The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

After a great win for Liverpool over Man City on Sunday, the Gift Grub microphones were there to catch all the action. In the Man City dressing room, poor Erling Haaland was starving for goals. Meanwhile in the Liverpool dressing room, Jurgen Klopp has figured out exactly what he needs to do for his team to win.

This morning we announced that Mario will bring Gift Grub Live on tour to venues all over Ireland in 2023. Some Gift favourites stopped by to give their thoughts on the tour, including Paschal Donohoe's energy saving initiative and Roy Keane's bewilderment over Mario's popularity in Cork. Tickets for Gift Grub Live 2023 will go on sale this Friday 21st October at 9am. 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨 ✨ @GiftGrubMario is bri...

We don't usually hear from him in October, but MorGAAn Freeman made an appearance on Gift Grub this morning after the draw for the 2023 football championships. April is his favourite time of year, and the draw has given him his first taste of what freedom might look like.

Munster will be back in Thomond Park tomorrow, and some questions have been raised around their recent performances and what is happening with the team. Ronan O'Gara and Paul O'Connell both stopped by on Gift Grub to try to answer these questions, and Paul is ready to head straight to Thomond Park if necessary.

Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in - Michael Flatley is back as Agent Blackbird for one more mission. Gift Grub brings you the trailer for the sequel to Blackbird, and he's taking on cheating in Irish Dancing. He made Irish dancing dirty, and now he's going to make it clean!

Ian was thrilled to speak to the hero of the hour, Amber Barrett, this morning after she scored the goal that sent Ireland to the World Cup. Amber told Ian that she doesn't really remember the moment when she scored the goal, and she spoke about how lucky the team are to have had their dream come true. She also spoke about dedicating her goal to Creeslough and how difficult the last few days have...

After Amber Barrett scored the historical goal that sends us to the World Cup next year, Gift Grub got some of the reaction to the good news. Michael D. Higgins heaped the praise on the team, Miriam O'Callaghan recreated the goal in the back garden, Eamon Dunphy called time on Stephen Kenny's position, and Michael O'Leary announced new routes for Ryanair.

The Girls in Green are getting ready to take on Scotland tonight, and on Gift Grub it was a women's special on Radio Roy. Roy was caught unawares when Ireland manager Vera Pauw showed up with big plans for Radio Pauw. It didn't take long to see the improvements - even Ann and Con were thriving!

The IMRO Radio Awards took place in Kilkenny last Friday and Gift Grub took home the Gold award for Entertainment Inserts on the night. On this morning's Gift Grub, some favourites stopped by to pay tribute to the man behind the impressions. Michael D. Higgins commended an incredible artist, Keith Duffy tried out some of his own impressions, and Frank Greaney delivered a report from the scene.

Over the weekend we found out what group Ireland would be in the the Euro 2024 qualifiers, and it wasn't exactly what we would have hoped for. On Gift Grub Mick McCarthy wasn't feeling very optimistic, but Eamonn Dunphy feels the complete opposite and is already packing his bags!

For the last few weeks, the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show has been on the hunt for Ireland's Greatest Accent and have heard from people the length and breadth of the country. On the final day of the search, Gift Grub got involved and there were representatives from each of the finalists. Heather Humphries made her pitch for Monaghan, President Michael D. Higgins was representing Galway, Daniel O'Donn...

It was reported earlier this week that "squeaky bum time" and "park the bus" have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. On Gift Grub, some football other managers wanted the same glory as Alex Ferguson and José Mourinho, so they had Ian check the dictionary for some of their famous phrases. Mick McCarthy's making every known a plural was checked, Brian Kerr had a few options too; banjoed, w...

There was a big reaction when a woman called in to Liveline after seeing an apparition of Padre Pio in her bannister. It turns out she's not alone - on Gift Grub, there were hundreds of apparitions being reported. Joe heard about Twink appearing in someone's Weetabix, the image of Chris deBurgh in snooker balls, and even a weeping Daniel O'Donnell in the condensation on a shower door.

Earlier this week Davy Fitzgerald announced that he and his wife Sharon welcomed a baby boy in May this year. This was irresistible to Gift Grub, so in a very special Ireland's Fittest Family, Davy Fitz took on some exciting challenges with his son Daithí Óg. He drew on his coaching experience to get through the feeding test, the nappy change, and rounded it out with first words.

Graham Norton's fourth novel 'Forever Home' is out now and he stopped by Today FM to catch up with Ian. Graham spoke about his amazing year that included getting married in the sun in West Cork, and it turns out the locals sometimes give his new husband a different name. And because Graham is just like the rest of us, Ian also quizzed him on the dishwasher, putting out the bins and playing sport.

Today's Gift Grub brough us to The Last Word and their Courts' Correspondent Frank Greaney. Frank gave Matt the details on a disturbing case before the courts of a man who has been at large in Ireland for a number of years - Dermot Bannon. The accused arrives to people's home uninvited and makes a number of false promises, before toasting the destruction he leaves behind with champagne.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championships are over for another year, and among the amateur and professional players was Ronan Keating. On Gift Grub Ronan was singing the praises of the tournament, and was also able to reveal some rule breaking that forced him to take a stand.

Manchester United fans have been left shell shocked after their 6-3 loss at the Manchester Derby over the weekend. For Gift Grub Roy Keane was at hand to help the Man Utd fans express the shame they should be feeling today, and he also had some advice for the team as well. Man City legend Alan Quinn also stopped by to ask some important questions of Roy.

With Davy Fitz returning to manage the Waterford footballers, rumours are rife that he’s bringing in Donnacha O’Callaghan to help the squad. John Mullane joined the conversation this morning to voice his feelings towards the rumours.

Ian Dempsey’s on the mission to find Ireland’s Best Accent. This got Mario thinking, where do some of these accents actually come from?

This morning we were given a taste of all Sinn Féin Fm have to offer, with host Mary Lou McDonald and Pearse Doherty. Including Sinn Féin Gold, Spin Féin Fm North, and The Love Zone. Catch Gift Grub on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show weekdays.

The Department of Communications was inundated with over 50 complaints about EIR between January 2021 and August 2022 - more than Virgin Media, Sky Ireland, and Three Ireland combined. Gift Grub’s Christy Moore has also got a number of complaints to get off his chest but decided to funnel them into a new song as a tribute to his broadband supplier.

It's Budget Day 2023, also known as Paschal Day, when the Minister for Finance will deliver the Budget for the year ahead. On Gift Grub, Paschal in on his way to Leinster House where he lands in the Blue Corner, and in the Green Corner it's Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty. Who will be victorious?

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is on a quest to find Ireland's Greatest Accent. On Gift Grub this morning, some well-known Irish names showed county pride and weighed in on the debate. Willie O'Dea was there to vouch for Limerick (and take down other counties in the process), the Cavan/Monaghan lilt was represented by Heather Humphries, Daniel O'Donnell went to bat for Donegal, and no one loves th...

The Autumn telly season is here, and that includes the 11st season of Today with Maura and Dáithí. On this morning's Gift Grub Dáithí himself stopped by to give us a taste of what we can expect on Today, and he also did a dream interpretation for Ian!