The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

There has been a lot of talk about The Northern Ireland Protocol in the last number of days and on this morning's Gift Grub, some of politics biggest names joined Ian on the line to try shed some light on the subject.

All the Gift Grub girls are hitting The Gaiety tonight to see Joanne McNally and Vogue Williams at 'My Therapist Ghosted Me' live. Carnage.

There has been a lot of chatter around Manchester City FC. They have been accused of more than 100 separate financial fair play breaches. On this morning's Gift Grub, Roy Keane joined Ian to give his thoughts on the whole thing.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Matt Cooper was joined by Frank Greaney, who revealed details about the reappearance of one of Ireland's most notorious figures.

It's St Valentine's Day, love is in the air and things got very romantic on Gift Grub. Pat Spillane declared his love for David Clifford and Eamon Dunphy and John Giles decided to rekindle their special partnership.

On last night's 'Dancing With The Stars', it was a battle for immunity, as there was no eliminations! Brian and Arthur joined Ian on the line this morning to give him the full rundown.

What an exciting weekend for Irish rugby, with Ireland taking victory against France in Saturday's Six Nations clash. Rog and the main man, Johnny Sexton, joined Ian this morning to review the game.

Micheál Martin has invested in a new government jet, after declaring that the current one is no longer fit for purpose. However, President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins has a few things to say on the subject. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to let off a bit of stream...

In our latest trip to primary schools across the country, Shauna from the Breakfast Show team headed off to meet the students from 2nd and 3rd class in Cushinstown National School in Wexford. She spoke to Courtney, Abigail, Sophie, Cillian, Conor, Jackson, Aoibhinn, Mark, Sienna, Aliysha, Darragh, Stephen, Tom, Fiadh, Abbie, two Kaylees, two Fionns, Cara, Isabella, Jay, Aine, Pauline, Max, Faye, J...

Ireland take on France in this weekend's Six Nation clash which calls for a brand new instalment of Radio ROG....

RTÉ are recruiting for a director general to succeed Dee Forbes and they've been holding interviews. The Gift Grub microphones were there to capture some of the candidates in action and there were some very interesting ideas...

There has been a huge amount of speculation around Katie Taylor's long awaited homecoming fight with Amanda Serrano. Croke Park has been touted as a potential location and when it comes to Croker, there's one man who knows how to make it happen and that's the one and only, Mr. Garth Brooks. He joined Ian and Katie on the line for this morning's Gift Grub...

This Friday on the Late Late Show, the country picks its entry into Eurovision from a shortlist of six songs. Given we haven’t won it since 1996, questions have to be asked. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Miriam O'Callaghan take a trip down down memory lane...

Last week, musical legend Rod Stewart called into Sky News to give out about the waiting lists, the health system and the NHS. He also, very generously, offered to pay for people’s scans too. This has led to a number of Irish musicians jumping on the bandwagon and calling into live radio news programmes including the News at One on RTE.

Our favourite boyband, The Fear Of Gods, better known as The FOGS, are back. To celebrate the return of the Six Nations, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara and Alan 'Quinny' Quinlan have returned to the studio and they've recruited a new member for their latest single.

Ian is off this week and, the one and only, Ray Foley is keeping the seat warm. Some of the Gift Grub gang joined Ray on the line this morning to say hi and Daniel O'Donnell saw it as an opportunity to get a few of his favourite Death Metal tracks played....

On this morning's Gift Grub, 'Dancing With The Stars' judges, Arthur Gourounlian and Brian Redmond, joined Ray to give a full debrief on last night's antics but they actually were more interested in judging his performance thus far...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has been dragged over the coals for the past couple of weeks over some undeclared expenses but in this morning's Gift Grub, he'd had enough...

What a huge week for the 'The Banshees Of Inisherin'. The movie has received accolades, praise, nominations and international recognition. But, most importantly, the Gift Grub crew have created a beautiful tribute to the film...

In our latest trip to primary schools across the country, Shauna from the Breakfast Show team headed off to meet the students from 2nd, 3rd and 4th class in the Presentation Primary School in Thurles. She spoke to Ni-kola, Faye, Brianna, Lily, Roisin, Amy, Mill, Ava, Eyelish, Aoife, Eva, Julietta, Alannah, Julia, Lena, Sarah, Ava, Adel, Mollie, Poppy, Amy, Lolita, Shauna, Nancy and Sireen. There w...

What a week for the Mescal family! Kildare man, Paul Mescal, the star of Normal People, was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Aftersun. His very excited Mam, Dearbhla, joined Ian on the line this morning to tell him about the hooley that they had to celebrate.

Well, it has certainly been a controversial week for the GAA. Kilmacud Crokes and Glen went head to head in Sunday's All Ireland Club Final and Kilmacud won 1-11 to 1-9 but video shows the Dublin club had 16 players at the finish and Glen have decided to appeal the result of the contentious match. Everyone has an opinion on it and no one can seem to agree on what is right. This calls for one thing...

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has generally avoided trouble and scandal during his political career. However, amid ongoing controversy over his election posters, he has had to do a bit of explaining. And if this morning's Gift Grub is anything to go by, it looks like he'll have a bit more to do because somehow, he has ended up at a singsong in Fagan's with Bertie Ahe...

Irish film 'An Cailín Ciúin' has been a huge success, it was the highest-grossing Irish-language film of all time, taking over €1 million at the Ireland & UK Box office. The Guardian also named it No.2 in the Best Films of 2022. In even more exciting news, the movie has been shortlisted for this year’s Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars and the nominees will be announced on 24t...

President Michael D Higgins is a popular man at the best of times but he's about to be promoted to top dog by the children of Ireland. In a bold move, he has called for homework to be banned, to allow young people to engage in more creative pursuits outside of school hours. On this morning's Gift Grub, he joined Ian on the line to voice his opinions on the topic.