The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Shauna tells the story of what happens when you send money to the wrong person on Revolut, Gwen takes on Sally Rooney in Waffle and some good and bad news for Coldplay fans. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

It's Budget Day today and the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure are pumped and ready for their big day in the spotlight.

The people of County Louth are up in arms after they were the only county not featured in a new Failte Ireland advert promoting Ireland's ancient East. Louth natives Steve Staunton and Rob Kearney joined Ian this morning to express their concerns.

Former Ireland player and manager Mick McCarthy is rumoured to be one of the contestants on I'm A Celeb Get Me Out Of Here this year. He joined Ian to confirm or deny the rumours.

20 surnames, 60 listeners and over 250 questions later, we have officially crowned Ireland's Smartest Surname. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

On the very final day of Ireland's Smartest Surname, Roy, Robbie, and Gerald Keane decided to take on Ireland's Smartest Surname. Could they take down the Byrnes? Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Well, one of the big talking points of this week has been the €1.4 million security hut at the entrance to the Department of Finance. The Government have been criticised for overspending and on this morning's Gift Grub, Paschal Donohoe joined Ian to explain. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Christy Moore joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub and performed a brand-new song, all about emojis. Who knew Christy Moore knew about the aubergine emoji? Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Actress Saoirse Ronan joined Ian on this morning's show to tell him all about her brand new movie, 'The Outrun', which is out on Friday the 27th of September. She also admitted she'd be open to working on a sequel of Brooklyn! Hit play now to hear the full interview.

Legendary Irish commentator, George Hamilton , joined Ian on this morning's show to reminisce about some of the most iconic sporting moments of his career, like when Ray Houghton stuck the ball in the back of the English net in 88. However, in a little twist, George was joined by some familiar Gift Grub voices. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

In this episode, Shauna reveals the latest on Saoirse Ronan plus her latest hiking experiences, an Irish mammy brings her son to his first day of army camp and a famous line from Friends said in the most Irish way possible! Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

President Michael D. Higgins is in New York for a United Nations Conference, but he's not the only one. Our Taoiseach, Simon Harris, is also in The Big Apple and call it coincidence or fate, but they can't stop bumping into each other. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Since Covid, thousands of the Irish workforce have become accustomed to working at home or at least a hybrid between home and the office. However, Amazon have ruffled some feathers by ordering their staff back to the office five days a week. On this morning’s Gift Grub, Michael O’Leary gave his honest thoughts on the move. Spoiler alert: He’s thrilled! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Fair City recently celebrated a massive moment- 35 years on air! Gift Grub's resident TV reviewer Daniel O'Donnell joined Ian this morning to mark the milestone. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Did you know that one in four people have started their Christmas shopping?! A new survey released this week revealed the shocking statistic. On this morning's show, Ian caught up with a few of the Gift Grub crew to find out where they stand on the C-Word. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Football club Manchester City have been accused of violations of the Premier League's financial regulations and on Monday, they began a ten week hearing which aims to investigate the alleged wrong-doing. On this morning's Gift Grub, we got a sneak peek at the proceedings! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Ian hears what it takes to be a judge at the Ploughing Championships as well as the latest from Ireland's Smartest Surname and the Emmys. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

After a lovely, long summer break, the Dáil is back. Has anything changed? Well, if this morning's Gift Grub is anything to go by - no! Well, except for the fact that we're 14 billion euro richer!

Well, today marks the start of the National Ploughing Championships. It will run until Thursday and over 200,000 people will make their way to Laois for the fun! There’s plenty going on - ploughing, cookery, crafts, sheep shearing and even a search of a new boyband! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Well, it's official. The Irish government has been told that it needs to collect €14 billion in taxes from Apple. But, what on earth will the government do with a windfall of this magnitude?! On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by lots of familiar voices, who had a few ideas. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The Lazenby's take on Harry Potter in Waffle, the Dunnes try their hand at Ireland's Smartest Surnames and all the MTV VMA goss from Shauna. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

Friday the 13th of September is unlucky for some but hopefully not for Patrick Kielty because after a long break, The Late Late Show returns to our screens tonight. Gift Grub's resident TV critic, Daniel O'Donnell, joined Ian on the line this morning to look ahead. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The Irish Open is underway and on this morning's Gift Grub, Michael Flatley and Graeme McDowell joined Ian to give him an update on the event, live from Royal County Down. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe won a MASSIVE €13 billion with Ray Foley on the Cash Machine. How do you even think about spending a windfall like that?! Well, Paschal was so excited, he broke into song. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After Ireland's loss againt Greece last night, it's hard to know what's next. On this morning's Gift Grub, some of Ireland's footballing greats joined Ian on the line to discuss the state of Irish football and the future. Hit play now to hear the full episode.