Rival Irish broadcasters have exchanged high-profile presenting talent and announced surprising departures to listeners. Claire Byrne will leave RTÉ later this year and will take over the show currently anchored by Pat Kenny. Pat Kenny will move his Newstalk programme to a weekend slot in the new year as part of a major airwave shake-up. Byrne took over the Today programme from Sean O'Rourke in 2020 and hosted Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One for more than seven years. David McCullagh will replace Byrne on the 10am–12pm Monday to Friday slot later this year. Journalists will debate what follows for both national radio broadcasters.
Bitter rivals poach big name talent, and shock departures are announced to loyal fans. No, this isn't football transfer deadline day, it's the Irish radio industry. Claire Byrne is to leave RTÉ later this year and will take over the show currently anchored by Pat Kenny, it has been announced. Kenny meanwhile has revealed that his Newstalk show is moving to weekends in the new year, in a major shake-up on Irish airwaves.
Byrne took over the Today programme from Sean O'Rourke in 2020 and has previously hosted Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One for more than seven years. Her 10am-12pm Monday to Friday radio slot will be taken over by David McCullagh later this year. Today on this Indo Daily Extra, Dave Hanratty is joined by Irish Independent journalists Darragh Nolan and Declan Lynch, to discuss how a dramatic day unfolded at both RTÉ and Newstalk, and ask what comes next for our two national radio broadcasters?
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