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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
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 Advertisement 5 Joe Duffy will host his last Liveline on Friday June 27 Credit: Alamy 5 Brendan O'Carroll is expected to take part in Joe's farewell show Credit: Getty Images - Getty 5 Actress June Rodgers is also expected to be taking part Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd 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.' Advertisement Read more on Joe Duffy 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 Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun 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 Advertisement 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. 5 Brush Shiels will also be involved in Joe's final show Credit: Paul Sharp - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin 5 Joe has been in RTE for 37 years Advertisement
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
‘He'd get my vote' says Pat Kenny as he backs ‘well able' Joe Duffy for drastic career swing after Gay Byrne backing row
PAT Kenny has backed his pal Joe Duffy for a tilt at the Aras and said: 'He'd get my vote.' The Advertisement 5 Joe Duffy has been backed for a run at the Aras Credit: Tony Kinlan 5 Pat Kenny said he would vote of Joe to become the next President of Ireland Credit: Brian McEvoy 5 Micheal D Higgins will be departing Aras an Uachtarain later this year Credit: Getty Images - Getty And Pat told 'Right now I can say if Joe was running for President, I would give him my vote. I can say that before he becomes a candidate.' Pat said he had 'no idea' what Joe wants to do when he Advertisement Read more on Joe Duffy Pat told us: 'Joe is a man of the people, look at his background. A humble boy from 'Ballyer' who made it good against some significant odds. 'He was a probation officer, then a broadcaster. He has authored several acclaimed books on subjects, including children who lost their lives in the Pat's public endorsement for Joe as President is significant as Pat got into hot water with several politicians back in 2011 when he went public to say his long-time pal Gay then later ruled himself out of the Presidency race. Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun So he explained that he could only voice his endorsement of Joe now before he entered the race for the Presidency, if that's what he decided to do. Pat told us: 'He may run for the Park. But I don't know what he wants to do. Joe Duffy fights back tears on air 'Joe is away on holidays for a couple of weeks. 'I also know he wants to paint more because he is a very fine artist.' Advertisement Quizzed on who might replace Joe on RTE's Liveline, Pat refused to comment on the suitability of front runners including regular stand-in, He told us: 'I am not going to speculate in respect to all those who would aspire to that job. 'It will be difficult because it takes years for people to become familiar with a host and Joe came up on the Gay Byrne show and then had his own morning programme.' However, Pat, whose morning show on Newstalk pulls in 224,000 listeners each day, speculated that RTE bosses may decide to axe the Funny Friday slot on Liveline. Advertisement He 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 The 2025 Irish presidential election must take place by Tuesday, November 11 this year. 5 Joe and Pat together during their time as RTE colleagues Credit: PA:Press Association Advertisement 5 Joe's last show on Liveline is on June 27 Credit: Handout
