The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

After the disappointment of last week's England game, rugby fans look forward to the Scotland match this weekend with trepidation. The Radio ROG team previewed the Six Nations clash and like everyone else, found themselves getting drawn into the Kate Middleton drama. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It's that time of the year again. March 17th is almost upon us, meaning the world will be turning green to celebrate this lovely country! On this morning's Gift Grub, we got a little flavour of the The 'Gift' St Patrick's Day Parade, including some very interesting floats! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Well, the big news over the weekend was the overwhelming 'No' vote in the referendum, meaning Irish people voted against amending the Irish Constitution. In this morning's Gift Grub, Michael D gathered the government to try to get to the bottom of the whole thing and give them a piece of his mind. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It's full steam ahead for the finals of Dancing With The Stars. Judges Brian and Arthur joined Ian this morning to give him all the juice from last night's episode. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Donal Lenihan may be a well-known rugby commentator and pundit but on this morning's Gift Grub, after news broke of Cillian Murphy's Oscar win, he went from rugby to red carpet. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The contents of Daniel O'Donnell's former home are being auctioned off this weekend and the man himself joined Ian on the line this morning, to give his thoughts on the whole thing. He's not one bit happy about it! Hit play now to hear the full episode. =

All eyes are on Hollywood ahead of this weekend's Oscars and our own Cillian Murphy, who is nominated for the Best Actor award. Ian went live to Cork for this morning's Gift Grub to get a sense of the excitement in the run-up to the ceremony. Spoiler alert: They are up to ninety. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Shannon Keenan, our resident entertainment correspondent, has headed to Los Angeles to capture all the excitement in the run-up to this year's Oscars. Who will she meet? What will she wear? Will she fall in love with LA and never come home? She joined Ian this morning to give him a taste of the glamour!

Our wonderful President, Mr Michael D Higgins, has been in hospital for the last number of days. Thankfully, it's nothing serious and he hopes to be released today. However, during his stay, the Gift Grub microphones managed to capture some of his time in an Irish hospital. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

With all eyes on the Boys in Green ahead of this weekend's Six Nations Clash with England, the FOGS got back in the studio and created another musical masterpiece that should motivate the team ahead of the clash. It's true - one kick is all it takes. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Did you know that it's Seachtain Na Gaelige? You do now! To celebrate, the Gift Grub crew got together for a special reboot of the popular show 'Ná Bac Leis Na Buzzcocks'. The listeners of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show were absolutely delighted and, in fact, one called for it to be put on the Leaving Cert syllabus!

The brand new series of Celebrity Big Brother kicks off on ITV tonight and rumours have been circling for months that our own Louis Walsh will be going into the house alongside pal Sharon Osbourne. Ian managed to get a hold of him for this morning's Gift Grub and he gave the inside scoop. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

In the absence of Stephen Kenny and a more permanent solution, John O'Shea has been appointed interim Republic of Ireland manager. A whole host of famous footballing faces joined Ian this morning to give their thoughts on the selection. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

There has been a lot of talk about vaping recently and it really does feel like everyone and their mother is at it. Gift Grub's Christy Moore joined Ian in the studio this morning to perform a brand-new track inspired by the phenomenon . Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Every five years, the CSO updates the 'Basket of Goods', which is their way of measuring the 'Consumer Price Index'. The most recent adjustments have been made and it seems that Swiss Rolls have passed their sell-by date, digital cameras are completely redundant and landline telephones are a thing of the past. However, they have been replaced by smartwatches, vapes, gin and air-fryers. The listene...

How many gold medals would Ireland take home if Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie were played at the Olympics? Bucketloads! Well, the actual answer might be closer than you think. Reports this week indicated that top dogs at the GAA have big plans to bring Ireland's national sports to the world stage, by having them included at the Olympic Games. What might that sound like? Wonder no longer! H...

It's full steam ahead for the quarter-finals of Dancing With The Stars. Judges Brian and Arthur joined Ian this morning to give him all the juice from last night's episode. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The FAI are keeping their cards very close to their chest about the new Ireland football manager, so it seems that the search for Stephen Kenny’s replacement is still on. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by Irish legends Robbie Keane and Steve Staunton, who gave their thoughts on it all. The aforementioned Stephen Kenny made a small musical cameo too. Hit play now to hear the full episo...

Beyonce has ruffled some feathers on the country music scene with the release of her toe tappin', country bop, 'Texas Hold 'Em'. Dolly Parton has given it the thumbs up but it seems that there are a few noses out of joint, including Daniel O'Donnell. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to give his thoughts on it all. Hit play now to

The Irish rugby team will continue their defense of the Six Nations crown this weekend when they take on Wales. In this morning's Gift Grub, Radio ROG looked ahead to the big game and the burning issue about the lack of atmosphere in the Aviva Stadium.

Shauna’s School Run is back! Our researcher Shauna headed off to meet a selection of students from 1st and 2nd classes at Mercy Convent in Naas. She spoke to Ava K, Hannah, Georgiana, Ava H, Áine, Eliza, Eilidh, Aoibhinn, Lara and Chloe and quizzed them about young children having mobile phone and dog lovers.... Click play now to hear what they had to say!

Stephen Kenny has been gone for over 90 days and football fans are still waiting for an announcement on the new Ireland manager. Plenty of names have been thrown into the mix, but who will get the gig? Roy Keane wonders why he hasn't heard from the FAI... Hit play now to hear the full episode.

RTÉ have found themselves at the center of another controversy, this time around the exit packages of top executives and the exact figures paid. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian played an exclusive trailer of brand new movie based on the whole affair - 'Exit Package'. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Dancing With The Stars is in full swing and 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.

Cork's own Cillan Murphy took home the BAFTA for Best Actor last night and there won't be a cow in the Rebel County milked for weeks! Corkonians Roy Keane and Donal Lenihan joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to discuss the big win. Hit play now to hear the full episode.