RTE star Claire Byrne has announced her departure from her TV show, Claire Byrne Live.
The Laois native started on Ireland AM before swapping breakfast television for news and current affairs presenting on Newstalk.
Claire then moved to RTÉ where she quickly rose to become one of their flagship current affairs presenters.
Following time on The Daily Show with Dáithí O'Sé and Prime Time, Claire landed her own show Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One.
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But after more than seven successful years, the series will conclude broadcasting on Monday, May 30 2022.
Here is an insight into her career and family life at home with her husband and three children.
Early life and career
Irish journalist and television presenter, Claire Byrne, was born in Laois on August 11, 1975 and grew up on her family's farm.
She started studying Politics, Sociology and Social Science at University College Dublin but did not finish the course.
Claire went on to study journalism in the Rathmines College of Further Education.
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She began her career with East Coast Radio and worked with BBC Radio in the Channel Islands, before returning to Ireland where she started her first television job as a reporter on TV3 and then later presented Ireland AM.
In 2006, she joined Newstalk before moving to RTE four years later in 2010.
Who is her husband and how many children does she have?
Claire Byrne was previously married to radio exec Richard Johnson for three years but their marriage ended in 2006.
She is now married to Gerry Scollan after tying the knot in 2016 and they have three kids together; Patrick, Jane and Emma.
Patrick was born in October 2013, a girl called Jane arrived the following year and Emma was born in 2017.
Why is she leaving her role on Claire Byrne Live?
The popular weekly current affairs programme hosted by broadcaster Claire Byrne, and featuring a live studio audience, will wrap as this season ends.
The programme was home to powerful interviews, debates, and contributions from thousands of audience members who chose to tell their stories each week over the lifetime of the series on RTÉ One.
She announced her departure from Claire Byrne Live in order to focus more on her radio show, Today with Claire Byrne, as well as other projects.
Claire said: "I have made the decision now to focus on my radio show and I am very much looking forward, in time, to working on other television projects for RTÉ.
"I want to thank everyone who made Claire Byrne Live such an enjoyable show to be part of and in particular, the audience at home, who allowed me to spend Monday nights in their company over the last seven and a half years."
Claire will continue to present Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1, Monday to Friday from 10am, and will also work with RTÉ on future television programmes.
