Why did RTE drop Gareth O Callaghan ?

did he not leave 2fm coz of mental health issues

mang0 wrote: »

Chris Carey once fired him from Nova because he talked too much. I'd extrapolate from there.

Was 'Tony Garretts' not fired for refusing to drink live on air as part of drink education spot on Nova ?.

Went to Caroline then BBC Radio and returned to Ireland on Energy 103 - run by a few from Nova

JoeA3 wrote: »

I'm sure he left RTE / 2FM of his own volition due to his own "issues" and his belief that he could become a successful novelist / fiction writer and/or a psychologist.

Neither of those paths seemed to work out so it wasn't long before he turned up on GB FM... which was a strange fit, the few times I heard him on it. I did hear that he left GB FM under a cloud but again I thought he left of his own choice - to go on to the then fledgling 4FM.

I thought he left 2FM due to him wanting to go full time into being a psychologist and he did that in galway (and having the gbfm morning radio gig to have a full day to concentrate on his psychologist work). He partner at the time was based in galway.

The strange thing is that if he did leave 2FM on bad terms..there was a build up to his final show and it was acknowledged by fellow presenters at the time (it wasnt a walk out or sudden departure like what happened Ruth Scott).

Also, he actually came back to 2FM a few months after he left to fill in for breakfast for a week or 2 during the transition of Rick and Ruth finishing up and Marty Whelan starting breakfast. In 2005.

Yep. Gareth always has a lot to say for himself. He's prone to random rants on social media too. Doesn't do himself any favours imo.

vince wrote: »

Now 5 hours on 4fm is crazy. Two presnters taking up nearly 50% of air time on one station is a bit extreme. I was a 4fm fan brfore its a basket case now.

Pat C on Nova has been doing 5 hours for years.

Also Gareth has his love songs show on sun morning which is a further 3 hours.. that's 28 hours of live radio each week for Gareth.

sure he was only doing 10 hours for his majority of his time on 2FM.!

real rocker wrote: »

In the case of Pat James his show is 4 hours in length 9PM to 1AM

that's just one night per week

If someone has any mental health issues, staying away from social media, esp the likes of Twitter, I would advise.

The way he used to plug new products on 2FM made me want to throw up. it was patently obvious that he was getting freebies in return for a plug on air and boy did he deliver.

The format was pretty simple: if you were launching a new gadget like a PDA (before mobile phones there was a class of handheld gadget called a personal digital assistant - PDA), send a free sample to GO'C with a list of features, he would give the gadget a major plug while reading out the feature list in a gushing tone of voice - like this is the greatest piece of kit I have EVER seen, you must go out and buy one.

He thinks he's Miss Marple nowadays!

Maybe this thread should be merged with this one:

Edit: And this one (!):

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058217156/gareth-ocallaghan-calling-for-new-lockdown#latest

I heard he gorged on Toblerone and drove to Dundee in his bare feet.

I remember Gareth and sports presenter John Kenny had a good rapport on his early 90's 2fm show. Made me smile anyway

I dont think hes missed though in his own mind he thinks he is. Hes another ego driven broadcaster who thinks he cant be done without! eh its grand Gareth, Radio is doing fine without you

Why the sudden bumping of this thread? Is it because of what he has been posting on social media recently?

Edited

Yeah you make a fair point. I’ll bow out of this one I think.

Mrs Brown's Boys started as a short daily segment on Gareth O'Callaghan's show in the afternoon.

He returned to Classic Hits over the last year or so on weekends.

He was supposedly unfit to work ever again a year ago.

It's not the first time GOC has jumped on a big story and made it all about himself.... the man loves himself / loves being the centre of attention.

It’s ludicrous. What exactly has he to say on the matter that is of any relevance? Trust Virgin Media to latch onto his bandwagon 🙄

He hasn’t worked for RTE for almost 20 years. I’d be very surprised if Tubs knows him more than in a passing way and I’m sure most of current RTE management wouldn’t know him either. So his insight into the RTE issue is about as insightful as mine is

And if you actually read that Examiner article and go past the silly click bait headlines he says almost nothing of interest. He resigned/left RTE due to some disagreement with management at the time. So what…. It happens every day of the week and it’s nothing whatsoever to do with the current Tubridy debacle. He’s changed that story multiple times over the years. Originally he left due to mental health issues / writing a book / setting up as a counsellor. Whatever way the wind is blowing Gareth, eh. It’s been the same craic with him before, Gerry and his coke habit, among other more “uncomfortable” stories he’s latched himself onto. He’s embarrassing himself but doesn’t seem to realise it

The man is an attention seeker, a clear narcissist and seems to lap up all the attention he gets on Facebook from Middle aged housewives.

Having said all that, I actually think he’s absolutely excellent at his actual day job - a radio music presenter. A cut above anyone else on that station he’s camped on. And imo he should stick to that job, play the songs and keep his opinions on the headlines of the week firmly to himself.

The funny thing is that none of them are involved with 2FM anymore, with Dave Fanning being the most recent to leave. Larry Gogan had been taken off 2FM completely a year before he passed away, with his sole broadcasting duties being with RTE Gold. Rick, Will and Dave are all connected now to RTE Gold (Dave also does some stuff on Radio One), while Nikki and Ruth went to independent commercial radio stations. As it happens, Ruth is currently involved with Gareth's station Classic Hits.