Breakfast Republic and Colm Hayes have to go

I don't love Breakfast Republic but I don't hate it either. But Colm Hayes and his brutal sidekick definitely need to go, it's absolute rubbish!

I have a long commute most days and both shows are in that time frame.When I hear cock a doodle who I give serious consideration to crashing head on into a truck.As for Colm Hayes,flicked onto it yesterday and he was discussing with another grown man how much they love home and away!
Utter tripe and need immediate replacement.

I used to think the Breakfast Republic was awful, but it has definitely improved - Keith and Jen are very good, but Bernard is a bit silly, his jokes are obvious etc. Not the worst thing I have ever heard, but I have to admit, I flick between that and Morning Ireland.

As for Colm Hayes, its beyond terrible. He is not at all funny, his show content is that of a teenage girl. That know your show quiz is the pits!! The banter with himself and Al Porter is awful too - the fact he needs a co host will tell you how dull and useless he is. He seems to cling on to Al's "humour" and runs with it. And also, he is quite vulgar sometimes - he used the term "get the ride" one evening - I promptly turned it over and haven't listened since.

Why Will Leahy was moved from drivetime is still a mystery to me...

There's an interview with Colm Hayes and Al Porter in the latest issue of TV Now magazine. Hayes says he'd go back to breakfast radio as it's where he feels at home. Apparently himself and Al Porter are working together on ideas for a tv game show, a panel show and Colm has written and had 3 pilots recorded for a radio sitcom. Watch out Brendan O'Carroll!!

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.

The amount of money he was paid means nothing. There are plenty of people that are paid way too much money, it doesn't reflect their talent.

I'd like to see Eoghan McDermott get a full time slot on radio, I can see it happening soon enough too.

Nokia 2630 wrote: »

If Colm Hayes is so bad, why did John Clarke sign him for 210k in november 2006 ?

Is that you Colm?

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?