"Byrne today signed off on her mid-morning show Today With Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 which she has presented since August 2020 and attracted a daily 354,000 listeners. In an emotional farewell, the 50-year-old reflected on her time at the helm of Irish radio. "Because it is my last show in RTÉ, and it is time to hand over the baton, and I wanted to say to you that I've had the most wonderful 15 years here," she began. "I've had so many great opportunities. I've met the most inspiring people in this studio and in so many others over the years.""
"She is moving to commercial radio station and airways rival Newstalk to take over the weekday 9am to noon slot soon to be vacated by Pat Kenny. The move to Newstalk's Marconi House early next year will be a reunion of sorts for Byrne, who worked for four years at the now Bauer-owned radio station between 2006 and 2010 as a morning breakfast presenter."
"She teed up her RTÉ colleague and "fierce nice fella" David McCullagh as her replacement going forward. McCullagh joined RTE in 1993 as a reporter for RTÉ News and worked as an RTÉ News political correspondent for 12 years. "I have made lifelong friends here in RTÉ, but David McCullagh is taking over, and I know he's going to do an exceptional job. "And to you who've listened to me over the years, whether I have driven you around the twist or I have entertained you, thank you very much for your company, and do take care. Have a lovely weekend.""
Claire Byrne signed off her mid-morning show Today With Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 after presenting it since August 2020 and attracting about 354,000 daily listeners. She gave an emotional farewell, reflecting on 15 years at RTÉ and the many opportunities and inspiring people she met. Byrne will move to commercial rival Newstalk to take over the weekday 9am–noon slot soon to be vacated by Pat Kenny, reuniting her with a station she worked at between 2006 and 2010. David McCullagh was announced as her RTÉ replacement. Richard Boyd Barrett revealed a recent scan showed his throat cancer had been eliminated.
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