised, and the weather was gorgeous,' he said of the couple's time last week.
"And it's just the accumulation of a lot of lovely things happening, and I just decided now is the time. More to follow in terms of details and all the rest of it. And by the more to follow, I mean I'll tell my family first.
"It's a very exciting time to be alive. I'm a very, very lucky man, and I think it's one of those beautiful moments where the world feels lighter.'
Co Kildare based Clare is a clinical psychologist and a former Rose of Tralee and it's believed that she and Tubridy began dating after she appeared as a guest on his former RTÉ Radio 1 One show. Her father is from India and her mum from Athy.
Since leaving RTÉ, Tubs now hosts a daily show on Virgin Radio in London which is also broadcast on Q102.
RTÉ was plunged into crisis in the Summer of 2023 after it admitted understating the fees for its star presenter and previous top-earner.