Joe Duffy leaving RTE

delighted! great news.

Will RTE be erecting a chimney for the oul white or black smoke before the new presenter is announced?

You wonder? I would put good money on it. There will be much "You're a national treasure Joe".

Next question: Is he going to run for the Aras?

You might be onto something there. Election in November. When does canvassing start?

was in the dentist a while back,recptionist had him on,was just short of asking her for a pair of plyers so i could pull the tooth myself and get out of there with out suffering anymore listening to him as well!!

That was sudden, much like Ryan Tubridys departure. I wonder will we uncover similar payment scandals?

He is self-employed. No pension for our poor Joe, as he bleated to the national media for years

I know he's not bright but it's not true to say he has no pension. I'd have assumed he's been maintaining a PRSA or something similar for many years now.

350k for at least the last 10 years is 3.5 million. He spends most of his time going to funerals and visiting graveyards. Hardly a lavish lifestyle.

paywalled but go seek

Everyone who has ever worked in a call centre or in any customer facing role will be delighted to never hear these words again: "I'm phoning Joe Duffy. This isn't good enough. I'm calling Liveline". 🙄

The thing is.. it works 😍