Liveline With Joe Duffy - Mod Note in OP

No show like a Joe no show.

Blessed with Katie today

carefully planned exit, statement read out by himself, appearance on the Late Late, he’s going to go out with a flourish, unlikely but he may even buy a new waistcoat for the last show

Or wot-a-boyt BBC colleague, wee Stephen Nolan.

Cushy number for Stephen, no more burning the candle at both ends with an 80 minute daily morning show on Radio Ulster and a 3hr late night show on Five Live.

He'd been down €100k but way ahead on work/life balance with a mid afternoon 75 minute canter. 15 years Joe's junior, plenty of life in him yet.

Well able to stir it for content, quite happy to play the cantankerous troll when needed (and play it on one side) and very used to treating parochial, tea-cup or smaller size spats as though seismic events.

Sure haven't Joe and himself traded places before in the name of co-operation?

Stephen might have to get used to crossing the border but other than that, surely a no-brainer?

Maybe Joe was even hinting at it on the Late Late with his BBC.

Kinda crazy that he's just going to completely take the piss for the final few weeks. Especially after his valedictory appearance on the LL.

You'd wonder what really went on behind the scenes.

Stroke a luck that John was listening to the promo and took it upon himself to ring in

Cynic in me would normally suggest that the researchers picked up the oul Cancer rolodex and got ringing

Not a like for like comparison. UK population is approx. 70 million v Ireland’s 5.

One could argue that Joe broadcasting to a population of 70 million would cost t her BBC approx. £4.9m sterling on a cost per head of population basis were his current remuneration rates to be maintained. Workings available on request if required.

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Bit pointless. You could never drink that much in six months.

Challenge accepted. Hold my beer.

Really, between RTE and Newstalk do they ever stop lecturing people on bringing up their kids. The Newstalk Breakfast show has something nearly every day on banning something for kids, doing something/not doing something for/with yer kids, banning phones / banning social media/taking days off for holidays…its bloody ridiculous and just distraction for bigger issues. Its like a constant lecture

Liveline is as bad…..wont someone think of the childers crap. Parent are allowed make their own calls on THEIR kids without the moral guidance of some radio jock.

Give us more detail caller, the nation wants to hear about an 82yr old ridin'