{"id":248682,"date":"2026-01-17T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/248682\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:08:08","slug":"claire-byrne-said-turning-50-and-rte-pay-cuts-were-factors-in-newstalk-move-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/248682\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RT\u00c9 pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move &#8211; The Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxOZFFRLXNvb0ZmUUtQV3FQZm1kaEpfaWp3ZzBFU3pHampxam9WemZYaGZ4dkRrQ3VwRlp4T1lfTkgwVjF2bmNoTWhNN3NfcnVoYndmYlZ4bklDX01wNi01MkloNHV0dWNzeERRWjluUEx4b180ZHcwM3hXUmtIWWM1Und1bTB5ZzVmUGE5WG1yRTQ5c2hKSDFTWUNUMDRMdmtEN2NUbERBQ0JDM1U1akFsU21sTVFWX1ItTUZKMDhUQVdSTE0?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RT\u00c9 pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Journal<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi7AFBVV95cUxOd1kwR1pPOFlkQUJ4UTlsbWdYelA5NHJVZ1FpSnBVMnNSVUtjUVRxWXpURzM4cUVfWlNXZnNrcjN5M2tma0JQSEpPUThBVmtGMmRqSUlHblcteGFsM1FGV2Vzc2ZmNXRqdFJPZUlwUmdWX2J1WHVVY19qNmdrNVhBLVpQT1JscG1vSmY1UUhsMXRtX1k1SldzalpoX2YxbjlSWTN5TXVXckhjeVY4ck9SWnd3SjgzTXIzNjNWOW9ORTFhb25QdVZiaDJRV0t5UndaZUNVbVRUTmE4WV9Jc3lXMUVPc2R1VUV2VnJHSw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018I nearly ran over David McCullagh this week,\u2019 Claire Byrne says as she relishes airwaves battle with RT\u00c9<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Irish Independent<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQZ1RNNUotZEZGVHp1bS1fbjhSZ19vZnZVbkJwTldjNEVSX3p6cE9HWmZXaFpUR3hQc3l1SDJEVU1pTUZNT0ZPMGd3R0dBTmtXQUU3Ny03ZlNEU1dESGFLREpIWWI3VGY2LWswcGJHYWtVRUZFZVlOUDJzNEpveTMybEE1VUtwdVhjZ1V2LWRKSGpWSHNndmo5WGxEa08?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claire Byrne: &#8216;I turned 50 and wanted a change&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;RTE.ie<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMifkFVX3lxTE5ZbXZabG4tV0xXakpoVV9Rc2g4bXZiR29KSXNHX1k2VU1vZV9yWUlCSlNjcXZfZGZvakJkdHU1TDNKNXdJOWdzNzNDUjRQSFBUMm1Ya0ttdTltOGlxQjJYOElNQlpvMUw1cnkwS2o3TDBmOWp2R3kzd3BnXzFfQQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claire Byrne tells RT\u00c9 to \u2018bring it on\u2019 as she vows to beat former colleagues with Newstalk gig<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Irish Examiner<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiekFVX3lxTFA5WDdNeExhSVFEOXduQV9qTjNRTWZ3M28xQ09xWVBHcFJhdVVjbWJkNWlCU3hNemlZZVB0X3pfelJPZ0dWYVZnVExReDZVWWM5Z1F5UUJQSkRsd29KZWlObnYzNjVNamw0RVhMT0hncW1mdjc4VTU0cVp30gF_QVVfeXFMUEJhd0IxclhwZUZjT3loMW9XRUlycEZJNEkxY2JWQnVOaWNYWU9GQkZpSWFmV3E0b2J3WTAycFY3cGpjVV9qUU1TWHRJMkNPTW5uaUR6anNsR2NvMnBxc1FGWW9GbkkycXVERFlKZEZjVjBIWWhEZUtIVDh3Qk1DMA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claire Byrne opens up on RTE exit for the first time: &#8216;It wasn&#8217;t a sudden 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