Pat Kenny is moving to the weekends on Newstalk and Claire Byrne is taking his morning slot.
Jim Gavin is to seek the Fianna Fáil Presidential nomination according to the party's director of elections, Minister Jack Chambers.
To discuss the day's news, and other trending stories from the week, Matt was joined by Lise Hand and Joe O'Shea.
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