Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Do you ever get overwhelmed by the clutter in your home? Well, then Hazel from The Home Reset is the person you need. She is a professional home organiser who can help you to reset your home. She talked to Alison Curtis on the Weekend Breakfast show and admitted the open plan office at Today Fm gave her anxiety!

Celebrity wedding photographer Jenny McCarthy, who has photographed the weddings of celebs such as Suzanne Jackson, Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian, Glenda Gilson, Stephanie Roche and Seamus Coleman, has just released a new book with tips for a hassle free wedding day. She joined Alison on The Weekend Breakfast show.

On the Weekend Breakfast Show Alison is on a mission to get non-swimmer Aoife into the water. Aoife lives in beautiful Sligo but never learned how to swim Now that her kids are spending lots of time in the water she thinks it's about time!

The President of Dolly Parton's US theme park, Dollywood, was in Kerry recently to watch the residents of Listowel smash a World Record. Eugene Naughton witnessed 1,137 people dressed as Dolly Parton and he chatted to Alison on The Weekend Breakfast Show. Her told her the three reasons why we all love a bit of Dolly.

Season 3 of The Kardashians has dropped on Disney+ and we are here for it. Entertainment correspondent Shauna gives Alison the low down on all the drama of the new season, including Kim's divorce, Khloe's motherhood, Kourtney's PDA's Kendal's modelling and Kylie casually being a billionaire. Brought to you with thanks to Disney+, streaming new episodes of The Kardashians every Thursday.

On the Weekend Breakfast Show Alison caught up with Fiona and Paul Connolly who run Connolly Brothers Toy Shop in Cavan which is celebrating 100 years in business this week. The shop has been in Paul's family for three generations.

Dog trainer Suzi Walsh (dogbehaviour.ie) joined Alison in studio on the Weekend Breakfast Show to answer listeners questions about their dog's behaviour. Does your pet bark when you leave the house? Or jump up on visitors? Then this is a must listen.

A former winner on the Weekend Breakfast Show's Little Baker competition, Finian Tierney, has been going from strength to strength since winning the competition. The 11 year old now has a mini business going in Sligo and recently sold his wares at his local GAA pitch.

Sunworshippers in Cork's Bell's Field were treated to a happy surprise when New York native Ali Syed got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, UCC medical student Maha Irfan. Alison Curtis caught up with the couple on Sunday's weekend breakfast to find out about their magical day.

Chef Aisling Larkin joined Alison to go over some delicious dessert recipes, what to expect if you're hitting Taste Of Dublin this year and how to add that extra 'shazam' to your food. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

This week Alison spoke with cybersecurity expert Alex Cooney about whether you should let your kids online, if so at what age and how to set proper boundaries around internet safety. Alex is the co-founder and CEO of the Irish charity 'Cyber Safe Kids'. For for the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

Neil Kenna who you may know as the bartender from First Dates Ireland joined Alison to give his pro tips on being a standout dater on the show. First dates are coming back for their 8th season and looking for daters, particularly men to take part and potentially find their future spouse. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

'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!