''The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' is the flagship show on

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 ...

. Since 31 May 2021, it has been hosted by

Doireann Garrihy Aoibhín Garrihy, Ailbhe Garrihy and Doireann Garrihy are Irish social media influencers, having played different roles in the entertainment industry. Aoibhín is an actress, having played Neasa Dillon in RTÉ One's ''Fair City'' from 2010 to 2 ...

Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan (born 24 March 1979) is an Irish retired rugby union player. He spent most of his career with his home province Munster, spending 17 seasons with the province and winning five major trophies, before finishing his career with ...

and

Carl Mullan Carl Mullan (born 24 January 1990) is an Irish television and radio presenter who is currently co-hosting ''The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' with Doireann Garrihy and Donncha O'Callaghan. Early life Mullan was born in Perrystown on the southsi ...

under the banner of ''2FM Breakfast with Doireann, Donncha and Carl''.

History

The first breakfast show presenter was Declan Meehan, who remained in the slot for just under five months.

Marty Whelan Marty may refer to: Names * Marty (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters, also includes stage names * Marty (surname), a list of people Places in the United States * Marty, California, a former settlement * Marty, Min ...

took over from Meehan and has the distinction of hosting the breakfast show on four occasions.

Ian Dempsey Ian Dempsey (born 16 January 1961) is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio. He is the long-running presenter of the breakfast show on Today FM, self-titled ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show'', which runs from 6-9 am each weekday. ...

is the longest-serving breakfast show presenter, having hosted on two occasions for a total of ten years.

Eoghan McDermott Eoghan McDermott (born 15 April 1983) is an Irish television and radio presenter. He most recently presented ''The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' on radio and has hosted ''The Voice of Ireland'' and Ireland's Junior Eurovision Song Contest selectio ...

resigned from the show in March 2021, he was replaced in May 2021 by Carl Mullen and Donncha O'Callaghan.

Hosts

Stand-ins

Holiday cover has usually been provided by another prominent member of the RTÉ 2fm presentation team - rarely the job goes to an outsider. Additionally, transitions between regular hosts have often been bridged by stand-ins. These have been: *Following the sudden departure of Marty Whelan to the newly created

Century Radio Century Radio, also known as ''Century 100'' and later ''Century FM'', was a short-lived national commercial radio station in the Republic of Ireland, broadcasting from 4 September 1989 to 19 November 1991. History Launch Launched at 8am on M ...

in April 1989, the breakfast show was fronted by Simon Young, Scott Williams and Maxi. *

Paddy McKenna Paddy may refer to: People *Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname *An ethnic slur for an Irishman Birds *Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon *Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species *Black-faced sh ...

joined Jim-Jim Nugent as a replacement for Colm Hayes in May 2010, when the latter moved to co-host a new show during the former '' Gerry Ryan Show'' slot. After the permanent departure of Jim-Jim Nugent in September 2010, Paddy McKenna was joined as co-host of the breakfast show by Ruth Scott. *Alan Swann covered the period between the axing of ''Breakfast with Hector'' and the beginning of ''Breakfast Republic''. *Stephen Byrne and Tara Stewart filled in for

between April and May 2021 while she workshopped a new show following

's departure.

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References

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