RTÉ dismissed speculation today that Livelinepresenter Joe Duffy was moving to radio station NewsTalk 106 when it goes national.
It was reported the commercial station had been attempting to entice Duffy to jump ship after it was
RTE Radio I 'Liveline' presenter Joe Duffy.
awarded a licence to provide its news coverage to about 80 per cent of the country.
A statement from RTÉ said: "RTE Radio 1 Livelinepresenter Joe Duffy is pleased to confirm today that, contrary to recent speculation, his future is with RTÉ and he looks forward to returning to present RTÉ Radio 1's Livelinethis autumn."
NewsTalk 106 was reported to be seeking another household name to head its line-up after Eamon Dunphy announced in June he was leaving his early morning slot at the station.
It emerged earlier this year that RTÉ, which earns €170 million in licence fee revenue, paid Duffy €279,149 in 2004.
Duffy, whose show attracts around 340,000 listeners, is due to have a 15-minute longer slot when he returns to the programme in the autumn.
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