Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

'Mae' restaurant owner Grainne O'Keefe joined Alison to give her top Bbq tips to spruce up your summer meals. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this

Travel, event and food blogger Sarah Hanrahan from 'I Come Undone' joins Alison to us all about free events for the whole family around Ireland. For the full chat click the 'Play' button above.

Author Eoin Colfer joined Alison on weekend breakfast to discuss the upcoming International Literature Festival taking place in Dublin this year, and he even has a few questions for Alison about where she's from. For the full chat click the 'Play' button above.

Fashion influencer turned business women Louise Cooney joined Alison to discuss Season 2 of her podcast 'Open Book'. She also talks about making it as an influencer, the key to staying on top of your game and the difficulties that come with it. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

The 'kitchen disco queen' Sophie Ellis-Bextor joined Alison to discuss her new podcast 'Spinning Plates', being a full-time working mum to five boys and the excitement of her upcoming Dublin gig in St Anne's park. For the full chat click the 'Play' button above.

Paul O'Connell is a Barnardos ambassador and he is fronting the Big Active campaign with Aldi to encourage primary school children to approach their health in holistic way, by looking after their minds, hearts and bodies. Get involved at Barnardos.ie/bigactive

It was a phenomenon when it first launched, and it's been such a hit that it's getting it's very own spin off. 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story' is a prequel to the tale we know so well which focuses on the Queen's rise to power and we caught up with the cast to find out more!

A show regular and voice of reason, Dr. Colman Noctor joined Alison this morning to tell her all about his new book, 'The 4-7 Zone'. Colman gives readers an easy and effective way to live a balanced life - and explains how you can become your own therapist. Hit play now to hear the full conversation.

He's the man behind the iconic 'This Is Going To Hurt' and has just realised a book all about the digestive system, so it's safe to say that Adam Kay is not squeamish. The former doctor, comedian and author joined Alison to chat about writing for kids, turning his life into a BBC series and why doctors are terrible patients.

It's one of the most iconic characters to ever grace the literary, TV and movie world but in 2023, Tinkerbell is moving from sidekick to superstar. Yara Shahidi is Tinkerbell in brand new Disney+ series 'Peter Pan and Wendy' and she joined Alison to chat about putting on those famous wings!

You might have heard of Las Tapas de Lola – one of the top tapas spots in the country. Its owners - Anna Cabrera and Vanessa Murphy – have had a busy few months, opening another restaurant to rave reviews and writing a new book teaching you to master tapas. They caught up with Alison to tell her all about it.

Following the release of her 19th book in 20 years, author Cecelia Ahern joined Alison Curtis. They chatted about aura migranes, Alice in Wonderland, empathy and how being bored shaped Cecelia's creativity.

Weekend Breakfast caught up with first time author Gráinne O'Brien to chat about her kids book - A Limerick Fairytale - which retells the story of Cinerella, with an Irish twist!

Gráinne Mullins was already an award-winning pastry chef when she launched Grá Chocolates from her parents' shed in 2020. Since then she and her business have gone strength to strength, and she appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list last month. She caught up with Alison to chat abouther amazing career and the all the best summer food festivals.

Did you see Joe Biden was in a deli in Dundalk? (we cannot believe we're asking that question either) Alison Curtis spoke to the owner of McAteers Food House in the wee county Jerome McAteer, who welcomed the US President - and the secret service into his café this week. They chatted about sniffer dogs, rescue dogs and ironing flags.

Have you heard about Ireland's answer to Love Island? Centred around the quintesential Gaeltacht experience, Grá ar an Trá is all about helping Gaelgóirs and Béarla speakers find love while using their Irish - and the couple with the most focail win! Man an Tí James Kavanagh dropped by Weekend Breakfast to tell Alison all about it. They chatted about Irish reality TV, Canadian Gaeltachts and James...

Getting diagnosed with autism at the age of 27 changed author and illutrator Aoife Dooley’s life forever. But five years on, she has grown to love and accept herself – and wants to help children do the same. She joined Alison to chat about the second book in the Frankie's World series: Finding My Voice.

Spring has officially sprung and many of us are looking at our not-so-green thumbs wondering what to do with our gardens. This week Alison caught up with the Bon Jovi of the gardening scene, Diarmuid Gavin, and asked his advice on a selection of your plant problems. They also chatted about rewilding, Ed Sheeran and Diarmuid's dodgy tattoo...

Mel McDermott set up her company Galz Gone Wild in 2017 when she found herself looking for a community for women who love making connections and enjoying the outdoors. After becoming a mother in September, she once again went searching for a group of ladies with similar passions and needs – and came up with a sister community – Mamz Gone Wild. She told Alison all about it.

In 2021, after 7 years as a rugby international, Hannah Tyrell traded her Irish jersey for a Dublin one and was back on the GAA pitch just one month after her retirement. She spoke to Weekend Breakfast about her incredible career, achieving sports-work-life balance and what the sporting community means to her.

Fresh off the back of the success of his gorgeous surrogacy documentray, DWTS judge Arthur Gourounlian joined Alison Curtis for the first time! (They are now best friends). They chatted about the series finale, being multilingual and family life with hubby Brain Dowling and their adorable daughter Blake.

You might know Baz Ashmawy from his numerous attempts at killing his mammy or his amazing sense of humour. He is back on our screen tonight with a new series of DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland. He joined Alison to talk about the show, life as a granddad and hosting the Late Late. The two even cooked up a plan to double-head it when Ryan Tubrity finishes... where do we sign up?

After 15 years hosting the Sunday Game and over three decades in the broadcasting game, Des Cahill is one of the most familiar faces and voices in the country. But what you might not know about him is he is a fantastic Irish speaker, as he got to show off in a new RTÉ. He joined Alison to talk about the importance of using your cúpla focail, life after the Sunday Game and our very own Ian Dempsey....

The adorable Milly McCarthy might be a catastrophe, but her author Leona Forde is anything but! As the first installment in the Milly series continues continues to fly of the shelves, Alison caught up with Leona to chat about her new found literary success and the inspiration behing the book.

Barry Enderwick loves a sandwich with a story - so much so he's built a social media platfrom celebrating just that. He joined Weeekend Breakfast to chat about the best and worst sandwiches of all time (some of them are truly gross!).