Gareth O'Callaghan: RTÉ 2FM hasn't worked for a long time — make it pay or sell it off

RTÉ 2FM should play great music and employ skilled presenters, instead of sounding so often like an unsupervised classroom of 10-year-olds

Gerry Ryan may have been right all along when he said he was worth every cent of his eye-watering salary.

In a world of swipes, clicks, and an insatiable need for distraction, there remains a glow of nostalgia in the sound of a radio voice that is instantly recognisable. Even if that voice is no longer here, nostalgia keeps it alive.

I found a recording this week of a conversation I had with Larry Gogan in 1989, minutes before I started my first show on RTÉ 2FM. Just as I was leaving his studio to return to mine, he said: “Remember, we’re not here to make history. We’re here to make memories and have fun.”