2FM: Breakfast with Doireann Garrihy, Donncha O'Callaghan and Carl Mullan

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117899168#Comment_117899168

He's a sickener.

I'm sure plenty influencers online did the same yet it doesn't mean they should be getting tax payers money.

Elmo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117899168#Comment_117899168

How do you mean Source please?

JNLR figures show 2fm's smaller audiences (this might change who knows)

While every RTÉ Annual Report shows support for 2FM from the license fee at around €4 to 5m since at lease 2011 might be 2012!

I have no problem with Mullen but as pointed out (I think on this thread or perhaps on another) Today FM pretty much axed a huge number of their DJs when the audiences started dropping, 2fm are very slow to make these decisions. Tubs spend 5 years on the station before they reshuffled, as did the westlife guy, neither were setting the world on fire at 2fm.

Reasons for shuffles in 2fm.... oh well maybe that would be to dark.... okay I will say it .... a bloody Westlife reunion!

flazio

[deleted post, too ranty ]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117909711#Comment_117909711

Look at Louise McSharry and Chris and Ciara, they were given a Monday to Friday evening show back in 2014, the idea was that they would bring evening youth listening back to the glory days of the hotline era, Instead they had almost no listeners, Chris and Ciara only had 3k listeners in one jnlr, that's basically one person said they listen, So 2fm then go and shoehorn them into weekend daytime slots rather than let them go and I bet the 3 of them didn't get a pay cut either.

Elmo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117910062#Comment_117910062

what's is boards for but for a good keyboard warrioring rant :)

Kilkennyguy5

Listened to this a few times going home from a night shift,truly dreadful stuff.There's no need whatsoever for 3 presenters,complete overkill but at least Carl has some idea of what he's supposed to be doing.Donnacha is like a kid who's had too much Fanta and Doireann is really irritating with her continuous switching into some kind of 'culchie' accent.Twink did it years ago on 'Play the game'.....if all else fails put on the culchie accent,sure that'll get some laughs.It's the switching accents that bothers me,is she a presenter or impressionist?...They're prob all likeable off the air but a travesty that they get paid for this tripe.

Bland stuff but why do people expect it to be any good? It's for kids.

flazio

Hey, if you don't like Doireann they could always ask Lottie Ryan back. 😉

Elmo

So yesterday that guy that shall remain nameless here on boards was replaced on another show in Oz, and there's no reporting on it! I am even afraid to mention that here! what's going on?

flazio

He is of course entitled to a private life, but I'm hearing he's not well at the moment. Probably best we leave him in peace now he's off our payroll.

CptMonkey

It’s a fairly poor show. That being said a lot of the morning radio offerings at the minute are of similar quality. Must be hard for people who studied and they see rugby players etc getting gigs ahead of them

Elmo

That is true, I think? Not sure about that! but even if it is the case ....not to report on another comic/actor from Ireland getting that gig..... I think he's Irish not sure could just happen to have the same name as an Irish comic/actor.

radiotrickster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117921269#Comment_117921269

I saw a guy posting on a Facebook group this week saying he was looking to get into radio. You’d almost feel like telling him to get famous by doing something else and then go to radio, haha

floppylaces

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117921269#Comment_117921269

Carl Mullan studied, he has posted about being on college radio. Yet most people will complain about him getting the gig as well

Expunge

Ha, it sounds like he's still on College radio - just a much much more expensive version.

Tick Tock, Mr. Healy. Time is running out for your 'revolution'. It's a disaster that smells of poo.

Even the unfocused mess that is Lyric FM has a larger market share at the weekend.

I expect we'll hear soon enough that Dan is leaving RTE to pursue exciting new opportunities!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117922504#Comment_117922504

It's hard to believe but he's been head of 2fm for 8 and a half years now, that's almost as long as Bill O'Donovan and John Clarke had the job. I'm surprised that he hasn't been reassigned to some other department in RTE by now, the cost of 2fm to the tax payer has ballooned under his watch and to think he was hired to make 2fm profitable again.

flazio

If rugby stars don't work, there's always comedians. Look at Dermot Whelan, PJ Gallagher, Bernard O'Shea and Jennifer Zampereli.

NIMAN

Doireann Garrihy slept in for work this morning, I kid you not.

flazio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944126#Comment_117944126

Sack her and bring back Lottie Ryan straight away.

Elmo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944305#Comment_117944305

Leave poor Lottie alone

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944126#Comment_117944126

how many times has this happened in radio over the years?.

an old publicity stunt favourite.

Stoolie

Had the misfortune to listen briefly today . Good Lord above. I will never get that time again . Inane stuff . The rugby fella must have taken way too many blows to the head and I hope yer wan played rugby as well . It would be an excuse at least !!! Appalling is way too kind

Manta400r

I like Carl's content on Instagram, he's a funny guy....

But my god it's the worst show on radio. That Doireann sickens my hole trying to be funny and Donncha is the most boring voice ever.

RTE scraping the barrel here. Thankfully haven't listened in ages!!

Rfrip

they are getting great mileage out of the Toblerones in fairness to them

Muller1991

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118075645#Comment_118075645

Seriously ? Must be at least a month ago since the incident.

RCK1

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Still stihl waters 3

It's fuckin **** and they're pretty much unemployable anywhere else but rte, I could go on but that sums it up for me, rte are a disgrace to be giving leeches and wannabes jobs because of who they are.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118098338#Comment_118098338

Exactly.

I thought Donncha was a legend as a rugby player, but what qualifies him to be a host of a radio morning show, which he is clearly out of his depth in? He isn't naturally funny or slick off the cuff, and he is poor at it, but will retain the job because he is a 'celeb'.

Pussyhands

What's Doireann on about here? She must be getting worried that impressions are going to be cancelled.

And who gives a shite about Flack who was a domestic abuser!

https://twitter.com/DoireannGarrihy/status/1479476514005655553

flazio

As a suicide survivor myself, I kindly request everyone remember where their heart is before responding.