This comes after the broadcaster was named as close contact before Christmas, forcing him to take time off work.
The father of two got the unfortunate text from the HSE which required him to self-isolate at home over the festive period. Comedian Oliver Callan stood in for him at the time and it was DIY SOS star Baz Ashwawy who was in the hotseat today."I will be keeping his seat warm until he gets back next week."Ahead of Christmas, Oliver Callan confirmed that Ryan was off work and wouldn't be on air.“It is the last day of school officially on the Tubridy Show and your headmaster or ringmaster Ryan was looking forward to being here to bring yous all towards the Crimbo.
“Only he joins the tens of thousands of unlucky punters out there who have been pinged as close contacts.” A spokesperson for RTÉ told RSVP Live: "We can confirm that Ryan was pinged as a close contact and was unable to do his show this morning."