The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to the voice of horse-racing, Des Scahill, for 'The January Stayers Hurdle'. Click play now to hear the full episode!

Michael Healy Rae may be named a Junior Minister in our new government but he wants to clear something up. No matter what happens, Kerry will always be his number one priority. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is proposing that bosses & managers in offices and workplaces all around Ireland give their employees a once-off sneaky half day and let them off early on Monday, the 20th of January. Gift Grub's Roy Keane has no time for a sneaky half-day. In fact, he thinks it's ludicrous.

Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan, and Mary-Lou McDonald were all strong contenders in a recent poll that asked Irish people who they'd vote for in the Irish Presidential election. On this morning's Gift Grub, Miriam O'Callaghan quizzed the possible candidates. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

When it comes to the Irish weather, when you need to know what is happening, there's only one man to turn to. Alan O'Reilly has become a Rockstar of the Weather Forecasting World and this morning's Gift Grub was dedicated to him. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Find out how you can charge your phone in two seconds, get a sneaky half-day off work and the county in Ireland without a nightclub! Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

Well, Dancing With The Stars has returned for another season and is well underway. Our regular Gift Grub contributors were back to give the rundown on all the action and behind-the-scenes goss. Hit play to hear the full episode.

It was a big rugby weekend, with both Leinster and Munster playing in the Champions Cup. Rugby commentator Donal Lenihan was full of beans about it, but ROG just couldn't bring himself to congratulate Leinster on their win. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Former Irish footballer Robbie Keane is off on another adventure! He has been appointed manager of the Hungarian side Ferencvaros and joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to tell him all about it. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Gift Grub's Michael O'Leary joined Ian this morning and he had something to get off his chest. What's new there?! This time, the subject of his rant was Met Éireann. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Try your hand at Waffle, test yourself on a tricky teaser, and find out what it's like to play against a family member in sport! Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

Brrrr, it's freezing! The whole country has been frozen solid for the last few days, but according to this morning's Gift Grub, it's not a patch on the 'big snow of 82'. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It's Clean Up Your Desk Day, darts are making a massive comeback and Adele is rolling in the dough. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

With the recent cold snap, it looks like Ireland could be a prime location for the next Winter Olympics. On this morning's Gift Grub, some of the country's more famous faces had a go at seasonal sports like skiing, figure-skating, and luge. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The majority of the country is under an orange weather warning with icy conditions on the way throughout the week. Dublin Fire Brigade recommend you walk like a penguin this week if on the ice and it looks like the government agree!

January 6th in Ireland is marked by Nollaig na mBan or Women's Little Christmas. Broadcaster Miriam O Callaghan celebrates her birthday on this day too and she joined Ian for a double celebration.

The weather is miserable and it's the first full week of January. Duvet day anyone? President Higgins is first in the queue!

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined on the line by a number of high-profile figures, who shed some light on the Guinness shortage and how it was affecting them. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

With Holyhead Port closed, lots of Irish people face being stranded in the UK for Christmas, people like Roy Keane! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Well, 2024 is drawing to a close and that means it's time for the annual Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show ‘End Of Year Poll ’. Find out what our listeners voted as the TV Show of the Year, the Movie of the Year and Podcast of the Year and loads more. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Our researcher Shauna headed off to meet a selection of students from second class at Monard National School in Tipperary. She spoke to: Jamie, Holly, Sean, Ava, Daniel, Cara, Ryan, Aaron, Lillyanne, Rian, Kate and Allie.   Well, with Christmas just around the corner, Shauna asked the kids what they thought Santa's workshop might be like. She also asked about Mrs Claus and what she's lik...

Well, 2024 is drawing to a close and that means it's time for the annual Gift Grub review of the year. But, how do you sum up one whole year in 3 minutes?! Well, hit play to find out and to hear the full episode.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to the voice of horse-racing, Des Scahill, for the 'All I Don't Want For Christmas' Handicap Hurdle. Click play to hear the full episode.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The man with the bag, Mr Santa Claus, is busy reviewing all his letters and checking his list to see who is naughty or nice. Would you believe, he managed to find some letters from the Gift Grub crew! Hear the full episode by hitting play now.

Will Paul Mescal make a good McCartney? What mischief will the elves get up to next? What is an onion latte? Who invented M&Ms? Answer all the burning questions! Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.