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Joe Duffy is leaving Liveline, but who will replace him?

From the end of June, the people of Ireland will no longer be able to pick up the phone and talk to Joe.

Last week, Joe Duffy announced he was leaving his role as presenter of the RTÉ radio phone-in show after 27 years in the hot seat.

The 69-year-old broadcaster, whose contract was due to expire this summer, said he was “deeply privileged and eternally grateful” to have worked for so long presenting the programme. He also said he hoped Liveline had “made people feel heard”.

Over nearly three decades, Duffy presided over Ireland’s court of public opinion, while his tagline, ‘talk to Joe’…

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