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RTÉ IS SEEKING expressions of interest to create a “long list” of presenters on 2FM following the departure of a number of high-profile presenters from the station.
The national broadcaster issued a callout on its website for new recruits, saying that RTÉ 2FM “has presenting roles available”.
“We are creating a long list of presenters – refreshed every two years – who would appeal to a 15–34-year-old audience,” RTÉ said.
It said that when a presenting role becomes available, a shortlist will be created from the long list using a weighted criteria.
According to the callout, piloting may be required from any applicants when final selections are being made for the schedule. Those interested in the role must be over 18 to apply.
Last week, Donncha O’Callaghan became the latest presenter to announce that he was leaving 2FM. He will presenter his final show on the station on 5 July.
The 2 Johnnies announced that they were giving up their slot on 2FM at the end of May, while Doireann Garrihy presented her final show on the station on 31 May.
Jennifer Zamparelli also recently left after more than a decade at the station, saying it was “time for me to move on”.
Chief executive of 2fm Dan Healy has faced questions about whether the departures are linked to new rules at RTÉ aimed at identifying conflicts of interest, including work done by presenters by other brands or organisations and any payment received for external activities.
However, Healy told Today with Claire Byrne in May that the departures could not be attributed to a “single thing”.
“But you’re attributing it to single thing and what I’m saying is, it’s not that it’s nuanced, it is genuinely nuanced,” he said.
All of the presenters that have left the station have high profiles and significant media careers outside of 2FM.
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I would go for it but am not related to anyone in Rte
@jamie Lewis: ya that would be a pretty standard requirement Jamie…that and an influencer account on insta? Maybe start promoting Super valu, central and Renault and you’ll be halfway there :)
I’d be up for 2fm being shut down permanently. It’s had its day.
@David Bergin: or maybe you have had your day already and maybe this station appeals more to younger foke, Jooooe duffffy for you my friend ; )
@CP: While that might be the case you seem to forget as do Rte that younger folk don’t listen to the radio anymore, it’s all podcasts and Spotify so all they’re doing is turning off the potential audience that will actually listen to the radio.
@David Bergin: How about a vote come on Journal
I’d be up for it. Undisclosed contractor salary. Free flip flops. 1st class travel. 5 star hotels. Winning dancing with the stars. Interviews on the late late. Additional presenter role on new to RTE foreign reheat. Exit suddenly when I decide to explore other avenues, give exclusive tell-all interviews to several gossip sites before ‘collabing’ with various nobodies on several quickly forgotten projects…
So long suckers!
@honey badger: I’d say you definitely have the fact for radio
@Ger Whelan: Fail.
@honey badger: it’d be like Ruth Dudley Edwards presenting The Den.
@honey badger: dont for get a top of the range car,,,o wait a renault
@honey badger: it was a fail. Phone let me down there.
@Ger Whelan: Ah, don’t sweat it. Try again. It’ll be hilarious this time!
@honey badger: moment is ruined it wouldn’t be the same
@honey badger: You could practice in the cupboard under the stairs, same audience figures.
@Ger Whelan: you were doing so well. :(
Are you a wannabe tiktoker full of your own importance, can you talk pure and utter scutter all day long about nothing important whatsoever but sound funny doing it. Ramp up your “celeb” status a notch more, but first, remember to call yourself a PLC for tax reasons before joining…when your in you’ll get a handy public sector gig with us, off you go there and top your income up with additional commercial deals with private companies on the side for the bit extra and when you get fed up having to now declare all the money your making (thanks for that Ryan) instead of trying to hide it all and pretending your neutral on everything yes we’ll still sort you with a lovely exit package coz we’re Rte and can never be responsible or accountable for anything. Click here to apply.
Job as gov advisor after you leave with no pay cap. Whats not to like?
Then you can do politics and become a MEP
Have you tried Lottie Ryan?
I have a couple of boxes of ‘aul LP’s and Singles in the attic. Mini Pops, Jive Bunny and a few more classics.Any chance of a start?
@Sean Buckley: Mini Pops and Jive Bunny. What a blast from the past. Had totally forgotten about them!
@Sean Ryan: Probably best left in the past Sean.I can do you a recording of them on my cassette recorder if you want.lol
Just be from South county Dublin or make sure you sound like it and your hired. Having a family member in rte also helps alot.
@Paddy Up: Gay Byrbe & Pat Kenny lived in the Northside
@Thomas Sheridan: They sounded like southsiders tbf. Ridiculous mid Atlantic accent summed up their personalities
Rte only recruits from inside you need to know someone who can pull you in that lad who’s recruited 4 the london job is a prime example 4 jobs 4 the boys rte will never learn lessons
@liam ward: I know for a fact that that is not true. By posting that misinformation, you dissuade those with talent from applying. Besides they may not have sufficient c.v. talent but their personalities may carry them over the line.
Maybe, but not for less than €300000 + bonuses+ a car+ 8wks holiday and a 20hr week
Why would anyone join a sinking ship…. Maybe for the healthy redundancy package….
@Blue Moon: I suppose it would give them exposure and a stepping stone to a better opportunity
@Blue Moon: It’s a bit like our judicial system. If you ‘sink the ship’, you still get to hold on to your ill gotten gains and avoid accountability, by claiming you had ‘health’ issues, backed up by great ‘co-conspirator’ character references.
But if your dreams and lives are shattered because you tried to save the ship, you are just left to ‘hang out to dry’. No immunity from ‘prosecution’ there.
Shut the place down altogether it’s days are numbered. Huge salaries to donkeys doesn’t wash with people anymore
I’d consider it but I have 2 disadvantages, I don’t have any relatives in RTE and I am reluctant to have the lobotomy!
The first prerequisite to be employed by RTE is that you are a talentless waffler, the second is that you’re well connected!
Closed it down RTE are at an end two many problems with the station and looking for bailouts
With desperate Dan Healy in charge no wonder 2FM is at the bottom of the barrel of radio stations. All he want’s is presenters that have Instagram followers!!
They are looking for presenters that would appeal to the 15-34 age bracket. Does this mean that the successful person/s need to be in the 18-34 age range!!!!
Why limit it to 15 to 34 year old’s,
do we know nothing about Music
shut the rubbish down..nobody’s interested
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