Claire Byrne has made the announcement that she is to quit her TV presenting role at Claire Byrne Live on RTE.
Claire has hosted the show for more than seven years and the programme has seen great success in that time.
The show will come to an end this coming Monday, May 31 2022. This comes as the current season is due to wrap.
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The final show will feature a live audience.
Claire Byrne Live became known for its topical interviews, debates, and contributions from thousands of audience members who chose to tell their stories every week.
The RTE host said of the announcement: "When we started Claire Byrne Live in 2015, we wanted it to be a forum for people in Ireland to shape the news, respond to unfolding events and most importantly, to have their say.
"We came through two general elections, two hugely significant referendums and one global pandemic in the time that we have been on air.
"I have been hugely proud to be part of this show for those years and I have been humbled to work alongside three talented editors of Claire Byrne Live - Aoife Stokes, Jane Murphy and Hugh Ormond, not to mention the small, hard-working team that made sure we got to air every week, despite the massive challenges posed by the pandemic in the last two years."
She will continue to present Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1, Monday to Friday from 10am, and will also work with RTE on future TV programmes.
She added: "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."
Meanwhile, Managing Director of RTE News & Current Affairs Jon Williams said: "For seven years, Claire has hosted Ireland’s biggest conversation, giving the audience a voice on the key issues of the day.
"From her extraordinary interview with the family of Clodagh Hawe, to the drama of the Leaders’ Debates in two General Elections and breaking news throughout the pandemic, Claire Byrne Live has shown that current affairs can be both popular and engaging. I want to thank Claire for a truly remarkable run."
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