98FM's Big Breakfast with Rebecca and Brendan

98FM's Big Breakfast: Rylan Clark Thinks Ireland Was Robbed At This Year's Eurovision & Reveals if He Will Ever Represent UK The iconic Rylan Clark joined Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast this morning. He told them he believes that Ireland was robbed at Eurovision this year and actually took Irish entrant Brooke on a night out to make up for her not making it to the finals! Rylan was a...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Derry Girls & Bridgerton Star Talks About Starring In "Toy Show The Musical" Jamie Beamish is starring in this year's 'Toy Show the Musical' which will run at Dublin's Convention Centre from December 10th. He will played the role of the 'dad', aka Brendan Mooney. Jamie previously starred as 'Ciaran' in the hit TV show 'Derry Girls' and Lord Nigel Berbrooke in season one of Br...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Emma From 'Six' Reveals If Irish Band Will Reunite Will there be a whole lot of loving going on if our hearts again?! The group was formed on reality TV show 'Popstars' back in 2001. They sparked rumours of a reunion last week after all six members were pictured out for dinner. Emma O'Driscoll from Six spoke to Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast. She even spoke about...

Brendan Investigates: Did Taylor Swift Break The Law By Taking Pebble From Beach In Wicklow? Taylor released her new album 'Midnights' last week. In one of her new songs 'Sweet Nothing' she talks about taking a pebble from a beach in Wicklow. Her fiancée Joe Alwyn filmed the TV show 'Conversations with Friends' here last year. Listeners to 98FM's Big Breakfast questioned the legality of whether Ta...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Brendan Talks To Sam Bailey aka Mrs Potts From Beauty & The Beast The stage show is coming to Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from November 24th - January 8th. Brendan from 98FM's Big Breakfast got a sneak preview of the show last week in Bristol. He caught up with X Factor's Sam Bailey who will be playing Mrs Potts for the full run of the show. Brendan of course had to ask...

Dublin Designer Rachel Maguire Talks Celebrity Clients Which Include Ariana Grande & Doja Cat Rachel Maguire launched her brand and website 'Rashhiiid' only a year ago. In a short space of time her business has flourished and numerous celebrities including Vanessa Hudgens, Arianna Grande and Addison Rae have been spotted in her Y2K inspired bucket hats. Last month Rachel's own 'muse' Doja Cat post...

It was National 'Face Your Fears' day this week. Brendan casually mentioned that one of his big fears is.....clowns! So, we arranged for Brendan to spend the day with 'Giggles the Clown' to see if we could turn his frown upside down:

98FM's Big Breakfast: Rebecca Finds Out She is Related To Iconic Explorer Ernest Shackleton Our Rebecca has a very similar name to the iconic explorer Ernest Shackleton. When his ship 'The Endurance' was found in February of this year, it got Rebecca thinking if she might be a distant relative. Kevin Kenny from the Ernest Shackleton Museum Committee in Athy came on the show to reveal the truth:

98FM's Big Breakfast: Rebecca Presented With Plaque & Medal As She Becomes Official Ambassador For Ayia Napa Rebecca went to Ayia Napa on her sixth year holiday and hasn't stopped talking about it since. 98FM listener Niel used to live in Ayia Napa and knows the mayor of the town, he arranged for Rebecca to become an official ambassador for the island! This morning, Niel presenter Rebecca with her...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Bridesmaids Director Paul Feig Talks About Starring As Mr. Pool in Sabrina The Teenage Witch The iconic director was on 98FM's Big Breakfast with Rebecca and Brendan this morning. He spoke about his time on the hit Nickelodeon show, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and what it was like shooting scenes with Salem the Cat. Paul also directed Bridesmaids and revealed whether a sequel c...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Jo From S Club 7 Talks About Meaning Behind 'S' In Band Name Jo O'Meara was on 98FM's Big Breakfast with Rebecca and Brendan this morning. She has a new charity single out at the moment, a re recording of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Jo spoke to Rebecca and Brendan about going solo, what reality TV shows she'd like to take part in and what the 'S' in S Club 7 stands for:

98FM's Big Breakfast: Dermot Kennedy Reveals His Fav Places To Eat & Drink in Dublin Tickets for Dermot's Marlay Park gig went on sale this morning. He announced a headline gig at the Dublin Park earlier this week for July 2023. Dermot had a chat with Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast. They spoke about what fans can expect from next year's gig, why his dog is done with him and his fav pl...

