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Claire Byrne

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Currently the co-anchor on Newstalk 106-108 fm’s Breakfast Show from 6.30am to 9am Monday to Friday, Claire has a wealth of broadcasting experience spanning 15 years in the business.

A native of Mountrath in County Laois, Claire began her broadcasting career in radio and worked for the BBC in the Channel Islands as a broadcast journalist before becoming News Editor with a Channel 103FM.

Claire returned to Ireland and began working with TV3 as early morning News Anchor with the station’s breakfast programme, Ireland AM. Following two and a half years of early starts, editing and producing her own bulletins, she moved to London to take up a position as News Anchor with Channel 5 and the ITN News Channel.

But it wasn’t long before TV3 beckoned once again and Claire returned to Ireland to take up the job of Ireland AM presenter. From there, she became the main evening News Anchor on TV3, winning the Irish Film and Television Academy’s TV Personality of the Year Award and the TV Now Favourite News Anchor Award.

Claire joined Newstalk 106-108 fm in 2006 when the station went national. She is also a regular host and MC at awards events and ceremonies throughout the year.

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Q&A

What is the greatest invention of the last 100 years?
My brother reckons that steel wool is up there on the list, but I’m pretty sure it’s the Breakfast Show on Newstalk.

What’s the best advice you have ever heard?
Look after yourself.

What has been your worst moment on air to date?
Laughing uproariously at the word ‘bullocks’ during the farming news in my first radio job 13 years ago. I still shudder at the amount of trouble I got into as a result.

What would you call your autobiography?
The Life and Times of the Sleep Deprived (or, You Can Change Your Mind at Any Time and Read a Really Interesting Book).

Which 3 guests would you invite to a dinner party (from past or present)?
John McGahern, Ricky Hatton and in case the food was bad, my Labrador, Sam.

What 3 words sum up your radio programme?
Honest, fast, fun.

 

Photos

Tom meets Henry RollinsGordon Ramsay - Newstalk November 2009George with Mary Buckley, North America Director of the IDA, and Eric C. Green, Chief Executive of Coviden, an American healthcare company that employs over 2,000 people in Ireland.George with Rick Shaffer, host of The Money Show on Boston's WTKK 96.9.George and guests discussing Boston's approach to tackling drink driving.George talks to Victoria Jones of Talk Radio News while broadcasting from Washington DC for the Inauguration of Barack ObamaEamon with charity founder Adi Roche and Ali Hewson, wife of Bono who were highlighting the anniversary of the Chernobyl disasterBrian Dowling (Big Brother) and Jennifer Maguire (The Apprentice UK) presenting MoncrieffBallinasloe Moncrieff OB Dec 09Henry as JedwardMoncrieff meets Mr Tayto & Frank KellyPatrons celebrating at the Boothouse Bar in Cork which won the Newstalk Best Local 2009 competition