Breakfast Republic

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Breakfast Republic
Genre Comedy, talk, music
Running time 240 minutes (6:00 am-10:00 am)
Country Ireland
Language(s) English
Home station RTÉ 2fm
Host(s) Keith Walsh
Jennifer Maguire
Bernard O'Shea
Recording studio RTÉ Radio Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Air dates since 17 February 2014
Audio format FM and Digital radio
Website Official website

Breakfast Republic is the Irish national broadcaster RTE 2fm's breakfast radio show. It is presented by Keith Walsh and comedians Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea, from 6–10am weekdays. It first aired on 17 February 2014.[1] Regular features include Jen's Bits, where Maguire 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 Maguire have wide experience in television, notably as part of the similarly toned "Republic of Telly".[2] 2015 polls indicate the show's popularity with a rise in listenership of 10,000,[3] bringing the average to 109,000.[4]

References

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  2. Egan Barry. "Jennifer Maguire... The Taming of The Shrew". Irish Independent, 21 September 2015
  3. "D'Arcy gets set to front new TV show and admits his return to RTE was shock to the system. Irish Times, 25 September 2015
  4. Kelly, Aoife. "RTE 2fm celebrating listenership growth across all shows in latest JNLR ratings". Irish Independent, 30 April 2015
Preceded by RTÉ 2fm's breakfast show
2014 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent