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Satirist Oliver Callan to take over Ryan Tubridy’s former RTE radio slot

Source: PA Archive

Oliver Callan has been named as the replacement for Ryan Tubridy’s 9am weekday programme on RTE Radio.

The satirist, 43, is to be paid 150,000 euro a year for the hour-long slot.

He was among the presenters who stood in for Tubridy in the aftermath of the RTE controversy last summer, which focused on the station’s handling of finances and

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