The Newstalk presenter has opened up about her harrowing experience with the infection as a teenager, explaining the symptoms she experienced and her time in hospital Today with Claire Byrne on RTE(Image: Andres Poveda) Claire Byrne has recalled receiving last rites from a priest after contracting meningitis as a teenager. The Newstalk presenter spoke about … Read more
Presenter capitalises on vacant pitch to take on new ‘conversational’ political programme Gavan Reilly. Photo: Mark Condren A decision by RTÉ to axe its Monday night prime-time current affairs programme cleared the way for a new show on Virgin Media Television, journalist Gavan Reilly has said. The reporter, who will present the new current affairs … Read more
A Kent student is given a meningitis B vaccination yesterday. Photo: Reuters Twelve people in Ireland have died over the last five years from the dangerous strain of meningitis found in several of those infected in the outbreak of the disease in Kent, England. The 12 deaths from meningitis B, which occurred between 2021 and … Read more
As he moves to a new weekend slot, the presenter explains why radio is a ruthless business Broadcaster Pat Kenny at the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. Photo: David Conachy It’s Thursday morning in the Westbury Hotel, and Pat Kenny is in a subdued mood. He has just returned from a week in Portugal and we’re talking … Read more
Readers of a certain vintage may recall a 1980s advertising campaign for an insurance company that bore the tagline, “We won’t make a drama out of a crisis”. Whatever the veracity of the claim in that particular instance, it’s a slogan that springs to mind when listening to Claire Byrne cover the war in the … Read more
Claire Byrne: ‘You’ll get a kick in the bum if you think you’re bigger than others in Ireland’ The Journal Source link
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She has only been on her new show for a few days, but Claire Byrne has settled into the role so effortlessly that she’s already slacking on the job. On Wednesday’s Claire Byrne Show (Newstalk, weekdays), the host is in conspicuously high spirits as she introduces her guest Aisha Tyler, the American actor. “We’re having … Read more
The top Irish actor, who is well-known for his roles in The Van and Law Abiding Citizen, said what is currently going on in the States is ‘terrifying’ Actor Colm Meaney(Image: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) Colm Meaney has said he wants to move back to Ireland from the US because of the Donald Trump … Read more
RTÉ has not had any difficulty filling top presenter roles despite the salary cap, Kevin Bakhurst has said. The director general of the broadcaster also said Claire Byrne, who left RTÉ for Newstalk, had not been “admonished” by the introduction of the pay ceiling. “She was not being admonished. Yes, she would have had to … Read more