Patricia Monahan was appointed as RTÉ's director of audio last year
It has been a week of high drama at the national broadcaster – and the woman driving much of it is RTÉ director of audio Patricia Monahan.
On Friday, the flagship Radio 1 announced its new daytime schedule, bringing in some new names and losing others.
Newstalk and Virgin Media Television presenter Kieran Cuddihy will be the new permanent Liveline host, after the retirement of Joe Duffy, while in the afternoon, Louise Duffy will front a new programme in Ray D’Arcy’s old slot.
D’Arcy confirmed his departure from the station on Thursday – saying he was “hugely disappointed” with how RTÉ management had handled it.
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