RTE plot star-studded line-up for Joe Duffy's emotional last Liveline with TV icon & 90s faves before new host steps in
JOE Duffy will hang up his microphone laughing with the final Liveline show a Funny Friday.
The 69-year-old will host his
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Joe Duffy will host his last Liveline on Friday June 27
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Brendan O'Carroll is expected to take part in Joe's farewell show
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Actress June Rodgers is also expected to be taking part
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And RTE producers have decided it will be the funniest Friday ever with a galaxy of showbiz pals ringing in to tell gags and wish him well.
An RTE insider told The Irish Sun: 'Although
'He will be doing that on his very last show. There's lot of colleagues on Liveline, who will be genuinely upset to say goodbye to Joe and making his last show a Funny Friday will turn those tears into laughter.'
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A spokeswoman for RTE said: "Radio 1 will broadcast a special Liveline marking Joe Duffy's remarkable career on Friday, June 27.
"We will reveal more details in relation to the programme closer to the time'"
Some are wondering if the Funny Friday slot later this month could be the last one ever on the show.
The comedy slot has been missing for over a year on Liveline, with former colleague
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Pat told us: 'They (RTE) may decide to abandon Funny Friday because Joe is a bit of a stand-up.
'If you saw his interview with
Joe Duffy fights back tears on air
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Paying tribute to colleagues, Joe said: 'I've been blessed to work alongside hundreds of producers, researchers, broadcasting assistants and the wider public servants who make RTE."
RTE have said they will run a process over the summer to appoint the new host of Liveline, with an announcement expected in autumn.
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Brush Shiels will also be involved in Joe's final show
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Joe has been in RTE for 37 years
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