DOIREANN Garrihy and Carl Mullan were full of praise for their former co-host Donncha O’Callaghan as they opened up about their close friendship.
The trio hosted the 2FM Breakfast Show together for a number of years and also fronted a hidden-camera comedy series together called The Full Irish Hidden Camera Show.
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The pair swooned over their former co-host[/caption]
Doireann left the breakfast show last May after five years on air and Donncha stepped away shortly after for unrelated reasons.
Carl has remained on the show, now hosting alongside new co-stars Roz Purcell and Aisling Bonnar.
On a recent episode of her hit podcast, Doireann & Friends, the host sat down with Carl Mullan to talk about the close bond the trio formed while working together.
Carl admitted that he had a “right cry” to his wife after they made the decision to leave the show.
He said he was “so afraid” they wouldn’t keep in contact but was relieved to share that all three are still close as ever.
The pair then went on to gush about their beloved pal Donncha as they admitted they didn’t give him the “credit he deserved”.
Carl said: “He was so good for us because sometimes we could get into our heads a little bit – you know someone might send in a s***y message.
“But to have him around the place, just to bring you right back down to earth it, was just great.”
Doireann added: “But also, looking back on it in hindsight, I have never met someone like Donncha for team spirit.”
She explained that he always made sure “everyone has a role” and that they were all working “on the same team”.
Carl continued: “We did not give that man the credit he deserved for everything he achieved in his life and his career, like it is actually amazing.”
The pair then joked about how much praise they were giving him.
Carl laughed: “I’m going to say this because I know it will make him uncomfortable.”
He added: “There’s something special about Donncha. There’s some sort of magic dust that he gives off. He walks into a room and he just makes you feel like you could take on the world and that is in every sense.”
The two burst into laughter as Carl joked: “We’re talking about him like he’s dead.”
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And as they went on to praise him, Doireann quipped: “Okay that’s enough about him, he doesn’t deserve any more, let’s go back to slagging him.”
After the podcast episode aired, Doireann shared a short clip of the conversation to her Instagram and Carl was quick to jump in the comments.
He wrote: “Just to be abundantly clear, this doesn’t mean I don’t think @donnchaocallaghan isn’t a pain in the hole. Thank you for having me @doireanngarrihy.”
Fans and friends all flocked to the comment section to share their love.
Susan said: “Miss you three on radio.”
Carol wrote: “Ohh stunning! So good to see you both together again… just missing the beautiful boy. Looking forward for this one.”
Another added: “Looking forward to this one.”
