The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show
The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show is the flagship show on RTÉ 2fm. Since 4 June 2019 it has been hosted by Eoghan McDermott and Doireann Garrihy under the banner of 2FM Breakfast with Doireann and Eoghan.
History
The first breakfast show presenter was Declan Meehan, who remained in the slot for just under five months. Marty Whelan took over from Meehan and has the distinction of hosting the breakfast show on four separate occasions. Ian Dempsey is the longest-serving breakfast show presenter, having hosted on two separate occasions for a total of ten years.Hosts
| No | Show title | Presenter | From | To | Duration |
| 1 | Declan Meehan's Breakfast Show | ||||
| 2 | Good Morning with Marty Whelan | ||||
| 3 | Ronan Collins's Breakfast Show | ||||
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| 8 | Gareth O'Callaghan's Breakfast Show | ||||
| 9 | Damien McCaul's Breakfast Show | ||||
| 10 | The Full Irish | ||||
| 10 | The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show | ||||
| 11 | Marty in the Morning | ||||
| 12 | The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show | ||||
| 13 | Breakfast with Hector | ||||
| 14 | Breakfast Republic |
Footnotes
a. The show was later renamed Marty Whelan's Breakfast Show.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 in April 1989, the breakfast show was fronted by Simon Young, Scott Williams and Maxi.
- Paddy McKenna 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.