Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Sometimes our ideas can feel bigger than our budgets, but on The Salvage Squad, we're learning that's not always the case! Interior designer Natasha Rocca Devine joined Alison to give her top tips for transforming a home. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Award winning Derry Comedian, author, actress, podcaster, presenter, online superstar and friend of the show - Serena Terry aka Mammy Banter joined Alison for some chats. Her @mammybanter account on Instagram has Over 250,000 followers Her Facebook has 886k Tik Tok she has over 2.2 MILLION! Serena Terry aka Mammy Banter – All Tied Up! Tour 2024 Friday 20th September 2024 @ 3Olympia – Sat, Oct...

The GAA has over 2,200 clubs on the island of Ireland! The Carlow team is nicknamed ‘The Scallion Eaters’ and Wexford fans are the ‘Yellowbellies’!! In a senior inter county game a sliothar can travel at an average speed of 180km AN HOUR!! Faster than a hurricane! These are just some of the amazing facts from Evanne Ni Chuilinn and her new book The Great Irish Book of Gaelic Games Evanne has worke...

Do you find yourself buying ingredients, using them once and not knowing what to do with them after that? How about eating the same few meals all the time but they're feeling pretty bland? Donal Skehan's new book Home Kitchen can help – and he's got some ideas of big flavour recipes that can make all the difference for dinnertime. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian are fathers to baby Blake, and have written Brian and Arthur's Modern Family to share their story of becoming a family. Alison chatted about one of the moments she was most moved in the book, what cute aggression is and found out how their plans for celebrating Blake's birthday escalated. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Looking for the best way to spend a day out with the kids this Halloween? Gráinne Daly from Hey It's Grá gave us her top suggestions for events around the country. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Stuck for some spooky watches this Halloween? Today FM's Ed Smith has got some recommendations that all the family can enjoy – and a few just for adults! To hear the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Neven Maguire is at the Permanent TSB Ideal Home Show for the weekend and Alison chatted with him about autumnal recipes, date nights and the show he's been filming this month! For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Halloween can be tough for our pets – fireworks suddenly, going off, doorbells ringing from trick-or-treaters. Lucky for us, dog behaviourist and trainer Suzi Walsh has a ton of tips for how we can help our pets so they don't get spooked by the fun! For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons have got a new book Black & Irish, which is full of stories about incredible black Irish people. The pair joined Alison to share some great stories, where the book came from and how Briana made the choice to raise children in Ireland. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Our entertainment reporter, Shannon Keenan, joins us to chat all things Loki as season two is now streaming exclusively on Disney+. The new season picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. To hear all about it, press the play button on this page.

Two Irish cities were named as part of the top five friendliest cities in Europe – but are they really the friendliest places Ireland has to offer? Well, the Today FM listeners had their say! To hear the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Ten-year old Ella Berney was chosen to be Ireland's mascot at the rugby so we caught up with her and her Mam, Aisling, to find out how they got on at the Ireland versus Scotland game! If you want to hear our first chat with them, you can catch it here . For the latest chat, press the play button on this page.

Is every single farmer reared on a farm? Is TikTok any use to farmers? That's what Alison wanted to know on Weekend Breakfast as she chatted with two Irish farmers from TikTok, Séaghan Ó Súilleabháin and Aoife Mullen. To hear the full chat, hit the play button on this page. You can check out Séaghan (The Kerry Cowboy) and Aoife (The Dairy Queen) over on TikTok.

Have you ever seen a mascot leading out the team before a match and wondered 'how did they end up there?' Well, ten-year old Ella is the Irish mascot for Ireland versus Scotland and Alison found out how exactly she got the chance to give the Irish squad a pep talk!

Looking for a break over the mid-term? Ireland's award-winning travel expert Pól Ó Conghaile joined Alison to chat all things travel! Whether you're looking to stay at home or go abroad , he's got the top mid-term break suggestions for us. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Tired of spending as long cleaning up after dinner as you did cooking? Gelf Anderson tells us all about why 'River Cottage Great Roasts' is full of one-tray dishes – and shares some of his favourites! For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Queens Don't Quit founder Maeve Madden caught up with Alison, sharing her advice on developing body confidence and what she would love to tell her teenage self. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Dave Moore's a busy man right now, with a brand new show where he hosts Ireland's biggest music quiz. He tells Alison how he's found it since going solo, why he loves Irish radio and he puts Alison's music knowledge to the test in Music Master. For all the craic, hit the play button on this page.

Alison chats with the Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick about his new children's book, why animals are so special and which Barbie actor he helped find a puppy! For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

You might know him from the Classic 9 @ 11, or maybe from his Daily Grind videos. TodayFM's Stephen Daly joins Alison as they taste some coffees together, and Stephen tells us why some coffee taste bitter. For the full chat, press the play button on this page.

Well, this could be a game changer! Lee Sim from Lisboa Pastelaria in Dublin has a secret sandwich that we never knew we needed until now. It's been known by the Portuguese as the perfect cure to a hangover – and now it's come to Ireland! To hear all about it, press the play button on this page.

Would you be able to sit the Leaving Cert math exam? Well, Cara Darmody was one of thousands of students doing the exams in June – except that she was just 12 years old. She was doing the exam to raise autism awareness, and since then she's challenged Leo Varadkar about access to autism services. But on her first day of secondary school, she got a call to say her result was in... For the full...

You'll know her from her make-up empire, but now Aimee Connolly is spending time on something entirely different – volunteering at Park Runs! She told Alison why a Park Run is great for everyone of every ability, even if you'd rather watch on from the sidelines. For the full chat, press the play button on this page!

Best friends Aoife McNevin and Rachel Perry spent months renovating an iconic building in Tuam and have just opened their new bakery together. The pair told Alison Curtis that they were unsure what to do after the Leaving Cert and are now living their dream. For the full chat press the play button on this page.