Prattle on but Gay still talks the talk

THE guessing game over the first guests on Eamon Dunphy’s new TV talk show continues but one person it won’t be is Gay Byrne — not now, not ever.

Byrne, who has been engaged in a war of words with Dunphy since questioning the logic of the programme going head-to-head with the Late Late Show instead of going for an alternative night, said he was being "attacked vociferously" by the TV3 presenter.

"I think his recent outburst was so incredibly abusive and verbally aggressive, hostile and foul-mouthed," said Byrne, who was accused by Dunphy of getting paid for "sitting on his arse".