The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Ireland play the second of three test matches against New Zealand on Saturday. This morning, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show checked in with Ronan O'Gara and Joe Schmidt ahead of the game. Crafty ROG got tactical with the conversation.

His Cabinet members are resigning left, right and centre. Could this be the end of the road for Boris Johnson? The British PM joined The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning and fielded calls from a selection of famous Brits. Even Winston Churchill had a message for him from beyond the grave.

Ronan Keating's son Jack is the latest lad to enter Love Island. Gift Grub went behind the scenes at the Keating household, where Ronan was hosting a viewing party for Jack's first episode. He'd even invited the Boyzone lads around!

Last week, Ryan Tubridy was reported saying he gets stopped by fans all over the world. This morning, Gift Grub followed Ryan all across the globe and, sure enough, there was nowhere he could go without being recognized. Everyone from monks to aliens knew his face!

The USA celebrates Independence Day today. Michael D Higgins and Donald Trump both joined The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning this morning to celebrate. However, it wasn’t long before the pair began to scrap.

It was a nail-biting Hurling Semi-Final between Limerick and Galway yesterday. Morgan Freeman was on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning with all the news from Croker. However, he was most impressed with the players' physiques.

It was an emotional morning on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show as the team said goodbye to not one, but two much-adored newsreaders. As Mairead Cleary and Kim Buckley move on to pastures new, Ian thanked them for their contribution to the show and took a brief trip down memory lane. Needless to say, they'll be sorely missed!

There are gigs coming out the ying yang at the moment and this weekend is no different. On this morning's Gift Grub, Paschal Donohoe shared who he is most excited to see at Longitude this weekend. Meanwhile, Ronan Keating could barely contain his excitement at seeing Elton John perform in Cork tonight.

Kilkenny take on Clare in the All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final on Saturday. On this morning's Gift Grub, an angry Davy Fitz phoned in to take on Brian Cody ahead of the game. He was spitting venom at the Kilkenny manager.

Celebrities took to the fairway at the Irish Open Pro-Am at Mount Juliet Estate yesterday. Robbie Keane talked us through the names of his clubs. Meanwhile, Rob Kearney gave an extremely sensual description of his technique.

Ireland are gearing up for their first of three New Zealand games this Saturday. Rugby's hottest boyband, The FOGs, returned to the airwaves this morning to debut their new cover of 'Men In Black'. They absolutely smashed it!

The land of Céad Míle Fáilte is becoming less and less appealing for tourists as the cost of everything from a bed to a pint sky rockets. On this morning's Gift Grub, Michael Flatley delivers a tourism pitch for Ireland today. Begorrah, that's pricey!

All this week, Today FM are giving lucky listeners the chance to see Adele perform at Hyde Park this weekend. This morning, Adele herself joined The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show to talk about the upcoming gigs. She also took questions from some famous faces including Louis Walsh, Leo Varadkar and Davy Fitzgerald.

It was a fiery afternoon at Croke Park yesterday as Galway took on Armagh in the Senior Football Semi-Finals. As players headed back to their changing rooms, an almighty brawl broke out and Morgan Freeman was front and centre as the drama unfolded. He said it was like his own version of Glastonbury.

Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty have been at each others throats lately and there's been a lot of back and forth. Ian wanted to have them on this morning’s show to put their disagreements to bed once and for all.

It's an action packed weekend for gigs and Ian was joined this morning by a whole host of people to discuss what’s on. Matt Cooper is heading to see Inhaler in Fairview Park, Pat Kenny and Robbie Keane will be attending the Eagles and Miriam O’Callaghan is going to take a look at HAWKE THE BAND.

On Gift Grub this morning, Des Cahill, Pat Spillane, Morgan Freeman and Joe Brolly discuss this weekend’s GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Finals . On Saturday, Derry take on Clare and Dublin play Cork. Meanwhile on Sunday, it’s Galway v Armagh and then Kerry take on Mayo. Pat Spillane doesn’t think Mayo have a chance against Kerry, with David Clifford now given the ok to play...

There’s great excitement in the air with Harry Styles playing in the Aviva Stadium tonight. Christy decided to give one of Harry's tunes ‘As It Was’ a re-jig, keeping the rising cost of living in mind and reminiscing on the 1980’s.

Following Michael D Higgins speech about the Government and their housing policy, the President took a trip to Leinster House where the Government showed their disapproval.

This morning, Ian was joined by Morgan Freeman to spill the tea on the All-Ireland quarter-final double header in Semple Stadium on Saturday. He had the best seat in the house.

Celebrations were ongoing in Downing Street over the weekend to mark Boris Johnson’s 58th birthday. The birthday boy himself and Jacob Rees-Mogg joined the show and seemed to have enjoyed themselves.

Father's Day is on Sunday and this morning the annual Father's Day Cliche Classic was as exciting as ever. It featured all the usuals like 'Where Are The Rest Of Your Clothes', 'Have You Started That Pension' and 'What Time Do You Call This'. Des Scahill nearly blew a fuse commentating on this spectacular race.

Forget Tinder, Bumble or Hinge, the Today FM Ski Trip has to be Ireland's most successful matchmaking event. Eimear Ryan texted into The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning to tell Ian that she will be bridesmaid at her friend's wedding today and explained that the happy couple met on the Today FM Ski Trip. Ian surprised the soon-to-be newlyweds with a call and heard all about how they met at...

Aisling's School Tour was back on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this week and Aisling gatecrashed Sports Day at Castlerahan National School in County Cavan to chat to the kids in Ms Campbell's 4th class. Aisling spoke to Nathan, Sophia, Molly, Senan, TJ, Aidan, Ben R, Ben S, Sarah, Freya, James, Libby, Jaime, Layla, Conor, Sasha, Lucy, Carrie and Charlie. Following a survey in the news that revea...

This week on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, we're playing some of the best Gift Grubs from the past year. Last month, Sinn Féin enjoyed news of a new wave of popularity in recent months. Over on Sinn Féin FM, Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams celebrated by launching a new sister station, Spin Féin 103.2.