Overview

• Duffy joined RTE as a radio producer in 1989, became known through the Gay Byrne Show and succeeded Marian Finucane as Liveline host in 1998.
• The programme grew to draw around 400,000 daily listeners and served as a forum for social issues, from reuniting families to exposing institutional abuse.
• His last show on June 27 marked the end of his 37-year career at RTE and a 27-year run at Liveline’s helm.
• Following Ryan Tubridy’s 2023 departure, Duffy became RTE’s top earner with a salary of €351,000.
• He has authored books including Children of the Rising and Children of the Troubles and has dismissed plans for a presidential bid.