Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Here at Today FM we have Big Busk on the brain. With less than a week to go, Weekend Breakfast spoke to Catherine Keenan. Catherine spent seven years living in homelessness – but thanks to our charity partner Focus Ireland, she found a home and a second chance to live with her family.

Alison caught up with drag sensation turned ballroom star Panti Bliss, AKA Rory O'Neill, who has been painting the Dancing With the Stars floor red each week. They chatted all things ballroom, the bond between contestants this year and breaking down stigma.

Ahead of this weekend's clash against Italy, Kathleen McNamee of Off The Ball joined Alison to discuss how the Irish rugby team are faring in the Six Nations.

With over one billion monthly users, Tiktok has fast become one of the most popular social media platforms out there. For parents with young teenagers, trying to navigate this new cyber space and keep their kids safe can be daunting. But CEO of Parentline Aileen Hickie is here to help! She joined Weekend Breakfast with tips to help parents tackle TikTok.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Weekend Breakfast has love on the brain. And what type of love is more important than self-love? Alison caught up with Irish Times journalist Conor Capplis – who’s recently grown a mullet and is championing his hair and his decision.

You might remember 10-year-old Saoibh Lonergan from her appearance on the Late Late Toy Show with a song she wrote, Raining Rainbows. She had to have major surgery over the summer to remove a tumour on her back - but now she is absolutely smashing her recovery. This week Alison caught up with Saoibh and her dad Kenny. They told Weekend Breakfast her story in honour of the return of Little Baker an...

Sophie Hinchliffe, aka Mrs Hinch, is an internet sensation renowned for her cleaning tips and tricks. She posts content of her cleaning - AKA Hinching – to her 4.6 million Instagram followers. She joined Weekend Breakfast to chat about life as a cleanfluencer, alpachas and her new kids book - Welcome to Hinch Farm.

This week Weekend Breakfast caught up with the hilarious mind behind Ross O’Carroll-Kely, Paul Howard, to discuss his second brain child, Aldrin Adams – a cheese-loving, kind-hearted kid superhero. Following the release of he second book in the Aldin series this week, Paul filled Alison in on Aldrin’s latest antics and his own cheese-induced nightmares…

Dublin Senator Lynn Ruane embarked on a roadtrip across Ireland this summer with Bafta-winning actress Miriam Margoyles to explore the life of Lady Gregory. She joined Alison to chat about her mate Mimzo, travelling cross country, and even managed to squeeze in a quick lesson in Dublinese....

It's been a busy few weeks in the Mescal household! Singer-songwriter Nell caught up with Weekend Breakfast to chat about her new track Homesick, her reaction to Paul's Oscar Nomination and the Irish on the centre stage.

Husband and wife Gina and Karol Daly - more commonly known as the Daly Dish - are all about good food and big flavours. Their most recent book was crowned Cookbook at the Year of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2022. This week they spoke to Weekend Breakfast about fakeaways, the perfect Sunday dinner and eating well without sacrificing the wow factor.

To fight the January Blues, many are dreaming of sunnier summer days. With holidays on the brain, Alison caught up with travel expert Pól Ó Conghaile. They chatted about the best holiday deals for families and couples and the Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards 2023.

Dr Coleman Noctor joined Weekend Breakfast with his top three parenting tips for 2023. He chatted about improving your child’s social skillset, learning to take a backseat and embracing the average. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

We caught up with Eoin Reardon, 21-year old from Cork who blew up on TikTok after sharing videos of his traditional woodworking skills. What started as a lockdown hobby for Eoin has become a regular source of entertainment for his 2.5 million followers worldwide. He chatted to Alison about TikTok, traditional tool, building his platform (and his curragh).

As the first week in 2023 draws to a close, many of us are attempting to stick to our resolutions and lead healthier lives. We caught up with dietitian Orla Walsh to discuss forging healthy habits and the dos and don'ts of eating well.

As season six of The Great Pottery Throwdown returns to our screens tonight, Alison caught up with master potter Keith Brymer Jones. They chatted about the art of ceramics, creativity, patience and Keith's unlikely friendship with a certain A-lister...

Bressie joined Alison in studio and shared some great tips to help keep mindful during the Christmas break. It can be a time of high stress for a lot of people, but the popular singer and podcaster has some excellent tips. Plus, he gives more details of the relaunch of his hugely popular podcast "Where Is My Mind". There will be a live podcast recording on April 28th at the 3Olympia Theatre too.

Neven Maguire joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to talk all things Christmas dinner. Neven had our mouths watering with his special twists on Christmas classics but also gave us some tips on how to avoid a big stress over the cooking. We can't wait to try his harissa turkey and soy sauce brussels sprouts!

Mario Rosenstock joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast and had us laughing from start to finish! Straight off the back of his Late Late Show appearance he let us in on his backstage secrets and gave us a taste of a new sketch featuring Matt Cooper, Frank Greaney and our very own Alison.

The fabulous Sarah Breen joined us in studio on Weekend Breakfast. She spoke to Alison Curtis about being an only child and now have her own kids, why she is a 10 bauble Christmas lover! And of course what happens next for her famous Irish heroine Aisling.

Actress, author, podcaster, designer, mother and all round hilarious woman, Amy Huberman joined Alison to discuss her podcast exploring the joys and difficulties in parenting. Aldi's Mamia & Me has real talk, parenting confessions and most importantly - laughs! Amy and Alison had plenty of laughs on the show.

Derry woman Serena Terry, also known as ‘Mammy Banter’ has released her second, eagerly-awaited new book, ‘The Sh!te Before Christmas’ and joined Alison on Sunday's show. Serena shot to fame on Instagram and TikTok, amassing more than two million followers and 35 million views across all platforms. She also made a guest appearance on the final season of "Derry Girls". After the phenomenal success...

We have our Cadbury Soundtown Winner for 2022. Congratulations to Listowel, Co Kerry! In 2022 local spirit has never been more important, and we've been searching for those communities that go the extra mile to spread light and joy. Our judging panel said Listowel fully embodied our SOUND qualities of It has been a difficult year for us all with the hope of returning to ‘normality’ taking a little...

Comedian Emma Doran has just announced her biggest tour to date including a night a Vicar Street on April 21st. Emma joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to tell her all about it, including the unusual places she gets her comedy inspiration from.

Bryan went viral this week after a video he made about his story was received with HUGE positive responses. Mallow native Bryan O’Keeffe was unhappy with his weight at 23 stone and wanted to change his life for the better — At the end of last year, he moved to the Mallorcan wilderness cutting off communication from family and friends for 7 months so he could get his transformation going. His hard...