The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

It’s been mayhem for anyone trying to secure Coldplay tickets this week in Ireland for their four-night Croke Park residency. It’s so serious that it’s led to a number of stars record a song in response to the controversy.

It’s still unclear whether Ryan Tubridy will be allowed back to work on RTE with a decision to be made in the coming weeks. While he waits for that decision, he’s been trying out some new jobs to keep his options open.

Roy Keane is in Australia for a special Radio Roy broadcast ahead of Ireland's second match against Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Just like most of the rest of the country, Miriam O Callaghan took a trip with the RTE girls to see the new Barbie movie and gave Ray a full review.

Morgan Freeman gives his final hurling review of the season as Limerick win four All Ireland finals in a row in Croke Park.

There's no doubt, the RTÉ pay scandal is the story of the year and it just continues to roll on. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to the voice of horse racing, Des Scahill, for an unprecedented SECOND race - The 'RTE Barter Account Listed' Stakes.

Kilkenny take on Clare this weekend in the All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final and Ian was joined on the line by legendary Kilkenny man, Brian Cody who was feeling confident. However, passionate Clare man, Davy Fitz, had a few things to say to Brian.....

On this morning's show, Ian caught up with Megan Hamill, an Armagh student who is through to the Ironman World Championships - an amazing feat considering that she learned to swim less than a year ago! Megan is currently on holiday in Vietnam, but she was delighted to take Ian's call...

The RTÉ payment scandal continues to roll on and it seems that each day brings new information to light. On this morning's Gift Grub, the politicians of Ireland reacted to the latest barter account revelations.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ro joined Ian to give his take on the RTÉ scandal. He sat down, put pen to paper and the result was something special. His very own take on Mundy's classic 'July'....

Well, it's the 4th of July and Americans worldwide are celebrating Independence Day. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by former President of the USA, Donald Trump amongst others...

Our resident GAA pundit, Morgaaaaan Freeman, joined Ian this morning to give him the full rundown on this weekend's proceedings, including the contentious Dublin v Mayo game...

As Mayo and Dublin revisit their rivalry this weekend, Louis Walsh and Keith Duffy give us their county's predictions. Who knew Louis was a GAA expert?!

Robbie Keane has been named as the new manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv. On this morning's Gift Grub, some of his old comrades got in touch to pass on their congratulations.

Well, it has certainly been a big week over at Montrose but at least they've been able to use the drama as inspiration for a new, gritty TV show called 'Dirty'. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian managed to get his hands on the trailer.

Obviously, there is huge public interest in the RTÉ pay scandal. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to the voice of horse-racing, Des Scahill, for The 'We Just Can't Get Enough Of This RTÉ Pay Scandal' Handicap Hurdle, live from Leopardstown....

Our resident GAA pundit, Morgaaaaan Freeman, joined Ian this morning to give him the full rundown on this weekend's proceedings, including the nail-biting Galway v Mayo match.

Father and daughter, Colm Meaney and his daughter Brenda, have teamed up to work together on the new play by Enda Walsh called 'Bedbound'. Funnily enough, the pair play father and daughter and they joined Ian in studio this morning to tell him all about it. Starring Colm Meaney and his daughter Brenda Meaney, it runs from the 14 - 29 July at Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway as part of Galwa...

Last week, former Taoiseach Bertie Aherne was the guest of honour at a Fianna Fáil barbecue in Leixlip and the word is that he is preparing for a presidential bid. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to talk barbeques amongst other things.

Taylor Swift announced the European leg of her Eras tour this week, and much to the delight of fans, there are two Dublin dates on the list. However, the highly inflated cost of hotels on the dates has annoyed lots of people, including Gift Grub's Paschal Donohoe.

Well, it's the story on everyone's lips. The news broke yesterday evening that over the last number of years, Ryan Tubridy has been paid €345,000 more than declared. This announcement has left RTÉ staff in shock and some of the Gift Grub crew joined Ian this morning to share their thoughts on the matter. Ian even managed to get an exclusive with the man himself...

Seagulls have been causing havoc in Ireland for the last number of years but Drogheda seems to be their most recent stronghold. Locals have complained of being terrorised by thousands of birds, who have been intimidating them, stealing food, and pulling rubbish all over the town. There's only one thing for it - a Gift Grub Primetime special.

Liam Brady retired as a pundit on RTE this week, after an amazing 25 years. On this morning's Gift Grub, his old colleagues Eamon Dunphy and John Giles performed a tribute to him, in the form of a rap. Who knew Eamon Dunphy was a rapper?!

Earlier this week, ice cream manufacturer HB made the frankly shocking announcement that the legendary ice cream, the only and only 'Choc Ice', is to be discontinued. In this morning's Gift Grub, Joe Duffy opened the Liveline for the public's thoughts on the tragedy...

Reporter Henry McKean is in Berlin this week, supporting Ireland at the Special Olympics. He joined Ian on the line this morning, to give him the rundown on all the action from the 73 Irish athletes, including Team Ireland's football team, who started with an impressive 13-0 victory over Switzerland.