Ciara Doherty makes major career announcement, months after leaving Virgin Media
The TV presenter and her co-host Claire Brock announced their departure from The Tonight Show after station bosses cut down the weekly output from four episodes to two.
Ciara has been named host of Newstalk's brand new podcast Newstalk Daily.
The show will focus on the biggest news stories of the day in bite-size 20-minute episodes.
Ciara said in a video: "I am delighted to be joining Newstalk and am relishing the opportunity to launch a brand new offering, Newstalk Daily.
"From Monday to Friday we'll be bringing listeners the stories, from home and abroad, that shape our lives and our futures, the stories that intrigue and entertain us and those you don't get to hear.
"Informal but no less informed, podcasts have forever changed the media landscape and I'm looking forward, with the team, to creating something that engages and illuminates."
Eric Moylan, Managing Editor of Newstalk said: "Newstalk Daily is an exciting addition to our podcast portfolio. The show will bring the elements of our daily output that make us a hit with listeners – a focus on topics that they really care about, presented in a manner that really connects.
"We've got a talented presenter in Ciara Doherty who will deliver the compelling and thought-provoking content listeners expect from the station. This launch marks the first in a series of appealing new projects to come from Newstalk and we're really looking forward to its release."
Last month, Ciara said she was enjoying her break from work and being a full-time mum.
The former Ireland AM host shares daughters Renee and Edie with husband Richard Stern.
"At the moment, I am being a mum and a full-time mum and I'm absolutely loving it. The girls are six and four on Tuesday so they've really entered a whole new phase," she said.
"They're growing up really quickly and I've just loved being able to be there for them so that's what I'm doing."
She continued to VIP Magazine: "[Time] goes so quickly and as much as try it can be difficult when you're working sometimes to find the balance.
"I think everybody feels the struggle of the juggle at times and I've always been working either early mornings or late nights.
"I was always missing for some part of the day since the day they were born. It's been really joyful and a little indulgent I suppose because I will return to work.
"But for the girls to know I'm there all the time, and I've loved that. You know, it's really special. And the one thing grandparents perhaps or older people will say to you is, this goes really quickly.
"This will go in the blink of an eye, and you'll miss it and I don't want it to disappear and feel like I wasn't there enough. I'm loving it."
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