‘You have to be one with the people' says Kathryn Thomas as she backs co-host to replace RTE icon Joe Duffy on Liveline
KATHRYN Thomas has backed her co-host to replace RTE's icon Joe Duffy on Liveline.
which he has helmed for over a quarter of a century.
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Kathryn Thomas stunned at the Platinum VIP Style Awards 2025 at the InterContinental Dublin last Friday
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Kathryn has backed Daithi to replace Joe Duffy
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Daithi has revealed he's meeting with RTE bosses soon
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The Kerry native emerged as the bookies' favourite last week at 3/1 on
Speaking to Extra, Daithi revealed: "I just came off air and saw then 40 missed calls.
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"I'm as in the dark as anyone. All I know is that I'm meeting up with the bosses in the middle of June to discuss what's going on and going forward."
And his trusty
Speaking at the Platinum VIP Style Awards on Friday night, Kathryn told The Irish Sun: "I think Daithi would be fit for the job.
"It's about connecting with the audience. You have to be one with the people, which Joe always was, which Daithi is and I always try to be. We're all in it together.'
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The mum-of-two praised Joe for being "one-of-a-kind" saying: "All I would say is, Joe is a legend. And I said this about Gerry Ryan as well.
"No one will ever fill Joe Duffy shoes. Joe was one of a kind. And when I say one of a kind, he's one of the kindest people I know.
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"One of the first cards that I got when I got to my desk at Q102, was from Joe Duffy, and then texts a couple weeks later, saying 'You're sounding really great'.
'He will be sadly missed and whoever has the opportunity to go in there and continue the work and put their own stamp on it is extremely important."
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While
Garett Harte says
Joe
departure should be used to 'disrupt the schedule' and bring in a bold new voice from outside the RTE ranks.
Harte, who was Editor in Chief of
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'But there is a chance here to disrupt the schedule and attract a new audience by doing something different — and finding the next Liveline presenter outside
The three presenters he has in mind are former Tonight Show host
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'Someone else who'd be great doing
'He has a huge emotional range where he could empathise with callers and, being a comic, could also inject humour into Liveline when it needs it.
"Looking at the competition, the third presenter I'd suggest would be Andrea from Newstalk — she's made a name for herself hosting a show with a similar format to Liveline.'
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Ex-Newstalk Managing Editor Patricia Monaghan, who Garett worked with for many years, is now RTE's Head of Audio and will ultimately decide
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