The sound of a new generation: How 2FM became a youth station again

Just 18 months ago 2FM’s listenership was in decline and it was in the midst of an identity crisis. Station head Dan Healy insisted he had a plan that would work - and true to his word, the figures are up. John Meagher finds out how.

Eoghan McDermott has been presenting 2fm’s drive-time show for just three months and whatever one thinks of his suitability for the slot, he is certainly someone who speaks his mind.

His straight-talking assessment of the identify crisis 2fm found itself in in recent years comes free of sugar-coating.