Claire Byrne

Presenter says in statement: `That’s the last anyone will hear from me about it’

Broadcaster says on Twitter she wanted to remain at centre of RTÉ's political coverage

Radio: Bracing though it is to hear the Liveline host venting opinions, it’s the stories of his guests that have most impact

Flagship RTÉ chatshow demands ‘huge commitment’ from its presenter – so who will succeed Ryan Tubridy now?

Radio host says new presenter to succeed Ryan Tubridy should be ‘someone who can give it the time and dedication that it deserves’

Independent TD says an Irish rural party could emulate success of Dutch farmers’ party in recent elections

Patrick Freyne: It’s always crime with the Kin family. If they’re not in the process of criming, they’re talking about crimes of the past and future

O’Connor’s cheeky encounter with the Duchess of York has its limits

On Ireland’s Smartest, it seems a waste to have such a good current-affairs presenter posing stumpers about Scooby-Doo

Claire Byrne’s hosts new quiz show Ireland Smartest, Paul Mescal up for another acting prize at the Olivier Awards, Lily Allen’s TV acting debut in Dreamland and the final of Home of the Year

Radio: The Today host’s calm and professional approach is very admirable but an airless atmosphere often pervades the programme

RTÉ flagship chat show is a demanding, often unwieldy, format battling a decline in TV viewership – whoever inherits the job will soon realise it’s not easy

Claire Byrne and Brendan O’Connor receive pay rises after inheriting key Radio 1 shows, list of top 10 on-air fees and salaries confirms

Barry Cowen started off by saying very nice things about Paschal. Then moved on to say even nicer things

UN human rights office says the case had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region

Radio: The Drivetime host is enjoyably giddy presenting solo this week, but a special zing returns when he’s side by side with his cohost Sarah McInerney

Radio review of 2022: RTÉ stations lost listenership as lockdown eased and interests fractured, while Today FM and Newstalk were stable without being stagnant

Television: Oh for Claire Byrne Live, the plague shed and a sprinkling of lunacy to help the misery go down

Radio review: Byrne manages to find some light relief in a week of unimaginable darkness

Radio: Are questions about pay, in an item about pay, too much to expect? Pat Kenny and Claire Byrne both struggle to ask them

Radio 1 Morning Ireland stretches lead as most-listened-to programme on Irish radio

Ronan Collins Show did not stigmatise non-Christians by playing O Holy Night, regulator also finds

Gardaí would collate information on those committing domestic violence under proposed legislation

Series carries on strange tradition of Irish current affairs programming that lurches towards the surreal and bonkers

Final episode of RTÉ One current affairs show will air on Monday as presenter focuses on radio for now

Festival organisers flying in staff from abroad to work summer jobs

Minister for Sport threatens IABA with ‘immediate and severe financial sanctions’

James Menton tells committee two owners would make it difficult to manage campus

Varadkar says he had ‘assumed’ CMO applied for professor role in Trinity College Dublin

Emergency department taskforce asks Minister for urgent fresh public health advice

‘We are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus’, says HSE’s Paul Reid

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney

Dubliner’s family remember his ‘no-nonsense’ approach to reporting from war zones

Irish journalist killed in Ukraine was loved to help people and was proud of his roots

Four friends who meet The Irish Times in Dublin feel they cannot be silent on Putin and Ukraine

Views of middle ground must be heard in the debate about Irish unity, says rugby star

Russian embassy on Orwell Road may change to Independent Ukraine Road

Irish consumers and businesses advised to be on high alert for cyber attacks

Bacik helped to victory by social media manager from Corbyn’s Labour Party

Member states cannot ignore such blatant breach of international law, Minister says