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The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Donncha O'Callaghan reveals ‘fatigue' from working on 2FM caused ‘bad eyesight' as he lifts lid on life after radio
FORMER 2FM star Donncha O'Callaghan has revealed that "fatigue" from working on radio caused him to develop "bad eyesight". The popular presenter, 46, was among five leading stars who left the RTE station last summer. Advertisement 2 Donncha O'Callaghan has opened up on life after 2FM 2 Donncha revealed that working on 2FM gave him bad 'fatigue' The The 46-year-old had followed in the footsteps of Doireann, radio shows. Over the past 12 months, Donncha released his first ever kids' book titled Disaster Dad and launched a sport podcast with his former Irish rugby pal, Tommy Bowe. Looking back on his time on 2FM, Donncha told Advertisement READ MORE IN DONNCHA "But what I actually realised was that it was just fatigue." The dad-of-five revealed that within two weeks of leaving the radio show, he found that he didn't need to wear glasses anymore. He added: "My eyeballs didn't feel like they were burning as much." The sporting star admitted that he misses his breakfast show colleagues, Doireann and Carl every day. Advertisement Most read in News TV He added: "We used to spend the mornings with each other. Now we just spend more time on WhatsApp slagging each other. I definitely miss them. I miss that team." The Cork native confessed that he was "grateful" for the opportunity to host on such a beloved radio programme. Donncha O'Callaghan's major career move after 2FM However, he admitted: "It was time to move on and look to something else I'm busy out with the podcast with Tommy Bowe and doing a few kids' books , which is a bit of fun." The former rugby player told how he has been making a "conscious effort" to steer away from his sporting career once he retired in 2018. Advertisement However, his sports-themed podcast with Tommy Bowe -The Offload has been a major hit with fans since its release in October 2024. The chat show has topped the charts each week and was even made into a live show. The two lads performed to a sold-out crowd in the iconic Olympia Theatre back in December 2024 - and we're guessing it won't be the last.
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ireland AM star Tommy Bowe suffers fashion fail in inappropriate outfit as he celebrates major milestone with his pal
TOMMY Bowe suffered a fashion fail in an inappropriate outfit while he marked a major milestone with his co-star. The Virgin Media star first launched his podcast, The Offload, with his celeb pal Donncha O'Callaghan last October 2024. Advertisement 2 Tommy Bowe suffered a fashion fail today Credit: Instagram 2 Tommy missed the memo to dress up for a major episode of his podcast with Donncha Credit: Insagram The sports-themed show has been a huge hit with listeners since its release and has since achieved great success. Today However, the recording didn't go off without a hitch, as Tommy "didn't get the memo" for the recording's dresscode. The Off Load podcast shared the hilarious snap on their Advertisement read more on tommy bowe The two lads looked happy-as-ever while they posed for the snap on the set of their podcast. Donncha looked dapper in a navy suit with a striped blue, white and lime green tie. While Tommy was dressed down in a pair of grey shorts and a cotton t-shirt. Sharing the snap on social media, The Off Load wrote: "We're in studio for our 30th episode. Donners got the dress code memo but, unfortunately, Tommy didn't. Advertisement Most read in News TV "A very special Episode 30 of The Offload lands tomorrow morning!" Friends and fans raced to their comment section to defend Tommy's fashion choice. Ireland AM star Tommy Bowe returns to show after break One fan commented: "Tommy still in holiday mode, well it is unseasonably warm out." Don joked: "Is your man due in court after?" Advertisement Leon wrote: "Loving it! Keep the podcasts coming." BABY FACED Catherine gushed: "My favourite podcast." Recently, Donncha's fans were left gushing after his famous friend posted an . Fans did a double take when they saw the old picture of the Irish sports star as a teenager. Advertisement They couldn't believe it was the Ireland's Fittest Family star looking much younger in a Nike rugby jersey. The popular presenter spent the first half of his career as a professional The fresh-faced youngster had short hair and posed outside on a bright green pitch. Donncha wore a cheeky smile on his face as he stared up into the camera. Advertisement To mark his birthday, his former teammate shared the image on social media, saying: " Happy birthday to the man himself - @donnchaocallagha. Have a good one fella!"
