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Liveline

Liveline is an Irish radio interview and phone-in chat show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday afternoon between 13.45 and 15.00. The programme, which was presented from 1999 to 2025 by Joe Duffy — "Talk to Joe", — tends to seek the public's opinion on various questions and debates, and invites conversation on current events and controversies. It also…

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Genre
Interview / phone-in chat
Audio format
FM and Digital radio
Country of origin
Ireland
Home station
RTÉ Radio 1
Language
English
Original release
present

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Liveline

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples76
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
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Liveline

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related to Gay adoption debate · 23
Liveline → BCC, Broadcasting Complaints Commission, Colm O'Gorman, Evelyn O'Rourke, February, Following, Four, Hermann Kelly, Irish Mail, Joe Duffy, Journalist Eoin McMahon, Kelly, Mary Moriarty, O'Rourke, O'Rourke's, One, Progressive Democrats, Sunday, Sunday Independent, The
related to 2008 financial crisis / bank running / government outrage controversy · 19
Liveline → Brian Lenihan, Cathal Goan, Director-General, Duffy, During, Finance Minister, Finance Minister's, George Lee, In, Ireland, Irish, Joe Duffy's, Lenihan, RTÉ, RTÉ's, September, Sunday, The, This
related to 2022 broadcasts on transgender issues · 8
Liveline → After, Ailbhe Smyth, Dublin Pride, In June, LGBTQ, RTE, RTÉ, The
related to Michael McDowell interference · 4
Liveline → Duffy, Joe Duffy, Justice Minister Michael McDowell, RTÉ
related to Slanderous airings · 4
Liveline → Martin Cullen, Monica Leech, PR, Transport
Audio format · 1
Liveline → FM and Digital radio
Country of origin · 1
Liveline → Ireland
Genre · 1
Liveline → Interview / phone-in chat
Home station · 1
Liveline → RTÉ Radio 1
Language · 1
Liveline → English

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duffy joe rté show irish radio broadcast debate 2025 callers following programme 000 june several would listeners presenter 2007 also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LivelineAudio formatFM and Digital radio1.00infobox
LivelineCountry of originIreland1.00infobox
LivelineGenreInterview / phone-in chat1.00infobox
LivelineHome stationRTÉ Radio 11.00infobox
LivelineLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
LivelineOriginal releasepresent1.00infobox
LivelinePodcastLiveline1.00infobox
LivelineProduced byJack Murphy1.00infobox
LivelineRecording studioDonnybrook, Dublin 41.00infobox
LivelineRunning time13:45 – 15:001.00infobox
LivelineStarringKieran Cuddihy(November 2025- Present) various (June 2025 - November 2025) Joe Duffy (1999-2025) Marian Finucane (1985-1999)1.00infobox
LivelineWebsiteOfficial site1.00infobox
Livelineis aIrish radio interview and phone-in chat show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday afternoon between 13.45 and 15.000.90text

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