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This afternoon

Via Independent.ie:

RTE presenter Claire Byrne is calling time on her weekly currently affairs TV programme to focus on her radio show and family.

Claire Byrne Live will come to and end after seven years and will broadcast its final episode on Monday next week, RTÉ has announced.

The weekly current affairs programme hosted by Byrne, and featuring a live studio audience, will wrap as this season ends.

Byrne recently spoke about her heavy workload ‘taking its toll’ as she was busy presenting across TV and radio.

RTÉ’s Claire Byrne calls time on TV show with final episode to air next week (Independent.ie)

Last night.

Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One.

Meanwhile…

Last night.

Via Dublin Live:

RTE viewers have slammed a segment on Claire Byrne Live last night on toy organisation.

Professional organiser Vera Keohanen explained the best way to tidy your family playroom and what to do with toys that have had their day.

She told Claire that cluttered toy boxes lead to children becoming disinterested and it’s better for toys to be clearly seen and organised.

RTE Claire Byrne Live viewers bewilder over bizarre toy segment (Dublin Live)

Thanks The Dude

Can we see the shed?

Last night.

Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One.

In further RTÉ theatrical fear porn silliness, Dr. Phil Kieran gives Claire Byrne advice on how to ‘have a guest over to your house safely’.

DON’T touch the jug.

Meanwhile…

Padraig Cribben, Chief Executive Of Vintners’ Federation of Ireland; Claire Byrne

This morning

RTÉ Radio One Today with Claire Byrne.

Padraig Cribben, Chief Executive Of Vintners’ Federation of Ireland discussed the undrinkable unthinkable…

Claire Byrne: “If people, you say, some people are selling drink [in alleged “shebeens”], if there are house parties happening and we know that there are over 200 clusters as a result of gatherings, social gatherings in private houses, should we stop having, should drinks stop being sold altogether for a period of time?

Cribben: “Well, I mean it’s like everything else, I think all of those things need to be considered but the real, the real issue here is people taking personal responsibility and the real issue is that pubs are a controlled environment and the one thing that pubs are used to, they’re used to regulation, they’re used to controlling, they’re used to controlling people, they’re used to implementing regulation that they might not be terribly happy with. I mean if you go back, if you go back to the smoking ban of whatever number of years ago, that has been implemented with a high level of success.”

Byrne: “Yeah, it’s slightly different though, controlling the spread of a pandemic.”

Cribben: “But I mean the point is give us the guidelines, put the sanctions in place, police the sanctions and the publicans of this country will respond accordingly.”

Byrne: “OK, but go back to the sale of drink from off-licences. Because you have said, haven’t you, that it should be paused, stopped for three weeks at least?”

Cribben: “No, what I have actually said is that if, if NPHET believes that that to be a source of the problem, they should consider it. I think that’s slightly different than saying that it should be done. They may decide that’s not an issue. It very well may not be the issue. But, you know, I think, certainly cheap alcohol in supermarkets is an issue we’ve been consistent in saying that, for the last decade. It’s not just now. And I do believe that that should be addressed and addressed now.”

Hic.

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From top Sarah McInerney and Claire Byrne

This afternoon.

Claire Byrne beats out Sarah McInerney in a head to shed for the RTÉ Radio One mid-morning hotseat recently vacated by Sean O’Rourke.

FIGHT!

From top: The Stag’s Head, Dublin; Tara Kerry of Fáilte Ireland

This afternoon.

Tara Kerry, registrar and Accommodation Manager at Fáilte Ireland, spoke on RTÉ Radio One to Claire Byrne about the new pub guidelines.

Ms Kerry was as clear as a freshly poured stout.

Claire Byrne: “Where does Failte Ireland stand on this notion, if you go to a pub, you have to spend €9 on a meal?”

Tara Kerry: “Well there’s an interesting story behind that. The €9 meal, just to give you a bit of context on it. The value of a meal as set out by ministerial order, under Section 9 of the Intoxication Liquor Act 1962. But in 1979, this is where it gets interesting, in the act was amended to reflect the rate of two punts, two pounds in the day, which was seen as an appropriate charge for a substantial meal.

“Now, in 2003, the then Minister for Justice Michael McDowell updated the act under statutory instrument to reflect the equivalent value of the day in 2003 of €9. Now that €9 still stands under the act today. So €9 is what is in the act so €9 is what actually going to be required for a substantial meal.”

Byrne: “So what if you go into a smaller pub and they’re serving soup and sandwiches? And it’s €9?”

