Claire Byrne
Claire Byrne | |
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Byrne in 2015 | |
| Born | 11 August 1975 Mountrath, County Laois, Ireland |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Employer | Newstalk |
| Notable credit(s) | TV3 News The Daily Show Prime Time Claire Byrne Live Today with Claire Byrne ( RTÈ Radio 1) The Claire Byrne Show (Newstalk) |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Johnson (m. 2003; div. 2006) Gerry Scollan (m. 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
Claire Byrne (born 11 August 1975) is an Irish radio and television presenter.
Byrne presented The Daily Show from September 2010 to March 2012. In 2013, she became an anchor on RTÉ's flagship current affairs programme Prime Time. From January 2015 until May 2022, she hosted her own self-titled weekly current affairs television programme, Claire Byrne Live. In August 2020, she took over the hosting of the Today with ... programme, presenting it as Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1. In 2025, Byrne announced her intention to leave RTÉ and rejoin Newstalk, with David McCullagh due to take over the Today with ... programme. She joined Newstalk in early 2026.