"I nearly ran over David McCullagh this week. Breaking news!” Byrne told Patrick Kiely on the Late Late Show on Friday. "I did see him, I was reversing into a parking spot and talking to someone from the Late Late Show, handsfree, and I then did a swear word and said: ‘I’ve almost killed David McCullagh’. Speaking about her exit from RTÉ, Byrne said it wasn’t an overnight decision but rather the result of some soul searching as she turned 50 last year. Before she left the Today show, Byrne also finished her current affairs TV show, Claire Byrne Live.

Source: Irish Independent January 17, 2026 01:46 UTC