‘Some things would have to change if we were to go back’ – The 2 Johnnies speak out on sudden RTÉ 2FM exit

The Tipperary comedy duo, consisting of Johnny ‘Smacks’ McMahon and Johnny ‘B’ O’Brien, who were the most listened to presenters on the station, will finish with 2FM on Friday, following Doireann Garrihy and Jennifer Zamparelli out of Montrose.

“Something would have to change if we were to go back,” they told Brendan O’Connor on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning, adding that their contracts ended in February and negotiations had taken place.

When asked if the contract had been right, would they have signed it, they answered: “I wouldn’t go that far. There is a lot on our side of genuinely being too busy.”

“Something had to go. We could have stopped doing telly but that is very sporadic. If we wanted to ever have our lives back, unfortunately radio is the one that had to go,” Johnny B said.

On whether they would have considered a new contract if more money was offered, the pair said: “No, the money was agreed long ago.”

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