98FM's Big Breakfast: These Are The Big Baby Names Trends for 2023 'Nameberry' is the world's largest website dedicated to baby names. Rebecca and Brendan spoke to one of their authors, Emma Waterhouse, all about the big trends for 2023 and how they predict the trends in the first place! Get yourself some name inspiration here:

98FM's Big Breakfast: Love Island's Tasha Ghouri Reveals Reality TV Shows She'd Love To Do Tasha and her fella Andrew came in fourth place on this years Love Island. She spoke to Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast about moving in with Andrew, what reality shows she'd like to appear on and what deals she has coming up:

Autumnal Wreaths: Here Is How To Make Your Own Whopper Wreath For Your Door Putting a wreath on your door for all occasions really exploded during lockdown. You've probably noticed a good few Autumnal wreaths gracing the doors of Dublin this year, including our Brendans. We spoke to Heather Condren from 'Flower Pop' in Inchicore about how you can make your own DIY wreath:

98FM's Big Breakfast: Hocus Pocus 2 Star Doug Jones Says Returning To Set Nearly 30 Years Later Was "Surreal" Doug plays 'Billy Butcherson' in the much anticipated sequel which is released on Disney Plus today. He spoke to Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast and revealed what it was like being back on set after nearly thirty years:

Brendan Investigates: The Budget 2023 & What It Means For You There was A LOT in this week's budget announcements. If you're confused by what they mean for you, don't be. Brendan from 98FM's Big Breakfast has done all the work for you:

98FM's Big Breakfast: The New York Cab Driver Who Travelled To Dublin To Collect Two Pints Owed From 2013 John McDonagh gave a young Irish lad a lift to the airport back in 2013. The man, Shane Gaffney, had no money on his so instead gave him an IOU for two pints in his family pub in Dublin. Nearly ten years later, John has come to collect. He spoke to Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast:

Baking Season: Dublin's Cupcake Bloke Has Tips To Get Your Bake On This Autumn Graham Heretich joined Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast. His new book 'Bake' is out now. In it he has some modern twists on Irish baking classics. Listen back for some baking inspo:

Lou Bega Explains The Meaning Behind Iconic Song 'Mambo No. 5' It was one of the biggest hits of the 90's and remains incredibly popular. Rebecca and Brendan caught up with Lou Bega on 98FM's Big Breakfast. He will be in Dublin in October for the 'Biggest 90's Disco' at the 3Arena. Lou explained what Mambo No.5 actually means, and who the infamous women in the song are:

September is officially spider season. You might have noticed some extra eight-legged creatures floating around your gaff recently. We have seen people sharing pictures and videos of GIANT spiders that have wandered into their homes. So, we decided to talk to expert to find out what works and what doesn't when it comes to spiders in the home. Trevor Hayden from Complete Pest Control spoke to Rebec...

X Factor's Lucy Spraggan was on 98FM's Big Breakfast this morning. She chatted to Rebecca and Brendan about recording her new album in Dublin, working with Steve Garrigan from Kodaline and her favourite things to do in the city. Lucy also spoke about her X Factor experience, ten years after her first audition on the show. Her new single 'Everything Changes' is out now. Listen back here:

Eastenders star Adam Woodyatt was on 98FM's Big Breakfast this morning. He spoke to Rebecca and Brendan all about his favourite Eastenders moment, taking part in Queens of the night and why he's been eating pheasant. Adam will be starring in 'My Fair Lady' when it comes to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next month. Listen back to the full interview:

Lewis Capaldi was on 98FM's Big Breakfast with Rebecca and Brendan this morning. The Scottish singer talked all about his new single, busking with Niall Horan in Dublin and what his go to karaoke song is! Listen to the full chat here:

The Simpsons Unofficial Cookbook recreates some of the most iconic dishes from the TV Show. It includes how to make a Krusty Burger, Flaming Moe and a Squishee. A Simpsons cookbook pop up is coming to 'Hen's Teeth' at the Blackpitts in Dublin this week - Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September. Author of the book is Laurel Randolph and she spoke to Rebecca and Brendan on 98FM's Big Breakfast: