Pamela Joyce shocked listeners when she suddenly stepped away from her role at Today FM earlier this month.

The Galway native has now opened up about the understandable reasons behind her decision, stating that there is 'no juicy story'.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, Pamela explained that being closer to her family was at the heart of her decision to depart from the station.

"I moved to Dublin solely to work in radio. And I didn’t realise I was as much of a homebird as I am.”

“As much as I love working in the media, I don’t love it enough to not be around my family all the time. I just didn’t feel settled in either place, but it took me a few months to actually make the decision to move home."

While she knew it was the right choice, it wasn't a resolution she came to lightly, adding that her time at the station was 'an absolute pleasure' and 'the best five and half years of her life'.

"I was humming and hawing, and one day a few weeks back I woke up and thought, just do it, hand in your notice. You haven’t had peace of mind and your head has been melted making up the pros and cons list for ages.

After making up her mind, Pamela explained why her exit from the airwaves came without warning.

"I told the bosses and we discussed how we’d go about it and came to the conclusion that it was easier to probably just make it a quick thing rather than a big long goodbye.

But let’s just get the ball rolling and not drag it out or force the burden of a secret on anyone," the broadcaster continued.

Pamela says after telling the Today FM bosses, they were 'incredibly supportive and kind' and clarified that it was completely her decision, despite speculation her exit was a result of other reasons.

"But it was absolutely my decision to leave. I think there’s a lot of people thinking, oh, there’s definitely something odd going on there! But there actually is nothing."

"I don’t have a juicy story for you."

Wishing Pamela all the best in her next chapter!

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