Doireann's gone

sssh there’s a Man talking saying manly things

This is my thinking.

Doireann decided to go because she didn't get the amount she demanded or she may be in the 10 earners for 2024 and decided that the hassle of being in the top ten wasn't worth it considering her other income. Either way she and her agents made that decision.

Jenny Z is taking a break in 2024 because she has a number of commercial commitments that she wants to finish before signing a contract with RTÉ, this also allows her to be outside the top 10 for 2024 and the hassle that it brings.

Both would also have taken a fee for competing their current contracts, which would add to their normal earning in the year and RTÉ possible refused to back date these payments over the last 3 years as they'd done before.

As I have said before there are high earners in RTÉ who have dodged the top 10 list in certain years because RTÉ spread their contract exit payment over the previous 3 years (something they can't do now because they have committed to releasing the payment every year) and those that have worked on independent productions.

And with the exit of Tubs there could be at least 3 new entries to 2024 higher earners, that €150k that Mr. Callan got might be under some of the might be's at RTÉ e.g. Marty Whelan, Jenny Z, The 2 Johnnies and so on.

In reality neither have much of a leg to stand on, Doireann can be replace on The Breakfast Show, while Jenny Greene could easily get back to Mid-mornings without the need of a co-host, this is unlikely to damage 2FM's audience.

fair play to Doireann for quitting. Wasn’t her that fecked up the organisation. JZ I suspect will be the next to go

She hasn't hit the road yet. I heard her in the shop this morning.

So she could still present DWTS as she contracted by Shinawhil, I wonder how much influance RTÉ have on the presenters of their TV shows? Interesting how they seem to have had 2fm presenters on that show, and when the money dried up how Amanda Bryam was replaced by Jenny Z. And as Jenny Z started presensting DWTS she took the place of her co-host in the mid-morning slot on 2FM.

Could it be that Westlifer was on more than 175k from the national broadcaster as it hide behind the Indo Producer?

I'd imagine the DWTS gig is a plum job, one that's good for maintaining a profile. Plus, the show is such a juggernaut, I'm not sure the presenters necessarily have to be all that skilled for it to work. My completely uninformed take is that RTE know they could drop anybody into that role, so why not deploy one of the many 'staffers' (or long-term casuals, or whatever) already floating around the campus at Montrose, someone who will be happy with the raised profile and won't take the pish on product endorsements.

We don't have a radio 2, 2fm were meant to move into the 20-45 demo rather then youth, I don't know what the story is now. Youth don't want to listen to presenters the same age as their parents in the same way middle aged don't want to teenagers. Music based content is in a difficult place with youtube, spotify etc, and with 2fm it's hard to know who their aiming at, as someone in my 30s I'd find it hard to listen to any of it.

Dan Healy has spoken about it already

https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/rte-2fm-boss-dan-healy-32537155

The 45th birthday of 2FM

I doubt she will play Alice Cooper "Schools out" as her final song (like Ian Dempsey did in June 1998)

very unprofessional...obviously hiding something