Joe Duffy leaving RTE

He was good for the laughs (more so at him as much as the callers), anyone taking it over will likely be professional and boring

He did look like he aged quite a bit in the video of him giving his notice (and considerably fatter) since the last photo I've seen of him.

Good time to reinvigorate the program and make it more about consumer issues instead of personal crusades - nothing like Rip off Britain over here

You think?

Liveline has been going for longer than Joe has been hosting it.

It's crying out for a fresh voice with a bit of vigour.

Any chance David Mc savage will take over the show….?

Because Joanne Donnelly has class?

That said, I wouldn't really put it passed him.

Joe: Text poll. Text A for me to not resign. Text B for me to reconsider my decision.

Totally - I’d like to see it going back to its roots more as a consumer programme as opposed to the idiotic cranks corner it’s become

I bet he will be back on RTE working on some project about Ireland's graveyards or something like that. I would be surprised if we don't see him on de TV

Joe: Welcome to the Livelyric my new show on weekend's Lyric FM

My prediction - Retainer much like his mentor so he does take over from Moncrieff on Newstalk

TLLS host in 2026 when PK goes.

Clearly I am joking but it would not surprise me.

Joe: Hello caller, are you enjoying the fabulous music on Livelyric ?

I think he'll toy with the idea of running for president. A lot of people hate him, but a lot of people like him too.

I'd say,ego wise, he'd love to do it, but I think seven years of it mightn't be to his liking and you actually have to do a fair bit of work in terms of travelling and representing the state etc - he's had an extraordinarily cushy number in RTE so I don't think he'd fancy the work in reality.

What is most likely is that'll he'll turn up on Newstalk or somewhere else, essentially doing the same thing he's currently doing. Joe's a buffoon, but, bloody hell, his replacements who get rolled out - PBH, Katie Hannon, Colm - are so punishing in their absolute dryness and dullness, LL will absolutely die on its arse if one of them gets the gig. It'll probably be KH, as she's covered for him loads in recent years. She's not a bad journalist but her LL helmed shows tend to be wickedly dull.

Truth is you need someone with Joe's exact level of clownishness to get the most of that format.

He’s not retiring, he’s cashing out because the free ride’s over. €351,000 for part-time hours was a joke. RTÉ should be embarrassed it lasted this long.

He was practically working part time anyway, he has more holidays than an 18-30 rep.

I think a lot of people look at LL with rose tinted glasses. I listened on and off when I used to follow the thread on here. For every great episode you had to listen to another 100 where it was filled with nonsense.

I never liked that he never covered the Mica defective blocks scandal in Donegal and Mayo. Calls himself a man of the people? Literally thousands of homes crumbling, yet he never thought it was a topic worthy of discussion. I remember the day my wife and kids were in Dublin marching, along with 20000 others from Donegal, and LL was discussing overgrown grass on Dublin graveyards. Ever since then I realised if Joe isn't interested personally it doesn't feature on LL.

Caller driven show my ar8e.

I was a big fan of Marian Finucane's Liveline but not so much Joe's, notwithstanding that he's a decent bloke.

from Clontarf to RTE return is about 20 kilometres of driving a day. And through some of the busier suburbs too…So the man touching 70. His money made and some…. He is dead right, get out while he is still healthy and can enjoy himself. Still has a media company…

Don’t think any proper harm existed in Joe, cute certainly but I did always think he was a rank average ( being kind ) broadcaster… and when you factor in what he was being paid…. Guy unless he was absolutely shîte with money retires probably as a multimillionaire.. last year his media company showed a profit of 621,000.

he’s been described by some as a ‘national treasure’…..not so sure about that…..🤔. In his student days in Trinity of all places he 🌹 to fame as the student Union head/leader….? Then ‘uncle Gaybo’ gave him his Rte break as a ‘researcher’ for his shows and he gradually worked (and ate) his way to top of pay scale in Rte radio……I’d say he will definitely be a presidential candidate 🥵……his loyal band of ‘caul-urs’ could see him get elected

Payment scandal! He's paid over 300,000.

That's the feckin scandal.

350,000 to be accurate.