Darragh McManus: The 2FM exodus looks like a sign from the gods that it needs to go radical or go home

The WhatsApp jokes are already flying about the four 'deserting a sinking ship'. Above, Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy on Dancing with the Stars

Darragh McManus

Released in 1977, Bob Marley’s song Exodus is probably more likely to be encountered on Classic Hits than 2FM. But the title surely stands as a neat summation of recent events at the latter station: like other exoduses both historical and mythical, they’re leaving in their droves.

Three weeks ago, Doireann ­Garrihy announced she was quitting 2FM’s breakfast show, which she had co-hosted for five years. At the end of last week, we learned Garrihy’s predecessor in that early-morning slot, Jennifer Zamparelli, was finishing up with her own mid-morning show, bringing to a close 10 years at the station.