''Breakfast Republic'' was the Irish national broadcaster

RTÉ 2fm (RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...

breakfast radio In broadcast programming, dayparting is the practice of dividing the broadcast day into several parts, in which a different type of radio programming or television show appropriate for that time period is aired. Television programs are most o ...

show. It was presented by

Keith Walsh Keith Walsh is an Irish radio DJ. Previously the lead anchor for RTÉ 2fm's early morning programme ''Breakfast Republic'' with comedians Bernard O'Shea and Jennifer Maguire, Walsh now presents on 2fm on Saturdays and Sundays. His involvement wi ...

and comedians

Jennifer Zamparelli Jennifer Zamparelli (née Maguire) (born 9 April 1980) is an Irish comedian and television presenter. She is known for her role on the TV show ''Republic of Telly'', where she was a primary writer, and as co-host of the 2FM morning show ''Break ...

and

Bernard O'Shea Bernard O'Shea is an Irish comedian from Durrow, County Laois, Ireland. He co-hosted the 2FM ''Breakfast Republic'' with Jennifer Zamparelli and Keith Walsh. He made his name on the satirical sketch TV show ''Republic of Telly''. O'Shea s ...

, from 6–10am weekdays. It first aired on 17 February 2014. Regular features include ''Jen's Bits'', where Zamparelli offers dry or caustic views on members of the celebrity world, and ''Smarty Pants'', where Bernard regularly pretends to be less intelligent than he actually is. O'Shea and Zamparelli have wide experience in television, notably as part of the similarly toned "

Republic of Telly ''Republic of Telly'' is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination of television, mocking various Irish and British TV cha ...

". 2015 polls indicate the show's popularity with a rise in listenership of 10,000, bringing the average to 109,000.Kelly, Aoife.
RTE 2fm celebrating listenership growth across all shows in latest JNLR ratings
. ''Irish Independent'', 30 April 2015

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