Brendan O'Connor has announced that the current series of The Saturday Night Show will be the last. He will return with a new prime time entertainment programme in 2016, and Ray D'Arcy will host a new show on Saturday nights from the autumn on RTÉ One.

The final Saturday Night Show will be on May 30.

Glen Killane, MD RTÉ Television, said: "Brendan has proven himself to be a great talent and we are delighted that he will remain central to RTÉ One's prime time schedule with a new show.

"As the national broadcaster, we have to constantly innovate and renew our schedules and these changes will allow Brendan to continue to make an impact in an important part of the RTÉ One schedule."

O'Connor said: "It's been a great five years and this year in particular has been a great one for The Saturday Night Show. Myself and the team are delighted to be going out on a high, and I am very excited about inventing a newer, even better show."

Adrian Lynch, Channel Controller, RTÉ One, said: "The Saturday Night Show has been a great success for RTÉ One under Brendan. As Ireland's most popular channel, RTÉ One needs to continue to offer the public great shows and keep great talent.

"With Brendan O'Connor and Ray D'Arcy at the heart of RTÉ One's prime time schedule, along with Claire Byrne, Miriam O'Callaghan and Ryan Tubridy, the public will enjoy an unrivalled line up of talent on RTÉ One."