The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Boyzone have certainly ruffled a few feathers with the announcement of their 'One For The Road' reunion gig in London. With no Irish date on the horizon, the home fans are a bit miffed. The lads joined Iano on this morning's Gift Grub to address the backlash! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Michael D. and his wife Sabina are preparing to say goodbye to the Áras, but Heather Humphreys, Jim Gavin, and Catherine Connolly are only dying to get in there. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

With Man Utd's performance hitting a new low, legends of the club's past and present gathered at a mysterious, undisclosed location to air their frustrations. Hit play now to hear the full Gift Grub episode.

While the presidential election heats up, this morning's Gift Grub shifted focus slightly, from the President to the Paso Doble! Who is going to replace Lorraine Barry as a judge on Dancing With The Stars Ireland? Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After the most dramatic of days in New York, Europe defeated the US 15-13 to win the Ryder Cup once again. It was Ireland's Shane Lowry who saved the day and he joined us from the afterparty along with a few other familiar faces.

With over 70,000 packed into Croker on Sunday for the NFL game between the Steelers and the Vikings, it's safe to say it won't be the last time we see a game like this in Ireland. It was a bit of a culture shock however for GAA and rugby fans including Donal Lenihan and Marty Morrissey.

The Ryder Cup starts tomorrow in New York with USA hoping to claim back the trophy from Team Europe after defeat in Rome two years ago. Rory McIlroy is joined on his radio show by Padraig Harrington and President Trump as excitement levels grow in the golfing world.

With three confirmed candidates in the race to replace Michael D Higgins as President of Ireland, the campaign trail has begun. The Gift Grub microphones followed Jim Gavin, Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly up close around the country.

Patrick Kielty sparked a debate the other night after a public display of support for US television host, Jimmy Kimmel. With Kimmel suspended from his own show by ABC, Kielty declared that the host was welcome in Ireland as you can 'Say whatever the f**k you want'! But is that fully true in RTE? Gift Grub investigates.

Kate O Connor secured Ireland's first world track and field medal since Sonia O'Sullivan's gold in 1995 by winning a silver medal on Saturday afternoon at the World Championships in Tokyo. Katie Taylor and Dundalk legend Steve Staunton joined Ray to pay tribute this morning.

There has been chaos in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport over the weekend with many delays, flights cancelled and long check-in queues. Keith Duffy and Michael O Leary were among those at the airport this morning happy to chat to Ray.

Happy Birthday, Paschal Donohoe! The Minister for Finance celebrated his big birthday by joining Ian on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Ian was lucky enough to sit down with Hollywood stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell to chat about their movie, 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey'. Hit play now to hear how happy Colin was to see Iano and how thrilled they both were with Iano's gift.

It's Culture Night in Ireland, and exciting events are happening all over the country tonight. Dáithí is on the beach, Christy is making butter, and Heather Humphreys is feeling musical. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's show, Ian was lucky enough to welcome the incredibly talented Saoirse Monica Jackson to the studio! Saoirse is currently preparing for a run of 'Three Sisters' at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, and she reflected on her journey from selling Hello Fresh door to door, to Derry Girls, to the stage. Ian also had a little surprise for her, which almost had her in tears! Hit play now to liste...

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who has recruited some of his peers and former colleagues to help him with his autobiography. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's show, Ian caught up with our Ploughing Correspondent, Charlie O'Dwyer, who is a 14-year-old farmer. Charlie may be a farmer, but if he wanted a career in broadcasting, he could go straight to the top. If you missed him this morning, please take this opportunity to listen to an absolute legend in action.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to Marty Morrissey at the Ploughing Championships. From Joanna Donnelly's weather forecast to Michael Flatley showcasing his famous flute, it's all happening! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed over to Ryder Cup's 'Team Europe', who have been using VR headsets to prepare for the heckling that they may get from the New York crowd! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After a long summer break, The Late Late Show returned on Friday night, and one of the first guests was Irish dancing legend Michael Flatley. On the show, Michael revealed to Patrick that he had plans to auction off his famous flute. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to tell him all about the sale of the precious instrument. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

As Heather Humphreys prepares to run for President, she joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to talk through her plan for the campaign. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After a lovely summer break, The Late Late Show is back tonight. But who will be on? We know Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell will be chatting to Patrick Kielty, but what else can we expect? Ian caught up with some potential guests on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Donal Lenihan looks ahead to the Women’s Rugby World Cup and Ireland's next match! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Lucy in Sydney stumbled upon Today FM when looking for Aussie station 2Day FM. However, we were able to win her over, and she's still with us! There's also Ian's scheduling issues, a cool new micro-gifting idea, and an unsuccessful Waffle attempt. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts

On this morning's Gift Grub, we headed over to catch up with Sinn Féin FM. However, this is no ordinary episode of Sinn Féin FM, it's a Traitors Special! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.