As The 2 Johnnies follow Doireann Garrihy out the door, 2FM faces a cruel summer

Station denies link between departure of presenters, but the timing is tough for RTÉ to take

The 2 Johnnies, Johnny Smacks (left) and Johnny B, have announced they are leaving 2FM.

Ellen Coyne

The heat is on for 2FM now that it has lost The 2 Johnnies, its flagship drivetime presenters, who are due to leave the same week that presenter Doireann Garrihy hangs up her headphones.

Sources in RTÉ insisted yesterday that there was no connection between the demise of Drive It with The 2 Johnnies and the departure of one of its most high-profile breakfast presenters.