Dunphy out of NewsTalk?

There are reports in the Irish papers and on Radiowaves forums that Eamonn Dunphy is leaving NewsTalk 106 before it's quasi-national launch.

I only listened a few times, but it seemed so terribly indulgent to him by the producer. Let him talk to his mates about something or other, so very unfocused. Talk of not getting to the point. Worse than me! And gifting listeners to the opposition – which in terms of morning news, is Morning Ireland. But it may be different in terms of the Dunphy demographic.

But NewsTalk are leaping to cancel out that gain, it seems, by maybe wanting Joe Duffy. So to hell with news, lets give teh country a phone, specific to one class in one city.

But he is a name, and names help commercial radio…

The papers report it thus:
http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2006/06/21/story6478.asp
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1637707&issue_id=14237
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=186529436&p=y8653xy4z