The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Well, the Rugby World Cup is in full swing and Ireland take on South Africa this Saturday in Paris. Can Ireland defeat the Spring Boks? How are the traveling fans getting on? Who will CJ Stander be shouting for? Find the answers to all those burning questions in this episode of Radio ROG. Hit play to hear the full episode!

Friday was a big night for Irish TV, with Patrick Kielty presenting his first Late Late Show. On this morning's Gift Grub, one of the former hosts of the show, the one and only Pat Kenny, joined Ian to give him his review.

Saturday was a big day for Johnny Sexton. Ireland defeated Tonga 59-16 in their second Rugby World Cup pool game AND Johnny became Ireland's record points scorer, beating the record held by Ronan O'Gara. The two lads joined Ian on the line for this morning's Gift Grub, and ROG was, as you'd expect, absolutely over the moon... Hit play now to hear all the craic!

Ireland's Rugby World Cup dream continues on Saturday as they take on Tonga. Louis Walsh joined Ian to give his professional opinion on the national anthems controversy, followed by an excited Donal Lenihan...

The brand new Late Late Show, hosted by the charismatic Patrick Kielty, kicks off tonight. Some familiar faces joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to look ahead....

There's a lot of speculation about who might replace Stephen Kenny as the Republic of Ireland manager. Some of the potential candidates joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub, including Ryan Tubridy, who is apparently in the running for the gig too!

Well, the Rugby World Cup is in full swing and Ireland take on South Africa this Saturday in Paris. Can Ireland defeat the Spring Boks? How are the traveling fans getting on? Who will CJ Stander be shouting for? Find the answers to all those burning questions in this episode of Radio ROG. Hit play to hear the full episode!

Ireland took on France in last night's Euro qualifier and unfortunately, lost the match 2-0. Some of Ireland's greatest football stars and fans joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub for all post-game analysis. Hit play to hear the full episode.

We are spoiled for choice when it comes to sport at the moment. The Irish Rugby team are standing by and ready for the 2023 World Cup to kick off in France this weekend and on the football front, Stephen Kenny’s men take on France in the Euro Qualifier tonight. A match of this calibre would generally mean a special episode of ‘Radio Roy’ but Ronan O’Gara has other ideas. Hit play now to hear it al...

Roy Keane is a straight-talking kind of guy. He doesn't suffer fools gladly and he doesn't often get carried away, Except when it comes to the new Republic of Ireland hope, the one and only Evan Ferguson.

The Government has announced plans to increase the number of the country's politicians but, it has been received with mixed reaction. President Michael D Higgins is restricted in what he can say on the matter but, that doesn't mean he can't encourage others to get vocal...

Paschal Donohoe may have a very important job as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of Ireland, but he still knows how to let his hair down. Like 70,000 others, Paschal made the pilgrimage to Stradbally this weekend for Electric Picnic and when he joined Ian on the line this morning for Gift Grub, he had a healthy dose of fear....

Our resident TV expert, Daniel O'Donnell, joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub. He had one topic on his mind and that was Fair City...

All roads lead to Electric Picnic this weekend, with what feels like half the country on the way to Stradbally. Ian caught up with our President Michael D Higgins, live from the campsite!

Rose of Tralee Chief Executive, Anthony O’Gara, has suggested that the popular festival, synonymous with Tralee should be moved to Dublin. The residents of Kerry are up in arms at the mere suggestion and headed straight for the Liveline to air their grievances.

It's been a tough oul time for RTÉ but they've managed to launch their brand new schedule and there are some very interesting additions...

It's back to school for all the kids of Ireland this week as well as our leading politicians in the government.

It's a big day for Dave Moore as he starts his new show on TodayFM. A few familiar faces join Ian to wish him well, although Michael Flately didn't keep it as positive as planned... For all the craic, hit the play button!

Ian is geared up to chat about the rugby squad for the game in France, with Johnny Sexton joining him on the line. But when Ian asked if he's prepared to head over himself, the conversation took a turn...

There's been great news for Donegal as Jim McGuinness is returning to manage their GAA team. Ian chats with the coach-turned-tv personality Davy Fitz to hear his thoughts. He's thrilled to see Jim back, but not for his sporting skills... For the full chat, press the play button!

Today's a day full of nerves for the Leaving Cert students as they get ready to receive their results tomorrow. Ian starts to chat with Paschal Donohoe about how his Leaving Cert went when Louis Walsh makes an appearance!

Over in France, the Irish rugby team are getting ready for their next World Cup warm-up match. Radio ROG looks forward to the action with Brian O'Driscoll, who thinks the team are bringing nothing new to the game. For all the craic, hit play!

With Ryan Tubridy officially having left RTÉ, it's time for them to sort out the mess that's been left behind and move forward. But staff are about to find out how the new RTÉ managing director, Kevin Backhurst, isn't as easy-going as the previous directors.

Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas are delighted as they're getting ready to make history as the first joint presenters of the Rose of Tralee! While it'll be Dáithí’s 12th year presenting the show, Kathryn can’t wait to have the craic as it's her first time hosting the festival. Ian chats with the pair to find out what they're expecting from the show – and how they honestly feel about each other!

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show was joined by a very passionate football commentator sharing his thoughts on England's loss at the Women's World Cup Final. But it wasn't long until they were interrupted by RTÉ's Michael Corcoran, insisting the show should be focusing on rugby and nothing but rugby! Catch all the fun by pressing the Play button on this screen.