RTE 2FM boss Dan Healy admitted he was blindsided by departing stars Louise McSharry and Keith Walsh’s public bashing of the station after they were axed.
Former breakfast star Keith made allegations of a “toxic” environment while Louise McSharry, who quit after 11 years, said she was left “feeling like trash”.
Defending the station’s cuts, Mr Healy, left, said: “This is the nature of this. And unfortunately it is tough.