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Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM as part of new line-up announced for station
Last May Garrihy left 2FM Breakfast after five years saying it was ‘time for ventures new’
2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM
Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger
Aifric O’Connell, Lottie Ryan and David O’Reilly among names to join 2FM daily schedule
New presenters come in wake of several departures from radio station
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Doireann Garrihy to leave RTÉ 2FM breakfast show after five years
Presenter leaving morning radio show to concentrate on podcasts, travel, and pursue other projects
The Full Irish Hidden Camera Show understands the craic must be baited, captured and solemnly clubbed to death
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Dancing with the Stars 2023: 2FM’s Carl Mullan wins in one of the biggest shocks in show’s history
The 2FM personality comes out on top ahead of bookies’ favourite Brooke Scullion and early frontrunners Suzanne Jackson and Damian McGinty
Dancing with the Stars week 10: semi-final with a tense dance-off and bloody headbutt
Television: comedian Kevin McGahern loses out to Suzanne Jackson, as she joins Brooke Scullion, Damian McGinty and dark horse Carl Mullan in the final
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It’s a long walk into the twilight for drag queen Panti Bliss who, with Samson, created history as the first same-sex couple on the show
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Television: An early shower was always on the cards for the former Ireland soccer international
Jennifer Zamparelli is one of the few people in RTÉ with reasons to be cheerful
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The dancing juggernaut returns under a cloud about its future – not that you could tell from the performances of the celebrities
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