O’Hanlon was grabbed and pinned against a wall by the Church of England cleric. Ardal O’Hanlon has revealed he was accosted by a cleric over his portrayal of Father Dougal McGuire in the hit Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. The comedian shared his story on Claire Byrne Live on Monday (28 March). O’Hanlon gave his […]

4 years ago

4,607 new cases of Covid were confirmed on Monday. A recent survey shows that over half of Irish people are expecting a lockdown between now and Christmas. In a survey conducted for viewers of Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ1, 52% of participants expect the country to enter a lockdown in the coming weeks, with 13% […]

4 years ago

“We simply can’t stand over somebody name calling a person who isn’t here to defend themselves and I hope you understand that.” Joe Brolly was taken off air during a Claire Byrne Live debate about a United Ireland on Monday night following comments he made regarding the DUP. Appearing via video link, the barrister and […]

5 years ago

Monday night viewing. Claire Byrne Live returns to our screens tonight with an episode that looks set to stir up plenty of discussion. The show has revealed that tonight’s episode will be asking: Is it time for a United Ireland? Joining Byrne to discuss this will be Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Sinn […]

5 years ago

This article serves as either a reminder to tune in or a warning to avoid it, depending on your current living situation. Claire Byrne Live will turn its eye to the topic of OnlyFans in tonight’s episode on RTÉ One. As part of the show, Claire will chat to a Wicklow barber known online as […]

5 years ago

The broadcaster also confirmed that details of Sarah McInerney’s new role will be revealed in the coming weeks. RTÉ has announced that Claire Byrne will take over as the new presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Today” programme. Byrne will take over the show, which is broadcast weekdays from 10am to 12pm, from Monday next week. […]

6 years ago