Late Date presenter Fiachna Ó Braonáin told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that Saturday night's Late Date would be his last "for a little while".
The Hothouse Flowers guitarist was on the programme to discuss key songs in his life when O'Connor said: "Speaking of your radio show..."
"Yes, well, tonight, I haven't mentioned this to anyone really yet, but tonight at midnight is going to be my last Late Date on RTÉ Radio 1 for a little while," Ó Braonáin replied.
"People will be very sorry to hear that," said the host.
"Well, myself included to some degree as well," Ó Braonáin continued. "It's certainly got a bittersweet feeling about it. There's a sadness.
"It's been a beautiful community we've kind of built up over the years. And Late Date has always been a community, even going back to before I ever presented it, going back to listening to Val Joyce or even beforehand. It accompanied many a long trip home from gigs and so on, and I've been presenting it for the guts of 14 years."
"I guess it's got to a point where I'm spinning too many plates, you know?" Ó Braonáin explained.
"I've been doing Late Date at the weekends yet trying to do gigs at the weekends. I need to pay special tribute to Martina McGlynn (producer) who's been so wonderful in creating the space for me to be able to go off and do gigs. But there's so many more gigs happening now as well and so, something's got to give."
"I've a feeling I'll be back on, chatting and talking about music to the listeners with any bit of luck in the not-too-distant future," Ó Braonáin concluded.
"But for the moment, tonight is going to be my last Late Date, so tune in!"
During the interview, Ó Braonáin also shared that he has plans to release a new podcast about music, currently titled Never Mind the Bodhráns, with his touring partner and fellow broadcaster Tom Dunne in the autumn.
The Brendan O'Connor Show, Saturday and Sunday, RTÉ Radio 1, 11am
Late Date, Sunday to Friday, 11pm; Saturday, 12am, RTÉ Radio 1
