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Mikie O'Loughlin & Cian O'Broin

RTE's Claire Byrne lands brand-new Irish TV quiz show role - show to be filmed in Virgin Media studios

RTÉ's Claire Byrne is due to return to Irish TV screens after it was confirmed that the presenter has begun filming for a brand-new quiz show.

The Laois native will be the face of quiz show ‘Ireland’s Smartest’, which is being filmed in Virgin Media's studios in Ballymount, RSVP Live reported.

It will mark the 47-year-old broadcaster's return to television, after Claire Byrne Live finished filming last May.

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The Sunday World reported that she is spending this weekend filming the new show at Virgin Media Studios. Despite this, the show will still be broadcast on RTÉ.

Ireland's Smartest will be a quiz show centred around general knowledge.

"Claire started recording on Friday afternoon the series, and spent most of yesterday also in the studio – she wraps up her current batch of shows today," The Sunday World said.

This is not the first time RTÉ has had some of its shows filmed there. Popular presenter and radio host Jennifer Zamparelli filmed Home Advantage in the studios in Ballymount.

Claire parted ways with her current affairs TV show to focus on her "full on" daily two hour Radio 1 show, Today with Claire Byrne, which commenced in August 2020 after Seán O'Rourke was forced to take his retirement.

The UCD graduate began as an anchor on RTÉ's Prime Time in 2013, and hosted her own weekly current affairs programme from 2015 to 2022.

After more than seven successful years, Claire Byrne Live stopped filming on May 30.

The programme brought deep interviews, debates, and contributions from audience members on RTÉ One.

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