Kerry: “Well, if you look, a lot of bars, it would cost, in or around the €9 but again, we have to follow the law of the land on this. And €9 is the price. So they might end up having a cup of coffee with their meal aswell to make it the €9-plus.”

Byrne: “OK, and will you have to buy €9 or does it have to be offered to you?”

Kerry: “No you would have to buy it. That is our understanding of the act, you have to buy it.”

Byrne: “OK. And who will be responsible for policing that?

Kerry
: “Again, that is one of the other areas that we are seeking clarity on...But can I say to you, though, one of the things is, and having a wide experience of the industry myself, I’ve grown up in the industry and worked in it for most of my life. I firmly believe that business owners who have the best interest of both their customers and employees at heart, will actually self-police this themselves.”

Byrne: “Because there was a suggestion this morning that you might have a group that would spend 90 minutes in one establishment, somebody buys a meal for €9 and then they pop along to the next one and somebody else buys a meal for €9, ensuring that they have a good, long chunk of drinking time.”

Kerry:Well I think that the public now, on the back of where we have been for the last 13 weeks, will actually, there’s obviously going to be exceptions to the rule but I do think that people will honour what is actually in place and the importance of allowing businesses to reopen.

“Because these food operations have been closed for a substantial period of time and now to have the opportunity to reopen is fantastic. It’s great for employment, it’s great from a Revenue perspective. And I think that both owners and customers will be compliant.”

Later

Byrne: “Will that €9 meal requirement be removed for pubs after the 20th of July?”

Kerry: “It will.”

Byrne: “So all pubs will be allowed open after the 20th of July?”

Kerry: “Well it’s based on the current advice that we have as yet. Unless something changes on the government’s roadmap to reopening.”

Byrne: “And what about contact-tracing measures then. What actions will pubs have to take to ensure that they’re ready for contact-tracing, should they need to do it?”

Kerry: “Another area that we are actually seeking clarity on because obviously there are GDPR issues related to it. So we just want to find the best method for that. Because obviously public health has to be taken into account.

“And the pre-booking element, if that is to be taken up by businesses, will assist in that because if you were to get, and this is our suggestion, if you were to take just the lead booking of a group, rather than each indivduals, we also seek clarity on how long that information will have to be retained for.”

Byrne: “There’s a real concern amongst some business owners that they’re just going to miss out on so much passing trade because of that pre-booking requirement.”

Kerry: “Well the thing about this is, if you read through the document, basically it’s stating that you can still take walk-ins but you would have to retain the two-metre distancing. The pre-booking is one of the caveats for the one-metre distancing.”

Byrne: “OK, so if you are operating with one metre, you will have to take pre-booking.”

Kerry: “That’s exactly it yeah.”

Byrne
: “OK. Even if it’s two minutes before they sit down?”

Kerry
: “Again that would be down to each operating business and how they actually operate their booking systems.”

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Earlier…

This evening.

Via RTÉ:

RTÉ broadcaster Claire Byrne has told colleagues that she tested positive for Covid-19.

In an email to staff, she wrote: “As some of you may know, I tested positive for Covid-19.

“I made the decision that I wanted you all to know this at the earliest opportunity. The HSE contact tracing system worked with me over the weekend.”

Ms Byrne said that she was now well, and through the peak of the condition, and wanted to thank everyone who had expressed support, in particular those in RTÉ who spent the weekend dealing with issues that arose as a result of her diagnosis.

She said she was getting better and was working with Medmark and her own GP who will assess when it is safe to return to work.

RTÉ broadcaster Claire Byrne confirms she tested positive for Covid-19 (RTÉ)

Medmark?

Earlier: What Do You Mean You ‘Weren’t Infected’?

Last week: Shedding The Virus

Fergal Bowers

Meanwhile…

Via RTÉ:

Tonight’s programme will be co-presented by Sarah McInerney in studio, and Claire Byrne via live video link

Singer and mental health champion Bressie will speak about the pressure the crisis is putting on our mental health and suggest ways we can be kind to ourselves and compassionate to each other.

Fair City actor Jim Bartley, best known for his role as Bella Doyle, will discuss how he is adjusting to life in isolation.

Dr Maitiu O’Tuathail (GP) and Professor Sam McConkey will guide viewers through the testing process for Covid-19.

Presenter and entrepreneur Kathryn Thomas will talk about the pressure of Covid-10 on business and the heartache of having to lay off staff from her business, Pure Results Bootcamp.

And as Dancing with the Stars finalist Grainne Gallanagh puts back on her nurses uniform to join the front-line in the fight against the Coronavirus, she will speak about about returning to the health service.

Claire Byrne Live tonight at 10.35pm on RTÉ One.