The person taking over from George Hook has been confirmed

This is brilliant news!

The replacement for George Hook has been confirmed. Ciara Kelly will take over the slot from 12-2pm, Monday to Friday. According to Newstalk, the new show, called Lunchtime Live, "will see Ciara bring a fresh perspective to midday radio examining the key issues of the day and how they affect the lives of the listeners". The show will also focus on the main headlines of the day and will deal with topics from current affairs and politics, to lifestyle and human interest. Speaking about the new show, Ciara said:

"I'm very excited to be presenting Lunchtime Live on Newstalk. It's going to be great to front a show that has real interaction with listeners, where we get stuck into issues people are talking about in their daily lives. I am lucky to have a brilliant, dynamic team behind me and we want to make fearless, fresh and compelling radio."

BREAKING: @ciarakellydoc to host new lunchtime show on Newstalk FM. 'Lunchtime Live' begins Mon 23rd Oct pic.twitter.com/0cLV2K7C1c

— Newstalk (@NewstalkFM) October 18, 2017

Also commenting on the announcement, Adrian Serle, Group CEO of Communicorp, said:

"We are delighted that Ciara will be presenting this new show on Newstalk's primetime schedule. Ciara already has a strong relationship with the station and resonates well with our listeners, so we are looking forward to developing that relationship with us and our listeners through 'Lunchtime Live'. Ciara is a great broadcasting talent, a straight talker and will add a great dynamic to our already strong schedule."