The Indo Daily: Talk to Joe - Liveline's most jaw-dropping moments
Twenty-seven years after the first broadcast, Joe Duffy is set to hang up the iconic Liveline microphone on RTÉ Radio.
Having established himself as a voice for the voiceless, Duffy became a household name and a staple of daily Irish life.
After taking over from Marian Finucane in the late 1990s, Duffy became synonymous with Liveline, which maintained a loyal and vigorous listenership throughout his almost three-decade stint at the helm.
The show became a public confessional, where callers opened their lives up and shared intimate details about their struggles, as well as giving plenty of honest opinions.
From fiery on-air clashes to moving personal stories, Liveline often sparked conversations that led to real societal change.
As Joe Duffy takes to the air one last time for his curtain call, speculation is mounting over who will now succeed him on the flagship show.
On today's The Indo Daily, Melanie Finn, Entertainment Correspondent with the Irish Independent, looks back on the show's many iconic moments, and discusses who is the leading candidate to inherit the mic.
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