Joe Duffy

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Joe Duffy
Joe Duffy in September 2011
Born
Joseph Duffy

(1956-01-27) 27 January 1956 (age 68)
Mountjoy Square, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationRadio presenter
EmployerRTÉ
AgentNoel Kelly[1][2][3]
Known forPresenting Liveline

Joseph Duffy (born 27 January 1956) is an Irish radio and TV presenter employed by RTÉ. One of the public service broadcaster's highest-earning stars,[4] he is the current presenter of Liveline, an interview and phone-in chat show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 13:45 and 15:00.

Duffy was a student activist and a former president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). He is married, is the father of triplets, and resides in Clontarf, Dublin. He won a Jacob's Award in 1992.

Duffy is a client of self-styled "agent to the stars" Noel Kelly of NK Management.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Deegan, Gordon (31 January 2023). "Agent to the stars Noel Kelly sees profits more than double in 2022: Accumulated profits at NK Management — whose clients include Ryan Tubridy, Pat Kenny, Dermot Bannon and Claire Byrne — push past €900,000". The Irish Times. NK Management represents the likes of Pat Kenny, Ryan Tubridy, Dermot Bannon, Claire Byrne and Joe Duffy among others.
  2. ^ a b Meagher, John (20 November 2011). "Why RTE stars call Noel Kelly 'The Godfather': He is agent to the big names and he negotiated their huge salaries. Who is he -- and how did he become so powerful?". Sunday Independent.
  3. ^ a b Keena, Colm (1 July 2023). "Noel Kelly: Who is the behind-the-scenes agent, seen as RTÉ's 'real director general'? Dublin talent agent, who played a key role in funneling hidden payments to Ryan Tubridy, was considered more powerful than broadcaster's own director general". The Irish Times. Kelly is a successful agent, working with broadcasters such as Claire Byrne, Joe Duffy, Pat Kenny, Ivan Yates, Matt Cooper, Caitríona Perry, Carl Mullan, Cormac O'hEadhra and Ciara Kelly, as well as Tubridy, as part of his agency, NK Management.
  4. ^ Bowers, Shauna. "Salaries for 10 highest-paid RTÉ presenters amounted to €3m in 2016". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 July 2020.