27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lucy Kennedy responds to rumours she will be the next host of RTE's Liveline
TV star Lucy Kennedy has broken her silence about being tipped as the next host of Liveline – saying she is 'happy' where she is.
The Living With Lucy presenter was tipped to return to RTÉ for the first time since 2012 as a replacement for Joe Duffy on the RTÉ Radio 1 show, according to Ladbrokes.
Odds slashed from 8/1 to 3/1 for Lucy Kennedy to switch allegiances from Classic Hits to RTÉ Radio One and take up the iconic Liveline slot.
Cal Gildart of Ladbrokes said: 'From Living with Lucy to Liveline with Lucy, odds have been slashed on the Classic Hits presenter to move from the mornings to the mid-afternoon and try to fill Joe's shoes on Liveline.'
But Lucy dismissed the bookies odds, saying she is happy where she is.
Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror, she said: 'I'm happy where I am for now, doing the breakfast show on Ireland's Classic Hits with naughty Colm (Hayes).'
The popular presenter previously hosted a morning radio show alongside Baz Ashmawy on the RTÉ airwaves from 2010 to 2012 before leaving the station.
Last year, she admitted 2FM bosses did ask the Dubliner if she would consider returning to the station amid a host of presenters leaving.
'I was asked if I'd like to put my hat in, and I said no,' says Lucy, who can now be heard on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio on weekday mornings with Colm Hayes.
'Myself and Baz did Weekend Breakfast there for three years, and we loved it, I really enjoyed it.
'But I'm very happy at Classic Hits — the station has been good to me and I also believe that we've got the perfect audience now,' she said at the time.
Since Joe Duffy's decision to leave the staple phone-in show, rumours have been rife about who may take over the Dubliner's spot.
RTÉ Today host Daithi O Se, Katie Hannon, Miriam O'Callaghan and Jennifer Zamparelli have also been tipped to go into talks with RTÉ bosses.
