Breakfast Republic and Colm Hayes have to go

Lads you're beating an old drum to death there, to move/scrap either shows would be a sign off failure for Dan Healy who's ego is apparently more important than what the general publics (licence payers) actually likes and finds entertaining.
The breakfast show is the most immature drivel imaginable which is so bad that it stopped me watching republic of telly.
In the morning I listen to KC on Red Fm on tunein radio and it's truly funny and actually cheers you up on the way to work.
On the way home the choice or options are less apparent because of talk radio which I don't enjoy so I flick between Dave Macs drive on Red Fm or God help me, Driveby.
I might last 20 minutes at a time or less until it gets so full of appalling oh matron innuendos and childish jokes and Al Porter promoting his next dying on stage date that I almost what to squeeze my phone until the battery explodes and melts my hand.
I read a good tweet recently that the Colm Hayes show is really informative if you don't have twitter, Facebook, Instagram, the internet, television or 2 euro for a newspaper.
He brings you "breaking news" that you heard at 7am, he reminds you daily that he's from Ballymun, he uncomfortably flirts with bored housewives and then tries to be controversial by hitting the bleep button every so often and 2fm keep throwing thousands at him to give away in competitions because there is no other draw.
And it's me and people like me who don't like talk radio and that don't like streaming music services that ensures he keeps an audience in the JNLR's.
There is slim pickings at that time slot on national radio and that's why they could put the most irritating individual in Ireland in that slot (oh wait they already did) so the second most irritating person in Ireland and they will still hover around the 100000 listener mark.
The problem is Colm Hayes is there too long now and he's seen and attended too many of the Gerry Ryan parties with RTE execs so he's untouchable.
I would love for Will Leahy to be brought back but that ain't gonna happen for reasons I've stated earlier so who I actually enjoy in the evening is Eoghan McDermott, he filled the driveby seat for a week or two and he was brilliant and he actually seems to not care who he upsets or what boat he rocks.
Anyway it's wishful thinking and the egos in Montrose far outweigh popular opinion.

Ah the breakfast republic isn't that bad, definitely better than it was. It's actually better now that Jennifer has gone on maternity leave, 6 months hopefully!

The show has tightened up quite a bit. I feel sorry for Keith as he comes across as if he knows what he is doing and seems to be trying to reign in the other two. On one hand he has Bernard who thinks everything he says is hilarious. And then you have Jennifer who comes across as a total fame wannabee, famous for nothing at all (like most of them).

The greed game is quite fun, but a little too difficult to hear some mornings. I have heard the show when Keith is on solo, before 7 I think? That is good radio.

As for Colm Hayes (and Al Porter it seems is a permanent fixture). They are quite simply the unfunniest pair of spanners I have ever listened to, And he is no more from Ballymun. He has the poshest accent when not on radio!

So you're actually going to refer to 9 years ago? You know what else was good 9 years ago, MySpace and minidiscs. Weak.
Anyway by any chance did anyone catch a snippet of yesterday's driveby?
I had it on in the car for 15 minutes and surprise surprise there giving away €2000 and Al is telling people how there's only a handful of tickets left for his Vicar street gig, so when you say handful you mean dozens and when you say dozens you mean hundreds, they are as predictable as they are embarrassing.

I thought Will leahy was moved because they wanted his show to be broadcast from Dublin at the weekends. Though isnt he broadcasting from Limerick now again?

Just heard a Breakfast Republic promo where they're using a "competition" of idiotic, attempted comedic value that Bernard and Keith did exactly the same on iRadio half a decade ago.

I sincerely hope they're not being paid for their 'creative ideas'!

From what I understand 2FM is aimed at a lower age group so the Breakfast Republic would be targeted at that demographic, the people who watch Republic of Telly etc.

Then you have Tubridy.....ok that doesn't really fit the demographic

Then Nicky and Jenny....that kind of hits the target market..

Then Colm Hayes.............................oh oh.

Then....don't know never turn it on that late.

Then Chris and Ciara (I think)....the target market I reckon?

So if they are aiming at 'Youf' they have some shows correct (regardless of quality) but there are a couple of shows there way out off plan

Well unfortunately according to the most recent jnlr figures we won't be seeing the back of Colm Hayes anytime soon because he's gained 6000 listeners year on year.
They're also doing a podcast now for all the bits they can't air on their daytime show because they're so "outrageous and controversial "
Stop the world and let me off!

I don't mind Breakfast republic but my God Colm Hayes is a dinosaur! Sounds so old and boring - it doesn't suit the station. The fake 'banter' between himself and Al is cringe worthy and who is this guy and how the hell did he get that gig?

Great stuff!

Now the next move will be shifting Tubs to Radio 1 and extending the Breakfast show to 10am and giving Nicky and Jenny a 10am start I reckon

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It's the greatest load of crap! BUT Nicky Byrne absolutely drives my blood pressure up - he is soo thick and condescending towards Jenny Greene (an excellent presenter, in my opinion).

I don't mind the breakfast show but totally agree about Nicky Byrne. The fact that he is a pain in the arse to listen to won't have any affect on the move in time slots. This will save 2FM Tubs salary!!