Talk to Joe with Mary Kennedy

For nearly three decades, Joe Duffy sat behind the mic as host of RTÉ’s Liveline, the radio show that became Ireland’s national sounding board. In this walk down memory lane, Joe takes readers inside the studio and beyond, sharing the stories, voices and moments that defined a generation. From Celtic Tiger boom to crash, from marriage equality to menopause, Liveline was where Ireland came to talk – and often to change. It was the place where scandals broke, injustices were exposed, and ordinary people made headlines – and where issues from maternity care to abuses in schools and institutions were brought into the national conversation.

With warmth, honesty and trademark wit, Joe reflects on the privilege and responsibility of platforming the nation’s voice, through heartbreak, humour, anger and hope. Talk to Joe is a chronicle of Ireland in transition, told by the man who listened hardest – and made talking feel easy.

Joe will be in conversation with Mary Kennedy, a broadcaster whose career has spanned more than three decades, including presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995, along with, for many years, RTÉ's flagship programme Nationwide.

Expect a revealing and entertaining journey through nearly three decades of Irish life with Joe Duffy. Hear the stories behind unforgettable Liveline moments, discover what happened when the microphones were switched off, and explore how callers, controversies and conversations reflected, challenged and sometimes helped change Ireland and Irish society.

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